Haha, Mary Brown herself is the Breakfast of Champions, but these days she never returns my calls.

@@davebeningfield I was fortunate enough to order the 4 piece meal Deal last week in Merrit, but still trying to get that grease stain off my Coat & Pants!

I thought it was a double martini?

Thanks for the kind comment and I'm glad you noticed the fish handling.

🤣

Most of the fish in the aerial footage were chum (many of them very old) so really the skill was to find and trigger bites of the fewer Coho swimming around them without hooking any of the older chum.

That's a good idea but a lot of the time, due to the terrain - log jams, deep creeks and the tangled undergrowth its often impossible to go in the direction you require. Two of the guys in the video left their departure a bit late in the evening and apparently it took them two and a half hours to get the 3 or 4 kms back to their vehicle. .

What was funny was that the snap occurred about 20 minutes after we all had a conversation regarding rod quality and I did tell them about how I've TWICE had that specific brand rod snap on me while at the river in the past. Warranties are all well and good but if you've taken the day off work, hiked all the way in through the bushwack jungle, and then have the rod snap. - .well, it is annoying and though I have 2 six weight trout rods of that brand that are both about 20 years old I am a bit wary of that brand. Luckily on video it was the end of the day and our friend took it well and philosophically. I'm so happy you liked the video and I hoped it captured the spirit of the day.

rule of thumb is never move your rod hand past your ear. I've had rods break when I had my rod hand more or less up to my nose including an rpl that snapped just above the cork. Most likely the graphite was already bruised or fractured before that happened.

@@davebeningfield I've broken rods on 20cm fish, also broke a rod on very soft back casts, then I put chum on the same 6wt replacement rod I broke twice before and it's holding. Bottom line is, manufacturing isn't always the best. When it comes to landing fish the kid actually did a good job with his attempt before the rod broke, rod harm fully extended behind him and not too high in the air, then net arm fully extended. (What do I know about landing fish? Well I net EVERY fish even 20cm fish and I run fishing session on a timer to see how many fish I can catch and release) The only tip I can actually give if you're going on a long hike for a fishing trip or driving a distance, have a spare rod. I always pack a spare rod, reel, and only leave spare boots in the car. Lastly, I've had tungsten beads hitting the blank, and also another situation where my girlfriend kind of dropped the rod on the bank full of rocks. Eventually those rods snapped after a little while. And that's why I got myself into rod building...

@@RalphHify Maybe the beast he landed at time 7:50 over strained the rod, but most likely as you say something bruised the rod previously

Yes, for a couple of years after my last break I did carry a spare rod, but lately I've gotten lazy or overconfident with the rod I have now. To me it seems softer and more forgiving, but that might be just my imagination.

Haha. Terry, my sweetie and I had a debate on whether to bleep out the word. I wanted to keep it uncensored, sweetie argued the guys might want to show their kids, so I caved.

And for some reason they entirely dissed my daughter. She didn't land any coho, just a lot of chum. She connected with a coho or two but they got off. We started switching rods thinking it was maybe due to the different sink rates on the sink tips (that's why you see I'm holding different rods in the clips.) Same flies, same retrieve, just crap luck. Twice I said "Sorry sweetie, got another one." Then we went back a week later during high water, couldn't access the same spots - she and her friend managed to land three, I didn't even get a nibble. Revenge!

@@dalekoop2207 We were there yesterday and the water was too high for crossing there. We were stuck on the West Bank, couldn't cross to the east side . I didn't catch anything

It's 9.5 foot 7 weight rod with an 8 weight sink tip floating line. I can't remember the sink rate as it's quite a few years old. The leader is just 7 or 8 feet of. 10 pound monofilament.

@ thanks!

Kind. Thank you.

@@dalekoop2207 Hay, did we meet you a few weeks ago about a km upstream?

Or yesterday, haha

@@viktorponomarev You survived the winter and tourist season!

@@davebeningfield I have been living in Dawson City for the second year on a tourist visa. Recently we went to Tombstone Park, picked mushrooms and berries, saw a bear. I will spend another winter in Dawson City.

Thank you!

Thank, Keith. Glad you liked it.

A week of rain in the forecast so it will probably be more difficult to access.

@@cristobalcapponi3432 Hey Cristobal! Thanks for the kind compliment! Such a pleasure meeting you and Chris from Argentina on the river the last few days. We'll see each other again as the season progresses!

Thank you, Dave. We also really enjoyed running into you and Linda the past week. Chris and myself ended up going again on Sunday afternoon, beautyfull day on the water, although tough conditions to cross the main stem at the last section, water levels were about 20cms higher and the water flow had doubled, so we couldn't cross 😢. We ended up going back to the forest and bushwhacked our way to the main stem, and remembered your comments about how tough those berry bushes were, dear lord. I have yet to realize how many holes I must have put to our waders. Anyhow, let's hope to find ourselves out there again, tight lines!

Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked it. We were there mid August this trip. BC parks spell it Kinaskan, btw

@@BrokenRodFlyFishing Thanks Matt - hope you enjoyed your time in the Kootenays

There's lots of bears - one chewed up my trail cam in July

@@davebeningfield a couple years ago did you happen to catch a big group of kids and a couple Dads walking through the marsh? if so That was My kids and their cousins, myself and my brother!

@@dalekoop2207 I can't remember, off hand, but it was nice meeting you on the river today.

Thanks!

@@dougvanwinkle3431 Hey, thanks Doug. Glad you liked it!

@@terrymckenzie8786 This time the town seemed less ' vibrant' (for want of a better term) than on my previous visits. Maybe because it was later in the year...3 Rd week of August. My other visits were in July, still warm and crawling with tourists.

@@davebeningfield yes I can see you driving it was quite. End of the season. I think you were at moose-hide gathering to the same time I was there is 2022. Sept is for us old farts. ….No kids. I remember there was an older German guy running the hostel. Been there a long time. I was there in 1978 when I was working in the Beaufort Sea on the oil rigs. There were two different dancers at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s. The day shows were consertive bloomer kicking. The late night show was more Risqué . A Vegas production. Real good. I see your daughter in her Klondike dress and she looked smashing. Seems like you still had a great time and the fishing was good. 👍

@@jonpovey6301 we plan a reconnaissance trip early next week to see how the channels and pools have changed over the winter and summer months.

Hi , I am Mark

Hi Mark. It was nice meeting you the other night. I've been looking at some of your videos. You are an artist!

@@davebeningfield Thanks!

It takes a drive. I think I put 7500 km on the old van this trip

That's actually quite a good idea! A reward for putting your time in for a good cause.

@@RalphHify Yup, Apocalypse Now and The Heart of Darkness were the two linked items I was referring to. Apocalypse Now was a modern retelling of Conrad's story, which took place in the Belgium Congo in the 1890s, I believe. I'm pleased you managed to watch through until that part, I know this one's a bit long. Also, we actually didn't spend a lot of time fishing, just casually here and there, and still found a lot of small, healthy cutties, which surprised me as it looked like marginal water - this time of year, at least.

From the lack of leaves on the trees and the general 'wet' look of the film I think late November or early spring - just after the snow goes. It's much prettier in the summer kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ7baGyBp7imr9k