We Caught at Least 50 Brown Trout!! (Fly Fishing Small Streams)

[@NolanOnTheRiver]

No way haha! We were crushing em on the drys just above yall! We got lucky, the river is now at 700cfs!

[@FlyFishDan]

Tried to find the reasons behind the big dam dump, any insight?

[@ethanbrands2430]

This is my go to river ! Love it !

[@mattharkness6697]

Dan I’m so jealous right now!! What a great trip!!! You guys were nailing them. The poop comment was hilarious. It’s a fact of life that we all deal with but nobody talks about it in their shows 🤣 Your show is so real. Love it

[@FlyFishDan]

I wasn't sure I should have kept that in there or not (poopy waders)....but I thought, what the heck, that's real-life stuff...Lol. Thank you for the kind words!

[@Paulpoission]

It’s crazy I live in the same state and this is still like a 8 hour drive. Need to get out there!

[@FlyFishDan]

It's a haul for sure!

[@tannercremer]

You can night fish over there?

[@FlyFishDan]

You can fish one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise

[@tannercremer]

@@FlyFishDan I know that, I just saw the flashlight come out. Wasn’t sure how much time you spent fishing in the dark. Sure wish we could mouse for browns here in OR

[@markmacintyre3422]

Will be there on the 18th to the 20th! Thanks for warming them up for me 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉!!!

[@FlyFishDan]

Nice! You have a warm stretch coming!

[@justal4844]

Nice trip. Home river has been uncharacteristically stingy this year, so didn't even venture out today / this weekend. Glad someone is catching. ☮ from Idaho.

[@FlyFishDan]

It's been a strange winter for sure - here is to a better spring!

[@justal4844]

@@FlyFishDan I dunno... better than what you're showing here?! Might be out of reach for us mere mortals

[@dondenman8124]

Skulpzilla gang 👍 I have a ton of luck with those. Black ones and olive ones I've had the most luck with

[@FlyFishDan]

same...love that fly, so effective

[@ithacaster]

I need to do a trip like this, but have no idea where this is at. How do you like that Hellbender net?

[@FlyFishDan]

Love my Hellbender!

[@rosiestein209]

So nice! Those were some monsters. 🎉

[@FlyFishDan]

Very!

[@briantaylor7282]

Dan look into Lake Almanor located in Chester California. The Browns will go up Hamilton Branch in September, the visiablity is ussually 25 - 35' You can see them sitting on the bottom of the river. I took my friend there and told him about these monsters, he didn't believe me until he went with me fishing.

[@FlyFishDan]

Pretty amazing day for sure, love fishing these browns!

[@johnkinsfather6369]

What flies are you useing ?

[@FlyFishDan]

We were using sparkle minnows, sculpzilla (olive), balanced leeches (olive), chironomids, midges, pre emergers (mayfly), and gummy midges

[@joewaterman5216]

That was awesome! For the sculpzila fly were you using a 5 or 6 wt. rod?

[@FlyFishDan]

I was using a 5 weight for the sculpzila and a heavy shooting line

[@davidmerriott7356]

You really arent going to name a river that is as packed as that one with out of staters????? Lol. Killing me with the no names thing. (Ps besides it being obvious any way).

[@matstaley388]

I need to add that river to my short list this year.

[@FlyFishDan]

Most definitely, just packed full of browns

[@williambenner701]

I use to catch big browns in Northern California. 2 lb average, with some trout over five lb.

[@haskiwilli]

“No matter how good you are at maintaining your waders….you’re not gonna wash shit out” 😂😂😂

[@FlyFishDan]

Lol!

[@samuelmottweiler3833]

Another good one Dan. What’s the air temperature this time of year out there?

[@FlyFishDan]

Thanks! It can be all over the board...freezing to 60 degrees (like next week).

[@matth7650]

I fish that river every year in July and a couple other rivers in the area. Tight lines and fish on

[@FlyFishDan]

Love that place!

[@roddines8329]

Ice work again on that river. Those couple areas you are fishing are a couple of my favorite holes. Especially the second one when the BWO are hatching. Did you see any BWO?

[@FlyFishDan]

Thanks! We did, but they were so keyed in on the streamers and emergers we just didn't try the bwo

[@jensers11]

Ooooo Why Would He?

[@FlyFishDan]

Because we can ;)) I see what you did there! Lol

[@jensers11]

@@FlyFishDan you need a sculpzilla (sp?) link in your description.

[@briantaylor7282]

The Browns that I have seen and caught are better than 10 lbs. no bs. Primarly Wooly Buggers Dark Brown or Black will work.

[@FlyFishDan]

I've seen them lurking...I can't imagine hooking into one of those beasts!

[@grob25]

It kills me to see so many big fish going back. I have to offer fish to the smoker gods. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlyFishDan]

We were tempted for sure, just weren't prepared to pack any back to camp.

[@chuckcenkner1459]

Eastern Washington?

[@FlyFishDan]

Further south ;))

[@chuckcenkner1459]

Eastern Oregon

[@RonMcArthur-v1l]

Where in heck are you?

[@FlyFishDan]

Up in the PNW!