You get it! That’s the theme of my videos. I first started doing this for a friend whose health prevented him from getting out of the house. I saw these videos of people hiking the white mountains and came up with the idea of doing a fly fishing one for my friend, as if he were with me hiking up to the remote ponds they stock by helicopter. I read about the Three Rivers organization a few years ago and might have donated or thought I should donate as it sounded like a good program, but I’ve never fished the rivers in their area. I am curious how these rivers, the Cocheco, Isinglass, Exeter and Lamprey Rivers doing with water temperatures and recent droughts.

@@RemoteFlyFishing I usually go once or twice a year, it's definitely a more fun stocked fishing, larger fish tossed in the mix and only catch and release. :) That's a really nice way to get your friend "out there" again, hope you'll keep on posting your adventures!! :)

Thank you! New Hampshire is a beautiful state. I have a playlist of 7 or 8 videos fly fishing rivers and remote ponds in New Hampshire on my KZbin channel if you’re interested.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm always looking for new places to fish!

You talking about those starving little brookies at Bear Brook State Park? Just kidding. There are two reasons I make more then two casts to a pool. The first is to demonstrate techniques to folks that may be new to fly fishing, the second reason is that the wild brook trout stream next to where I live can be very picky - ok, most do jump at the first chance and I think I said that in the VID, but when you are fishing for wild trout they can be very cautious and if you can’t sight fish for them you may need to place the fly right over them, or in the case of nymphing, at the right depth.

Thank you for the compliments, let’s see if I can clear up my use of native versus wild. Yes, brook trout are native to the east coast. The confusion is my fault as I often refer to brook trout as native to a stream when referring to brook trout that are genetically diverse having adapted to the stream habitat they’ve historically populated versus the generic hatchery brook trout strain New Hampshire stocks. I attempted to correct this using text, stating I was referring to wild and not native as I suspect the Beebe River’s genetic strain of brook trout extirpated long ago due to habitat destruction brought on by logging. So my bad for calling brook trout native to a stream, when I meant brook trout historically genetically adapted to a stream’s unique habitat. The New Fly Fisher published a VID on brook trout history, ongoing research and concerns of introducing hatchery brook trout. kzbin.info/www/bejne/en6vfXSaptZ4mqs and there are reams of studies listed on easternbrooktrout.org/ that address issues regarding brook trout genetics and strains.

You were fortunate to be able to reschedule. We ended up having to book cabins in Idaho to continue our adventure. We did run into other families, and on a positive note never heard anyone complaining -

I hear you. I tend to avoid the crowds because i get up so early to go fly fishing that I beat most of the traffic and that includes finding parking at areas with geo thermal attractions. But then you do run into, or no escaping, the bear jams and bison jams. I remember driving to Lamar Valley, and seeing streams of people leaving their cars to get a better view and take pictures of a black bear only to then see another black bear coming from the opposite direction walking along side these empty cars cutting off folks focused on the first bear. Thankfully there were Rangers directing traffic. I just kept driving.

The rivers all around the area are very low. I recently fished the South Branch of the Piscataquog River. Fishing sections where you need to hike in, 5 miles upstream from where the river is stocked. I only caught shinners. I haven't fished this river in a few years, but back then I only caught brook trout, and some were over eight and ten inches - I have pictures. I am hoping the low waters haven't raised the temperatures to the point where trout no longer populate this stream.

63 degress is good for trout. It's when temperatures climb up to 70 where things get too warm. It also depends on the type of trout. Brook trout are very sensitive to higher temperatures. It was very warm the year I filmed fishing the Firehole. I ended up exploring other areas, actually heading out of Yellowstone to fish the Madison below the dam, and then returning to Yellowstone later in the evening. Thankfully traffic was always heading in the opposite direction!

Rain? Fishing in the rain isn't the issue. It's the filming, It's far better to have a clear view than one distored by rain drops on a lens.....makes for a better video. Also when fishing these remote ponds from shore you're primarily fishing dry flies, like hoppers, to avoid getting caught up in all the stuff underwater. So I'm targeting fish that are rising, which you wont's see when rain is hitting the water .....

@@RemoteFlyFishing Sorry. Didn’t consider the filming aspect. I wish I would have kept quiet.

Hi Tom, you are correct! I've caught very small rainbows on the Conn. River in NH and the White River in VT, and I live next to one of those brook trout streams in NH and have caught native trout exceeding 12 inches. One of the first quetions posted to this video asked about how to find native and wild trout in NH, along with questions about temperatures, etc, which I have cut and pasted with links to Fish and Game site you mentioned, plus link to Field and Stream article for fishing tactics at differnet temperatures and mentioned video I am currently editing on fishing the Beebe River, which was restored to support trout access to cold feeder streams, replacing culverts, etc. While there are lots of streams and brooks that support native and wild trout in NH, there are rivers that no longer support trout as logging roads, dams and culverts prevented trout from headfing upstream for colder waters, not to mention other trout habitate destruction. Beautiful rivers with cold waters, but little plant life, few bugs, no feeder fish - and not enough cover for trout to hide from predators..... So I am interested in rivers that conservation groups, fish and game, and trout unlimited have gone to great efforts to restore trout habitates. Such as the Beebe River, which I recently fished and filmed (currently edtiing, which is a lot of work) So please subscribe and click on notifications and let me know what you think when it gets posted. Here is a link to a recent article in Field & Stream magazine, “A Temperature Guide for Trout Fishing”, which also speaks to the tactics to use at different temperatures. www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/temperature-guide-trout-fishing. Here are links on NH Fish & Game website worth checking out - www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/stocking-report with links for Fly-Fishing Only Waters, Wild Trout Fisheries and a link to The Interactive Stocking Map. Currently editing video on Beebe River where stream restoration was done by the Conservation Fund - it is open to fishing, but the conservation area is gated - so you need to walk in or bike - but there are wild and stocked brook trout in this very remote area.

Thank you! Southern NH rivers are pretty low compared to the flooding from recent storms in the White Mountains. Plus the water temperatures are now above 70 degrees, which drives wild trout to finding cooler waters in feeder streams. I’ve been fishing and filming just south of the Whites and am surprised to see water temperatures at 61 and 62 degrees in many of the mountain streams.

@@RemoteFlyFishing I am new to fly fishing in the area. What are the best water temps to be fishing at? Was recently up in North chatham, and fished Basin Brooke Reservoir feeder streams and found some nice baby brookies. Hoping to get up to the Pemi sometime in august for a good trip any recommendations?

Hi, here is a link to a recent article in Field & Stream magazine, “A Temperature Guide for Trout Fishing”, which also speaks to the tactics to use at different temperatures. www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/temperature-guide-trout-fishing. Here are links on NH Fish & Game website worth checking out - www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/stocking-report Check out the links on this page for Fly-Fishing Only Waters, Wild Trout Fisheries and the link to The Interactive Stocking Map. North Chatham has a number of streams, including Basin Brooke area, so you did well to check out this area. I like the main stem of the Pemi, including feeder rivers. Currently editing video on Beebe River where stream restoration was done by the Conservation Fund - it is open to fishing, but the conservation area is gated - so you need to walk in or bike - but there are wild and stocked brook trout in a very remote area. Not a fan of the East Branch of the Pemi along the Kancamagus. The river here offers little in the way of cover and food for trout. My rule for fishing rivers is to look for small feeder fish, minnows, along the banks of the river plus plant life, fallen trees, bugs, etc. Sections of the Pemi get scoured by snow runoff in the spring and then bleached by sun when the high water retreats. @@coltJello

Agreed, The area I fished is also stocked in the fall. Check out Merrimack section as well!

i fish with single barbless hooks and release, quickly, fish I catch. Also, the Firehole River acutually never had trout until introduced in the 1800's. And Yellowstone has rules on protecting wild and especially native fish that vary throughout the park. You are allowed to keep Invasive species that impact native trout on some rivers and lakes so you need to be aware of the rules as they vary through out park, for example Lake Trout in Yellowstone Lake as these fish are not native and are wiping out the native Yellowstone Cuthroat.

Hi Alex, quick question - further downstream on the Firehole or Madison? I like fishing with different bamboo rods in my vids. I like rods built by the old masters, as well as rods built by today's bamboo rod makers. Today's makers are as good if not better because they can leverage the experience of the makers in the past and take advantage of improved materials (especially glue) and tools used in their workshops. I am aware of Headwaters bamboo, but have not had the opportunity to cast one of their rods. On this trip to Yellowstone I fished a couple of bamboo rods. On the Firehole I fished a Payne 401L (8 1/2' 4 wt). On the Madison I fished a Jenkins GA80-35 (8' 5 wt), which I might have fished in this video, but certainly in a seperate video I posted below Hebgen Dam.

@@RemoteFlyFishing Yes, downstream about a mile & a half from Biscuit Basin. On the Madison, I'll take my boat & put in at Palisades, for a day going down to Varney. that river's never without serious wind though! I have 2 Headwaters rods, a 5wt and a 7' 4wt. The 5wt seems a little sluggish, but that little 4wt is very nice, and has a surprisingly long reach when you want to throw more line!

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Yes, I know the South Branch only too well. I used to catch and move stocked trout down river from the bridges after they stocked, but it began to feel like work and then I questioned why was I moving big trout that might feed on smaller wild brook trout. I now encourage "put and take" and get stocked trout out of the river as soon as possible and wish NH Fish and game would not stock a wild trout fishery. Get your hands on one of the old maps published on line and look for where the old mills were located. There are still some broken down dams, and deep man made pools, mill water holding area, where wild trout can be found, including holdover stocked trout. I caught a large rainbow two years in a row (whose colors were dark green) 5 miles up from where they stock on the late harvest section.

Thanks again!

Agreed! You know more about this subject than me. We live on the bank of an ancient river bed where the river is now ½ a mile away. Thankfully not near anything recently volcanic.

​@@RemoteFlyFishing Only know from the documentary about it, One of the biggest and deadliest on earth. If it goes active, Not even I will have a fun time here in Sweden. We got a few thousand years left :p

Wouldn't leave home without it!

That's funny. Some friends and I were partying at a local dairy farm, when we were young and stupid, when one guy climbs over a fence to take a shortcut. Ah, not a good idea, that's where they keep the bull.

Yeah, those Bison are MUCH FASTER than they may seem at first glance. Be careful out there. 😇

Thanks! You’re the second person to ask this in literally the past month. I had to think about it. My first fly reels were left hand retrieve. It felt uncoordinated to reel with my left hand. I’m right handed. That’s the only reason I can think of.

Okay, I think I better understand you now. I’m also right handed, but unconventionally when shooting pocket billiards I hold the thick end of the pool cue with my left hand (like a lefty because that’s what seems comfortable for me). And because I’m not playing on the pro circuit or moonlighting as a pool hustler, I doubt anyone notices this shortcoming of mine. But if like myself you cast with your right hand (and just think of your fly reel as something which simply “holds your line” as you strip the line in with you’d left and worry about getting it back on the reel after landing the fish), I think you’ll find this can save you a lot of time (and hassle). 😇

It was a nice sunny day - we wouldn't have thought to turn on the radio. We thought the flooding was over and that the water would soon be subsiding.

We were thinking the same thing, but then a car drove by and stopped. They told us the bull bison had been hanging out all week. So don't approach and respect the distance.

Probably waiting for a handout and we were the only car for miles. I don't feed wild animals and will take my wife's bird feeders in at night as it's not safe to walk out to the barn at night with bears around. Now my wife is feeding this big male turkey that follows her around like a pet. I keep telling her that turkeys are dangerous, and come to thinkg about it, to stop sweet talking to moose.

@@RemoteFlyFishing It´s better not to feed you´re right. We have ravens here that throw nuts on the streets waiting for cars to crack them and we have a sparrowhawk you won´t believe... he flys threw our bird feeder and catches other birds... so much for theorie! ;) Such an unbelievable nature environment over the atlantic!!

And you have poisonous snakes in Australia! We don’t even have rattlesnakes in Yellowstone that I'm aware of .....

What time of year? Rules now don't allow fishing the Yellowstone River, above the falls, until after July 15th.

@@RemoteFlyFishing August or September.

Thanks! I don't like fishing alone in Grizzly Bear country. When I’m fishing I get so focused I don’t notice things around me. A woman took a picture of my brother and me fly fishing with a moose in between us. We never even saw it. I wish we had asked for a copy…..

@@RemoteFlyFishing Understandable... We saw a sow with cubs on the upper snake and heart river confluence 10 or so miles into the backcountry one trip. Cool, but unsettling.

You were smart. There are a hell of a lot more bears than 30 years ago.