Wind River Fly Fishing | Wyoming

Mark Melnyk is visiting Lander, Wyoming in Wind River Country. He is on a DIY fly fishing trip checking out small streams and rivers that are all within a few hours of Lander. Incredible fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout, the ultimate guide for fly fishers looking for a new destination! Thanks to local guide George Hunker at www.sweetwaterf... for the advice and guidance.
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[@mitchelkobli442]

Please do more like these. Videos where it’s just the host on their own, showing how they handle and approach rivers how most of us do. Thank you for the great video

[@akdrywallguy60]

I enjoy the NFF episodes that aren't just lodge advertisements. Learn some techniques and see some awesome fish being caught. Cheers!

[@manofculture467]

I completely agree

[@user-el4fe8lt3c]

You get the same from the episodes that promote lodges... Keep it up guys, the show is perfect. Don’t change a thing.

[@oliverg3184]

@@user-el4fe8lt3c yea I don’t see a problem with the lodge adverts, they’re keeping great things in business and it doesn’t rlly affect the episode

[@garyrafferty7625]

Great video Mark! I drive through Lander all the time en route to GTNP and YNP. I need to stop and smell the roses! Gary R, US Air Force Retired

[@dankochanek8056]

My favorite kind of fishing. Keep it coming Mark..

[@inkjob12]

That first river look like the perfect Tenkara fishing river....Love how the area look's. I need to visit Lander...

[@ryanshields4842]

Tenkara doesn't get enough credit! That's just what I was thinking.

[@bssaassin1900]

Tenkara sucks!

[@OutpourEast]

Wow! What a beautiful place 😊

[@mgardner63]

Mark's giggle at 19:28...."are you kidding me".....is the BEST. We've only ever passed through Lander on our way to the Tetons. Definitely stopping next time and checking it out for sure. LOVE these videos! Keep 'em coming!! :)

[@byronmcgaw1654]

Lovely rivers and good way of fishing, a NET is the only thing missing on the first river ;) helps not let the fish bash on the rocks. happy fishing and great fish!

[@jwwhetzel2737]

Great to see you enjoy catching beautiful trout no matter the size

[@MattG2103]

Private land owners own the bottom of the river in WY - unlike Montana and Idaho. I’ve fished around here and while there is some public access it is very limited. I wouldn’t necessarily travel out of my way to fish here unless you’re seeking Goldens up in the mountains.

[@Robbnok]

I agree, I know the area well. Of course he doesn't even mention the river he's on since it's likely private. The upper Popo Agie is the only public place with fish that size, be prepared to hike though.

[@joekaiser3311]

He is fishing in all public areas here, there are plenty of access points along the popo agie forks, and sweet water river. You don't need to go onto private when so much of the state is public.

[@jeromedwojak918]

Great video, great fishing with beautiful scenery and great techniques applied to the the situation of the stream! Thanks for putting the effort to share your experience on the water!

[@edgarallenpoe8457]

We have some tannic streams here in the UK with browns that look like that. They're stunning when they live in dark peaty water

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

I'm local to the Wind River Valley and in my years of floating flys from The Black Hills of South Dakota to the Base of the Grand Tetons this is without a doubt thee best Trophy or pan sized stringer grabber fishing in the Western U.S.

[@MrMarkAMartin]

Good show, I like the DIY angle and I like Mark.

[@TheFlyfish1229]

Great video! Lander is an amazing place. We always go up into the winds outside of town and it's a truly wild experience. The scenery and wildlife are truly unmatched plus the fishing is amazing for big cutthroat and golden trout.

[@johntuttle9544]

Disliked by 2 Lander Curmudgeons that don't want the secret out. :)

[@therusfosterson238]

Many a good treatment as enemies overrun after being featured no an article or video.

[@Robbnok]

@@therusfosterson238 Luckily you don't speak english.

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Excellent video Mark 🎣🎣🎣👍

[@MaxMeridius0920]

Beautiful- I really have to get out west!

[@donlofting4268]

Looks like paradise funny how even your small streams are bigger in America. Cheers very nice

[@skpeep2030]

This week I’m fishing on a budget. I’m going on a DIY adventure. But, the first thing I’m going to do is spend $500 on a guide so he can show me where to go and what to use. Id say odds are pretty good that some private access came along with that guide. My in-laws live in in Lander, so I fish there often. The Pope Agie has good public access up Sinks, but other than that, there isn’t a whole lot of public access and people in Lander aren’t keen to you knocking on doors and allowing permission.

[@newflyfisher]

All public Skpeep.

[@troutsnout]

@Skpeep I'm from Lander and I can tell you there is a decent amount of public access along the North Fork, Middle Fork and Little (South Fork) Popo Agie. You just got to put in a little leg work. Stop in at the local fly shops and talk to a few folks. They may be able to give you intel to make your day a lot more fun, but you will have to buy something. ;)

[@Robbnok]

@@newflyfisher No it's not.

[@zoltanglass]

You prefaced the episode saying it was a DIY trip, yet the first thing you do is hire a guide. Isn't that the antithesis of DIY?

[@edgarallenpoe8457]

Thought the exact same thing

[@donlofting4268]

True but time poor maybe still cool

[@therusfosterson238]

Good point

[@1Troutguy]

No different then going to fly shop and getting flies and asking where to go.

[@TroutWest]

@@1Troutguy It is actually because asking someone at a shop and getting answers doesn't cost $500 a day

[@WildBlueDiscovery]

Great video!

[@johnsalazar245]

So beautifull

[@1Troutguy]

Going to Lander in a month, just going to ask fly shop where stream is 10 min out! And about an hour out. Hope to find these, can't be to hard.

[@sambrown6178]

Great video

[@diegomontez622]

I love this video. But I do have to say fish don’t have hearing. It’s a misconception that could possibly ruin a good day if fishing. They feel vibrations so if you yell at a good hole the fish won’t spook, but u make lots of movement that will make them spook

[@1Troutguy]

Is that the Orvis Pro Wading Jacket?

[@bobsalcedo2671]

Loving these Rocky MT Area videos! Is hiring a guide really D.I.Y.?

[@newflyfisher]

Yes it can be. Just like lake anglers often do at a lodge, you a hire a guide for one day to help you figure out what to use/how/where and then the rest of the week you do it yourself.

[@imuhbuckeye4696]

At the end you catch that big brown in the ohio country...where is that specifically at in relation to Lander?

[@Bertoldichris]

Brown trout brown trout brown trout...I think after about 50 times you can just say....brown. Like you did with rainbow😁

[@Robbnok]

Get a life.

[@baggetja1234]

A tenkara rod would be great fun on that stream.

[@davidreed7718]

How about using a net!

[@virginiamaes6279]

What rivers is he fishing in?

[@newflyfisher]

Virginia we cannot say but if you go into the flyshop in Lander, they will help direct you. Have fun exploring, lots of great water to fish in that region

[@pdr6900]

What time of year was this?

[@reelguyoutdoors5536]

Mark stated September.

[@manofculture467]

He said it was late September

[@StephenRock]

Please use a net.

[@Funkstarfish]

Keep the fish in the water. You have an obligation to teach fisherman to keep em wet. There's no reason to keep these fish in your hand so long. Please.

[@machooritz8720]

It’s crap fishing for small fish over n over I’ve caught way bigger in my every cast the all the videos I’ve watch on KZbin

[@1Troutguy]

It's not always about Bigger.

[@bssaassin1900]

I personally don't have the money to hire a guide even if I wanted to. Sure in some situations if you need a boat and searching large expanses for a difficult species then absolutely a guide is very good to have. But paying $500 or more a day to catch trout in a mountain brook is ludicrous! I couldn't be proud of myself as a fisherman if I have to pay a bunch money to have someone hold my hand to get a stream trout. Figure it out! If you got some basic knowledge on fly fishing, a rod/reel, a box of different flies,split shot and of course tippet you're all set! Just figure it out and dial it in yourself. These lodge tourists lol. You ain't a trout bum unless you slept in the car in January and wade in your jeans barefooted or even using a willow limb as a "tenkara"rod after breaking the tip of your $100 rod

[@keepinghealthy3332]

Doesn't anyone actually eat the fish they catch?

[@canadiangemstones7636]

No. Fly fishers are seldom meat anglers.

[@christophersmith5485]

No, they just buy the fish they eat from disgusting farms

[@ku7p]

Thanks for the vid and for also not revealing the precise locations. Lander is a gem.

[@ernsthorn2788]

Really nice to see a DIY episode with Mark having so much fun. Most of us don't get too much lodge time, and sussing out new water on our own is so satisfying and fun.

[@Bneumanns124]

I love the DIY idea for these episodes! You should definitely do more!!

[@johnfischer905]

Brings back awesome memories. My dad grew up in Lander. He took the family to Lander every summer for vacation, where I learned to fly fish all around Lander and WY in general. Thanks to sharing this awesome video !

[@reddressamy]

Another great episode! Always enjoy the small stream fishing techniques.

[@adamkenney2112]

Small stream fishing is a great way to get someone into fly fishing. I taught my friend on our local one and it was easy to teach and understand where the trout will be located, and they can keep you busy all day from pool to pool!

[@riverwalker2173]

I'm an experienced fly angler and prefer fishing creeks and small- medium freestone rivers over large freestones and tailwaters. I could care less if the fish are smaller on average because to me it's a more about the angling intimacy, the beauty of those little critters & getting away from the crowds and the splash & giggle crew than it is the size of the trout.

[@kenogster3059]

Gorgeous scenery gorgeous fish. That was awesome!

[@laurieharper1526]

Beautiful. Really whetting my appetite. The season starts in a little over a week here in the UK. Can't wait.

[@OfficialParkit]

What do you mainly catch over there?

[@cmcer1995]

Now that looked like a lot of fun, and catching the bigger ones up stream, totally worth the time walking further. Great info on what to use and how to fish these areas. I guess I am going to have to head North across the border and try it myself.

[@tombrown2460]

great video and love the content! can you name any of the streams in this video? Heading there in a month!

[@skipsamples2647]

Great video and I appreciate you sharing.

[@craigstockton3103]

Perfect water for Tenkara.

[@thibod07]

Amazing little stream. Usually when I see a stream like that I forget about fishing and take my camera out to hike around the stream and take pictures. May be I should seek treatment to understand what’s wrong with me. 😜😜😜 thank you for producing that beautiful video.

[@dudeman7365]

I enjoy your videos. However, why don’t you make people work for this info a little harder, or try to keep it more of a secrete? I’m sure locals would appreciate this as the internet tends to eliminate any mystery and people come pouring in. I really do like your videos though.

[@christopherchorney9346]

That has to be one of the nicest looking browns I’ve ever seen with the spawning color. Nice job Mark, thanks for the inspiration!

[@Cryptking879]

Wyoming, is now on the bucket list. It's a shame I lived in Colorado Springs from 98-04, and never even bothered to fish out there.

[@nitro1380]

Could you guys stop posting these videos and blowing up these fishing spots.

[@Robbnok]

I agree Greg. Best way to ruin something you love.