Catching trout out of a PUDDLE?? (Fly Fishing)

Colorado Day 6 - The continued hunt for Rare Trout!
Cutthroat trout were the first trout species recorded by Europeans in North America. They are now divided into over a dozen sub species, most of which occupy less than 10% of their original range. The greenback cutthroat is not only one of the rarest subspecies of cutthroat, but also one of the rarest trout in the world. Recently Colorado made headlines when they recorded their first ever wildly reproducing pure strain greenback cutthroat trout. Which leads me to this video… Although the fish in this lake and it’s adjoining creek were once touted as being greenback cutthroat, these fish are actually not pure strain greenbacks and likely a hybrid of some sort. So I’ll let you be the judge… how much weight do you put in pure strain native fish? And how much does that effect where and how you fish?
I ended up catching a bunch of trout out of a tiny creek. The creek was full of a hybrid greenback cutthroat trout which was a blast to catch. The fly rod I used was a Renegade Black Series Combo in an 8'4" 3 wt. Most of the fish came off of a size 22 gnat. Any other questions just ask!

[@waikarimoana]

Awesome day, great water and a few beautiful Trout landed too.We New Zealanders were gifted our Rainbow Trout in 1880s from USA and now we have world records catches.Such a beautiful Trout you have in that steam.Tight lines and greetings from Down Under,, Tony.

[@michaelsmith7193]

It sounds like you’ve been doing some productive research into the pretty complex history of the greenback - well done! I think the more anglers can know about the challenges and intricacies of conserving rare species the better. These fish need our concern and our help. That little stream was a jewel … but I couldn’t help thinking how fun it would be to use an ultralight tenkara rod there! Many thanks for this episode - your videos keep getting better and better!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! For that creek a tenkara rod would've been awesome.. The lake would've been a challenge though

[@pricerowe557]

Dude your video quality has become outstanding. I look forward to every new video that you guys release! I’m gearing up to fight crowds at Shenandoah National Park tomorrow in search of some east coast brookies 🤙🏼

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! We've got some east coast brookie videos coming soon!

[@e50s65]

Theres no need to fight crowds in Shenandoah if you go to the southern part :)

[@pandaa3876]

amazing video wauw the intro is very powerfull hope you hit 100k before 2023

[@lanecountybigfooters5716]

I find it amazing that you find fish in these tiny creeks! You make it look so easy :)

[@keitechswingimpact1018]

Wow. The video is great. The incredibly beautiful nature, fishing with a fly and such beautiful fish. In short, everything is correct.

[@briljantje9583]

John, I really admire your skills to fish these small creeks. Well done.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@brooktrout8568]

I love your videos, they are informative while not being pretentious like some fly fishing channels/big names may be. Thanks!

[@zumalot]

You were making some awesome call shots. I would've loved to see that species back in the day, but certainly glad you did. The cutthroat jumping out of the water for a dragonfly was very cool and something many will never see. See you next time and thanks for the content.

[@bb-fe9ur]

Beautiful video quality and excellent editing. Trout are found in incredible environments. I just love wild trout wherever they might be.

[@hardmanfishing]

You and me both! Thanks for watching and for the kind words!

[@johnbruce2868]

Great technique at 1:55. Presumably a very light tippet to float a fly down perfectly on water that still and clear.

[@levanmindeli7621]

fantastic place and amazing video 😂✌️

[@davidleimeister5027]

What amazing colors on those little fish!

[@larryhudson4511]

Love the small streams! I'm surprised the bow and arrow cast was so accurate with the wind. I usually land the flyline on the ground and let 2 or 3 feet of 7x carry the fly into the water. I had a great day once by landing the fly in the overhanging grass or bushes. When a fish came up to look at it i twitched it into the water. Lots of em jumped up a foot or more to grab it.

[@THEDUDE912]

Learned something new about these natives. I think brook trout are the only native trout here in NY. I admire your skills at casting these tiny creeks.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@onikuman]

Incredible stuff

[@tatuli4514]

Thats a realy good vid idea nice man keep the work up

[@patjordan1955]

Pretty cool to have an opportunity to fish for those special little guys!

[@patjordan1955]

Another great video! Thanks!

[@obozomustgo5449]

Jon, incredibly beautiful trout. Amazing creations of God for us to just admire.

[@codyrussell2268]

Super cool man, that creek was crazy. The lake fishing reminded me of how fishing for Lahontan’s went for me last year, they were just cruising along the shores and eager for dries.

[@robertwilcken8431]

Love the greenbacks! I caught one many years ago in a lake up the hill from loveland. A ranger came by and asked if i caught one. I said yes and threw him back. The ranger was happy. Big Tiger Muskie in lake too. Chomping on trout

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

Beautiful fish and terrain. When I was growing up I was taught that fishing was hunting too. Watching you stalk those fish along the bank brought back a lot of good memories. 👍 on that last fish. And always tight lines. Tony

[@hardmanfishing]

Hunting is one of my favorite things to do... I literally just got out of the woods. But that's partially why I enjoy this type of fishing so much. Thanks for watching Tony!

[@jimmymani]

Bad ass! The best days have bluelines and stillwaters. Nice work.

[@adamcoons4700]

What a beautiful video the adventures you are doing are what I am looking forward to doing myself

[@janikjanik6182]

Legend of Busters scrugs GOLD RIWER

[@mokaey]

when i was a kid i caught a 450g fish outta a creek like that. was like a staircase coming down a steep mountain from a lake, pockets. each pocket had a straight vertical drop about 1m or more. trout are incredible

[@hardmanfishing]

They really are!! Thanks for watching

[@SnappySnapfire]

What a awesome fish thanks for sharing. Wish we has trout like that here in Minnesota. The ice fishing is a great time.

[@jedclampett6466]

Fall colors are beautiful.

[@yoyoyo9669]

just amazing i have only ever fly fished for pink salmon in squamish bc bucket list for sure

[@realgilfishing]

Those trout are beautiful!

[@jimgollach6202]

I fish where and when I can. I do my part to take care of the fish and there environment. Our time on this earth is very short. Enjoyed watching. Tight lines. 👍

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@fishtacos89]

Holy sheet. I was just at this creek and lake and a few other like a month ago. Keep it hush. We want the greenies to survive.

[@zedricgerardo289]

Bro! The video quality!!! 👌👌👌

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much!!

[@tylerormsby4061]

Your intro was wild, word wizard or somethin, love the videos bro👊🏼🤘🏼

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Those trouts are rare and also beautiful. Great video.

[@michaelmacleod]

Good with some butter on the pan!

[@appleseeD552]

DUDE, you have taken micro fishing to a SERIOUSLY nuther level!😳 Beautiful catches man!🙂👍 Great vid as always bro and I gotta ask, was this filmed over by Andrew?🤔 Love vidz my friend and as always...Peace ✌😎

[@henryleslievermont6004]

Awesome looking fish! :)

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks!

[@rachelfredrickson65]

I’m so curious… my seven year old son watches your videos and has become obsessed! What was the lake called that this video was filmed at? He swears he knows the spot!

[@slayinstanger9511]

Fishing native and wild waters is a big deciding factor for me. There is something about the purity of catching a fish in an area where the population has always lived. Fishing stocked and non native and wild water just doesn’t give me as much satisfaction

[@DeeMoback]

Yup...... good stuff

[@andikarizki]

Good morning 🌄 sukses fishing 🎣👍

[@bennosal6268]

Jon- great casting in this video those puddles arent easy to shoot at

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

[@lucianovelazque3583]

Excelente 🐟🌲👍

[@darylwilliams26]

Magic🎣🐳👍

[@fangan4770]

Awesome and beautiful landscape too. Looks like bear country. Do you have any weapon with you for self-protection?

[@jimmyneutronium4016]

Love the videos man. I wanted to ask what gear you use to film. I want to start filming and taking some pictures when I fish for my family and friends. Love the insta too!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! We mostly use gopros to film with. Our pictures and b roll is shot with one of 2 Panasonic cameras. One is a lumix G9 and the other is a lumix GH6. Thanks for the kind words and best of luck on filming your adventures!

[@chrismitchell2782]

Let me know. When you make it to crane creek in missouri lets meet up on a Saturday we have cuts here

[@Paulpoission]

Surprising that Brook Trout weren’t the first, although if you are counting them as a char (which they are), I can see that

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep you're spot on. Brook trout are technically a char, therefore cutthroat were the first trout discovered.

[@bjrollick5262]

Is there a reason they aren’t breeding and stocking green backs? Or are they stocking and they just don’t hold?

[@indecisive2690]

Me pesosnslly coming from nz I mainly try to target wild rainbows and browns stock trout are around in our water ways and put up much less of a fight compared to wild but they still will pull ya to your backing

[@hardmanfishing]

Agreed, wild fish are superior!

[@alexandernguyen884]

Where did you find that lake

[@redneckahhboy8296]

yo where is that place its so nice

[@axejaka8498]

Have u ever seen a warg on that hill?

[@zacharymarchewka6413]

Can you leave a link to the net you have?

[@adamcoons4700]

What size line are you using hardman im guessing 7x ?

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep! And some 6x

[@youngleathermaker7633]

Hey we’re is this fishing spot is

[@JoshuaGregory-km7un]

What net do you use

[@josemarquez21]

I’m curious too

[@johnkinsfather64]

What fly are you useing?

[@jimmymani]

It's in the description... size 22 gnat.

[@outdoorwilderness5299]

Do you use dry fly or wet fly?

[@hardmanfishing]

Dry fly mostly

[@somerandomguy706]

It's almost like asking what defines something as a species.

[@johnkinsfather64]

Would anybody know what they were catching?

[@hardmanfishing]

I still don't know what I'm catching or what I caught

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

The question is... Who put the trout in the puddle?

[@SILENTMOTIONS]

Dudes fishing in ragnarock ark

[@azeldaisbeast9873]

Henry cavil doing some fishing

[@azeldaisbeast9873]

Am I only one who noticed?

[@lucapaoluzzi2547]

bro these are all baby fishes

[@vasyatrex7641]

poor fishing

[@RondoOfChaos]

i will never understand the point of people that fly fish, using such a unconvinient way of fishing.

[@alexisnnicolass]

Un vídeo genial , saludos desde argentina, podrías mostrar tu equipo de pesca , ninfa, ? Gracias

[@perkunas2147]

Where is the big fish?😂