Fly Fishing Wild Browns, 45 Minutes From NYC - Wooly Bugged

[@northeasternfly]

Had an absolute blast fishing with you Mike!

[@WoolyBugged]

Same Dante, we will have to get out again some day!

[@polarizedoutdoors]

The brown trout were plentiful that day. Looks like an amazing stream to fish. Thanks for sharing another great one

[@WoolyBugged]

They were eating, and cool place. Thanks for the comment Polarized.

[@dap4052]

What an amazing video! Great job Mike and Dante! Thank you

[@WoolyBugged]

Thank you!

[@jimreed3904]

wild browns ! incredible footage as well, thanks again for taking us along.... and I did not get one bug bite lol. peace..

[@roncarlsonblackwolf2463]

Mike Awesome video can't wait until the next one 🎣🎣🎣

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Ron!

[@roncarlsonblackwolf2463]

@@WoolyBugged you are welcome

[@jamesgaravet5832]

Glad to see you have been making videos again

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks James! I appreciate you watching 😃

[@dalesheehan9404]

Hey Mike! Having spent the first 50 plus years in NJ it’s nice to see a gem like this still exists. Beautiful stream and beautiful fish. Thanks for the video?

[@WoolyBugged]

You bet Dale, thanks for the nice comment.

[@jeffrey9055]

Another very cool video! Kind of amazing that wild browns like that can be found in NJ. I miss your usual opening with the birds chirping, ect.

[@WoolyBugged]

I’ll leave the music out next time 😁

[@rayraff5068]

Nice work Mike. That hole with the tree and rock wall looked money!

[@WoolyBugged]

That spot was $$$$

[@WhiteDogTrailCompany]

Great video Mike! Beautiful water, beautiful wild browns with some nice size! Great stuff man!

[@WoolyBugged]

Thank you friend, appreciate your support.

[@WhiteDogTrailCompany]

@@WoolyBugged You were one of the first channels I ever followed Mike. I'll watch anytime you're on the water! Drop me a line if you're ever coming up into Upstate NY or VT.

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Nice theres more wild browns in places we drive over everyday and would never think to try it lol

[@scottrick5190]

Hey Mike, great video...neat stream, really nice brownies...thanks!

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Scott, was some nice water

[@Fugu_28]

Awesome video you two! Beautifully shot and gorgeous fish! Hope to see more like this 🎣

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Matt, appreciate the comment and you watching.

[@ianjones6910]

Another great video. Believe it or not, that stream, in its lower sections, looks like a lot of the headwaters of the rivers that drain into Lake Ponchartrain, that I like to fish; in their lower sections, they're wide and swampy, ringed with cypress trees, but get up in the red hills to the north, and they're sandy bottomed creeks, with actual moving water. Of course, no trout down here, but a lot of spotted bass and bream. I just got back from 10 days in the Smokies - caught my pb brown...these browns were strange - all very silvery, and extremely aggressive - they would shoot right across several feet of pool to get to my fly or nymph.

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks for the sharing, I have to get to the Smokies!

[@Joewylie3]

I went to SLU. I enjoyed the Bogue Falaya from Red Bluff through the St. Joseph's Abby to Covington. Just east of SLU is Chapapela creek. It flows out of Zemurry Gardens and into the Tangipahoa just North of 190? The Tangipahoa itself was fun too. Never tried the Abita.

[@nonewherelistens1906]

Pretty stream, lots of nice fish, a couple of decent size. I would call that a good day.

[@theminnowmaster7816]

That was awesome!!

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks for watching!

[@christineplucker6959]

Another great video. Love/hate the fact that you didn’t spot burn👍

[@brianmacelroy636]

Thanks guys great video !!

[@bahamajim1998]

Fantastic video man !! Keep it up 💪

[@Pwrcritter]

Wow wild browns in jersey who woulda thought?

[@ledraps22]

Thats one of my favorite creeks for NJ brown trout fishing, spot at 12:16 is one of my favorites and there's some great spots going upstream if you want to hit it when that "establishment" isnt active , usually Sundays i found they dont operate. spot at 12:45 actually is new to me that looked like a sick spot. have you guys ever found brook trout in that creek? I've yet to unfortunately in that whole creek.

[@northeasternfly]

Hey there! Nope I have not. Wouldn’t be surprised if they are in the upper most section.

[@ledraps22]

@@northeasternfly Yea i love how it looks up there, too bad there's mostly houses and private property as it runs through some really cool looking boulders/plunge pools etc. I'm a fan of PA fishing but need to explore NY and catskills more lol so i sub'd hoping to find encouragement in your uploads :D

[@northeasternfly]

@@ledraps22 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 the Catskills are a very special place. It can make for some difficult fishing. Just like most bigger water, persistence and learning the nuances of the system will help you garner more success.

[@jackrinderer7916]

Is this hacklebarney state park ?

[@ledraps22]

@@jackrinderer7916 if you guessed correctly i wouldnt say yes. It's not hard to find this one, it's actually on the state digest magazine in the WTS section. There are online copies on the state's official website. have fun exploring!

[@NickAndCaroline]

💪😎

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks for watching Nick and Caroline!

[@TheRk1111]

So, New Jersey hasn't stocked Brown Trout since 2017 in the water you fished or in the whole state?

[@ledraps22]

New Jersey F&W doesnt stock browns, but club stocking/private stockings still dump in browns on their private waters, which eventually spread out and swim around public waters. They're pretty obvious to identify; they are normally torn up, fat, and ugly lol. You can still find these club browns in the major waterways where the clubs stock on occasion, they often holdover. Most brown trout in NJ is wild however and it's an easy tell based off how they look (like in this video) Along with browns, i think clubs/private stockings also dump in some Tigers and palominos or whatever you'd like to call those orange gremlings lol. Most clubs are not in smaller headwater creeks like this, they often have property on main stems of the popular trout streams in NJ. So you will find most headwater creeks like the one in the video feature mostly wild fish. Not that the stocked fish havent been found to swim upstream for miles. Tight lines!

[@northeasternfly]

@@ledraps22 everything he said ^ 100% accurate. The state hasn’t stocked browns since 2013.

[@mikeroberti8525]

@@northeasternfly additionally, I don’t think NJDEP would give permission (permit) to clubs or individuals to stock a listed “wild Trout” water. I have also caught a wild rainbow in this stream. It was maybe 4”-5” with par marks.

[@billthebutcher118]

With the way gas is right now it hurts driving to wild trout streams here in PA with where I'm at .

[@WoolyBugged]

Couldn’t agree more! If you are driving around a lot you’re either rich or willing to waste money!

[@billthebutcher118]

@@WoolyBugged I was just out on the breeches this morning within 45 minutes from home with no luck. I also realize it's not good fishing with spinners right now and I don't fly fish so I'll have to wait until a nice fall overcast day to fish for trout again.

[@WoolyBugged]

@@billthebutcher118 ya many of the freestones are getting to the point of not being able to ethically fish for trout.

[@MandeKoehler]

Muito top

[@WoolyBugged]

Thank you Mande!

[@themazamen]

My personal rules when fishing for wild trout in NJ…..1) lie by at least 3 counties where you’re fishing; 2) always walk at least a 1/4 mile in the wrong direction on the adjacent road to throw vehicles passing by off; 3) if anyone does see you, lie and tell them that you only caught chubs and small sunnies; and 4) if a stranger or even a friend is really pressing for spot you caught a fish in your photo, just tell them the Gorge. That place is so hyped up that they’d believe it and 1 more angler is not going to make a difference.

[@WoolyBugged]

This video was shot in the Gorge, don’t you recognize it?

[@themazamen]

Touché……..Truthfully, I avoid KLG as it gets too crowded.

[@northeasternfly]

@@WoolyBugged lolllll

[@uni_shadow164]

Mike, You need to check out the Ken Lockwood Gorge in High Pointe NJ! Fly Fishing only stretch and we have been doing well there! My buddy caught a Brownie weighing over 5 Lbs. recently on a Brown Drake nymph tied by Holsinger's fly shop! Some good size Rainbows too!

[@christopherlynch6548]

Looks awesome. Tired of driving from NYC to Neversink (1.5hrs) 45 mins sounds much better!

[@mikeroberti8525]

Did Dante provide the access permissions to fish some of those sections of that stream or was it all public, you never said?

[@northeasternfly]

The water we fished was entirely public.

[@russsages1976]

I know that spot !

[@christopherlynch6548]

Where is it then?