Streams like this make Fly Fishing INCREDIBLY Fun and Addicting!

I'm truck bed camping and exploring North Carolina. I've made my way to this amazing stream and completely shocked by what I've found. Not only is it one of the prettiest streams I've ever seen...it's loaded with trout. I caught browns, rainbows, and brookies. I fished a dry/dropper rig (explained in the video) and at times a single dry...everything caught fish.
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[@Netherflyfish]

Whenever I see mountain laurel or rhododendron there's always trout...fun flyfishing. Bob

[@jamesgaul3544]

Western North Carolina is so beautiful, great video!!

[@tomobrien1038]

That stream is absolutely breathtaking. I love it when you catch the trout tri-fecta, bows, bookies and browns in one outing

[@russellogden8071]

Love that type of water

[@cabinvibesebaystore8956]

Thank you 🙏

[@Malcolm_Q]

Nice. You pulled a lot of fish out of that stream! I liked the size of the brookies. And a trifecta. 😊 Yes, all of us need more days like this! 🎣

[@TightLineTodd]

This creek is 15 mins down the road from me! It is my absolute favorite! 95% of my youtube videos are from there. Glad you enjoyed!

[@chesterpielock8824]

Exhausted from fishin!!!!!!! What beautiful life,LOL

[@LooknFishy]

Haha so true!

[@michaelvannoy7566]

COOL

[@bobhammond8067]

Some of those little holes looked dang deep!!!

[@gregwatts6735]

This place is Appalachian AF 🤩

[@cabinvibesebaystore8956]

New sub! Liked 😁👍😄

[@LooknFishy]

Thank u much!

[@guiart4728]

Luxury fishing! Room to cast and beautiful water! No bushwhacking…sizable fish … perfecto!!!

[@LooknFishy]

Exactly...need a few of those on extended road trips!

[@zealps1223]

Holy moly! Was sitting here working and frustrated. Clicked on this one I hadn’t seen. So cool taking a timeout and watching you shred rainbows, brooks and a nice chubby brown. Listening to the rapids and birds chirping… nicely put together video. Thanks, Drew!

[@billschlafer]

Fantastic Drew! Brookies, Browns and Rainbows: the Trout Trifecta.

[@LooknFishy]

I need more streams like it in my life!

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub ! Liked 😃🙏☺️😄

[@chriscapune7873]

Wonderful day!!!! 😀🐈🐾🐈‍⬛🐾

[@LooknFishy]

For sure was!

[@davidwillis4223]

So many nice size brook trout. Wow.

[@LooknFishy]

Good times for sure!

[@rodritchison1995]

The North Carolina trout trifecta. Very Nice.

[@LooknFishy]

Super fun stream!

[@Rockchalker89]

That's an amazing stream! That last brown was a monster!

[@LooknFishy]

Crazy fun day. That brown was super fun!

[@1werewolf]

Yes, looked pregnant. That or eating very well....lol....

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Beautiful stream!

[@LooknFishy]

Truth!

[@johnboyd6198]

Nice video Drew. Keep telling us about your set up why you change flies etc. if I’m not careful I might learn something. Looked Like some nice stockers.

[@LooknFishy]

I'm definitely trying to remind myself to explain what I'm doing and not just fish! Definitely nice stockers which have been properly educated making for a fun challenge!

[@jimorsi8236]

This has to be the epitome of fly fishing! Wow! So good I had to watch it twice. Keep up the great work Drew!👌

[@LooknFishy]

Well thank u x2!

[@grahamhunt6421]

Working the shadows with dark flies. Your mantra of dark days dark flies couldn't have been shown better than this day. Just about a perfect day.

[@LooknFishy]

It was such a good day!

[@twizad]

Welp, I guess I need to go find this spot. What a great stream/camping setup.

[@FroBritt]

That is like a NC dream stream. Thanks for sharing your adventures, Drew.

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely a dream for me!

[@jrigs30]

Another great video!! thx for sharing and enjoy your trip!!

[@LooknFishy]

Thank u much!

[@scottrick5190]

Wonderful day Drew...this Creek is a beauty...keep up your adventures, thanks!

[@LooknFishy]

Will do!

[@lynella6073]

Oh man… how awesome and a beautiful stream! Thanks!

[@LooknFishy]

That stream was incredible!

[@paulnelson5204]

Man! What a stream!

[@LooknFishy]

Super fun day!

[@russelrogers2540]

Very nice piece of water. Very nice brookies and "that last brown was a monster".

[@LooknFishy]

Had all kinds of fight in him too!

[@jimpyle560]

Great looking water and quite a collection of trout.

[@LooknFishy]

That stream was crazy fun and a total surprise!

[@heppisaxm8316]

Super mister,nice fish,splendid creek and magnific. Thank you!

[@LooknFishy]

Thank u much!

[@fishingamericathegreatadve4349]

The creek and scenery are gorgeous. Great video.

[@ericintampa9352]

good stuff drew. thanks

[@LooknFishy]

Much appreciated!

[@riversandcoffee]

Yep, now that's a good day... As soon as I saw the stream it was a success, even without the trout...oh and then you added the cold beverage..a great trout adventure indeed... thanks 👍

[@LooknFishy]

So true I enjoyed myself for sure!

[@Hustis1]

Beautiful! Are those stocked or wild?

[@bogdang5950]

What the hell, that last brown, maaan! Beauty of a stream indeed, love it!

[@LooknFishy]

Pretty streams and fish with shoulders are a good time!

[@liveaction3759]

Drew I like to watch your videos and relax ...but today it was just ACTION ACTION AND MORE ACTION!!!😁

[@LooknFishy]

I'm glad the video captured how it was for me...crazy fun day!

[@scottnock5241]

That was tight line heaven!!! Beautiful stream!!!!

[@LooknFishy]

Seemed like everything I fished worked!

[@trentwoodland4183]

Drew... you're hard core man. Love your content. That stream looks amazing! Small stream fishing is one of my favorite ways to fly fish. Keep the vids comming!

[@russellogden8071]

Are u gonna do a black stone recipe

[@LooknFishy]

I might if I get some time. Mostly tying for trips right now.

[@larryhudgins6988]

Another outstanding video Drew. Its crazy how much the Forest has greened up since you started this trip.

[@LooknFishy]

Haha, I watched an older video from the trip and had the same thought. I didn't realize how early I started lol!

[@k.mike2687]

I haven't watched any of your videos in the last couple weeks. Man, what a video to catch . Your NC trip is really turning into something special. Thanks for sharing.

[@13jonnyray]

Super cool video. Loved seeing that hopper drop!

[@LooknFishy]

Me too!

[@13jonnyray]

@@LooknFishy hahaha. I bet you did 🤣🤣

[@charliedecker2333]

Great video, you make it look so easy😁

[@daveharper5844]

Glad to see you move to 6x tippet and give the fish a fighting chance - well done !!

[@LooknFishy]

By fly fishing your giving the fish a fighting chance. I choose the best tippet to get the most eats but also land them as quickly as possible and released as strong as possible. You've convinced me to share a video I edited from this day but hadn't decided if I wanted to share. That big brown nearly died bc it fought so hard and it took almost 4 mins to land. I'll share it soon.

[@garykolanda5208]

All of your hard work researching the streams has definitely paid off. What a fab day!

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely did. The next few days are some of the best times in the series!

[@MattMooreE9C]

Nice work Drew! This is definitely one of your best videos(in terms of quality of fish) in a while. Those fish were beautiful brother, and that last brown was incredible! Cheers!

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely a fun day!

[@havelockchristianchurch8477]

Thanks Drew. Wish I could try out my Tonka Prince on that stream!! Another splendid video!!

[@LooknFishy]

Thank u...gonna Google that?

[@havelockchristianchurch8477]

@@LooknFishy Tonka Prince is an 80 to 90 year old split cane rod. A delight to fish with. All the best!!

[@JoshEthanJohnson]

may have missed it... what state you in? looks great

[@LooknFishy]

NC part of an ongoing series and also in the description

[@chesterpielock8824]

Drew ,that's got to rank up there among the top ten streams you've fished! Love those streams along eroded ledges! Cheers,Chet

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely one of the prettiest!

[@uni_shadow164]

Drew!! I am going to be in North Carolina late August on vacation (Smoky Mountain area). This stream would be right up my alley. It's spacious, big boulders, large holding pools! How do I find a stream like this...Can you provide some info? I only practice release.

[@michaelcapurso]

Jackpot!

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely!

[@GTSierraFly]

DAMN thats some great work Sir !!!!

[@LooknFishy]

Thank u much!

[@PILOT64D10]

Great video, makes me want to get out to the small streams. I live in TN, but I never found a grocery store that didn’t serve beer, maybe a rule before 12pm on Sunday. I think you might have hit the only one in TN. I’m looking to setup my truck as a camper too, and start trout stream camping. Thanks for the videos

[@LooknFishy]

Yea, I talk about it in the camping in TN being a felony video and others said it was an anomaly! My truck camper has made it possible to do this...no chance I could do hotels or even tent fee camping for weeks...Definitely wish I did it sooner. Especially since gas is crazy!

[@johndelaney8405]

@@LooknFishy great videos Drew, it's all relative regarding gas pricing. I live in PA, orgionally from Ireland and spending summers there. Gas is almost $10 a gallon here. But Fishing has been awsome however nagivating the fishing clubs and permits on water i fished freely as a kid is a little frustrating but i manage. 😘water Temps also getting high 66f yesterday, but makes for great wet wading..I'll be back in the US in September for Steelhead action on the lake erie tribs. Check it out...

[@chesterpielock8824]

Drew with the streams your fishin , you should try a short 2 or 3 wt. Mucho fun! Cheers,Chet

[@LooknFishy]

I like the reach of longer rods myself!

[@creedm3040]

Great video for sure! We have some great streams here. As I’m sure you know, you have only touched the surface. Best!

[@LooknFishy]

4 weeks was a blink for sure...and that's just trout water! I dig NC!

[@ericharmon7163]

That last Brownie was a fat boy!! Nice stream. It's nice to see this eastern trout fishing series.

[@LooknFishy]

Lots of cool areas and I want to see them all!

[@JA-ds2cc]

Were you fishing on a fish farm? What a great stream and loads of fish. Nice variety of species.

[@LooknFishy]

Haha felt like it at times!

[@viking7560]

Must be a local beverage ordinance. Try Unicoi or Carter Counties in TN, Cherokee National Forest.

[@LooknFishy]

Yea heard it was just a random place!

[@antoniomora1255]

Addicting you say and you ˋre every bit right. Perhaps my count isn ˋt right but to me it was 10 brookies, 6 browns and 5 rainbows (maybe 7 browns and 6 rainbows?) I don ´t know where to start. The stream is pure bliss to your eyes: the purity of the water which is gin clear. You feel like drinking it! And its features and surroundings…its solitude… The variety of species, the powerful fights they put …and the more than decent size of all the catches, especially that of the brookies! No less than TEN brookies of that outstanding size! A fishing trip like that renders you in a mental state of euphoria for several days. When I myself have had a successful fishing day in a beautiful wild environment, especially in autunm, I could not cease to talk to myself “How beautiful is fishing…” and also to my friends, who would surely think this Antonio is a little nuts. It is also a feeling of gratitude for being granted such a joy in a beautiful natural environtment. A superb video. No more adjectives are needed.

[@LooknFishy]

I wanted to write most of what you said in the title but I'm limited to 100 characters...glad it came off as I experienced it!

[@michaelhilinski7889]

Imma try your top shelf hopper on some PA natives this weekend. Thank you for your contribution to the sport!

[@LooknFishy]

Been solid everywhere else. Please let me know tho!

[@jimmymani]

North Carolina tourism board ought to hire you. I'm ready to vacation there!

[@LooknFishy]

I gotta figure out how to make that happen lol!

[@robertfahey7967]

Best fishing videos out there! You mentioned that you were a Navy veteran - I am as well. You don’t seem like the typical “swabby” to me - were you a spec war operator?

[@LooknFishy]

Had a video up once (removed it later) that talked about getting dropped in 3rd phase of bud/s with class 214. I guess somethings stay with ya! Spent the rest of my enlistment on the aircraft carrier...John C Stennis CVN 74.

[@robertfahey7967]

@@LooknFishy Ok - makes sense to me now. I was in the Gator Navy (USS EL Paso) over in Beirut in 1983. We had some “long hairs” spec war guys and some Teams guys onboard for periods.

[@joshuaschumacher2777]

I would buy a book you put out Drew. You seem like a wise guy with quite a bit of things to write about.

[@LooknFishy]

I'm only on chapter 1 of my life I hope but maybe I can get that worked out someday. Be a cool project!

[@garyshinn4626]

I never saw anywhere in Tennessee where you couldn't get a cold beverage. There may be a few places but they are few and far between.

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely one area that dud not sell in the grocery store but did in the gas station...I talk about it in the video about camping being a felony in TN...the vid was really about the beverages but I got too fancy with the title lol!

[@skippylippy547]

LOL! Drew, don't you get tired of catching all those fish?

[@LooknFishy]

Haha, can that even happen!

[@samuelmottweiler3833]

I’m loving these videos especially the dry fly action. I’m headed to Raleigh in a couple of weeks. Do you have any suggestions for places to fish around that area?

[@badendings1733]

for trout your going to have to go west, don't know raleigh to have any streams like that, youll run into them 2 hours west of raleigh probably.

[@jimgollach6202]

Nice stream and nice fish, but I have to ask is this a delayed harvest stream that requires some effort to reach? The quality and quantity of the fish has me wondering. Nonetheless I know it was a fun day. Enjoyed watching. Tight lines. 👍

[@LooknFishy]

Well...it definitely didn't require much effort to reach and has inspired a new video which I share at a later date!

[@Eazy.905]

Which brand of 6x fluorocarbon do you use?

[@LooknFishy]

I've used orvis, SA and cortland but pretty much stick with orvis now bc they have been really good to me over the years. In the past, I bought seaguar red label or berkeley 4lb at walmart and respooled old tippet spools. The biggest thing is if you want 2 or 3 lb flouro and a diameter smaller than .006 which is 5x. 6x is .005. 7x .004...which helps tying to small flies. So...I buy the fly fishing equivalent in 6x or 7x and whatever is cheapest at walmart above 4lb ... really long explanation lol!

[@Eazy.905]

@@LooknFishy That’s great info, thanks. I’m learning a lot from your videos.

[@paulthurston7068]

Wonderful trip Drew! Question for you: do you tie your dropper from the bend of the hook? And if so, what knot do you use?

[@davidhayes338]

Awesome video. I really appreciate being able to see the strike indicator on every drift.

[@LooknFishy]

My Top shelf hopper stands out and gets eats!

[@kimnielsen7449]

Big Brooke’s

[@LooknFishy]

Definitely a fun stream full of plus sized stockers which throughly enjoyed!

[@garyrafferty7625]

Wow ... some HONEY HOLES on that stream! ... and not just pan-sized brookies like you see on many Appalachian trout stream. That brown at 12:20 was a hog. Is that section above or below a lake or reservoir? ... he looked too fat to be a stream fish.

[@LooknFishy]

No these were from a special regulation area...nice sized and educated fish. This is what streams could be like if had some type of catch n release reg...crazy fun with low crowds!

[@garyrafferty7625]

@@LooknFishy that fat brown probably had a few brookies in his belly.

[@sammysnead9670]

I'd pay you for guide service on that creek!...

[@LooknFishy]

You'd be cursing me an hour in...that's why my kids don't fish anymore lol!

[@naideneocampo]

I always love to hear that stripping sounds

[@donknox3945]

I love your videos, any chance you’ll tell us the streams you’re fishing. I’m over in Raleigh but would love to check out a few of them too.

[@LooknFishy]

I promise if I named these...you would not find them like you saw in the video. But I used the mapping tool I shared in an early video titled as such...it was easy to find and I live in Arkansas.