Fishing the Most Beautiful Desert in the USA for Wild Brown Trout

[@FlickyFlies]

Check out www.flickyflies.com to see a selection of my nature photography! Thanks for watching.

[@SeanMillsFishing]

Very cool. Been catching tilapia and bluegill on my tenkara's here in Cape Town....

[@FlickyFlies]

Is it the same bluegill we have in the U.S. I wonder? That sounds awesome!

[@SeanMillsFishing]

@@FlickyFlies Yes it is. We have large mouth, smallmouth and spotted bass as well, all :imported" from the US...

[@goldpanvanman]

Great video, well done 😊

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks so much!

[@JoeBtfzplk]

They say trout don't live in ugly places, and you're proving that with every video. Thanks for taking us with you.

[@FlickyFlies]

Plot Twist: My next video coming out is from a gray winter day catching stocker rainbow trout in the Denver South Platte downtown! (It isn't)

[@JoeBtfzplk]

@@FlickyFlies Been to downtown Denver. You don't have to take me there. (I didn't catch any stocker rainbows, though.)

[@FlickyFlies]

@ did you catch wild rainbows? Carp perhaps?

[@JoeBtfzplk]

@@FlickyFlies Unfortunately, I wasn't there to fish. (I was just in downtown Denver. The closest I got to the S. Platte was driving over it on one of the bridges.)

[@FlickyFlies]

Haha I gotcha!

[@Hancock-r2v]

The biggest brown trout hang out at the where the river gets really warm guys right on the edge of where trout can't live is where the biggest ones grow

[@FlickyFlies]

Is that something you've really noticed?

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

Really stunning location Chris, and you captured it as well as anyone could. Fun to see you sneaking up on those browns in that skinny water. Really well done, thanks! A thought: people can have deeply spiritual experiences that have nothing to do with belief in the supernatural. I think you had one on this trip. 🙂

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks man! It really is my favorite place to fish. You're right, I suppose I did have a spiritual experience in that way :)

[@DriftlessCryptoToo]

Tremendous! 🎉

[@FlickyFlies]

Appreciate you watching!

[@michaelsmith7193]

A beautiful stream beautifully photographed. Many thanks for this, and for all your videos this past year. Here’s wishing you more wonderful adventures in 2025!

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks my friend, here's to next year!

[@reecemcnaughten4160]

I've also got a sandy bottom

[@FlickyFlies]

Oh yeah baby!

[@rambling_rob7035]

Ghosting trout is not good. My old "home waters" was where I got to grips with life, and reset myself. High in the San Juan Mts, nowhere better. Cheers, Chris. Have a great Christmas.

[@FlickyFlies]

Home waters in the San Juans! That really is my favorite area in Colorado, though I haven't ever fished there funny enough. Need to change that. Have a good one too my friend.

[@adamr1162]

The juxtaposed petroglyphs and graffiti was awesome. Definitely should protect and respect wild places!

[@FlickyFlies]

Yeah man, I definitely thought it told a story, albeit a bit of a sad one. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@reecemcnaughten4160]

I've tried fishing a few promising holes with no bite also Last call… And then you walk home by yourself cool story aye

[@FlickyFlies]

We've all been there.

[@slimpickins9124]

I think someone said a long time ago that it is not about the fish, it's about fooling them or something like that.

[@FlickyFlies]

That someone is smart! I get a lot of value from all sorts of aspects of fishing. The places it brings me is probably my #1. Just catching a fish and fooling them is great too, size doesn't matter too much. At least, I don't chase it. Catching a big fish, however, really can feel amazing and get the heart racing like nothing else in fishing.

[@tomdwyer8974]

Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon?

[@FlickyFlies]

Answered your other comment!

[@tomdwyer8974]

Was this Sedona, AZ? I Tenkara there almost every week. It’s the most beautiful spot I’ve ever seen.

[@FlickyFlies]

No sir, although I really want to visit there!

[@jonhenke1504]

I know people like to keep secrets that you could at least tell us what state you're in!

[@FlickyFlies]

Sorry man, just isn't needed for a video of this type!

[@jonhenke1504]

@FlickyFlies it's not like I'm asking if it's in Sedona like one person was asking. If you said the state it's in there's no way anyone's going to pinpoint where you're at or even get within a hundred miles!

[@FlickyFlies]

@ I hear the argument, not trying to be a pain I just don’t think it’s necessary to enjoy the video. I know when I’m looking for spots and people drop a state, personally, it helps me a lot in narrowing down the search!

[@FlickyFlies]

@ btw, I almost deleted the Sedona comment but I felt that just saying nope was fine. But if we really think about it, now people know it isn’t Sedona and will help narrow down that search. Idk man, I just don’t think it’s necessary or helps the streams stay healthy. I know people have other opinions about that or call it gatekeeping but I fall in line with not giving out details if I’m going to film and show a place.

[@pecosnick45]

@@FlickyFliesOh please, like you didn’t tag the state on your instagram.