Land of GIANTS: THE GENERATIONAL GRASSHOPPER EVENT! Big Rainbow Trout, Clear Water & GRASSHOPPERS

Grasshoppers are an annual event. Depending on the prior summer's egg laying and this spring's moisture and temperatures, some years can see a boom in numbers of grasshoppers and other years a bust. One thing is for certain, fly fishing with big grasshopper patterns can bring some of the largest trout in a trout river to the surface, hunting a big, easy meal. In this video we encounter a season in which a small tailwater river chugs out gin-clear water that enables us to spot the huge trout, while a boom in grasshopper numbers has these giants hunting grasshoppers. This is the once in a generation grasshopper event that we stumbled upon.
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[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Fantastic photography! I’ve fished August hoppers in the Bow, the Crow, and other Alberta waters and there is no doubt it is wonderful every season. But your water conditions as shown are like nothing I’ve ever seen. Thanks for sharing!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Absolutely a great time of year. But as we mentioned, it was a once in a generation set of conditions and man was it fun. And also why we held it back for 2 years so people don't charge there in hopes of this when it just can't be. :)

[@backpackingireland8624]

Absolutely outstanding 👌👌 The filming is just amazing, you guys sure know how to present excellent features. Epic fishing, superb trout #blessed ! Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@jensenflyfishing]

It's great to hear you loved this one:) A truly remarkable day that really only comes around once in a lifetime on certain waters. Welcome to our channel btw and thanks for your appreciation of our work. We hope you were inspired to subscribe!

[@Riverbugger]

Wow what a beautiful day and the emerald green water was amazing!! Will be Hopper dropper fishing Tuesday here in Idaho. It’s hot so shorts and minimal gear for sure!! The hoppers are everywhere here this year. Most I’ve seen!! Great video coverage on those hoppers!! Nice bows Amelia!! Woohoo and hell yeah all in one !! Man that take on that brown and bow in the end was epic!! Nice bow as well Dave!! I enjoyed every second!! Great job folks!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

We were so happy to catch that river as clear as it was, as it normally flows a lot milkier. Hope your plans to hopper dropper fish this week turn up aces for ya. Perfect to get out and take advantage of the heat and seeing those critters everywhere. I (Amelia) was really beside myself that day for the fights and incredible trout landed. Glad you really liked this one. A crazy fulfilling day of sighting the fish and then getting those big mouths to come and eat our huge flies. Thanks again for watching.

[@CRASH333able]

Just love it, this has my heart pounding. NZ season is just two weeks away, rivers are still dirty but hopefully they will clear in time. It won't be long before the brown beetles and sedges hatches turn up and then in early summer the river is alive with Cicada song. It always amazes me how a dead stretch of water can come alive when a hatch starts.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Well it's good to induce that kind if reaction in a few people! 😁 There's nothing like a day on the water with a hatch and trout taking notice. I bet thise 2 weeks can't go fast enough for you! Hooe you have a great start to your season.

[@paulebennett9342]

Man i love you videography. So talented. Your my faforite two anglers to watch

[@jensenflyfishing]

thank you and glad you enjoy these :)

[@MrIndyjoe]

Wow, truly a day like we all dream of! God is good.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Yes, they rarely come around but once in life, so you simply have to take them in and really enjoy them to the fullest:)

[@lonewizzard8456]

Mind-blowing footage. Perfect net job on that grande brown.

[@jensenflyfishing]

gorgeous fish that one - well they all were but that was a fun one to watch! :)

[@waynegill4954]

nobody does fishing vids better than you two. Can't wait for the next one.

[@jensenflyfishing]

We appreciate that!

[@thomastero4662]

I love when they charge 10 feet downstream to eat a fly. Pretty rare event. Great video.

[@jensenflyfishing]

There's no questioning they want something when willing to move a long distance, that's for sure!

[@raymondviccaro7489]

Now that's the way to enjoy the day fishing.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Some of the best! Love big mouths and big hoppers 🥳😎

[@myselfandi3574]

Man that was fun. Loved Amelia's enthusiasm and that music at the end matched catching the piggies.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Super happy to hear you dug it! Kind of a fun tune that can get in your head a bit.😀

[@paulebennett9342]

Beautiful

[@jensenflyfishing]

a great video, this one :)

[@TheFlyrodder68]

Outstanding!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Glad you liked it!

[@jaymill9036]

You two are living the dream!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Certainly enjoying capturing days like this.

[@jimc4839]

I've never seen such outstanding phography. Loved this

[@jensenflyfishing]

Glad you enjoyed this one. It was fun. Look for part 2 in Sept :)

[@dakotahaynes1143]

That looks like the day of a lifetime!

[@jensenflyfishing]

It really was.😄😎😃

[@jerryhulsey9618]

This is the best video I've seen in a while. Looks like a blast

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you.

[@SugarDad1]

Excellent work on the production of this video. Congratulations on an outstanding day of fun!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you. When the opportunity presents like it did this day, the camera never takes a break. Glad you enjoyed it

[@brysincrump7651]

Beautiful video Just fished grey reef Wyoming today and they love there hoppers

[@jensenflyfishing]

Awesome - it's the time of year for big eats on flies of big foam with crazy legs

[@cormackjames]

This was amazing, what a great piece of video as well! Excellent!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you, that was a great summer and heaps of fun :)

[@davidnorman4398]

I guess I'm #1. Great "jump" shots in this video! What a bunch of tanks!!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

They all had some serious mojo in them and that was sure fun to capture from the high vantage points:)

[@timmayers4965]

I fish in the UK and we have some great fishing but this is on another level. The fish and scenery are stunning. Great production and photography too

[@jensenflyfishing]

This was one rather incredible day that we never would have seen coming quite like it did. When conditions and feeding trout and bugs align the magic sure happens. Thanks for your appreciation.

[@ppacal1098]

The slo mo work at the beginning was very well done 👏

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you. It took some doing!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

It’s that time of year . Thanks for the video

[@jensenflyfishing]

You bet!

[@tchrist7743]

Awesome video!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

glad you loved this one - a stunning year that one and great to finally share :)

[@angiekelley693]

What a crazy day! Incredible!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Some days you set out and you have hopes, but those are crushed in a good way by shear epicness!

[@dabberdan3200]

Been nailing the trout with caddis flies and grasshoppers on The Snoqualmie River but it’s getting closer to our Salmon Runs so it’s going to transition from flies to drifting Corkies and yarn. Stoked for kings this year

[@jensenflyfishing]

Nothing like Kings for an epic battle. Hoppers, caddis and kings sounds like a good late July to Sept :)

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

Do not think I have seen a more perfect You Tube video 🎣👍

[@jensenflyfishing]

Heaps of fun in this one for sure - from watching the hoppers to the trout reactions :)

[@caseycravens7062]

Great takes and nice soundtrack.

[@jensenflyfishing]

thank you - this was a fun video to put together. The forthcoming Part 2 is possibly our favorite of the two :)

[@jonedmondo8806]

Those are some big Rainbows!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Sure are.😀

[@markneumann3087]

Nothing to say but “EPIC”

[@jensenflyfishing]

And fun! 😊🍻🥳

[@yvindsolstad8719]

Thanks for yet another great video! No hoppers here in Norway, but big flying ants can create similar situations. Loved the music and the editing on this vid🤩

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thanks for watching and enjoying! We had fun on the creative side with the music and editing, so sweet to hear it was well received. If you're not groovin' to the movement of those hoppers and jumping fish then ya just don't get the beauty of it! Ooh, flying ants can be a lot of fun too. 😁

[@philabowl8073]

Wowzers!!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

It was a pretty insane day alright!

[@JJ-kz7sm]

Great video! I was good at the intro!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

those are some fun hopper eats for sure! :)

[@alanfoster8444]

Wonderful xx

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you! 😊

[@joedennehy386]

Wonderfully made video. Here in New Zealand once in 7 years, thete is an explosion of mice. That can be pretty spectacular for big, big trout

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you :) Those mouse years are rather incredible for turning 4 or 5lb frames into 12lb giant piggies!

[@eziobenzoni1987]

Top video

[@jensenflyfishing]

Thank you!

[@dankochanek8056]

Hoppers my favorite. Tomorrow !!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Bang 'em! :)

[@dankochanek8056]

@@jensenflyfishing Sweetgrass hoppers were killing it yesterday!!

[@donlundy6291]

cool

[@jensenflyfishing]

A fun day for sure!

[@mmmbass6068]

I hate videos like this - they make me regret not seriously taking up fly fishing all those years ago. Never too late i suppose! Awesome stuff thanks.

[@jensenflyfishing]

today is an opportunity. :)

[@matthewmakarewicz7250]

Beautiful as usual. Prairie falcon fly through at the end?

[@jensenflyfishing]

Good eye, we loved that. That was a pair of Kingbirds tho - always flittering about the bush about the hillsides :)

[@FlyFishDan]

That didn’t look fun AT ALL!! Nice job as always capturing the moment. Cheers!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Nope, no fun at all!😉

[@kriskiellandLTS]

6:10 top left corner of the screen, you´ll see a fish go up and eat lol

[@jensenflyfishing]

always fun to look at the whole video :)

[@ClaudioHuebra]

Muy buena pesca chicos!!!, qué río es?, en qué país? Les cuento, aquí (Patagonia Norte, Argentina), tenemos el río Limay, con arcoíris de ese tamaño y truchas marrones aún más grandes!, yo he hecho pescar a mis clientes marrones de hasta 7 kg!!, conocen el Limay?, lo han pescado? Reitero, excelentes capturas estimados!!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Great stuff. We're glad you enjoy that river in your neck of the woods! We don't name waters as it would be irresponsible of us to do so, given the extent of our following on all social platforms.

[@flyfishingguide1991]

13:44 to 13:46

[@jensenflyfishing]

kingbirds crossing :)

[@differentfins]

Absolutely amazing photography! Exceptional fishing action! However I feel like the music in the video removed a little of the epic feel, I know opinions vary. Still a great watch despite the tacky tunes lol. Cheers!

[@jensenflyfishing]

Glad you enjoyed the visuals. We'll never please everyone on our music choice, we are well aware of that.

[@theineptflyfisherman]

great stuff as always. you need to put the nsfw tag on this one, those hoppers are freaks! 😲

[@jensenflyfishing]

:) A once in a generation event does that!

[@joebig8885]

Amazing video!! I love the slow Mo of the takes incredible skill on the filming/editing and on the presentation! What body of water is that? Thanks for all you do keep up the good work!

[@jensenflyfishing]

It was a day on camera we won't forget any time soon. Truly amazing to have had the opportunity. Thanks again for watching😊

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

Are Drones going to be the "new" guide tool??? Not all water is this clear but, boy does it give you an edge... You can even "scout" up or down river to see if it's worth fishing.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Guess you have to figure out which comes first, the spotting then the decision to fly the drone or finding fish by drone then the spotting. If you're ethical it's the former and the drone is simply a tool to share the art of spotting and another angle of what you discover first with your eyes. All the best.

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

@@jensenflyfishing Really not saying if it's good or bad, simply another way to find fish. Bass fishing is marginally a sport as the fishermen are literally taking videos of the lakes to search for fish. Next will be scouts out searching for Deer, Elk, etc. And directing hunters to the animals.. It was bound to come to this...

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@SDPBALLCOACH well, there is a fair/ethical chase statement and there are lines within that statement that really need to be honored. To us, if you find it through your own means, wonderful, use other vantages to share as you've found. But never to find/locate fish & wildlife, that just wreaks of unethical to us. But, with 8B ppl on the planet, define "ethical" for anyone else. We're just sharing our line of how we feel about things for us. :)

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

@@jensenflyfishing Uhh, ok...

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@SDPBALLCOACH just more a thing of having a larger audience and having to be definitive is all :)

[@mikejessmax]

The grasshopper porn was something else. Oh yeah, nice fish also.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Glad it garnered some attention. We were getting worried it was going unappreciated. Gives new life to pounding sand. 😉

[@shawnbaird2015]

Is that Plat???

[@jensenflyfishing]

no, sorry. But we bet there's hoppers there right now :)

[@mpmfishingandoutdoors3609]

Wow my jaw dropped let me know if you guys are down to film a video together

[@jensenflyfishing]

A pretty unique day that's for sure and not one that will likely happen like that for a long time again, if ever.

[@mpmfishingandoutdoors3609]

@@jensenflyfishing never say never there will always be another time just gotta stay positive and talk to people and kinda go and explore

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@mpmfishingandoutdoors3609 ummmm, not on THAT river. We've had plenty of great days and poke about heaps but on THAT river those conditions (dictated by dam control) won't happen for another generation because dam repairs only happen that often to that scale. :)

[@rodcolvin6341]

Too bad you can't eat the fish from the Bow. The long term effect of the creosote plant in Canmore pollute the water making the fish dangerous for humun consumption.

[@jensenflyfishing]

That and 5 million flushes a day.😉

[@hernluis1]

Where is this? I'm moving and buying a house on the river.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Have fun with that :) We think you missed the part that said this was a once-in-a-generation set of circumstances...

[@devinolson9053]

Great video! Other than the hopper porn. Keep it PG next time fellas🤣

[@jensenflyfishing]

who knew ovipositing could get you banned from MTV? ;)

[@malencid]

What country are you in and time of year?

[@jensenflyfishing]

Canada 2 years ago so there's no real relevance to today!

[@JP-dz7zu]

Reported for grasshopper fornication

[@jensenflyfishing]

Brings new meaning to the term "pounding sand". Which you can do if we get banned ;)

[@flyfishingguide1991]

How do people call other fishing channels better than this one? Ignorance, I suppose.

[@jensenflyfishing]

Ah, there's 8B people on the globe and people love different things. Just glad some enjoy as we share! :)

[@joedennehy386]

Mate you're the ignorant one thus channel has excellent production values but I've seen plenty of better trout videos especially from New Zealand people fly fishing for double figure fish, people fishing the canals for trout up to 30 lbs, people popper fishing in the sea for 60lb kingfish. And that's just one tiny little country. Get out more champ

[@big1dog23]

Can't she afford a new hat?

[@jensenflyfishing]

Can't you focus on a positive?

[@big1dog23]

@@jensenflyfishing It's a joke a old hats rule!

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@big1dog23 emojis are important 😊😇

[@big1dog23]

@@jensenflyfishing Too old, how do you do that, lol?

[@jensenflyfishing]

@@big1dog23 : ) = 😊 or ; ) = 😉 otherwise the recipient is left feeling a little attacked 😉

[@dadangus100]

Shut up with the Hollywood drama music. The excitement and beauty of fly fishing should be enough . I stopped watching when the music drowned out everything else . If you've been fly fishing did you take your Ghetto Blaster with you?

[@jensenflyfishing]

We love people that don't first ask why there's music and form aggressive opinions without asking. Those slow mo eats are filmed in hfr video on variable frame rates... which have no audio. And that of course forces issues in editing and it goes from there. Have a great day.

[@paulebennett9342]

Wow this is truely a land of giamts. Funny thats what we call a hard to reach section on the Missouri river north east if Helena MT

[@jensenflyfishing]

the title is really a play on that name of that reach :)