Droppin Floats

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@motionsickness4088 21 күн бұрын

Aren’t those “white fish” called squaw fish?

@droppin-floats 20 күн бұрын

No, squaw fish are Northern Pikeminnow. White fish are good for the river system unlike the squaw fish.

@motionsickness4088 20 күн бұрын

@@droppin-floats wow did not know this! Thanks for the info!!

@mchurch3905 Ай бұрын

Used to fish there before Crooked River Ranch f--it all up. In those days you’d take a single egg hook, grab a salmon fly off a nearby bush, on your sleeve, your hat, everywhere, toss it out, reel in a pound and a half red-side, release him, do it again….

@kpatrickhare Ай бұрын

What kind of line you got on that reel? Looks sharp!

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

I'm using a TFO reel, spooled with Rasta colored 20lb backing paired with yellow Rio euro nymphing line. I hope that helps and remember to Like and Subscribe. Get on the river somewhere!!

@seastheday2020 Ай бұрын

Nice fish!

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johnmessenger1512 Ай бұрын

Well done Mark!

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

Thanks man, they are slowly getting better.

@Ronimancing Ай бұрын

Sangat bagus ini saudaraku....

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

Hey, I'm glad you like @Ronimancing.

@seastheday2020 Ай бұрын

Love going down there! Wish my knees worked so I could crawl down the banks!

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

The banks of the Deschutes are very difficult to navigate. I found using the boat is more work but I can avoided some of the crazy Deschutes banks.

@MattOConnor99 Ай бұрын

Love your stuff! Thanks for showing off the lower D

@swissspey Ай бұрын

Heya bud ... this is my other channel. You and Al on the h20 - great to see. 'You have any idea where the next run is?' Good ole' Neves.

@droppin-floats Ай бұрын

It's fun to get out on the river with people. The other guy I fished with gott deported to Switzerland.

@biggarfish 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this video about float center pinning on the Deschutes. What is the key fob shaped gadget on the rod handle?

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. The fob is a camera shutter control for my go pro. Make sure and check out my newest video on the Deschutes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoG3Zq2Eo7qYq6M

@biggarfish 2 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats Cool I’m still on early GoPro version

@jedmarshall6520 2 ай бұрын

Keep the steelhead in the water. No trophy shots.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Hey Jed, Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, I retained this hatchery steelhead because it took a hook under the tongue and punctured the gill. In this circumstance I felt it was appropriate to get a photo with the fish. I normally keep the fish in the water as you suggest. Get on the river somewhere!

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that is a good spot 😀. Love the boat. Nice and compact. YOU NEED a bigger net my friend. Love to see the steelhead back in the system - seems it may be a decent year.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

You are a Deschutes Jedi if you can tell where I'm at in the video. It's a spot that rarely gets touched by the fly guys if ever. The little raft is a game changer it has opened up a ton of water for me. It was a small miracle that I even had a net with me and yes I do need a bigger one.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

The raft has two seats you may need some fly back over here and get your steelhead fix.

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats On my to-do list for sure

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats Call me Obi-Wan ... if I am in a floating device I hit that spot but never got anything. Great to see you did.

@scorpmusic2625 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for sharing. 😊

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

(Somewhat 😀) SCATHING review my friend!! 😩That rod is great for the D. I have caught multiple Steelhead on that little gem. 😀 Jimmy Legs for the win - I am confident that one day you will come around to the dark side 😉. And yes, I am a great fisherman.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

I didn't think it was that scathing. The rod has grown on me a little bit. I dig that it's a four piece.

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats For me the rod is great fun - that is what I like about it. Small floats, small gear and good fun even with average trout - which is most of what one catches on a daily. I never used it with a Center-Pin though ... that may be the difference. I always had a tight-ish line from rod tip to float so I rarely missed fish. I also used 30lb braid - made the connection much nicer and casting better (I alsu used nice mono, but the braid was better) My drifts were also quite short ... between 20-60/75ft ... upstream a bit, reel in to keep the connection between rod tip and float, then slowly reel through the drift and once the float was looking like it was coming tight, flip the bale and let it run for another 20-30 ft. and then reel up.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

@@dbagz.connect I bet you the braid is the difference.

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats Could be ... I tried both and enjoyed the braid much more than mono. But the spin reel may also be the ticket. It works just as well as a center pin (imho) for drifts. Maybe not as smooth, but smooth won't distract a trout. Your looking for quick coverage of an area - grid everything out in a 50-75ft. rectangle in front of you and hit all the rows (river direction).

@scorpmusic2625 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the channel and this video. I always enjoy watching videos of fishing on the Deschutes. Take care. 👍

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@seastheday2020 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful river! I've only been to the bottom of the trail a couple times. Knees are too bad to go down there now. Glad to see there's fish!

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

I do love the White River Canyon it's so amazing down there.

@dbagz.connect 2 ай бұрын

Marky Mark! Thanks for connecting. Dang I miss this place. Keepin' on with the Jimmy Legs I hope.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

OH Yes! The jimmy legs are in the arsenal .That's an awesome Brown!!l

@josiahbenitez9739 2 ай бұрын

I used to jump off there when I was a kid I could catch fish with my hands going up the river there was tons of them looked like walleye or something

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

That's awesome. Maybe, you saw Pike Minnow they look similar to walleye.

@CentralOSurvival 2 ай бұрын

They were probably brown trout?

@CentralOSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Going fishing there next weekend.

@lheftw1376 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the fire updates Mark. Hate to see it happening, but thankful to get updates from you. Let’s hope this one gets under control and no lives, structures, homes, livestocks etc are lost. Got lucky with the long bend fire and best thoughts to all involved and close to this one.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

No Problem.

@davidmutschler9418 3 ай бұрын

You might have been lucky fishing at Badger Creek the other day. I hope that whole drainage doesn't get burnt out.!!!

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

I think Badger Creek campground area survived. I never heard anything about the fire getting that far up the canyon.

@andrewbreding593 3 ай бұрын

Be safe where's the cut to footy?

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

You will have to check out my other shorts. The video editor on my phone wouldn't let me add clips together. Sorry for the inconvience.

@earljohnson2676 3 ай бұрын

Be safe out there

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Will do!

@ZachD-ds7vn 3 ай бұрын

Dropping floats I support you because you are not to far and I like watching you learn. Great job on the videos you rock. This is killing me though. Small creeks like that size 18 p Adam's or smaller, no dropper ever on small creek like that. And cast right into the fast stuff and let the fly do it's thing. Those fish are so small and will eat really any size 18 to 24. I promise you will have a lot funner. Grab a 2 wt and you in bizz. O ya might as well fish 7 x just to make it that more intense. Good stuff brother I'll continue to watch I have not missed a video yet.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Hey, thank you for the support!!

@davidmutschler9418 3 ай бұрын

Thanks partner ! I'm so glad that the fire didn't make it to that area . That's about the average size of them years ago from that area. But it's a beautiful area.!! We actually used to catch a little bit larger ones in the irrigation ditches.

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

It's a very beautiful and the small stream fishing is so much fun.

@emilyblack8164 3 ай бұрын

Love what your doing keep it up

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

It's been fun making the videos definitely adds a level of difficulty to a fishing outing.

@davidmutschler9418 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful fish! It was over 50 years ago. But we used to fish up by Bonnie crossing and in the local Irrigation ditches. When we weren't hunting Squirrels ! Thank you for all the coverage of the fire!

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

No problem on the coverage. I'm glad no structures were lost.

@nathanhafezi6120 3 ай бұрын

When is the best time of year to fish it for steelhead

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

Late fall to early spring. It's an all native run no hatchery fish so it's catch and release only.

@davidmutschler9418 3 ай бұрын

Hay my fishing brother...how about bonnie crossing area ? I have a long history of the area! Praying for everyone .Thank you!

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

The creek at bonnie crossing has been on my mind. I have never fished it, but I imagine there are some nice little fish in there. I will have to give it a shot.

@lheftw1376 3 ай бұрын

Thx for update! Best thoughts for homeowners and my favorite river canyon

@droppin-floats 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the thoughts!!

@nvwood8394 3 ай бұрын

What a great on-point vid that just shows everything

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it. I tried to get some closer shots. However, I was also trying to be respectful of the effort that was being made and not get in the way.

@kpatrickhare 3 ай бұрын

Holy shit! Stay safe man!!

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

Maupin is safe! it was definitely too close for comfort.

@johnnyhuffman1797 4 ай бұрын

Yo what’s up man you helped me the other day we came in when my oil cap came off my car😂 We ended up finding it on the road near beaver tail got so lucky

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

I remember that I'm glad it worked out.

@dolanpatj 3 ай бұрын

Wow Al never shows me his secret spots! Great finding your videos here. Tight lines!

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

@@dolanpatj Al doesn't have any secret spots.....LOL

@randubis7880 5 ай бұрын

The way you say Madras 🤌🏻

@Dragon_Reacts_ 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! I was there a bit ago and I got a 20 pounder

@droppin-floats 3 ай бұрын

Awesome!! a 20 pounder is a nice catch for the Lower D.

@seastheday2020 5 ай бұрын

Nice fishing trip! Glad you got to see that herd of sheep! I've seen a bunch down stream from Sherar's. I was just in Maupin Saturday to go to the book talk about the railroad in the library with my parents. Still need to stop by your store some day!

@droppin-floats 5 ай бұрын

I enjoy seeing the different wildlife along the river. Yes, swing by some time and I get you pointed in the right direction on hooking some fish on the Deschutes.

@UnderwaterFishFilms 5 ай бұрын

awesome fishing man, great to see the dog with you aswell :D

@droppin-floats 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it. I checked out your channel and I'll have to pick your brain about doing under water video. I have been thinking about getting some underwater footage on the Deschutes River.

@UnderwaterFishFilms 5 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats thanks for stopping by my channel hehe, yeah for real you should try to get some underwater footage, its really exciting to see whats lurking down there while fishing

@EricJorgensen-v5z 5 ай бұрын

Great video You make fishing look so easy!

@droppin-floats 5 ай бұрын

It comes with practice. I'm pretty spoiled living 5 minutes from the Deschutes River.

@archit2796 6 ай бұрын

Place a Oregon sport fishing reg magazine on the truck dash and see what happens if a "next time" with ODFW.

@droppin-floats 6 ай бұрын

I'll give it a shot.

@archit2796 6 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats I went a little crazy with my fishing van (carries my kayak). fishing stickers etc. I am not a van life person and the van is not a work mans van full of tools. ODFW has ignored me for past 2 1/2 years. Maybe more fishing stickers on the truck?.... signage info about your store in Maupin, KZbin channel info. Frustrating I know, but you can't complaint your way to success with government. Good luck!

@seastheday2020 6 ай бұрын

That was a wonderful week of weather! Nice catch!

@droppin-floats 6 ай бұрын

It was a beautiful week. And fishing on the Lower Deschutes is always fun.

@johnculbertson1963 6 ай бұрын

How do you put those floats on the line? I have never used one of those. I agree if you are going to be a trash the river bank stay in Portland or where ever you are from and trash your on house!

@droppin-floats 6 ай бұрын

Hey John, check out my Tackle talk with Mark video. At the 1:50 mark I show you how to rig up my float setup. It's two sections of silicone tubing threaded on the line.

@johnculbertson1963 6 ай бұрын

Ok saw the video. Understand how to use the different set ups. How do you put the float on your line, that is what I need to learn. Thanks!

@droppin-floats 6 ай бұрын

@@johnculbertson1963 The clear tubing threaded on the lines stretches over the tips of the float. So the tubing holds the float on.

@seastheday2020 7 ай бұрын

Nice test! How is the road down there? Is the washboard bad?

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

The washboard is typically bad down on the lower section below buck hollow. I was up on the pavement stretch near Maupin.

@cmferris1 7 ай бұрын

could I kindly ask that you remove your gloves before handling fish, especially native fish that are protected like Bull trout? There has been many studies that show the harm of handling fish with gloves and how it removes the protective slime the fish produce, especially wool gloves. Nitrile gloves are a good alternative to wear over your wool gloves if you rather not remove them. Here is a helpful video that shows the impact of wearing gloves --> kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2m5doesgbGUZtE&ab_channel=SeanDolan

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

Hey, Thank you for the comment. I will try and remove my gloves going forward when handling fish.

@cmferris1 7 ай бұрын

@@droppin-floats thank you for understanding, wasn't trying to be a troll, just love our local fisheries and want to keep them healthy 🙂

@seastheday2020 7 ай бұрын

Junky Truck Discrimination! LOL! Nice catch!

@droppin-floats 6 ай бұрын

Junky Truck Discrimination is real!! I was stopped again in March for a total of three license checks in 2024.

@seastheday2020 6 ай бұрын

Oh my! That’s crazy!

@mmckeown503 7 ай бұрын

Great vid! Your statement was correct, Candle Creek Campground is down river from Lower Bridge. That is the furthest North you can go on the west side of the Metolius without getting onto Warms Springs Reservation. The gate you drove to by Lower Bridge Campground is as far north as you can get on the east side without walking in. Candle Creek is on the west side of the Metolius and down river. The river travels north. You can walk from that gate to Candle Creek and carefully cross at Candle Creek and fish back up the other side as well. If you are ever around there again and want to fly fish, I'd be happy to show you around. I live in Sisters. I help instruct a class on fly rod building in our Sisters Go Fish Club starting in March if interested as well. Everything I fish the Metolius with are carbon rods I've built in the club.

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

Hey, thank you for the information. I may take you up on the rod building that is something I have always wanted to do.

@johnculbertson1963 8 ай бұрын

Got a question for you. Actually looking for a suggestion, I have fished for steelhead in Alaska but not here in Oregon. Now that I live here I need a suggestion on what rod, reel etc that I should buy. Fly rod, spinner etc. Can you help a retired 72 year old man out!

@droppin-floats 8 ай бұрын

The most versatile all around steelhead rod would be a 8ft 6in spinning or bait casting. Performance of the two is equal it comes down to your reel style preference. I would shoot for a 8-12lb or 6-15lb medium action in either style. What style of steelheading are you looking to do?

@johnculbertson1963 8 ай бұрын

I caught all my steelhead in alaska with fly rods. I just bught a 10 wt fly rod that I am going to try out. Only used spinner/bait casters for salmon and on the ocean. I think your style sounds great. Looks like you don't have to be an Orvis fly casting champion to fish.@@droppin-floats

@johnculbertson1963 8 ай бұрын

Also I would like to thank you for responding to my questions.

@droppin-floats 8 ай бұрын

@@johnculbertson1963 I'm one of the lonely center pin fishermen in Oregon. It's in a world between fly fishing and conventional fishing.

@seastheday2020 8 ай бұрын

Nice fishing! I've been binge watching some of your videos today! I wish I could spend more time on the Deschutes, but my knees are so bad it's hard to get to the good holes.

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! I know a handful of sports that are easy access. That way you can get on the river.

@seastheday2020 8 ай бұрын

Nice spot!

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

Yes it was!

@seastheday2020 8 ай бұрын

Neat spot! I haven't been up that road, but my parents were up there recently and said it was a good drive too.

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

The Deschutes access road has some great scenery and wildlife. I go for drives on the regular.

@seastheday2020 8 ай бұрын

So cool that you found your old pick up! The fishing trips sound great!

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

I'm definitely spoiled having the river so close.

@seastheday2020 8 ай бұрын

Nice little hike. I wonder what the history of the road is.

@droppin-floats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks its a great little spot.

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