I’m 67 and still have my favorite fishing 🎣 pole that my Mom gave me when I was 12. It’s a Eagle 🦅 Claw Original Trail master, 8’ yellow fiberglass with brown treading, combo cork handle with a stainless steel adapter knob. What a fine balanced rod. Thank you so very much for your videos. You are the only one making trout fishing 🎣 videos that cares about releasing the trout gently back into the stream, thank you. When I get my Grant Funding from Jeff Beso’s for my Trout Stream Rehabilitation Project, I want you on board

When I was 14 In 1974- on a visit to Denver- my uncle gave me my granddads fly rod as it had sat around unused for decades. It's a Eagle Claw Sny&McGill 7 ft #5, and I used it all thru high school to catch bluegills, crappies and bass in SW Iowa. Now 50 years after seeing that rod for the first time, your beautiful videos make me want to get it out of my "fishing room" and get back up to NE Iowa for some wild brown trout spots I know.

Your Driftless videos always brighten my day. My wife and I spend hours touring the back roads of the Iowa Driftless. I have a sweet 7.5' fiberglass rod and all of the gear. Now it is time to catch a trout. Best. Mike R.

Started trout fishing a year ago. Am learning as much as I can. I have a place in the driftless and was about convinced to sell until I learned about the area trout streams. I enjoy scouting remote streams. Thanks for your videos.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god... Hold on to that! I promise you wont regret it

The bamboo did a fine job catching those Browns & Brookies!

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t be more happy with how it turned out!

Great video! You give the Driftless the enthusiasm it deserves!

@FLYALLSZN

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! The Driftless is the best

Loved your video and enthusiasm. I’m a newbie the fly fishing tried the Driftless area last August loved it. Fell in catching my first fish on my own. What a hoot!

@FLYALLSZN

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa! The Driftless is truly amazing

You are a great still water fly fisherman. Enjoy the beaver ponds and the bountiful wildlife the beaver ponds bring to a valley stream. A good brook trout food chain in the beaver pond will produce a 5-pound brook trout??

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you David! 5 pound might be a stretch! I think the ones I found might be maxed out for size.. but who knows 🤷🏼‍♂️

Those streams are so beautiful.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

They really are!

Good day Mike, those brookies were really impressive. Went to Lane Springs yesterday and did real well on the LP, Copper John's did the trick! Keep em coming.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic Scott!

I am very new to fly fishing and have learned alot from watching your videos. Thank you for the content that you bring. You can truly tell your passion for the sport of fly fishing. Out of curiosity around the 24:05 mark of this video, I hear what sounds like the drumming of a Rough Grouse. I am a avid upland bird hunter and am curious to know if the Driftless, (MN, WI and IA) holds a large population of these elusive birds?

Bravo on this vid. Just started up on watching your channel again to help get amped up for the Wisco winter season - just two weeks away! Love the laid back and peacful vibe that you set forth on this vid. It captures the absolute soul of the Driftless in early summer.

Well done! Bravo!

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Definitely appreciate your videos. Funny , I need to touch base with friends in Iowa but never realized the fly fishing potential. Great job. THANK YOU! TIGHTLINES

Awesome fishing! I love it that you use your Grandpa Fly Rod!!!! Best memories with your Grandpa fishing in the past! It's awesome when you go fishing with your Dad and your Uncle!!! You sure traveling many States fly fishing 🎣 😉 awesome keep up traveling and fishing!!!!

@FLYALLSZN

Жыл бұрын

I work full time remote now so there is nothing holding me back! Thank you so much!!

@wildbillsadventuresoutdoor9276

Жыл бұрын

@@FLYALLSZN your welcome! You living the dream! Best dream fishing all over the States and maybe other countries!!!!

Nice fishing. I live just outside the driftless area in Wisconsin. The beaver dams you are seeing are part of a reintroducing effort. They actually help the quality of the streams and fish populations, as you noticed.

@FLYALLSZN

5 ай бұрын

My concern was more for the browns living in the beaver ponds. There were some massive browns living in the ponds that would surely hurt the brooks.

@mathewpankratz5767

5 ай бұрын

As far as I’ve seen beavers are more harmful than beneficial in the driftless. In the western states where water is more precious, beavers retaining water is helpful, around here though we’ve got plenty of water, they just warm our creeks and ruin streams.

Bro, I have a spot in sevier county aka FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST! Great for trout but I literally watch your videos/listen to them while I work, set up my poles, make leader lines, and even while I’m fishing! Sometimes at work I gotta pick up my phone to see what the action is like hahaha

Beautiful brook trout. The size of them on that stream is really impressive. I've talked with the DNR on occasion about beaver dams. They're happy to get reports because they might not otherwise know about them-they can't get everywhere every year. I'd encourage you to contact them and let them know the location of the dams so that they can direct work crews to remove the dams (and maybe the beavers too). Another great video.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Peter! I just might have to reach out and let them know!

@mikeengel7896

Жыл бұрын

I don't get the idea that beaver are bad. Trophy brook trout with beaver dams. So maybe we want more not less. Brook trout like pools.

Another great video my pal! Such a cool place

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Kyle! It was a perfect weekend!

Really well done! Thanks

Loving your trips on the "driftless" The area reminds me so much of my home county of Perthshire, scotland and a couple of streams I flyfish. Always like to find out new stuff . Fascinating looking into the geographic history of the area. Hoping to get across the pond in the future, have a sister living in Colorado 👍. Keep up the good work . Size doesn't matter, it's all about the wildies 😎

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Chris! Hop the pond! The fishing is always pretty nice over here!

Mosquitoes think of my blood as some sort of fine wine. If you also experience the same problem, a recent video on the weather channel talked about how mosquitoes HATE the smell of coconuts. I hope you find this little bit of information both us and informative. 😇

Well I'm now planning a trip this fall. Its just over a six hour drive from here in Central Missouri. I'm planning on fishing my honey holes on the Current this Saturday. Tight Lines... Jeff

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic! The Driftless is awesome!

Epic! 👏🏻🎣

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really awesome setting, that river you are fishing. Beautiful countryside. You really need to consider writing. You are an excellent story teller. And thank you for describing your rig and rod set up 👍. I always ask if you fish glass or graphite, but I don't get any answer 😂

Headed there in Early Oct. Can't wait. Wisconsin side.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Equally as beautiful and absolutely full of fish! Make sure to check when the trout season closes on the wisco side!

@kansasscout4322

2 жыл бұрын

@@FLYALLSZN We are going the week before.

@shidshmashin

2 жыл бұрын

@@kansasscout4322 lol, since apparently flyallszn doesnt know, you can fish for trout all the way into december if not later in wisconsin. you just cant keep them after oct 15th. good luck in wisconsin, alot better stream on that side of the mississippi. You want big browns, sw wisconsin is where its at. People like flyallszn have ruined alot of the (very few) good Iowa ones

@kansasscout4322

2 жыл бұрын

@@shidshmashin I forgot that! Thanks

Gorgeous place! Wanna see it in fall colors!!!

Hope to get lost in the Iowa Driftless this October.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Fall is a great time to be out there!

Do you use silk line on the bamboo?

got to get you up to Maine for some tank native brooks!

@FLYALLSZN

Жыл бұрын

That would be a blast! I need to make a trip up there some day!

You forgot to mention stinging nettle, wild parsnip, and ticks, Can’t have everyone fish here… can we? :)

Do you have a recipe for the mini leech?

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

I do! I should have it out soon!

Where did you get that hat?

Fantastic video!! Thank you!! You’re definitely lucky to be able to drive to a place that!! Im heading to the Driftless in June so I’m still researching streams, bugs and any other information needed!! Can you compare Iowa to Minnesota??? Any links you can offer would be appreciated!! 👍

@FLYALLSZN

Жыл бұрын

In that part of the world, Iowa and MN are really similar!

Thought you were heading out west.

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

These videos are not uploaded in real time. They take a bit of time to edit!

How is it this fishery isn’t overwhelmed by fisherman from the large cities nearby?

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Well between Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin there are hundreds of miles of trout streams.

@shidshmashin

2 жыл бұрын

It is trust me! Guys like flyallszn and pescador on the fly have made spots like this very well known about. One of the last times I went, there was a guy from Montana. There's very few good streams in Iowa that don't get hammered. A reason why catching a brown over 14" is pretty rare for flyallszn let alone 18"

Where does one find that driftless merch like your hat?

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Right here: www.driftlessqualitywear.com/

did anyone else notice the cat at 27:25

Your a great story teller, have you ever written a book or for a magazine?

@FLYALLSZN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much John! I have not!