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@AaronFunke 13 күн бұрын
Great video! My friend Chris and I went out with you a couple years ago. Great time on the water. I finally threw down for some fly gear so have watched this video a few times in anticipation of fishing in the spring. Hope you had a great 2024.
@danielwhirley6779 13 күн бұрын
Very cool stuff my friend. I been wanting to do this fishing my whole life never tried it figured I needed a fly rod I was wrong 😅. Tell me your equipment please rod reel line spinners please. Thank u love the UP OF MICHIGAN.
@timcoffaro171 15 күн бұрын
June 2025 Can't wait!
@geoffzech8886 16 күн бұрын
Awesome day on the water- as usual! Thanks for the great video - just what we needed to start thinking about a 2025 return trip to the UP to fish with you!! (And thanks for the shout out.)
@jamesporter2626 18 күн бұрын
Hell yeah man. I love this.
@HaightsWanderings 18 күн бұрын
@jamesporter2626 Glad you enjoyed it!
@rogerburger4008 20 күн бұрын
Good to see a new video. Always some of the best content available!
@HaightsWanderings 19 күн бұрын
@rogerburger4008 Right on! I am working on some more now :)
@Zib187 20 күн бұрын
Nice! If you want a chance at a bigger tiger, come on down to Lake St. Clair. There's a lot of natural tigers in there. My buddy got a 46" tiger out of there & my biggest so far was 38", which was the last musky I caught out of St. Clair.
@HaightsWanderings 19 күн бұрын
@Zib187 One of these days I will get down there!
@tanjarott7535 21 күн бұрын
That was a beautiful fish. Wow.
@HaightsWanderings 19 күн бұрын
@tanjarott7535 Thank you. It was a great one for sure!
@FL-PHILLIP 22 күн бұрын
This is the greatest smallmouth video! Oh man, this is going in "the vault" for future trips. Great idea...best of both worlds!
@HaightsWanderings 21 күн бұрын
@FL-PHILLIP Heck yeah, man. It was a ton of fun trying something new and it was fun that it actually worked out! :)
@rogerburger4008 Ай бұрын
I hope you’re well…… missing your videos!
@HaightsWanderings Ай бұрын
@rogerburger4008 I am back :) My computer has been dead and now I should be alright now!
@GamerNinjaBoss Ай бұрын
Great video! What size are the bins you use under the seats?
@HaightsWanderings Ай бұрын
@GamerNinjaBoss Honestly not sure. It's the standard bin that comes with the Hooligan though.
@rogerburger4008 2 ай бұрын
Are you doing ok?
@HaightsWanderings Ай бұрын
@rogerburger4008 I need to make some more videos soon. I have not had a computer for months and months.
@jimfromm3981 3 ай бұрын
Next time you are in Florida, try fly fishing for reds and specks. Early in the spring, in the back bayous, you can catch both on bass poppers. I've had six kayaks. My last one was just like the Hobie Outback you rented. In large water, kayaks need a trolly anchor. I have taken my Hobie to the U.P. many times. Pedal drives suck in shallow rocky water but they are perfect for slow trolling on the big lakes. Also, Hobie pedal drives require regular and tedious maintenance. I love kayak fishing and have caught more fish in Florida in a kayak than any other way.
@HaightsWanderings 3 ай бұрын
@jimfromm3981 I had so much fun in that kayak. I'd love to try it in a lake for sure!
@MikeyB1964 3 ай бұрын
Great video! Hello from Southwest Michigan! You’re fishing in my home native state of Florida. Used to love catching those reds. We would surf fish for them on the Gulf side. How do I get info on your musky river charters? Been watching your videos for years. Keep them coming.
@HaightsWanderings 3 ай бұрын
@MBrown-qw4ei Check out my website haightswanderings.com when you have a chance! Thanks.
@chasefishnotwomen9916 3 ай бұрын
GREAT FOOTAGE AND EDITING ALSO 100 0/0
@HaightsWanderings 3 ай бұрын
@chasefishnotwomen9916 So glad you enjoyed it!
@chasefishnotwomen9916 3 ай бұрын
This has me planning a trip up to the UP!!!!!
@SwingCity-14 4 ай бұрын
I also caught a 51 inch pike on a jitter bug in a bay between to rocks
@HaightsWanderings 4 ай бұрын
@SwingCity-14 That's an absolute giant!
@SwingCity-14 4 ай бұрын
I go there every year for a family fishing trip and it’s awesome the Craig Alex site is spectacular
@HaightsWanderings 4 ай бұрын
@SwingCity-14 I am hoping to make a return trip one of these days soon
@DetroitHomeInspector 5 ай бұрын
How's the cell phone service in your area?
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@DetroitHomeInspector It's not great. Generally not at all on the rivers.
@DetroitHomeInspector 5 ай бұрын
Would love to come up and fish with you. Have done a few charters but never in the UP. Going into semi retirement next year and hope to do a lot more fishing.
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@DetroitHomeInspector Reach out early next year via email and maybe we can put something together!
@m.h.english4773 5 ай бұрын
Love your video! I have yet to fly fish the UP, but if you could put the links in the description where to purchase the flies you’re using, after reading Earnest Hemingway’s Big Two Hearted River, I would be more than happy to make the drive and hit the water with you. 😇
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@m.h.english4773 Howdy, man. I am not sure of the ones I used in this video. I think maybe the CK baitfish and Tequeely fly. Both are fun little streamers when the streamer bite is working!
@balor7 5 ай бұрын
Where do you get the fly rod holders from?
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@balor7 The fly rod holders came custom-built from Stealthcraft.
@DetroitHomeInspector 5 ай бұрын
I had one of those hammocks and didn't like it. Couldn't move. .
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@DetroitHomeInspector I love mine but it can feel a bit cramped at times.
@mattkoch3117 5 ай бұрын
Man this is a great video. Wade fly fishing creeks and rivers for smallies is my favorite kind of fishing. Coukdnt get out there today, but this video is really scratching that itch. Thanks man!!!
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@mattkoch3117 Glad you enjoyed it! I like smallies too :) :)
@kyledexheimer6548 5 ай бұрын
I mean people are making flies and saturating them with silicone caulk and people buy flies, so this is really the intersection of those two things. Besides, if you aren't breaking a law and you are having fun, who really cares?
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@kyledexheimer6548 I agree :) Tons of fun to catch fish on the fly rod regardless of what they bite on.
@kyledexheimer6548 4 ай бұрын
@@HaightsWanderings it is a lot more of a challenge than a spinner reel that is for sure!
@cergiecergnul4916 5 ай бұрын
Me and 10 of my B7G friends do a trout camp every year in the gorgeous UP...great footage brother!
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@cergiecergnul4916 I am so glad you liked it!
@aaronsoto6305 5 ай бұрын
Its been a while. This was a great video with nice images of the river, hellgrammite and fish. Good to be back and look forward to fishing with you again soon. really good example of fishing hybrid style and thinking outside of the box. Keep up the great work - very entertaining.
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@aaronsoto6305 I'd be happy to fish with you guys again too! And, yes, it's fun trying something different and finding some success on it!
@nicholasbabcock9384 5 ай бұрын
You need a fly to flyfish. Its literally, in the name. I guess the old saying "it aint stupid if it works" applies here. Ill even concede it makes sense. But its not flyfishing.
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@nicholasbabcock9384 That gets to a weird spot though with things like egg beads - would you consider that fly fishing? I always wonder if it's the fly or the act that makes it fly fishing. If it's the fly then you could use a fly on a spinning rod with a clear float and fly fish that way which some people do. I tend to think it's not quite so black and white and a bit more nuanced. But, to each their own,
@brian1204 5 ай бұрын
If heard people say tenkara isn’t fly fishing, using streamers isn’t fly fishing, San Juan worm? Squirmy wormy? Resin “flies”? At some point it is just silly ego to say something is or isn’t fly fishing.
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@@brian1204 Definitely agree with you!
@23elbarber 5 ай бұрын
I wonder if instead of the hellgrammite on a jig, using a split shot would have helped with casting? Cool video either way
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@23elbarber I assume, yes, it would have probably been better. I was a bit lazy that day.
@26mattjalex 5 ай бұрын
What brand oars are those?
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@26mattjalex They are 8 footers from sawyer oars - they are the basic utility pine.
@scottblock6832 5 ай бұрын
Awesome fish and scenery. Nice job
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@scottblock6832 Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@TylerSchulsThisIsHe 5 ай бұрын
Where should I go fishing in the iron mountain area
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@TylerSchulsThisIsHe I don't give out spots on the internet because it's generally considered a bit rude to local anglers. But, I would suggest fishing any flowing water or lake. I know that is vague but there are fish to be found everywhere. Good luck!
@TylerSchulsThisIsHe 5 ай бұрын
@@HaightsWanderings well I am a local iron mountain angler but I get it lmao
@bradcoons2863 5 ай бұрын
Where can I buy some of those tornado trays
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@bradcoons2863 Check on Google for Tornado Anchors - he is the guy that does the trays too. Good luck!
@ericwakeman6665 6 ай бұрын
That’s so awesome I’m hoping to do a historical reenactment next weekend…
@HaightsWanderings 5 ай бұрын
@ericwakeman6665 Hey, Eric. I wish it would have happened but the musky were not feeling it. But, we still had a great time!
@ericwakeman6665 5 ай бұрын
@@HaightsWanderings Benjamin I’ve been talking like crazy about the trip I had an insanely cool time thanks for the ride and for allowing me to bet my first tiger musky!!!!
@8ge016 6 ай бұрын
Building my first raft and this is such an awesome video for ideas, thanks for sharing! Bad ass boat!
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@8ge016 Right on. Glad you like it!
@MikeYurbasovich 6 ай бұрын
Northern Minnesota east to the UP is all paradise.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@Mike-lt6sj Ain't that the truth! For sure.
@ericwakeman6665 6 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@ericwakeman6665 Just a few more days and we will get to make a video too!
@ericwakeman6665 6 ай бұрын
@@HaightsWanderings bro I’m SO stoked!! Just leaving Colorado where I got to fish the headwaters of the Arkansas River, a world class brown trout fishery and it was INSANE. I’ll show ya pics soon! Excited to meet ya and become KZbin famous 🤣!
@brooktrout1477 6 ай бұрын
Aug 18 is my anniversary too, it may have been’12 on that date when I got arrested north of iron mnt heading to my camp , that’s a story for another day, be up in mid August for a couple weeks, as usual great video
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@brooktrout1477 How cool. Glad you liked it!
@waltgr6470 6 ай бұрын
Those were some awesome fishes, thank you for taking us along on your adventures.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@waltgr6470 Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it. I have a ton of other videos too if you're interested. Thanks!
@peteshallcross787 6 ай бұрын
Some incredible fishing! Yes, you are drawing more people up there to the land we love but I guess that's inevitable. That so called humongous largemouth was caught maybe on a lake that starts with K? If so, I caught nothing but 8" bass on that lake but it was May. We'll be up there next month for my 67th bday., love that area! Did you write anything in the book there? If so, what date? Hope we see moose, grouse, etc.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@peteshallcross787 Hi, Pete. Nope, that lake doesn't start with a K. I am not sure which lake you are referencing. The lake is a tiny one on a back country trail - it doesn't see much action. Good luck with your moose and grouse search :)
@tombrennan6583 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Do you eat any of the fish you catch?
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@tombrennan6583 Hi, Tom. No, I do not. I am strictly catch and release unless I have accidentally hooked the fish so poorly that it is going to die. If it can swim off, then I will always let it go. I am glad you liked the video!
@northwoodsknifeguy2503 6 ай бұрын
Great video man. I recently discovered your channel. My family also owns a cabin in Iron County in the UP. I just returned from a week long trip up and slayed the smallies. The bite has been great for me this month and last! My wife and I too are looking to relocate up permanently. I live 12 hours away and while the drive doesn’t bother me I’ve wanted to live there my whole life. Thanks for the great content. 👍🏻
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@northwoodsknifeguy2503 Heya - glad you enjoyed it. I have a lot of other videos similar to this one. Check them out when you have a chance. Glad you got on the smallies!
@jimfromm3981 6 ай бұрын
This is my favorite! Nice Job. The guiding calendar will be full in a week.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@jimfromm3981 Hi, Jim. I am glad you liked this video. I tried to do something shorter than my typical videos.
@KevinVandeVusse 6 ай бұрын
My family is from there my mother was born and Raised in Trout lake. And my sister has a cabin in Trout lake lake my son and i are heading up there first week in August on our annual. Trot fishing vacation. Love the upper
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@user-qo8ze4xn4e So cool! I spent a bunch of my childhood time at Trout Lake and fishing on Carp Lake. I love it over there!
@henryheise2274 6 ай бұрын
Great video Benjamin. I highly recommned to others, if you have not been fishing with him to schedule a trip up there. You will not be disappointed.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@henryheise2274 I am so glad you guys had a good day out with me. I enjoyed the new stretch of water for sure!
@CJKile 6 ай бұрын
great video, Blessed to live up here in God's Country and raising my 5 year old boy and teaching him how to fish, camp and explore up here. LOVE the content! keep it going.. (btw i work as a cashier at a local gas station and pretty sure ive seen you pass through a few times ;) , anyways love watching your videos while im at work and appreciate you not giving away spots etc) Keep up the great content
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@CJKile Hey, there! That's awesome that you raising an outdoorsman. I am glad you like the videos! Say hi the next time I stop in.
@waltgr6470 6 ай бұрын
New subscriber, can’t wait to dive into all of your videos. I definitely enjoy what I have already seen. Thank you.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@waltgr6470 I am glad you like it. I have (I think..) like 100s of videos that are of a similar vein. Welcome on :)
@waltgr6470 6 ай бұрын
@@HaightsWanderings My wife and I are considering retiring in the UP so your videos are a great selling point for the region.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@waltgr6470 It's better to visit in the summer. The winters are really not the best. If I could - I'd only live here from May to October. Good luck with your search!
@sbarrett8900 6 ай бұрын
You have some rare baits!! That sculler shad is no longer available and the big octopus in both sizes are very difficult to find. I regularly catch smallmouth and largemouth on Nikko's 6" octopus. They are definitely unconventional, but they work well for me.
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@sbarrett8900 Wow, I had no idea. I found them in my box and had to take them out. I need to find a better way to rig the big octopus. My rigging of it doesn't seem ideal. I actually used the super ned and hellgramite today while guiding.
@SeMoArtifactAdventures 6 ай бұрын
That was AWESOME man! I bet that was a fight!
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@SeMoArtifactAdventures Yeah, that fish was no joke. Got me into the current and popped the fly out :(
@Mr907NORTH 6 ай бұрын
Dice up a vidalia onion mix with butter, and a little bit of breadcrumbs. Place the lemon slices on top of the splake on the skin and bake like you did. Can’t go wrong!
@HaightsWanderings 6 ай бұрын
@Mr907NORTH Sounds delicious!