Tenkara in the Iowa Driftless - Vlog #68

[@jblocker6613]

Nice video, enjoyed watching!! I’ve been trying to catch a brookie there ever since I found out the DNR released some fingerlings a few years back. I haven’t tried with my Tenkara rod yet, maybe this fall 🤔

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

Glad you enjoyed the vlog and thanks for commenting on your brookie angling efforts. Please let me know if you happen to succeed at Little Paint!

[@AdventuringWithSylwia]

Very nice video and what a lovely place to fish.

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

@@AdventuringWithSylwia Thanks for your nice comment. I’m definitely looking forward to going back in the cooler months when the creekside vegetation has died off a bit!

[@stevehorswell2371]

Another enjoyable video. Thanks. In early June, I spent the better part of a day fishing Little Paint Creek. Similar to you, it was predominately rainbows closer to the campground and browns farther upstream. I didn't see any brookies on that day. I'm hopeful we can establish native strain brookies on more streams in NE Iowa.

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

Thanks for the comment Steve and for adding another valuable data point to the discussion. I'm not sure what the right answer is. I think the South Pine Creek habitat of Iowa natives should get the most attention as far as protection, even if it means leaving the brood stock alone for periods of time. The Ash Creek (WI) Strain brookies in Pine Creek seem to be doing okay.

[@blueridgeflyguy9551]

Great video Gary!

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

Thank you Mike. It would have been so much better with a brookie in there somewhere...

[@blueridgeflyguy9551]

@@tenkaraintheiowadriftless I love brookies…so dang hot here that I am just waiting for relief…maybe in October I will be able to get on my beloved mountain streams with my ONI

[@chadlake3590]

What are you using to unhook the fish? Good day to fish.

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

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