Wonder if there is any sizable numbers of walleye or pike in that stretch

Awesome video!

Dude you're literally milking the fight bro like those fish are so easy you should have them in in like 5 seconds 10 seconds Max it's this s*** that pisses me off about KZbin cuz you think you're going to see something cool but you just see a idiot fisherman

This is actually really the only time you can fly fish the payette usually it’s very high running river.

Do you fish above the twin branch dam or below?

They are part of the bone fish family

Im glad there coming back

To many small bones better smoked

Awesome video

I’ve caught a lot of whitefish in the Salmon River by Stanley. They always tend to stay deep, more so the offer ones, and I’ve never had one jump. I feel they do fight different from trout but are still fun to catch

A couple of things. Whitefish are delicious but I would never eat a slimy trout! Learn to double haul and save your elbow. Carp, NO fkn way would I ever land one, I'd cut the line first. I will be floating that area this year and hope to do as well as you. Good video and a new sub.

Love fishing this river.

I think was trying to teach the Fish how to Swim

great video.. fellow hoosier here from highland .. when we were kids we would ride our bikes from crown point down to shelby and fish in the bayou there on hwy 55..mostly used golden roaches and caught pike and dogfish circa 1980.. long time ago

That river is fascinating. The headwater area around South Bend drains a bunch of different watersheds. It even drains a small section of Berrien County, Michigan near the town of Galien, Mi via Geyer Ditch near just north of its confluence with Chain O' Lakes Ditch. Near that marshy/farmland area in Berrien County, Michigan, those upper reaches of Kankakee River tributaries come within a mile or so of some far flung reaches of the Galien River and the St. Joseph River. Both of those rivers drain into Lake Michigan separately. If You look at a Map of "Dayton Lake" near Galien, Michigan, tributaries to all 3 watersheds are probably within relative walking distance of one another. I am sure they interchanged during times of high water back in the days of the extensive wetlands.

I went there is the summer it was beautiful. Didn’t catch anything though

I sure do miss Idaho fishing, love the content brother!

Looked like an amazing trip! Awesome video!

Thanks

What team are you fishing on? I'll be there with Team Creek

Great video mate!

One of the first rivers I fished after moving to Idaho in 1989 was the S Fork of the Boise. Instantly fell in love with it but then as time went on it became very crowded especially on the weekends. Very surprising to me that you weren't a bit more successful with catching at least one or two big ones. The regs require release of all fish under 20 inches and usually you're gonna hook at least a couple fish in the upper teens. Another interesting thing about the S Fork is the Fish and Game doesn't stock it, all the Rainbows for the most part are wild fish except for anything that might swim upstream from Arrowrock. I'm with you in that the weather likely was a factor but hope you'll give it another try in the future. If you return and you want to have a shot at possibly hooking a monster sized fish you could consider fishing much closer to the dam. Some of the largest fish hang within a short distance from the dam and primarily feed on chunks of fish that get caught in the dams turbines and the pieces float down river. Tie on a very big streamer like a white Zonker and concentrate on areas where you can still see the dam in the background while you're fishing. Another characteristic of that river is many times the bigger fish feed in the riffles where the water is between ankle and knee deep.

Nymphing with no indicator? That's how I roll, all feel and watching the line. Indicators can help control the depth of the fly though.

Wow, Iowa is beauuuuutiful. Everyone should go.Yup, nothing in Idaho but potato fields.

Beautiful place

This is why Idahoans dislike Californians… never seen a soul fish the payette and this weekend I saw over a dozen fisherman on the river.. Way to blow up an untouched fishery… 👍 if you cared about the sport and river you’d change the title so the whole treasure valley doesn’t fish your hole… go home!

Any trouble with access?!?! Got to love the Cali transplants that move up here then deny us locals access! haha

Looks beautiful. I envy you guys for your pristine streams all over the place with a natural population of fishes. In central Europe such places are much harder to find. Slovenija and the Pyrenees Mountains come to mind, The Black Forest/Germany, the Swiss and Austrian Alps and northern Scandinavia, Southern Bavaria/Germany Epirus in Greece and North Macedonia also have fairy tale like streams...oh and the Fjords of Galicia in Spain, where salmon roam are worth a visit.

How do you like the encounter and what line are you using?

at 13+ minutes of the video where you are fishing the stonefly nymph, are you using some type of indicator? what did you rig this?

Payette river is my favorite in Idaho. Nice vid!

Whitefish is a really nice fisk to eat. In Sweden smoked whitefish is a delicacy👌

Nice job brother. Felt like I was there. Good footage. Hope you got your bear spray every time you go out. See you on the river.

Is the Payette any good for Trout around Banks? My father lives in Garden Valley.

If you're ever back in Idaho and targeting the Payette, check out the N Fork of the Payette if you want a shot at much larger trout. The area that's called the Cabarton run definitely offers more opportunities to hook into some Rainbows in the mid to upper teens. The Middle fork and S fork don't generally have the same potential for fish to grow large due to a combination of different factors. From what I've read the S fork in particular is somewhat less ideal for large scale production of insect life due to the geology in but it is still a beautiful river to look at.

You don't even need a steel leader, just a 30-40 lb test fluoro leader goes a long way when fishing around pike, no matter the target. That was a big one!

fyi...place the whitefish vertically nose down in the net. press it lightly against the bag. you will feel the shakes abate to the point it's calmed down so you don't have to squeeze the snot out of it. way easier to unhook. spend some time reviving the wonderful creature. thanks. -whitefish ed

Hey whitefish aren’t trash fish! Their presence indicates a healthy & clean river. I target em on the Little Salmon cause they’re so much fun to catch, especially when the trout aren’t biting.

I've caught a bunch of bigger bass in Wheatfield

Hi OBS is that the Lunkerhunt Yappa Frog? I'm having trouble finding it on the lunkerhunt web site. Can you please post the model color size and weight or post another full link to the web site? Thanks and love your videos.

Love the Payette and the area around it. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

About 30 ears ago I caught a state record whitefish out of that stretch of water. I didn't report it because I didn't want my name associated with a record trash fish. The fish measured over 30 inches. It was caught on a size 14 Muskrat nymph.

What lure we’re you pitching that drove those smallies wild? Planning on kayaking for the first time out there soon

Great video man just found your channel liking the content so far i make videos as well but much more basic ones i keep things simple

I’m gonna dust off my frog this week for sure 👍

Great video. Where did you access the Payette river? It is beautiful.

Strike king rage series is fire 🔥 🔥

Gotta floss out that hoss! 🎣