Big River Fly Fishing for GIANT Smallmouth Bass

[@WildFlyProductions]

Apologies for some of the audio cracking. Tested out a new mic on this trip and I’m still getting it figured out. It’ll be dialed in future videos. Anyways, hope y’all enjoy ✌🏻

[@scrook056]

The level of optimism in the size of CJ's net is what this world needs more of.

[@N2theBlue1]

Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it lol

[@Avicados]

To be fair the Filson pack is not the best bet holder.

[@andomoon]

Never had a wildfly video disappoint. Love it guys! Got me hooked on fly fishing and now I can’t stop ✌️keep it up!

[@WildFlyProductions]

Let’s go dude! The obsession is real, there’s no going back 😂

[@andomoon]

@@WildFlyProductions Yea y'all should really put a warning label on this stuff. looking forward to seeing what's next.

[@natetessler7506]

Fisheries biologist checking in here confirming your carp was a quillback. Notoriously hard to get to eat. No doubt smacked it in the face. Fun battle either way!

[@WildFlyProductions]

Thanks for confirming, Nate! That dude about took the rod from my hand. Bad ass fight for sure.

[@Paulpoission]

But it is a Quillback Carpsucker, so it wants you to think it’s a carp lol

[@philipmiller6175]

The “carp” at 10:07 is a quill back carp. We stalk them like bone fish on sand flats, Lower Wisconsin River. They form a chain along the banks during the spawn. 2-10 fish thick shoulder to shoulder for 100’s of yards. Cool fish.

[@jasonmullins6638]

I was wondering. I knew it wasn't a Common Carp. Thanks for that info.

[@timmcarthur9220]

You are becoming the premier flyfishing videographer! Great to see a collab with CJ again.

[@ccmusic2249]

Seldom have I ever clicked so fast on a video. Appalachian + Smallmouth = You have my attention.

[@antoniomora1255]

Great scenery, especially that where the smallmouth were caught. A dream come true.

[@368degreefishing4]

AWSOME!!!! Reminds me of the flambeau river in Wisconsin! Great job!

[@stephenbrody2717]

Cool video. Hard to watch your videos and not fever to go at least throw a flu line let alone fish. Great truly happy energy you dudes give off when fishing. Reminds me it is more about getting out with friends and family and creating your own adventures. I know a lot of work goes into editing so thank you.

[@SoFlyVA]

Great edits and pace of the video. I can’t wait to get to fish the Jackson

[@patroell]

Wow man talk about some beautiful places... especially the first one. Awesome video as always, CJ is a wealth of knowledge.

[@WildFlyProductions]

Thanks brother! Just another reminder of how special Appalachia is.

[@mainHERO88]

Whenever I watch a Wild Fly video, I start by liking it and then I watch it. I’m really liking all the new content, man. Keep it up!

[@WildFlyProductions]

Thanks so much brother!

[@mainHERO88]

@@WildFlyProductions No problem! Do you guys have a Patreon yet? I'd be happy to help out!

[@rdmann4090]

Always love your videos. Some how you always make me feel like I’m there with you. Wish I was.

[@nickwestin8444]

3:00 KILLER EDIT, man scotty you're gettin GOOD 🔥

[@torrendavid2552]

super rad keep crushin it guys cant wait to get into fly

[@tavsnow5]

Awesome video! Fairly certain that carp was a quillback tho! Pretty similar but a bit more rare, at least where I’m from.

[@moshesmoving]

Pointy dorsal fin shape and the lack of barbels on the chin.

[@russcassady4469]

Could watch fly fishing for smallies all day long - rather be doing it, but in lieu of that, I'll live vicariously through y'all until I can get on the water. LOL. Another excellent video.

[@WildFlyProductions]

There's nothing like a big ole smallie taking the rod from your hand. Thanks for tuning in, man!

[@COB506]

Loved the mix of trout and smallies! Great video as always 🔥🎣

[@jonathanm9793]

Good stuff ya'll

[@owenanchors1366]

Great video as always

[@CalledCollectiveMedia]

Couldn’t agree more! Wild fly rocks

[@fredflyfishing]

great editing and filming!!

[@hhoutdoors1644]

Have you ever thought about doing a video or podcast with Allegheny Natives? Y’all have similar story telling, experiential videos and y’all are both super chill. I think it would be a great collaboration!

[@terp53]

Another great video Scotty. 👍🏼 thanks

[@rajguleria3862]

along with Catch & Release ...please make a video on catch & eat....with detailed Video on Grilling and Eating ! That would be fun....Great Video & Scenery !

[@SatisfyingRestorations]

Nice to see someone is catching! Been slow up here in New England. Great content as usual!

[@brianazmy3156]

Some of my favorite places to hook is in the east coast mountains. I took a set-up with me when I was doing some section hiking along the Appalachian Trail and found some incredible spots.

[@mdk2]

I'm about the trout but those smallies were insane!!

[@Shizzzdawg1]

Looks like a solid trip y’all. CJ we need get out again man.

[@lukewatkins_mtnpro]

Awesome video man, live the smallmouth on the fly stuff I could watch it forever. Keep me coming 🙌🏻 if you’re ever in NC near Asheville I’ve got some amazing smallmouth spots

[@ethanfettig4564]

Id love to find some up your way soon. Live in SC around clemson and got plenty of trout holes but not many smallie streams around here

[@StevePrachylMetalArt]

I'm there around May 20th, coming from Indy. I hope to small stream wade. Got any advice please ?

[@johnhoyle1647]

@@StevePrachylMetalArt what are you targeting?

[@tribesc8762]

Sick !!!! Great video, keep it up!

[@williemasonjohnson]

Awesome as always Scottie, luv’n it my man!

[@mattokeefe691]

Pretty cool to fish bass in what here in the west is a trout stream. Thanks for the fantastic content

[@DFKfishing]

You need to come fish the susquehanna or Junianata to see world class Smallmouth Bass fishing.

[@yZstarAk1979]

Nice Bass🤙🏼

[@zbigniewkolasinski4627]

Pięknie!!!!! Super Klimaty 💪🙂.... 👈Pozdrawiam

[@martingendron40]

beautiful smallmouth river

[@matthewdelorme1601]

Great work as always 👏

[@jimgollach6202]

Nice video scottie. Love watching y'alls trips especially the ones in our region. I've been out several times this season and have done well. Looking forward to more times out and watching your videos. 😀👍.

[@WildFlyProductions]

Thanks, Jim! We’ve got some incredible fishing in our area and its been heating up the last month or so. Hope you’re getting after it too!

[@joew2014]

Love yuor vids, I live between the Holsten and the Broad here in the Strawberry Plains area. Fly fishinfg is great but the real insanity is wacthing a French Broad smallie hit a top water so hard it knockes the plug twenty feet while coming 5 feet out of the water it's self. My best was 23". Keep it up.

[@calebritchie5487]

Yo! Just throwing this out there but if you’re ever in Idaho come to Boise and my buddy and I would be so down to take you to the Southfork and Owyhees. Some super fun fly fishing!

[@ethang7389]

As someone who doesn’t fish.. at all, I still enjoy y’all’s videos every time. ✊🏼🙌🏼

[@samgroat1398]

Nice hat, I just fished with OBX on the Fly!!!

[@ferminberhongaray9495]

Really cool video 👏🏼👏🏼

[@mbailey802]

just discovered your channel, love it. am I correct in thinking you're filming with an A7sii? autofocus? what lenses do you use? cheers from Squamish, British Columbia

[@fatboystudio25]

Another great video, you should look into going to Pennsylvania!

[@shawnwhalen8314]

Beautiful...nice!

[@larryluck8791]

I'm a kayak guy in the piedmont of nc just started on the fly after years of bass fishing just saying this is frickin alwsom wish I would have started this years ago

[@tonyreed8645]

I would love to know where y’all are fishing. I live in the mountains of North Carolina and would love to fish these spots.

[@buckshot21000]

What kind of rod and line setup would be good for smallmouth? And some good starter flies

[@TroutSet]

Gotta give credit to CJ. Fishing almost exclusively streamers takes patients. Patients that seldom gets rewarded. But god damn when you finally hook up it's always something special!

[@lucianosilvestri8561]

rock on dude!!!!!!

[@jamesflowers940]

Pretty cool catch man, that’s either a quillback sucker or a small Buffalo sucker. Not related to carp.

[@joemicheal1314]

Last week I was fishing up near Cornwall ct next to the AT, caught two smallies one 3 lbs and the other 3.5

[@brandonsyanez]

Subscribed. Excellent video

[@parkershinsky670]

Camera nerd question. At 8:52 are you turning changing ISO or fstop?

[@SuddenWon]

Come up to Maine! Plenty of native Brookies up here

[@johnnester96]

Is this a feeder creek to the New River? Looks familiar.

[@rydiculousoutdoors8242]

Peep that OBX on the Fly hat!! Would love to see ya'll doing some Pamlico Sound or Outer Banks Shore fishing with the fly rods! 🤙

[@jasongarmon2595]

FACTS!!

[@lagunariooutdoors5005]

Y’all lemme know where you’re ready to go after some Guadalupe bass down here in Texas! Love the videos guys.

[@CalledCollectiveMedia]

No invite for me??????? Lol I mess with you man wild fly is legit! Love it

[@dadgumfishingchannel3118]

Bad ass video.

[@hillbillysportsman5818]

Would love to see more smallmouth action

[@jmwalls73]

Looks like WV...beautiful. What state were you in?

[@johnshaft5613]

I wish we had good smallmouth rivers in my area. For some reason most of the rivers around me only hold tiny smallies. I would take big smallies over trout any day.

[@alinaaseh3679]

I would have reconsidered floating the blown-out water... My understanding is that high muddy water pushes fish to the banks where they don't have to work as hard to hold in feeding positions... In that case, you know exactly where they'll be...

[@williamparenteau6249]

What river are you guys on ?? Looks awesome !

[@evanlong6051]

You should try for bass on the Buffalo National River.

[@TimBigBendFishing]

I’m in western nc and want to catch smallmouth! Do you guys do any guiding? I would pay... been a subscriber to wild fly since your app state days. Would be honored to fish with you and/or CJ sometime!

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

plenty in the French Broad...............

[@isoboyz1625]

Yo I just got some of your merch and I’m so excited to wear

[@WildFlyProductions]

Let’s go dude! Thanks so much👊🏻

[@jakelee3562]

What’s the name of the song that starts at 10:25? TY

[@user-jj9hd5ke2e]

Great video could u show us the flies ur using

[@kycowboytruth6718]

What river and state is that in?

[@shawnwhalen8314]

I have a question for you, I'm in Michigan, similar water, what are some of your favorite Flies And colors for Smallies? I have difficulty getting them on my Fly rod....but really do well on my spinning gear. If anyone has some suggestions I would appreciate it. I only get them on Wooly buggers here, I would think my bigger streamers would work, but they haven't been.

[@donaldburleyson3099]

I use anything that represents a crawfish or sculpin...I've caught them on Whitlock's near nuff sculpin and near nuff crawfish but really any fly that will imitate those.

[@yZstarAk1979]

yep.Sculpin, Sunfish, Feathered Frogs. @@donaldburleyson3099

[@RISSA565]

What is your rod and reel set up in this video ?

[@gwlanning]

Awesome

[@jasongarmon2595]

"none of this is posted", probably my favorite thing to say when scouting. Needs to happen more often..

[@FlyFishingChronicles]

The carp was actually a buffalo. Looks quite like carp but has nothing to do with them.

[@johnmontanacarp]

Pretty sure it was a quillback carp sucker.

[@bcshadd]

I've made the same mistake with a redhorse. Now I call everything a sucker.

[@timothythompson6549]

Definitely a quillback.

[@kayway9329]

Niiice!!!

[@Jkannen]

Great vid. Where about was this?

[@Michael65429]

North Carolina 😀

[@braedanhalverson2240]

Yesss

[@OlExtraRegularBass]

I'm not trying to blow up your spot, but what state/region in the Appalachias? I'm in Northeast Georgia and I wanna get into some smallmouth.

[@OlExtraRegularBass]

Cool.

[@BobVanceVanceRefrigeration]

Anyone know what brand backpack CJ was using?

[@theclordj12]

Filson

[@sohlpark9563]

That fish is in the carp family it's called a quillback and are quite rare especially on a fly rod.

[@scottkey6707]

Pretty sure it’s actually a smallmouth buffalo

[@sohlpark9563]

@@scottkey6707 they are very similar looking but the buffalo have all black eyes and a more rounded dorsal fin

[@hunting.hotspot1397]

Where’s short bus season 2? What the hell guyz. Let’s see more of the bus!!!

[@kaislosser9497]

looks like a smallmouth buffalo actually

[@ethancale471]

What river is that?

[@Michael65429]

Don't ask, not gonna tell...

[@jacksonandrews1188]

LFG Scotty

[@scottbalsai]

That "carp" you caught about 1/2 way into your video, I think, may have been a North American black buffalo fish, or perhaps another type of buffalo fish. I caught one once in the Hennepin canal in Illinois. It took a surface Rapala plug with a popper mouth. They look like carp, but unlike carp they are indigenous to North America. They lack the ubiquitous barbells around the mouth of carp. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_buffalo

[@appalachiafishingclub]

Did you graduate or are you still in Boone?

[@bppry3471]

Who are the 9 idiots who disliked it.. great content. Keep it up boys.

[@stephenwisner4993]

Quillback! Not a carp.

[@FishingWithDamon]

Nice catch’s I went fishing today I am going to actually post it soon on my channel but noeone really watch’s it cause I am a kid 😂

[@tituscarpenter1400]

Audio seemed screwed up in a lot of places. Beautiful fishing!

[@ColinD0131]

That was a quillback you caght

[@HarleySmith-x2z]

That's a small mouth buffalo

[@solitudeinthewild82]

Wow! Nice fishing skills my friend! I Really enjoyed watching. Can't wait for my first fishing this year...BTW, you are Welcome to my channel about bushcraft and survival in Russia! Regards, Yuriy!

[@rogerdckwrth]

Nets for 6” trout? 😂

[@rickpedky361]

Find it rather interesting that you title this flick "Big River....". That water is considered a creek in my neck of North Idaho waters. Cool flick otherwise.

[@nathanrains9292]

Fishing looked great...but not as great as that top lip woolybugger! Coming in THICK!!!!

[@itsvirusbish2700]

Not freaking because of the size of fish, but new species. That’s where you reach true fisherman. As rare as it may seem to catch a fish. You mainly catch the same fish with a certain setup. But every now and then you get a wtf. This is fishing. Not knowing but maybe knowing. Trying one thing and maybe another. Tell me I’m wrong.