Fly-Fishing Idaho Backcountry Rivers

Backpack Fly-fishing for Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout on Idaho's best backcountry streams, including Kelly Creek, Big Creek, and the St. Joe River.

[@benperschau1115]

This is my home water. Glad you had a good trip. I have explored the winds and beartooth with my brother for almost 20 yrs. doing another trek in September. Love your style, cant believe I just found your u toob

[@chazsklenar4815]

Wow love this video. In my experience wearing gloves wipes the slime off the fish more then I would like. Other then that awesome vid.

[@dysonmorgan7753]

Thanks for putting out these videos Rich. I love watching them

[@src4526]

glad to see you back Rich! i need to get out to the Idaho country this summer. thanks for the inspiration!

[@brettwood5810]

outstanding video. Beautiful place!

[@cobalt01972]

I really enjoy your videos Rich. Keep them coming please.

[@BabyBilly1989]

Nice vid! I remember running into a large bull trout (~26") on Rock Creek in Montana...it kept chasing trout and whitefish I had hooked like in your video. Finally (not realizing at the time thats its illegal to target them) I just threw on a big streamer. Got it to chase several times and take once, but never did hook it. Still a vivid memory!

[@brettcocking6728]

That's a long trip from Kelly to Big Creek! Looks like you guys had a very solid trip!

[@noelslater822]

Wow, that must've been a fantastic trip! Beautiful fish, water, and country! Sharing it with good company... would you call that heaven? 😏

[@Goyahkla100]

This is TV worthy filming here. Thank you for not spoiling it with annoying music!! Great job guys

[@clwhite81]

We use to catch 20” plus bulls on panther martins on the selway river here in Idaho. I miss the good old days.

[@tatsuya727jp]

Great!! I really like this fishing

[@tl56kmair]

I just found this channel. My wife is from Idaho, we now live in Utah where the rivers are so over fished its crazy. I am looking to fish Idahothis next year. For all those going on about removing the slime layer and killing the fish. Marine biologists scrape samples of slime to check the health of the ecosystem. If slime is removed frequently fish have the ability to increase their slime glands to reproduce slime more quickly. Isn't nature amazing!!

[@SuperSeabass77]

Beautiful!

[@UtahFishingChannel]

Beautiful fish! Great video! I just subscribed to your channel.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video

[@danielsells9814]

Mt Favorite place in the world. although I usually fish the NF. Thanks for the video!

[@phhdvm]

hi Rich! just found your channel ans subscribed

[@davidlinsmeyer8665]

Awesome!!

[@barryhanenburg3833]

spectacular

[@thedude1056]

Awesome video!! The St. Joe is like my second home. so glad you were able to get into some gorgeous bullies around black canyon!

[@williamwojcieszek4320]

Isn’t black canyon on the north fork of the Clearwater? North of Kelly Campground?

[@joshcrandle5374]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing! Are the locations in order or mixed up in the video? Headed to Big Creek in August, just trying to get an idea of the terrain.

[@mlbchamps1908]

Josh, how did you do on Big Cr? Just got back, want to trade notes?

[@DrJohn493]

Giving your video a thumbs up for introducing me to these 3 Idaho streams. Good information for planning next summer. But please use nets and take the fish pix with the trout in the water.

[@spooncer8481]

I am 14 and live in Pocatello Idaho and have never caught a bull trout. What is the name of this creek.

[@TheShon42073]

Thanks for sharing. I'm a long time northern California flyfisher moving to Idaho next spring. I'm rally looking forward to learning all bout Idaho trout fishing.

[@HIT_TV]

Your video stimulated me!! It is a fishing channel in Korea. I will visit you often! Let's be friends!🐟🐳🐠❤️❤️

[@Firebladeweb]

Great. I love fishing in North Korea for majestic and supreme trout.

[@jackmcmanus1238]

Awesome video but please take off your glove when you hold fish. (2:55) there have been many studies showing the horrible infection and damage caused to the fish when handling with gloves or dry hands. It removes their protective slime.

[@dreadlockbanana]

I saw this and was surprised he didn't know this given the fact that he can cast well haha

[@steverockwell5074]

RIP to all the trout in this vid who were mishandled.

[@bowmanfishingadventures7610]

Make sure hands are bare and wet! That cloth can cause damage and fungus!

[@stevevaughn9093]

Is targeting bull trout legal in Idaho?

[@danielhowe5435]

Yes, catch and release only, but legal.

[@benperschau1115]

I know y’all “know” fish, but prob best to minimize the time out of water. Those wild native fish are special. Love your stuff rich. You let book on Rocky Mountain fishing, kinda like my bible over the years. Good stuff.

[@coryolsen6658]

Was you guys not having fun.The one guy looked like someone pissed in his cereal.

[@aaronsessions2940]

couple things wrong here- first of all, it is illegal to take bull trout out of the water in Idaho. Second of all, why would you use a piece of cloth as a tailing glove? Woven cotton/polyester wipes off the slime layer that protects fish from diseases. I don't want to believe you killed the trout from handling it that way, but you certainly put a protected species of native trout at a higher risk of an early death.

[@Idahohighcountry]

Aaron Sessions You are incorrect about removing bull trout from the water in Idaho. It is actually legal to take them out of the water for a second to remove the barbless hook and snap a picture then they need to be immediately released. I agree with you about using a piece of cloth for a tailing glove they should have used a rubberized landing net...

[@b-rich6]

The bandanna thing is weird what the @#$@#$? is this a trend? who thought that was a good idea?

[@travisbarden152]

Do you guys not have any respect for these gorgeous Idaho trout? How about we learn some fish handling skills and start by not just tossing the cutties back into the water - is it that strenuous to kneel to the water and let them go? How about a net for less strain on the fish? How about not pulling bull trout 5 feet outta the water? How about not using a cloth to wipe all their protective slime off? Painful to watch.

[@kaislosser9497]

slime = gone

[@jacksonhayes688]

Please use nets next time when handling these wild cutties. That way we can enjoy them for generations! Great video otherwise.

[@DrJohn493]

...and please refrain from holding them out of the water up in the air for a photo. Same here, great vid otherwise.

[@russbjorn9248]

Your ridiculous

[@KeyofDavid5778]

Plastic Nets are the best and wet your hands before you pick them up. Beautiful country that's my backyard😊

[@66Cardiff]

Stop using fabric to tail the fish. The fabric rubs the protective slime off the fish. Get a rubber net. It will not rub the slime off when wet.