This River Was Amazing-and a Pain to Get To! (Tenkara Fly Fishing)

In this video I make the slog to a remote stretch of seldom-fished water-and boy it was worth!
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DATE FILMED: September 2022
LOCATION: Wyoming
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[@michaelsmith7193]

That was a really beautiful water - and lovely fish! Where I grew up in the Midwest, a smaller stream was a creek - almost always pronounced “crick.” Thanks for sharing another great outing!

[@melissafrye76]

My husband and I were talking about that very thing! A 'crick'. 😆😁

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks Michael! Some older folks out here call them cricks, but I think that's not as common with younger people.

[@kats1978]

Even the tone of your voice changed when you change the rod. The confident and easiness of use was shown in the cast.

[@Indy_at_the_beach]

Here in California we call them creeks. A stream implies a slightly larger slower moving creek. Then we have rivers that can be as small as a creek. When I lived in Connecticut we called the tiny forest creeks brooks.

[@brentditton7214]

This was probably one of my favorite episodes. Very peaceful and it just flowed. Has to be one of the most beautiful small rivers/streams I’ve seen. Beautiful country. Great fishing. Loved it!

[@TenkaraAddict]

It really was a gorgeous place to fish. And the fishing was great!

[@roydrink]

Damn it Tristan, I’ve been watching you for so long, I found myself saying “see ya buddy” when releasing fish…

[@jeffreybrown3603]

This was another wonderful video and an absolutely gorgeous river. Loved your comment where you stated "...and no people" since that is the ultimate experience when trout fishing to get away from all the "noise pollution". As for me growing up in WV and currently residing in AL the term "creek" is commonly used for streams slightly smaller than a "river". I use the term "branch" for a stream slightly smaller than a "creek". Keep sending the videos - I absolutely love them!!!

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Man those streams, rivers, creeks, brooks or whatever you want to call them always look so clear and inviting that it makes me thirsty. I know it’s weird and I don’t know why but it does. Sure would like to fish a few of them that’s for sure. Very cool video! Looking forward to the next one.

[@Ostrom38]

I live in Arizona. We call them washes! 😅🌵🦂🐍🌵 When we happen to wander up to a mountain, then we call them creeks just like you. Gorgeous video Tristan as usual! Great job finding 3 species in one area!

[@sean4236]

its crazy how you always know when you're gonna get a strike right before it happens, and can mark it with an arrow. 😆 that's a really cool feature to have on a camera. the most advanced fish finder ever.

[@daveboise_2222]

Actually, he has his camera synched to his drone. The drone has a polarized lens and spots the fish, then calibrates with the GPS on his camera to put the arrow on the fish. It's crazy now. Not like the old days.

[@jeremyvelkoff1487]

Tristan thanks for another beautiful fishing adventure. Here in PA we call small streams Creeks, but some are also called Runs. Once you get to the North Eastern region in the Pocono Mountains and North into New York where the Dutch originally settled you see streams called Kills ie the Beaver Kill in NY or the Bushkill in PA.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Very interesting! Thanks Jeremy.

[@ppinckney]

@@TenkaraAddict Small creeks here in northern VA are called runs, but I haven't found a fishable one yet.

[@dgracia18]

Started fly-fishing in Oregon in 1976. Then moved back to California in 1987. In both of those places we'd refer to the water you're fishing as a small stream. Next step down would be a creek. Then I moved to Vermont in 1998 and found out what small streams and creeks really were. Water was very skinny in most places and anywhere you found 2-feet of depth, you fished because that's the only place where there were any fish. We called it fishing the buckets. Often the stretches in between them were only ankle deep. In the Eastern US, particularly New England and New York a body of water is not called a river because of how wide or deep it is, but rather by how long it is. You get a small stream that runs 20 or 30-miles in length and it is always named as a River. The White River in Vermont is a big River at least by width, and plenty of it is 3 to 6-feet or more deep. It had been a really badly polluted river that was cleaned up and is now one of the cleanest rivers in Vermont. I remember driving up to it for the first time and thinking, "Yeah! now that's a river". I always do a stream sample of a river I'm fishing for the first time to find out what lives in the river and which bugs are near to hatching. Then I compare the bugs that are close to hatching to my fly selection to pick out one the right size, shape, and color, to fish with. Usually I'll check out the stream or river in the shallow riffle above a pool or run I'm going to fish. I did that in multiple places there and didn't find mayflies, caddis, or midges, which was disconcerting. Finally found some above one pool and sure enough caught a few fish downstream from there. They were heavily planting the river near the village at White River Junction and basically if you fished something that moved you caught 8" very silver snub-nosed trout with deformed fins. If you weren't fishing there within 2-weeks of planting though, don't count on catching anything - whatever hadn't been caught has died. Evidently it fishes much better now as it has remained one of the cleanest rivers in Vermont. The Battenkill is what I would call a "real river" in Vermont by West Coast Standards, but not a particularly big one. More of a medium sized river. CA, OR, and WA have a lot of big rivers (too deep to wade and very wide) that get salmon and steelhead runs and those are big Rivers like the Klamath, the Eel, and the Smith in CA. The Battenkill actually holds a good population of brookies and browns, but they get very heavy pressure so you have to imitate what they are eating at that time of day and if you can't get a dead-drift, you won't catch fish. A big exception to that is in the Fall when the Browns get ready to spawn. Then they will be all over streamer flies. Moved to Virginia in 2005 and they have a lot of brook trout creeks there. They also have some big smallmouth bass rivers like the James, the Shenandoah, the Roanoke, etc. There are a few larger rivers. One is the Jackson River but access is very complex on it due to "King's Grant" claims. The bottom of the river has been claimed by adjacent landowners as being included in their original land Grant from King George II (prior to King George III of Revolutionary War infamy). The state actually verified their claim along 4 sections so you can't step on the bottom there. You can float through it but that's all. To exacerbate that, adjacent properties that have not been legally verified claim the same and legal boundaries are confusing to say the least. The Jackson is a tailwater fishery where they maintain the water temperature within 58° to 60°, which is great for trout. They maintain that temp from Garthright Dam releases for the paper mill several miles downstream but it is perfect for trout year-round. There is lots of great brook-trout, small-stream fishing there. It's similar to what you have in this video though not as many wide stretches and lots of canopy overgrowth instead of clear overhead like we're used to out West. Short rods are the rule there because of skinny creek width and canopy overhead growth. Moved back to the west coast in 2015 and live in WA state now. rivers close by are all salmon-steelhead Rivers and they are big rivers. I live close to the Skykomish River so Salmon and steelhead runs are close by. Been using my Spey rod for that for the last 4 years or so. Most of the good trout fishing is at least a couple of hours away. There's one Blue-Ribbon River, the Yakima, which is a big Western River by all definitions. In Western Washington most of the rivers are big. Eastern Washington has some smaller rivers. Haven't found a lot of fishable creeks around here but that doesn't mean there aren't some. Still more exploring to do...😁

[@ericintampa9352]

That rainbow take was sick. If you told me heaven looked like this creek, I might act right. lol thanks Tristan, enjoyed it.

[@EvilBlonde1]

Well, if you can find a place where you can run and jump across it without getting wet.. it's a creek or crick.. it's a river if you get wet. A old Utah gal.

[@runningamok6473]

In central Pa it’s a stream or a creek. Some people say “crick”. We ignore those people.

[@ianjones6910]

BTW - when I'm in the Southern Appalachians fly fishing, it's almost always a "creek", unless it's a larger stream with "river" in the name. However, when I'm back home in the bayou country of Southeast Louisiana, it's - guess what - "bayou". If you're in the salt water marshes, and there's a small cut in the marsh, it's a "trainasse".

[@zer0deaths862]

Many years ago in Oregon me and my friend would go fishing together every weekend, and on one of our road trips we found a nice spot on the nearby river along the highway but it was down a very steep, almost vertical rocky hillside about 150 feet below. We pulled over at the nearest spot up the road and walked back down and took some rope and rappelled down the whole side onto the big rocks below and found a nice little waterfall about 4 feet tall and ended up hooking a beautiful 8 pound 30 inch steelhead right inside it. Just upstream a ways was loaded with thousands of trout of all sizes underneath a large overhanging canyon. Amazing trip in the middle of Summer. Will never forget that one, ever.

[@robertleslie2467]

My first tenkara rod was a Sato from Tenkara Rod Co. before the company was sold. Beautiful rod and whisper light. I can understand your frustration with a new rod that feels overly heavy and slow. The mind tends to shift the focus to discomfort of the feel of the rod and takes away concentration from the drift of the fly. On another note, I'd call that a creek. Another fine video flick. Loved it. Mahalo!

[@michaeltichonuk2176]

Beautiful water, river, stream, creek, brook...fish'n hole. 😁. Very scenic area no doubt! Multi spieces is always a Blessing! Well done, Tristan!

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks Michael!

[@sammcknight2113]

Really appreciate your efforts 😊 a small river is called a burn in Scotland ✊

[@TenkaraAddict]

Really? Huh. Never heard that word. Interesting! Thanks Sam.

[@tbaylo4034]

Was set up to back it on kickstarter, then I cancelled it. Glad I did.

[@rayhoskins4478]

Awesome Video! You have me thinking about adding a Dragontail Mizuchi to my Rods. Here in NC we call it a River for larger. A Creek or stream for medium small to very small. Keep up the great Videos. You really should have your own TV show on the outdoors channel.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks Ray! The Mizuchi is a great little rod 👍

[@Tenkara_Retiree]

Tristan, do you carry a gps locator so you can communicate with your wife, and call for help if you get into trouble? Awesome creek and fish!

[@melissafrye76]

What a good fishing day! Awesome!!

[@TenkaraAddict]

It really was!

[@MalkavianC]

Where I grew up in the south most things people call creeks are small enough to jump across

[@nickjackson5360]

Hi Tristan, thanks for the great video and all the effort you put into entertaining and informing. Much appreciated.👍🏼 Home is the UK where a water the size you were fishing is a "river" half that size would be a stream. I'm currently in Australia for 6 months. Here they use your system of brooks and streams (odd considering the herititage). Finding I'm near trout waters here I've purchased a Dragontail Mizuchi (direct) to have a good at them. The season starts here 1st October. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🎣😊

[@deanfirnatine7814]

A 9-12 inch fish every four minutes or so is pretty darn good

[@big1dog23]

Find a stream like that with beaver ponds and the fish should be much bigger. Upper Laramie and some of the streams in N Park CO.

[@genekied]

Excellent little river holding some nice eager fish, what more is there to want for. I could camp there for days and never tire.

[@jeffspeth2722]

Wisconsin here. Creek is predominant. There's a few brooks as well.

[@peters7025]

Another great video. Here in the uk many streams smaller than that are called rivers, we are after all a very small country. However the equivalent of your "creek" would be in Scotland and the far northeast of England "burn" ,in northern England where I live "beck" a word of scandinavian origin. Further south in England they are "brooks" a word of anglo saxon origin. Various other names such as "water" or "gill" are used mainly in the north of England. Creek is used over here but always seems to refer to a sea inlet.

[@leemowers9395]

Great little stream, thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@richardingraham6353]

Good to see you fishing the little pockets that many overlook

[@lanecobb4150]

As a kid in Media, PA, my home water was Crumb Creek. Now in VT (a lot older) streams that size are mostly called brooks. Brooks flow into rivers.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Interesting! Thanks Lane.

[@georgespence590]

Beautiful place to fish , in S.E. Pennsylvania we call water like that a creek (crick)

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks George!

[@thetommantom]

I got a huge cat fish rod braided 30lb line and I would get a couple hooks here couple lures there try this try that it was like going to the bar and I prefer to fish close to the banks of ponds or from over top of a canal and this is definitely my style

[@Abolish101]

Nice brown trout at the falls 👍. Good variety in that river 🎣

[@schadowolf]

Always great to watch your videos, relaxing sounds of water, exhilarating catches!

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks for watching!

[@PashaDemin]

God damn, i like tenkara fishing a lot! I hope within two days to go fishing for trout, graulings and chubs.

[@robertperman8967]

Sweet stream👍👍👍

[@jimzechmann3491]

When will you have any swag for sale? I would gladly support the channel by purchasing a Tenkara Addict shirt or hat! I really look forward to your new video every Saturday morning...keep up the great work!

[@ryanshields4842]

I'm from Pennsylvania and I would certainly call that river a creek. Most people around here pronounce it crick. We have streams that are four or five times as wide and deep as that and they are still called creeks. People around this area would think you are hilarious for calling that a river!

[@ryanshields4842]

Ps, great video man. You are one of my favorite KZbinrs and have encouraged me to get in to fixed line fishing. Keep it coming man

[@dantheman9228]

In Scotland we would call that a large burn which is the word for any feeder stream going into a river or loch.

[@tenkarafanatic]

Here in the U.K. we call them streams and brooks. In fact they are often named brook. For instance local to me there is a small brook that runs through the small village of Wellow, so it’s named Wellow Brook. We never use the term creek here that I’m aware of.

[@DaleRossNET]

In North Carolina and South Carolina, small water is creek, then river.

[@Wildhare-uo5vj]

North Georgia Mountains we say crick or stream depending on the size. By the way, you sent me down the Tenkara rabbit hole. I own 4 rods now and have the feeling that I'm just getting started.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Welcome to the addiction 😄

[@barns.flydrift]

This is how my mind works (grew up in the PNW) when it comes to water; by size: River Stream Creek Brook

[@coughranjosh]

Non stop action today. Love that.

[@Klamath1970]

In Montana that is a creek. The creeks are tributaries to rivers. I wouldn't call that a river. Nice video.

[@TenkaraAddict]

I agree. I only called it a river because it's named that. It's the headwaters of a river that's much larger lower down. Thanks Steve.

[@georgepretnick4460]

In Pennsylvania, we say creek. Creeks get their water from runs. Creeks flow into either other creeks or a river. A river flows directly into a Great Lake or the ocean.

[@cdesfusa]

Always a pleasure!

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks Gerry!

[@edmiller4149]

Awesome fish on the longer rod. Better than anything I caught this year, sad to say. Thanks, Tristan.

[@fishingthelist4017]

I was waiting for that Brook Trout that completed the Appalachian slam. BTW, that is a creek in Alabama.

[@SquirrelmanShafer]

Most of us in PA would call what you are fishing in a stream or creek or (crick). Nowhere close a river on the East coast lol Tiny water we call a run. You will have to give the new Baby Rodzilla from Wasatch Tenkara a try!!! Took mine out for the first time Saturday!! Great rod!!! Thanks for sharing as always!! BTW our East coast brookies love the Utah Killer Kebari!!

[@petersmith6974]

I’m a dry fly guy in Yorkshire England.You got me into tenkara last year.Now I’m loving it and going to small “Brooks” in my area. Got 10 brown trout landed yesterday and 4 lost.from 4” to 13” long. I have the rod your not a big fan of. The max catch mini tenkara 9.5ft but is tiny and easy to carry

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks for sharing, Peter! I've only fished with the 11 ft (or is it 10.5?) Maxcatch Mini rod. If the 9.5 works for you, that's great 👍

[@dvdschaub]

I lived most of life in Texas and Arizona. Drainages were called either creeks or rivers. Now that I am in Idaho I see a lot of "forks," which is weird.

[@c.cabanilla8963]

Man it's tough hitting those creeks in the middle of nowhere!! Great job 👍 stay safe. I've been doing good on the Ogden river but it's usually one or two catches a trip.

[@TenkaraAddict]

The Ogden River is a great tenkara stream. And close to town!

[@charleshawes3670]

Ditch, canal, branch, creek, river the first two man made last three natural smallest to largest in Southeastern NC. Fished Doe River in TN size wise would have called it a branch if located around home. Enjoyed video as always.

[@jimpyle560]

That was really scenic and productive. We have creeks in the Midwest, ✌️

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks Jim!

[@nakedlakedip57]

In New Zealand we call it a stream, a creek is something you can jump.

[@j.ericswede7084]

I'm out West and I would call that water you were fishing a stream or creek. I've seen "Rivers" smaller than that. Regional variety, who cares what other regions call their waters. If anyone disagrees, "They're up a crick without a paddle." 😉

[@grahvis]

Where I fish in Wales, the smallest streams are called rivers, either the English 'river' or the Welsh 'afon', there is one odd exception I have fished and that is known as the Carno 'Brook'.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Thanks for sharing!

[@oldgold5848]

Small waters in England could be streams, brooks or even sometimes called rivulets, bigger ones then are rivers. Ones channeled in a pipe could be culverts. Man made would be canals, or known as cuts from where I grew up...but for every grammatical rule there are bound to be exceptions...

[@deanfirnatine7814]

English influence is probably why in New England they are often called brook or stream

[@allenjones2450]

I think of brook as a North East US word, I know in Md and Va, in my experience, you hear creek or river usually, stream is less common but used when talking about trout, ie. "trout stream". Side note: if you go to Acadia National Park, there are some of what I call a lake, as they're deep and you can't see the other shoreline, but they're called ponds.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing, Allen.

[@jeremydepiero8405]

I am from Oregon and we call small rivers, streams, creeks or cricks.

[@DanielBrown-hu3gi]

In Pennsylvania the word “crick”was often used.

[@addisonwb]

In Kentucky that is a creek, and a small one. A river here, you usually could not wade.

[@darrylhunt1]

Great video. Beautiful location.

[@kenjohnston2176]

In Australia we would call the water your fishing in today a creek, rivers down here are much much larger & deeper. Regards Ken

[@TenkaraAddict]

Usually I would call this one a creek too. It's just the headwaters of a river that does indeed get much bigger lower down, so it seems creek-ish here. Thanks Ken.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

That place is brutally beautiful!

[@TenkaraAddict]

Agreed!

[@richardbidinger2577]

The fish definitely seemed very healthy, they fought pretty well.

[@josepheiden2777]

Up here in NE PA I use creek. But a lot of folks I know mispronounce the word by saying "crook". In fact when I was growing up, there was a creek near my grandparents house in North Scranton called Leggetts' Creek. But my uncles called it Leggetts' Crook. True story.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Really? I know "crick" is a common way of saying it, but I've never heard crook. Thanks Joseph!

[@michaelcapurso]

Nice fish, beautiful location. I have the same Kita from TRC, really like it. First time I used a 3.0 level line and it did not feel right, second time I used a 3.5 and it shined. Also felt heavy the first time, got used to it quick with the 3.5 line.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Good to hear that you liked it. I'll give it another shot on more appropriate water with a 3.5 level line. Thanks Michael!

[@robertphillips3893]

I would love to be able to fish there. Some pretty nice fish.

[@gailasbury9978]

Course ya know, here in Montana, we pronounce it “Crik”. 😊

[@williammitchell265]

Whoever said that the the East doesn't use 'creek' very often hasn't fished in the Southern Appalachians, where anything but 'river' or 'creek' is very rare.

[@mikak1]

Funny you ask what word we use to describe a creek. I was hiking in the Eastern Sierra's this morning (Tenkara fishing of course) and I was thinking, is this a stream or a creek I was following.

[@carlosandreblatt]

Hello Tristan, in my área a Creek is a "riacho" 😂 About the Kits/Kiwami rod, i read somewhere that it was designed to reproduce the feel of casting and fishing of a bamboo rod. Well, seems like they dug a bit too far into it and reproduced the heavyness too.

[@TenkaraAddict]

It might just be something that takes some getting used to. I'll find out!

[@carybertoncini596]

@@TenkaraAddict I have a Kiwami and it took me a while to get used to it, but once I did I found that I really like it. I will say that it's not great in very windy conditions because it's just so slow the wind kind of starts taking over. I didn't get many trout on it - had some health issues when we got into the main trout part of our trip last summer, but in Virginia I did catch a ton of panfish and bass up to 2lbs, which was a blast.

[@aaronwilliamwallace]

Here in Northern Ireland, we call small rivers Burns, and anything smaller than that is a stream.

[@TenkaraAddict]

Huh, interesting! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@SparksFun]

If you are in Scotland your Creek is called a Burn

[@willienillie6337]

Man, that is river is a gold mine. You’re not taking any for dinner?

[@PapaTube-ep1nk]

Scotland wee call a creek that size a Burn.

[@c.cabanilla8963]

I got 18 small rainbows in one of my streams on the wasatch front today. Uhhh but I broke my rod...... It would not collapse at the end. And it splintered going into my hand. Yikes fiber glass hurts!

[@peterschmitt9802]

In Pennsylvania we have creeks

[@housatonicfreestyle3308]

In Connecticut we call them streams or brooks.

[@snakeoiler2921]

Streams and creeks from western Pennsylvania

[@erichicks2990]

brown trout are the best

[@chrismarch1896]

In Maryland it’s Creek… Big Hunting Creek, Beaver Creek…

[@TheKrisg50]

From So. Cal: I’d call that a stream. A creek would be a couple of feet wide.

[@willienillie6337]

Field and Stream.

[@travisbraman4597]

In Michigan we say creek or crick

[@jeffailey8908]

When you were fishing with that chartreuse furled line, it was way easier to see in the video. Not sure if it is because of the larger size of the furled line or the color. Have you ever used a chartreuse level line to see if it shows up better in your videos? It’s pretty awesome to actually see the line going tight when you get a strike!

[@TenkaraAddict]

I think it had less to do with the color and more to do with the thickness. That furled line is several times thicker than the level line I usually use. But no, I haven't fished with a chartreuse level line.

[@jeffailey8908]

@@TenkaraAddict Might be worth a try to see how it turns out.

[@thetommantom]

I've only ever caught like 8 fish between 2 people this one time I caught 4 by myself but I can't sit still lol I'll cast a couple times in a couple spots and I'm out not the best fishing where I'm from if I catch a good one I'll keep it and I'd probably only catch like 4 of them before I'd call it a day

[@kenuber4766]

It's a ...Crick!! Lol

[@Jason-iz6ob]

I’m from the eastern US and we say creek all the time. I wouldn’t even call what you’re fishing there a river. That’s a creek.

[@kimnielsen7449]

Here in Ireland it’s a stream

[@JohnSneed5502]

In the South we would call it a crick.

[@reaganwiles_art]

I'm in North Carolina, and my family always used the term Creek for almost any troutwater. Unless the name of the water was officially named River we used the term Creek. Now that I think about it there are quite a few Rivers which I would call Creeks if I did not know their official names, such as the watauga River and the Dan River in certain spots where it's width doesn't seem to justify the term River. My family is of Appalachian stock and I think we all tend to use the word Creek or Crick, c r i c k.

[@reaganwiles_art]

Now I'm second-guessing myself, the word stream figures highly. Trout-stream is one word here, it comes around more than crick or river.

[@matthewdow1672]

I am preparing to travel this summer and try Takara. This may be a newbie question but do you just buy a fishing license for each different state your planning to fish?

[@sharongrosscup6956]

Awesome video as always , but I don't understand why western states don't stock native cutthroat.

[@golfscotland]

Sasquatch tree X @6:31