VAN LIFE: EPIC MAINE BROOK TROUT ADVENTURE "Northern Exposure" (Journey On vol.2)

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Aimee and I once spent an entire summer living out of our van, gallivanting around the western United States soaking in every bit of its wondrous beauty. But where would they go from there? How could we follow up an experience like that? We found ourselves often bemoaning the fact that “we don’t live near anything that awesome” back in Massachusetts. But the truth is that's a load of BS, and the opportunities for adventure in this country are only as limited as your imagination. After several hundred hours scouring every nook and cranny of the available literature, and many long, good, talks on the phone with soon-to-be new friends, we had an itinerary. Don't expect to see any geotags of these rivers on Instagram, the folks up there keep it pretty close to the chest, but if you make the effort and earn your stripes, I guarantee you’ll be put on a 3+ pound, wild Maine squaretail in no time. The only question is; how the hell are we going to top that?
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[@tadewilson4109]

At a loss as to why you two don't have more popularity. Films like these are what deserve attention, so informative and true to the fish and the sport.

[@brookmelee5983]

If only they used more slow-motion..

[@TightLoops]

ouch

[@jerryvang3849]

Tade Wilson I

[@pageba2010]

Bc hippies can’t afford sage or Hatch reels

[@brookmelee5983]

As if those are expensive reels??

[@Mike-di6ck]

Kick ass video, this is the what youtube should be about. Not clickbait and shit, unoriginal videos.

[@braydonsmedley5652]

I know im 2 years late but these videos are truly gifts to the fly fishing community. Thank you

[@TightLoops]

Haha, its never too late, Braydon! Either way, a year or two is about the pace it takes us to make a major film these days so check back in in a few ;)

[@quirkworks4076]

Wonderful film. I've lived in Maine for half my life (the best half) and we raised our kids here. They fell in love along with us with the forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, and the rocky coast, and even when grown, they never left. It's the last best place, and if I never venture beyond its borders in all my remaining years I will simply be happy.

[@m.f.4.u]

I am from Boston originally and have fished in places like that as a kid back in the 70s. I have since then travelled to a lot of other states and countries to fish, all on the fly. I was also a western fly fishing guide for 14yrs. I never once forgot where it all began for me, as a guide I was asked almost on every trip..."when did you start fly fishing?" I told them way back in 1977 when I was only 7yrs old. This video brought me to a feeling of nostalgia being a kid and forgetting about the rest of the while I was fly fishing. I always tried to have my clients forget about everything except for where and what they were doing while being in the river. I wish video didn't end... I could keep watching this and feeling this way because of the video for an eternity. Great job done. A captivating movie.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks George! Sounds like you're a one-of-a-kind guide. Glad we "guide" you on a trip for a change. We're grateful for your support

[@ryanadams6180]

As a highschooler from a town just south of Boston I can tell you that this is pretty inspiring. I have a real passion for fishing and spend a lot of time biking to ponds near me and searching for trout in small streams. I have recently picked up fly fishing and hope to spend a lot of my life doing it. I hope to find somewhere good to catch my first trout on the fly but I just seem to not be able to find a good spot, just bass for now. I have always wanted to catch a Maine river brook trout. Just a matter of time until I get my license and then I will hopefully travel all over NE chasing fish

[@Deenihan18]

This is hands down the best fly fishing film I've seen on KZbin. I look forward to watching all your other videos.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! Thats means a lot. Glad you enjoyed it

[@aklags]

This is one of the finest fishing films I've ever seen. Full of beautiful music, quality narration and none of the usual annoying stuff that makes the more popular films less gratifying. Thanks for sharing... can't wait to get out to Maine myself.

[@TightLoops]

Aw thanks a lot! We do our best. No better time than the present for an adventure. Perhaps Maine can be part of your 2019 itinerary!

[@stevenblanchette5192]

I live here.... and this is why... ive release some monster natives and eaten a few..

[@harrisonbigos-lowe4954]

I’m truly at a loss of words. This film is beautiful and tells a amazing story of a resilient species. This film has inspired me to cherish and conserve the last strong hold of big native Brook trout in for the next generation. I didn’t realize until recently that my great home state had this wonderful treasure.

[@ChopperFisher]

Now this is what youtube is all about. Well done.

[@TightLoops]

thank you!

[@saginawdan]

KZbin at it's best.🌲❤🌲

[@BlondeBison]

I'm at loss how this doesn't have more views and these guys aren't more popular. This is awesome

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! Help us out and tell all your fiends ;)

[@carolinawoods-n-water4392]

I grew up hunting and fishing in Maine. You captured Maine trout fishing beautifully!

[@TheBrickybobby]

Thank you so much for these 2 videos, guys! I just picked up fly fishing after many years of angling. It is a beautiful article, and you have captured it brilliantly. Please continue to share your wonderful lifestyle.

[@nicholastown2779]

These couple of legends know how to spend time together. What a great insight and overlap of travel, nature photography and fishing. Thanks so much for the channel.

[@lookitsmattycakes]

Thanks for all the time you both poured into this. Super extra thanks for sharing the soundtrack. High fives and hugs for plugging the orgs doing great work to help protect these habitats. Tight lines and safe travels.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Matt! So glad you liked it

[@fatcapital88]

The music, the cinematography, the landscape, the fish... I am absolutely addicted to these videos.

[@GoProAwesomeness]

Okay wow stunning absolutely incredible draw droppingly amazing film. I am in awe. As a Northern Maine born and raised person I'd like to thank you for representing the beauty of my state.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Luke. It was of the utmost importance to us that we represented Maine well. Its a truly, truly, special place.

[@BMC-hl2uh]

This is such a great production on topics I love... trout fishing, outdoor camping, people doing their own thing. Magic.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! Definitely a good spread ;)

[@mariano65290]

Thank you for this magnificent movie, your landscapes and your fishes are magnificent, and your way of filming the water is a pure moment of poésie.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks you, Mariano

[@feelingfishoutdoors2693]

Living this amazing place we sometimes take our superb fisheries for granted. But every so often I see something as awe inspiring as this documentary and it reminds me why I'm here and how amazing Maine truly is... best wishes from Bangor ME. Thank you

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! You're truly lucky to live where you do. And I guess we are all lucky as Americans to be able to share in each others public lands and access. Appreciate the support! Glad we could help keep you inspired

[@AW-xv7dq]

love the use of slow mo... best footage of trout striking.

[@TightLoops]

Thank you!

[@saginawdan]

Without a doubt.👍

[@aaronafrah]

Please make more videos. Ive seen both videos and they are truly amazing. Y'all need a show on National Geographic or BBC.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Aaron! We've got some little things in the works now, and some big things planned for the future :)

[@kevinkeohan8374]

Well kids that was glorious. I have just recently started my journey into fly fishing, and you have showcased where I hope to live out my infancy. Stunning filmography.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Kevin! You're lucky to live in such beautiful country

[@cooperc9441]

this was an incredible film. Beautiful narration and videography.

[@ajthom86]

This is some great inspiration for my next long needed escape from MA to the woods! Thank you both for such an awesome video.

[@anotherperfectday88]

Amazing! I have been watching this and Journey on nonstop....

[@bennelson4988]

You two know you to make some incredible content. I have watched vol. 1 & 2 multiple times today. Truly an inspiring set of journeys.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Ben!

[@bryanjelinski8036]

You and those whom are your village of supporters are creating films unlike any other content I've been able to find on KZbin. Amazing!

[@TheADDFiles-yk4dc]

Thank you for your passion, your artistic talent and your concern for what’s truly important. Beautifully done. Much love.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much for the kind words

[@nathanclark4674]

Fantastic! Stunning footage, great job. I wish NH where I live still had brookie fishing like this. Thanks!

[@taylormorlan5118]

This is my favorite fishing video ever. I love everything about this. How are you guys are not the most popular channel on youtube will forever perplex me. Keep it Up

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Taylor! You rule. You can help us out by sharing it with your friends!

[@qcarr]

Amazing video! The Great North Woods is truly a special place, and Maine's vast wilderness is still awe-inspiring. The brookies you caught were epic! Thank you for sharing this experience!

[@TightLoops]

thanks so much!

[@dennispaine1624]

Beautiful film. I live in the heart of brook trout country in northern Maine. Thoroughly enjoyed your film.....thank you

[@TightLoops]

You're living the dream, Dennis!

[@maccrispino8064]

Epic cinematography. This is what life is about

[@creedm3040]

I found your videos today. I enjoyed the two I watched very much. It brought back fond memories of the Savage River. Where I met the love of my life. The Savage is one of the only rivers in the East that has Browns , Rainbows , Brook trout , and Cutthroat. If not the only. Good work Aimee on those toads. Awesome cinematography!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! They stalk cutties in the savage? I hadn't heard that before. Are they in the upper?

[@mundo472]

You two are brilliant! Stunning videography, excellent prose, perfect soundtrack. So glad to share this time and space with you. Stay true and thanks to your sponsors who were so wise to recognize talent.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! So glad you like it

[@rmroser]

you guys have so much talent! Keep doing what you love! you are my new favorite film maker!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Rob!

[@johnmango6056]

Man i'm just seeing this for the 1st time and this honestly made me cry. I fished for brook trout on a fly rod with my dad for the better part of 20 years in New Hampshire. He passed away 2 years ago and this video just brought every memory i've ever had with him fly fishing. I honestly can't believe this was made in 2017. The video quality is absolutely out of this world. No one has ever created a more incredible brook trout film. This was an absolute masterpiece. My computer is way too old to look this insanely clear lol. Again MASTERPIECE

[@TightLoops]

Fishing and the outdoors has an incredible way of bonding and connecting people. You're lucky to have had those experiences with your father. If you think this was a great brook trout film, you gotta see our latest and greatest. We like to think its the best brook trout film every made: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/bigland

[@bigron8346]

Me and some friends just bought over 1200 acres in Stetson Maine no one even at the toll both ever heard of Stetson Maine it's halarius We drive up from R.I. All the time and we are just getting ready to head back for some fly fishing it's an awesome place!

[@TightLoops]

You and your friends are very lucky! Happy for ya'll.

[@kellysmith2915]

I LOVE the Maine North Woods. I've now been to Libby Camps twice. Love that area and the brook trout you can fish for.

[@scottorellana9374]

5 Star! Absolutely Amazing

[@MrCbike]

cant believe i am just discovering this series now. So good! So good to see a fishing documentary for us young bucks! good music, good cinematography and all round good vibes!!! Well done!!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks dude! Were doin' our best! glad you like it

[@williamwojcieszek4320]

It's tough to find the words to express how moved I am when I watch your films - they are perfect. My 2 young daughters have Aimee on superhero status. :) Thank you for everything you do. I can't wait to see Big Land!

[@TightLoops]

Aw thanks, William. That made Aimee's day. We can't wait for all of you to see Big Land, its gunna blow our other stuff out of the water!

[@davebelk7329]

These films are absolutely amazing! If I had seen these as a teen it would have changed my life. I would probably still be out in the wilderness searching for amazing fish and wildlife. Very inspiring!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Dave! We certainly hope to be inspiring youth. But it's never too late to get reacquainted with the outdoors. Get out there!

[@marcuslong2917]

This is incredible. Stay free. If not for anything else, for me. I envy your adventure through life.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Marcus. We are trying our absolute hardest ;) You've still got lots time for some adventures yourself though!

[@paulkremer5054]

Nicely done. Beautiful scenery. Love seeing the lions that are so amazing as well. Remember to always catch and release. Keep those fish in the water and remember if your going to take photos consider holding your breath and remember those fish can’t breath when out of the water...🎣

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Paul! All these rivers have strict regulations. Catch and release only, barbless hooks, no bait. We deliberately shoot all of our "hero shots" of fish with a high speed camera that shoots 240 frames per second, which is 10 times slower than real life, turning 3 seconds into 30. Any shots you see of a fish out of water here took place over 1 or 2 seconds.

[@Gillesgip]

Awesome!! Not sure how I`ve only started seeing these masterpieces today... Inspirational !!

[@derekland3709]

Blown away.... as someone who grew up in Maine you have captured it briliantly ... Well done and looking forward to more videos from you.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Derek. Truly the highest complement we can receive.

[@FishFerTrout24]

You're a lucky man. Not only for the epic experiences in your fishing travels but to share it with your wife. I envy you. Tight lines from West by God Virginia.

[@TightLoops]

I couldn't agree more. But you're a lucky man for getting to fish all those wild and wonderful brookie streams ;)

[@danielkavanagh9910]

I found myself skipping the intro to see the fish only to rewind to see the intro once i realized how well done this was. Bravo

[@TightLoops]

Haha thanks Daniel. Glad we convinced you! We appreciate the support!

[@SuperLeechboy]

Your videos keep me calm and sane at work

[@deanozx6]

I sat at my fly tying desk whilst I watched this tying some small midge patterns ready for the spring melt. The wind outside was so strong it meant the snow wasn't falling but moving horizontally, apparently never touching the ground. The melt still feels a long way off here in northern Sweden but this film really whisked me away to a different time of the year. Thanks for putting so much of your time into this production. I feel like I shouldn't have watched this for free! I look forward to watching more of your work! Cheers!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Dean! Its been a month since you wrote that, so the melt is getting closer now ;) Glad you liked the film. We are super jealous of your Nothern summers, even if they are short. Fishing in Sweden is a bucket list for sure!

[@cpf383]

Attleboro native here. I’m so glad the opening scene portrayed some of the backroads of North Attleboro and Cumberland. What a beautiful area. It brought me back to my childhood days of fishing and exploring the Manchester Reservoir. That was my little world then. Aimee, can you talk sense into my lovely wife and tell her what she is missing?!? We plan great adventures and fishing trips. Colorado, S. Dakota, Norway, Yellowstone, Idaho, Alaska.....She’ll watch me on the side of the river but doesn’t want to touch the fish. What’s your secret? Haha. Oh well. Thanks for what you do. We’re lucky to be able to tag along with you two on these excellent adventures.

[@TightLoops]

Woooah, really cool to hear from you. We never thought any locals would recognize that stretch of road and call us out on it actually being RI haha. Its so close to our house though that it feels like N. Attleboro. You know, I'm sure you'd love to see your wife catching fish along side you, but in my experience you're lucky to have someone who wants to go on adventures and spend time outside like that, be it knee deep in the river, or sitting on the bank. Sounds like you guys have had some incredible adventures. You're both really fortunate to have each other ;)

[@michaelalmasian4710]

That anyone could neg this glorious work of art is beyond me; but let's ignore them. As an Adirondack trout fisherman for the last 40 years, I offer my heartiest congratulations. Exciting, sumptuous footage. I deeply appreciate your aesthetic. Keep doing what you do! Tight lines! Oh....and that fish? at 25:20? Gaaawwwww. Just nonsensical. No words. May as well have been a unicorn.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Michael. You can't please everyone I suppose. You're very lucky to like in the ADKS! I've seen photos of some really beautiful big brookies coming out of the remote lakes there!

[@lr5425]

Watched from Yanama, Peru. Thank you for your glorious efforts and the blessing that we receive. Looking forward to watching more of your adventures.

[@MrSummertimebreeze]

Awesom video guys, thank you for appreciating and respecting Maine

[@TightLoops]

Thank YOU Chris! We've tried our very hardest. Maine is wonderful and special place

[@holdenmc6]

Born and raised in Maine, while not a fly fisherman I make a trip with my father to Jackman Maine every spring to brook fish. This video captured everything great about the North Maine fishing habitat. I hope you get a chance to return some day.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! We fish in Maine all the time these days. Nowhere like it in the loser 48. Hows the fishing in Jackman? We've passed through a couple of times and enjoyed the Quebec radio stations. Wild country up there.

[@andrewb6691]

You two really inspire my desire for adventure. Love all your videos!

[@davelester3357]

Grew up fishing the allagash, eagle lake, and everywhere in between....Sebago Lake, rangely......Maine is my heart. Fishing is my passion. Nothing tastes better than a native brook trout in a cast iron pan with lemon butter and some breadcrumbs. Nice video.

[@TightLoops]

You've truly lived a full live already! Easily some of the best country out there, you're lucky to have experienced it so intimately.

[@kevinkeohan8374]

So half way through and you have breached into Franconia Notch (my front yard, I can literally see Cannon from the yard), and I am flush with joy.

[@dynamo2169]

My god what a gorgeous video. As someone who lives in Maine I can attest to the existence of big brookies.

[@TightLoops]

Thank you! You're super fortunate to live where you do :)

[@tannerbullard8093]

Absolutely spectacular films back to back. I just recently started fly fishing and you guys are so inspirational, can't wait to see what you guys have coming next.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Tanner! Glad to here you've picked it up. One more for the good guys!

[@MrCookiiesFTW]

A+ production quality! Loved the information that you guys gave as well!

[@onegrainofsand]

I live in Massachusetts too (Northampton) and I too am a lover of small streams. I've found some beautiful places and after watching your video I literally am about to jump out my window and grab my gear and run off to film them. This was by far the best trout video on KZbin and I aspire to make anything remnant of this masterpiece. Keep it up!!!!!

[@TightLoops]

Awesome Asher! can't wait to see them!

[@edrewshif]

Very impressive! Both fish and film. Thank you for doing what you do and look forward to more videos!

[@TightLoops]

thanks you Eric!

[@Thymallus1965]

You do tell a great story in both words and pictures. Love your films. Thank you guys ! (Torben, Denmark)

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Torben! My family use to stop in Copenhagen one a year when I was a little boy. Would love to come back and fish seatrout sometime!

[@pjmacneil8406]

Loved the video - really liked the story, the off-the-river stuff and of course the fishing scenes. I fished the Rapid 25 years ago - paddling in from the Magalloway, across Umbagog and to a rustic camp site with a girlfriend and it was a very special memory I will have forever. Well done!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks PJ! Sounds like an awesome trip. Would have killed to have fished The Rapid back then! Or even better, 100 years ago. They say that 8-10 pounders were common.

[@Slick_guerilla438]

I live on 16 acres and a river in Maine that has been in my family for many years. While i love chasing chrome steelies. Nothing beats fishing for brookies and browns whenever i choose! Thanks for making a video with aesthetic and quality fishing about flyfishing in the 207! I also dont see many others like myself with tattoos and stretched ears! hahaha

[@TightLoops]

Lucky! Don't ever sell that place, and do what you can to protect it! Yeah, probably very few like you in Maine anyway, pretty conservative up there.

[@TheBenPac]

Amazing brookies and scenery! Wish I get the opportunity to visit and fish that beautiful area one day.

[@bruceabe3139]

once again...beautifully shot and presented. Please keep up the fine work.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Bruce! We plan on it!

[@jeffgreen3276]

wow! just wow! so well done ! i thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish! more please!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Jeff! We're working on it!

[@scottbozzoli2088]

Thank you for these wonderful amazing videos. I could only wish that someday, I will have the courage and strength you have to just go!

[@DEERGANGSTER]

well done,,,refreshing. great too see maine still has beautiful big brook trout

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! It sure does, and so far things are still improving every year!

[@MrJtilleman]

I'm pretty excited to see how your videos can get better with time! Your videos toy with perfection. When people ask why I fly fish, I am going to show them your videos. This is the closest I have ever seen of images and music depicting the emotions and feelings I have when fishing. Awesome job!

[@TightLoops]

Those are very kind words. We can think of no better compliment. Thank you.

[@Mcrichalot12]

Reminds me of a documentary you'd find on netflix. Very well produced! Thoroughly enjoyed!

[@TightLoops]

High praise. Thanks so much!

[@rickripley8053]

Wowza! Couldn't sleep last night sick from the 2nd vaccine, found your film about the trip out west and it was freakin so good. Cant wait to settle in to this one. You guys make great videos! plain and simple. Thank you so much.

[@Principedubai]

what to say! AMAZING VIDEO well done! keep doing it!

[@johnathanmenard8180]

I've been living and fishing in NH my whole life and i love this video. If you come back make sure you take a ride up to Pittsburg NH to fish the upper Connecticut River between the 4th lake at the Canadian border and Lake Francis. Indian and Perry Stream junctions are great too.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Johnathan! You're lucky to call the Granite State. Aimee and I got married at Cold River AMC camp in North Chatham. We've heard a lot about Pittsburg. I'm sure we'll make it there someday!

[@thomasbonnot7668]

I just stumbled on to these videos. I love it. I watched on my I pad and cannot wait to watch again on my big screen

[@DobbinBuck]

I truly appreciate your videos! Very inspirational! I try to fly fish every day here in the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia and have always dreamed of taking it on the road in a camper van! I also went to your site and think your trout art is incredible! I am so glad I found you all tonight! Looking forward to everything you create!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much, Dobbin. That means a lot. Catch some of those southern strain brookies for us!

[@tclucke]

Cool! I grew up in N.A. Mass. Just caught my very first brook trout this week in Vermont!

[@TightLoops]

Awesome! Congrats!

[@peconicgp]

Beautiful movie. As a fly fisherman in CT it is on my bucket list to go catch some of those Maine Brook Trout. As a working father, your movie is just what I need to hold me over until it is my time to fish there. I guess the Farmington will have to hold me over until then.

[@TightLoops]

The time has come! And what are you waiting for!? Maine is only a day trip (albeit a long one) away. Make some plans, bring the kids! You won't regret it ;)

[@bubbaskimmah8583]

Great stuff, the story, narration, visuals. Can't wait to see more of your stuff... thanks for making something FINALLY worthwhile watching! A Native Mainah

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Bubbah! You're lucky to live where you do ;)

[@Charactermatters650]

Found this last night - up in ME right now - it was a revelation of inspiration and passion - liked the Honda too - brought back memories - had a CB 350 as a kid and rode it from Stoughton to Horse Neck Beach for an early “adventure”, just by where you are now, but 40 + years ago - I am slowly making my way North...ha ha. Freshwater Hemingway sort of - keep it up, love what you have done and will spread the word! Seamus

[@TightLoops]

Woah, Seamus, somehow I missed this comment. Thanks for sharing, and good luck out there! Journey on, my friend!

[@TheKidAubrey]

Hands down my favorite video on youtube at this point in time, WOW. I'm an engineering student at ODU and I was borderline ready to be later to my lecture just to finish this incredible video! Thank You! I'm definitely going to be coming back to watch more :D

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Gabriel! Don't worry, I was late to class all the time too ;)

[@markmckiernan9771]

Great! Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks

[@shawnmilner6983]

that brookie! You sir are a wordsmith. Beautiful narration.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Shawn! I do my best ;)

[@colafishin]

This is the type of content I want to create. This is what fly fishing, fishing, and the outdoors needs.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Peter! Make the stuff you want to see, that our motto.

[@Ceahorse]

Very artistic. Calming to see a video that offers what you have.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Christopher!

[@jmoutdoors5024]

Best fishing video ever... and I've been looking for awhile. God job and keep it up!

[@TightLoops]

thanks!!

[@fshaw5174]

Love your work. Beautifully told.

[@patricknoveski6409]

Great film to you newly weds. Enjoyed. Very much. Thank you Amee and husband. Peace p.j California.

[@N1CKAND0]

Love this video guys. So excited to see the places I've fished. Might have been on the same big brookie you pulled up down there. Keep on doing your thing!

[@metsafox2986]

My wife Aimee and I would like to thank you guys for your video’s. There amazing! We live in a van here in New Zealand. You guys would no doubt love the trout situation over here 🎣

[@TightLoops]

Oh wow another Aimee in a van! New Zealands trout situation is...complicated. As conservationists the non native trout there are kind of a disaster. As anglers, its one of the greatest trout fisheries on earth. NZ is a bucket list destination for us, for LOTS of reasons. And i think when we eventually make it there we'll make sure to do some fishing ;)

[@jeremyhuston1]

Just found you videos, great work! Keep it up. When I noticed the one of my home state of Maine had to watch. There are still good sized brookies here, but you have to go deep into the woods to find them. When you hook onto a native, hook jaw, male. Its an amazing sight to behold. Glad you mentioned the near extinct Blueback Trout. Only a few secluded ponds in Maine still have them.

[@TightLoops]

Hey Jeremy! For better or worse, fisheries conservation is making it easy to catch big healthy brookies just off the main drag these days. Though I agree nothing beats finding them in remote locations (not to mention those remote locations are the one thing that's kept the big brook trout genetics around in Maine). It'll be interesting to see how the next 20-30 years pan out as the world gets smaller, and social media (and truthfully, videos like ours) continue to shed light on these places. Will we use the growing knowledge for good, or exploitation?

[@user-ie9gq5hr4j]

As a resident of Maine, I never want to leave this state just from the great brook trout fishing we have here. It is sad to see it decline in a lot of places from invasive species and etc. But there are so many opportunities for big brookies all across the state. Last year I saw a photo of a guy who caught a 26 inch brookie in the Moosehead region, if you go to the Maine guide fly shop in Greenville and ask they might have a photo you can see. Every year I fly fish remote ponds in the Moosehead and Baxter State park region. If you guys come back to Maine I highly recommend getting a float tube and fishing some of our remote ponds we have here, truly a national treasure. You might have to do a bit of bushwhacking and hiking but trust me it’s worth it. And it’s even better if you hit the hex/green drake hatch. Those May flys that hit the water are bigger than your whole thumb. It’s an amazing experience, and if you hit it at the right time you’ll get tired of catching brookies. Also your video deserves a lot more credit, really well done, and awesome fish 👍🏻

[@TightLoops]

Thanks, Colby! Its definitely been a dream to explore the remote ponds. We fished the Moosehead region this past fall and timed it wrong (one week crazy heat wave shut the rivers down. It was 85 degrees in late September). Beautiful though, can't wait to try again this year.

[@RandallW20]

Those brookies are unbelievable. And you.... yet again another superb job well done. Great quality film man; camera shots, editing, narration. Excellent!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Randall!

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Beautiful work and beautiful country. I used to fish a large remote mountain lake in SW Oregon in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness area, had monster Brook Trout (non Native) dwarf that big one she caught,there is a video somewhere on You Tube of it. Long hike to get to so never over fished.

[@TightLoops]

I mean...it probably didn't DWARF that fish, but I definitely believe you. Theres a number of systems in the PNW that produce really big brookies. As long as they stay in remote lakes its not too big of a problem, but once they make it into connected river systems, they are a massive threat to native species.

[@precisionanglingYT]

I’m from Maine, and appreciate the time you took to produce this film!! I’m fortunate enough to have caught 1000’s of BT over the years. Unfortunately most of my childhood trout streams have stopped producing these beauties!!! For several reasons unfortunately. Thankfully we have some rivers, lakes and ponds that hold solid numbers!! I dread the day where don’t have this resource anymore!!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! Yeah, it's the unfortunate truth for Brook Trout habitat everywhere in the eastern US. Maine is the last true stronghold though, so imagine how bad it is elsewhere. I dread that day too, but it might be inevitable. Not just for brookies, but all cold water species. The planet's getting hotter, and our delicate fresh water ecosystems are going to get hit first, and hardest.

[@jq2812]

Fantastic work!

[@doubletaper1453]

Such a epic production on so many levels, bringing art to fly fishing is no easy feat and you guys have it in spades! Such an inspiration, keep up the excellent work. Much love from NZ thanks Chris.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Chris. What I would do to spend a day fishing your neck of the woods...

[@doubletaper1453]

Well if your over our way sometime come and visit and I'll take you guys fishing. Checkout some of my clips and you will see what we get up to. My wife films most of our stuff, husband and wife teams rock as you guys know all too well!! Keep up the fantastic work guys!