Will Fish Eat These ULTRA-REALISTIC Flies? (Tenkara Fly Fishing)

In this video I take some super-realistic flies and go fish a picture-perfect mountain stream.
DATE FILMED: Late July 2023
LOCATION: Utah
GEAR USED
** SEE MORE INFO ABOUT MY FLIES AND GEAR HERE: tenkaraaddict.com/gear
** ROD: Dragontail Kaida
** LINES: 9-foot level line (#3.5) with a few feet of tippet
** FLY: Size 12 blue bottle fly from here: www.reelflies.com/realistic-b...
** NET: Medium Measure Net with rubberized net bag
OTHER LINKS
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Пікірлер: 89

  • @lmb2761
    @lmb276110 ай бұрын

    Don't change a thing!! "See ya, buddy!" is perfect. Put it on a t-shirt + release picture -> great merch. I'd buy it!!

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    I've been meaning to for years but haven't gotten around to it yet 🤷‍♂ Thanks for watching!

  • @ryant1315

    @ryant1315

    10 ай бұрын

    100% true!

  • @brucewunderlich4949
    @brucewunderlich494910 ай бұрын

    Man, I would be really drunk if I was playing the “see you buddy” drinking game😂

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    Lol yep!

  • @janeblackbird2376

    @janeblackbird2376

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh, let's do that for the next video!😄😂🤣🍻

  • @brucewunderlich4949

    @brucewunderlich4949

    10 ай бұрын

    @@TenkaraAddict I literally posted that comment right before you said you need to say something different 😂

  • @Tomcat-ey9ee
    @Tomcat-ey9ee10 ай бұрын

    The arrow pointing to the hook up is an awesome extra👍

  • @ceceliaroberts1475
    @ceceliaroberts147510 ай бұрын

    Not a fisherman myself, but my parents loved fly fishing. I could sit and watch them forever! I think they would have loved Tenkara method. I just loved taking their exhileration in, you give the same energy. How bout 'bye bye little guy!'.

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    I like that one! 😁

  • @davidnapper8097
    @davidnapper809710 ай бұрын

    Beautiful location , lots of hungry fish , and cool new flies , that look like flies ! Can't think of a better way to spend the day 🙂👍👍

  • @kajpack230
    @kajpack23010 ай бұрын

    Every time I see a Utah video I immediately think "What am I doing wrong?" since moving here about 1.5y ago 😂 I always fish close(ish) by where I live since I have no confidence in my weak commuter car to get to some of these places, but maybe I'm just being lazy and deciding not to take the time to go deep into the mountains. I swear every stream in this state has a barbwire fence running along it unless you're willing to commit to a 2+ hour drive and since I'm such a novice at Tenkara, the last thing I wanna do is get skunked for 4 hours on the road haha Thanks for the content as always!

  • @RequiosWoW

    @RequiosWoW

    10 ай бұрын

    there is tons and tons of water fishable on maps in Utah, just not near the major population centers except along the wasatch front. check national forest maps. Unfortunately its just the price we pay to live closer to major cities. But for central Utah, 2 hours drive gets you to some pretty amazing places.

  • @elijiah04
    @elijiah0410 ай бұрын

    I wish i was a good fisherman like you seems like such fun

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    The key is just finding good creeks!

  • @FlickyFlies
    @FlickyFlies10 ай бұрын

    That's a damn good looking stream my friend! Wow!

  • @karlklavon1795
    @karlklavon179510 ай бұрын

    It is nice to see you fishing with another floating foam fly pattern besides my Well-Hung Foam Spider Pattern. Speaking of the spider, did you ever get around to testing it on some cutthroat trout?…Karl.

  • @toddkeizer6032
    @toddkeizer603210 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful stream and incredible fishing! Thanks for the "goodbye" language lessons!

  • @SkepticalRaptor
    @SkepticalRaptor10 ай бұрын

    And once again you provide evidence that the fly doesn’t matter, it’s getting it to the right place and waiting for a hungry trout to hit it. I love your approach to fly fishing, you appear to have so much fun. And if I took up fly fishing, I’d do it your way.

  • @jamesgaul3544
    @jamesgaul354410 ай бұрын

    Awesome!!!

  • @geraldhemming
    @geraldhemming10 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful stream! ❤

  • @tenkaraintheiowadriftless
    @tenkaraintheiowadriftless10 ай бұрын

    What a feeding frenzy! Thanks for the non-stop action Tristan!

  • @patrickrandallf3
    @patrickrandallf310 ай бұрын

    Thanks for another great video! As others mentioned, it would be fun to see a catch rate comparison between the hyper-realistic fly and one you typically fish.

  • @kevansmith5511
    @kevansmith551110 ай бұрын

    I love these videos. I have trouble spotting the take because of the arrow, which I know you want to help spotting the take. I think a small circle around the area to watch might work better, so that the arrow tip doesn't hide things. Something worth testing in some edits, anyway, maybe. You're living the life, man, and helping me out this summer suffer through record 100 F and more heat in New Orleans imagining those cool mountain streams. Thanks!

  • @perfectweather
    @perfectweather9 ай бұрын

    Great video, thanks 👍

  • @codismcdone9310
    @codismcdone931010 ай бұрын

    I was just chatting with Steve from reelflies in the shop about this video! Nicely done

  • @Megahieron
    @Megahieron10 ай бұрын

    Good job! Fun to watch. :)

  • @pecahperiuk
    @pecahperiuk10 ай бұрын

    Bloody Amazing

  • @markgunnell2149
    @markgunnell214910 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of the Big Sandy in Wyoming. Very Very Beautiful.. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT FISHING TRIP VIDEO

  • @JCreole
    @JCreole10 ай бұрын

    Looked like fun 🎣 C’Yah Buddy

  • @rajhi29
    @rajhi2910 ай бұрын

    Great to see you at ‘em again! I always enjoy your videos, almost always tying flies as I do. Thank you so much!

  • @norcaltenkara
    @norcaltenkara10 ай бұрын

    Looks like such a beautiful stream!

  • @markg3025
    @markg302510 ай бұрын

    Beautiful stream and you sure do enjoy the fishing. And another Tenkara episode.

  • @robertkemp622
    @robertkemp62210 ай бұрын

    I can't call this "fishing"; it's fish-catching! It's almost as if you're a wildlife biologist assaying the resource. 41 fish in an hour. What a rapid pace!

  • @bobcatethan8919
    @bobcatethan891910 ай бұрын

    How do you find such amazing fishing spots?

  • @ReelAZMatt
    @ReelAZMatt10 ай бұрын

    Neat fly!

  • @michaelsmith7193
    @michaelsmith719310 ай бұрын

    You have taken us along to some pretty incredible fisheries. This, surely, will be among the most memorable. Many thanks!

  • @509bunnyhaven
    @509bunnyhaven10 ай бұрын

    Love the kaida, taking it out on Sunday to go after some small mouth bass on the walla walla river. Another great video

  • @samchiang4321
    @samchiang432110 ай бұрын

    Wow. That place is sublime!

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    Right? Such a beautiful place!

  • @JamesJReid
    @JamesJReid10 ай бұрын

    bravo!

  • @lanecountybigfooters5716
    @lanecountybigfooters571610 ай бұрын

    Goodness, the amount of fish you just pulled out of that creek is astonishing! What a beautiful creek and area. Nice!

  • @jasonwooden
    @jasonwooden10 ай бұрын

    Lol, I think you got your $4 worth out of that fly! Congrats on the 3/4 trout slam! I suspect that rainbow was planted in the lake down below and worked its way up the creek. Personally, I would have kept it for lunch so it didn't cross-breed with the cutts, but that's just me...

  • @leemowers9395
    @leemowers939510 ай бұрын

    Thanks Tristen for sharing, my fly today looked very ragged after about 3 dozen bluegills. 2 partridge barbs and one pheasant tail left. the rest of the barbettes were chewed off.

  • @deanfirnatine7814
    @deanfirnatine781410 ай бұрын

    What a perfect place

  • @Dentspeed
    @Dentspeed10 ай бұрын

    I’m curious if your wool flies would have caught the same. I’m guess so, since the realistic fly turned into a blob. Lol

  • @Dan-nj8du
    @Dan-nj8du10 ай бұрын

    I used to be very meticulous tying flies, going for as much realism as possible. Then one day I was nymphing with a gold ribbed hares ear. After 8-9 fish there was nothing left but a few small tufts of the dubbing and the lead wire wrapped around the hook for weight. I caught another half dozen fish on that fly before changing. Realistic flies are cool, but IMHO not necessary.

  • @gibsonrocker17
    @gibsonrocker1710 ай бұрын

    Always love a "see ya buddy" Saturday morning. 🤣 Oftentimes, I've noticed a lot of those little guys in the creeks are pretty darn good at spitting hooks. It's probably just due to the fact there's no weight to them and they don't get enough tension on the line, but either way, it's still great when you're catching fish! Those are the best days when you're getting bites almost every cast!

  • @TenkaraAddict

    @TenkaraAddict

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I think you might be right. Thanks for watching!

  • @1967AJB
    @1967AJB10 ай бұрын

    I don’t suppose you have a link to your landing net do you? Great video.

  • @kazhatfield1346
    @kazhatfield134610 ай бұрын

    Loved this video. Love your content. If it’s not too awkward, would love to hear a story while you film. I’m at work and can’t watch the entire video but I can listen and would love to hear a story of you catching a big fish on a small Tenkara you were never meant to catch 😅 Anyways, much thanks and cheers on the videos. 👏🙌🔥❤️

  • @tyshaver108
    @tyshaver10810 ай бұрын

    Those damn house flies always fill my tent when camping.

  • @forester057

    @forester057

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe we need to rename them tent flies.

  • @davidschroeder9650
    @davidschroeder965010 ай бұрын

    You know he is going to slip up and say "see you buddy".

  • @LeadFarmer813
    @LeadFarmer81310 ай бұрын

    "Happy Swimming!" .. nahh too Bob Ross

  • @riverrunner23
    @riverrunner2310 ай бұрын

    .10 cents a fish is a rather nice average price. Great hour on a beautiful stream. Thanks, and enjoy.

  • @Father9
    @Father910 ай бұрын

    Wow!!! I really need to get out of KS. lol

  • @910bigt
    @910bigt10 ай бұрын

    Seeya buddy

  • @forthrightnight
    @forthrightnight7 ай бұрын

    That 'real' fly after 41 fish, reminds me of when you have one worm left and it keeps getting smaller and smaller, fish after fish, and you wonder when the hell will the damn thing stop catching fish.

  • @michaelcapurso
    @michaelcapurso10 ай бұрын

    Nice location. Wild Trout especially Brookies in small streams will eat anything that looks buggy regardless of the season, hyper aggressive. I catch them dead of Winter on dry flies.

  • @peters7025
    @peters702510 ай бұрын

    An interesting experiment would have been to swap the realistic fly for a simple pattern and compare catch rate. You certainly dont want to lose one up a tree!

  • @classiclobbyz5477
    @classiclobbyz547710 ай бұрын

    So I went up to a high elevation creek hunting for apache trout. I had a couple tenkara flys in my fly box… I was successful. However, trying to watch that tiny fly float was a job in itself. Any tips besides upsizing or using a bright color fly?

  • @RequiosWoW
    @RequiosWoW10 ай бұрын

    What kind of a backpack do you carry with you on your hiking videos? I'm very much into lightweight of course, I just have a tiny sling pouch for my tenkara stuff. But I'd like to carry a first aid kid, water and maybe a snack. Do you attach your net to your backpack?

  • @carlzobel513
    @carlzobel51310 ай бұрын

    Is the hooka barbless hook?

  • @dvdschaub
    @dvdschaub10 ай бұрын

    That was epic! Did you ever see any of your buddies a second time? 😉

  • @B00GPowell
    @B00GPowell10 ай бұрын

    A greet day on the water

  • @Cabmaker
    @Cabmaker10 ай бұрын

    Always hurts when you lose one of those high dollar flies what a gorgeous creek

  • @pr33n0
    @pr33n09 ай бұрын

    Paalam is Tagalog for goodbye. It's read as Pah-Ah-Lum. You're supposed to say out every syllable but when you actually say it in conversation it sounds more like "paah-lum." Then you got Japanese with Sayonara, jané, kiotsukete from my knowledge. Those all have different meanings but all used to say goodbye(or "take care" or "later"). "Sampay jumpa" in Bahasa.

  • @robertperman8967
    @robertperman896710 ай бұрын

    Please tell me where you got the flies?

  • @1610russell
    @1610russell10 ай бұрын

    Wow, what a place fantastic. I have seen those artificial real flies and have always discounted them believing they would not work WRONG.

  • @jmpmusva
    @jmpmusva10 ай бұрын

    wow.....

  • @MasterHumplick
    @MasterHumplick10 ай бұрын

    This might be the best mountain creek you've ever fished!

  • @jksebright1
    @jksebright13 ай бұрын

    see you buddy works for me...

  • @craigstockton3103
    @craigstockton310310 ай бұрын

    Hard surfaced baits or flies have one inherent problem is that once the fish takes the fly they don't collapse like soft material flies. Just depends on what part of the mouth the fly ends up.

  • @grahvis

    @grahvis

    10 ай бұрын

    That is why I never really liked stiff hackled flies, though to be honest I can't say if it really makes a difference.

  • @karlklavon1795

    @karlklavon1795

    10 ай бұрын

    That is where patterns tied with Foam have real advantages - you can have a fly that looks realistic and feels alive to the fish because of foam’s soft texture. Foam also tends to catch on the fish’s teeth and saying (out loud) He’s Got It! Before setting the hook can increase the hooking to strikes ratio with foam flies.

  • @craigstockton3103

    @craigstockton3103

    10 ай бұрын

    agreed@@karlklavon1795

  • @markvanderstelt8999
    @markvanderstelt899910 ай бұрын

    Brook trout are not fussy and if you find one there are many more.

  • @brian1204
    @brian120410 ай бұрын

    One last “goodbye”: Japanese! For Tenkara! Sayonara!

  • @robertperman8967
    @robertperman896710 ай бұрын

    Do you give the location of these streams? 12:49

  • @robertperman8967

    @robertperman8967

    10 ай бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoyed the video. My question is why do you televise these Ultra realistic flys if you won’t say where you can buy them? Part of watching these videos is to see how these new flys work but then I want to try them also!!!

  • @rasmusfisker3723

    @rasmusfisker3723

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@robertperman8967 He did say it with a link in the video

  • @H3DG3xC043
    @H3DG3xC04310 ай бұрын

    Yoooo

  • @mikecarnakis6243
    @mikecarnakis624310 ай бұрын

    I like c ya buddy....

  • @TheAcidbrush
    @TheAcidbrush10 ай бұрын

    you keep saying "see you buddy" and then you catch the same two again! How much you payin them for this??? LOL

  • @jamesgaul3544
    @jamesgaul354410 ай бұрын

    Since some of those fish are female I would say, late babe.

  • @thomassharp7711
    @thomassharp771110 ай бұрын

    Why use a realistic house fly? Trout eat aquatic insects far more than house flies. I would think that a realistic mayfly or terrestrial would be better.

  • @ClydeZirbel
    @ClydeZirbel10 ай бұрын

    I like “See Ya Buddy” I’m going to say the same thing. It’s a Tristanism and should be copyrighted.

  • @heppisaxm8316
    @heppisaxm831610 ай бұрын

    Nur kleine Fischchen,ob dort angeln Spaß macht? Für mich wäre das nichts😢