On my summer trips to Colorado, I've spent more time fly fishing the small back country streams than I have the larger, and more popular, larger streams and rivers. This video captures that experience very well.

Oh my, how I wish I were there. Just to enjoy the out doors. Go fly fishing and for super have trout, pork-n-beans with fried potatoes and a couple slices of white bread. That would be my meal of a life time. Set there afterwards with a cold glass of tea and watch the water go by. Your a very blessed man to get to do what you do. That is most men’s dream of doing but you live it. Now that I am suffering with cancer I depend on you to film the experiences I want to live. Thank you for the video. You have no idea what it means to me to watch it.

I also love fishing small streams. In fact it’s my favorite way to fish. I love the peace and serenity they offer. For trout I usually fish the small streams of the Driftless or actually small streams for bass close by my house.

Nothing like a beautiful wild trout.

Todd, you're the master of story telling 🙏

Great video and beautiful streams!

Your video is way too good! I am a Colorado boy born and raised. Before work forced me to Vegas I worked at Anglers ALL in Littleton. As God as my witness...I envy what you do! People you to ask me what I was doing on my days off. I would laugh and tell them I will let you know when I get back. Thank you.. The Artful Angler.

These videos perfectly illustrate the core of fly fishing. Whether you caught a fish or not in this amazing looking location it wouldn't matter. But the odd one to the net makes life more manageable.

Small trout are great and often the sight fishing is a key part of learning about fly fishing and trout in general. Thanks

This is awesome because my son and I just got done fishing the Yampa and Elk rivers, along with a bunch of other small tributaries. Perfect timing for this video.

Such a nice find here! I guess now I may be viewed as an 'old timer' yet I grew up with a father who was a fanatical small stream fly-fisherman. Years of trying to keep up with him on brushy creeks, (when young often crying thinking he left me behind) and exploring almost every single river in Colorado numerous times. Learning the biomes of these small streams is a rich joy & developing the skill & intuitions to fish effectively was something my father gifted to me, although I needed to be an adult to fully appreciate it. I like may have a favorite place that I will never share where I can catch 70+ fish in a day (all released) of fishing a wild water with not a single sign that other humans exist. Such a special treasure that I hope remains with the coming pressures of development & population growth. Thanks for the great video that brings back a flood of wonderful memories for me as I sit housebound under quarantine rules in distant Ethiopia. The wild streams & flyfishing are about all I miss about home these days.

Super cool! Love Colorado small streams!

I love my small Colorado streams. Sometimes the fish can be suprisingly large.

Thanx for bringing light into this dark times...🙏

I’m from New Zealand, that’s some nice fishing and scenery. Thanks.

Very good. I love trout fishing.

Used to fish in the North Park beaver ponds when I was at CSU. The tiniest creek can hold big fish in a beaver pond complex, Made for some challenging fishing though.

Badass man! Got me a greenback cutthroat a few days ago and put it back. Re starting my love for fishing

Sus videos son un clasico de pesca a mosca, nunca me hartaré de verlos, felicidades como siempre un video precioso, saludos desde España.

Magnificent portraiture of John!👌🏻

Love the small streams. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Would like to go and spend some time on those streams. It looks like an amazing place.

once again sublime 🤩😍🤩😍 these small rivers look like some in France ... with more pretty trout 😉😎

The Brown trouts colouring is absolutely stunning.

This one spoke to my soul... John, if you're reading this I dig your style, gonna have to hire you for a day to kick it and enjoy some small streams together.

Holy cow! I came to Colorado from upstate NY as well! Just stumbled upon this video doing a lot of fly fishing research on small mtn streams to hit next. Great content!

Great video! Love Colorado!

This is so strange, I live in cooperstown ny, and in the past 2 years I have really fell in love with fly fishing, and like you said, I also appreciate the small trout, idk if it’s also because I’ve enjoyed fishing small streams for Brook trout aswell, but also I’m going to Colorado for college near the gunnison, and plan to live there, so ironic, love the vid btw❤😂

Beautifully done. Thanks from "Blood of Christ" mountains here in New mexico. That was a feast for the eyes !{and ears}.

Heyy Todd great To see Ya Back Dude with another Cool Video Thanks and Best Wishes From The UK hope u and family are safe and well during these Times ****

I love it. Fished the Piedra yesterday!

Ahhh Thanks for the necessary interlude in my survival crouch... lol

Well done!

Thanks for the awesome video,headed to Tarryall next week! As a native I know I need to get out there because our season and life is too short! Happy Independence Day everyone!

fantastico! bellissimo video

Wooooooow. Awesome

Living in Glenwood Springs, CO from Schoharie, NY...this hits home, thanks for the vid!

GREAT IMPRESSIONS - Thanks for sharing !! ... SALUT from Austria

Beautiful.

This was me when I lived in Durango! Great video!

Amazing video man!

Love From Saginaw MI

Nailed it🔥

This man is like a Zen Master.

great, thanks

6:00 Exactly! ;-> Cheers from the Cache la Poudre drainage!

I just found a relatively untouched creek I was the only one on on the creek and the fishing was amazing. It was tough to get to but that was half the fun. Shhh

I'm glad the Long Beach Casting Club linked your video. It was very good. I laughed when you said you loved music, photography and fly fishing but you were a hack at all three. I feel the same way a lot. Great video.

Nice...id love to do that one day

Ever do Quartz Creek? What a beautiful place.

Awesome video as always Todd definitely a place I would love to visit and fish. Being from NY I have fished both ADK and The Catskills which seem to resemble Colorado in a slight way but I imagine that Colorado has way more space to roam the rivers around here can get little crowded sometimes

I live near Durango Colorado. My favorite small stream is the south fork of the Rio grande along hwy 160 on wolf creek pass. I've caught cutthroat, brooks, rainbows and browns all within an hour many times. Nothing over 12 inches but a lot of fun.

Great quality video ,highest quality always, thank you

I can't think of anything I'd rather do than fly fish in a small stream. I feel bad for people who love to fish and never give this a try. Amazing video!!!

Wow. A very, VERY well put together video--music, photography, drone shots of dry takes. I have a soft spot for the little wild fish too! Kudos! And subscribed.

Very Very beautiful

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For those willing to hike in 5 or more miles....it doesn't get any better.

Sigh, was watching political crap on youtube and then I saw this thumbnail- and I said....Yeah okay. That sounds a lot better

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I love the music in your videos. Where do you find it ?

Beautiful spots...I recognize a few. What backpack/vest is that. Looks like Fishpond but not finding it. Great quality video!

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Do you have any tips for dealing with the wind in Colorado? I find that it's always blowing.

Is this original music or does anyone happen to have link? fantastic piece!

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Yeah. Some of those fish aren't so small.

Hey I'm a subscriber of yours, I love to fly fish and I was wondering if you might could hook me up with a care package of flies to try out and review on a video

Not many native species left up there :(

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Do you really need all that gear to catch 12" Brown Trout? I catch huge Browns on the backside of Glenwood Springs in my work gear bud! You're a Rhinestone Cowboy

That looks like the east or the taylor not a small creek like texas creek

Im a native, I forgot more about small streams than you know

too bad rainbow trout is endangered in Colorado and is also the Colorado state fish and has to be released immediately after caught if you cook it and kill it you could be fine $250,000 that's only rainbow trout the brown trout in the bath now that is fine but people were overdoing the trout fishing and cause them to almost become extinct in our state so if you're fishing in Colorado you must release any rainbow trout get that through your head now look up the laws and regulations in each state before you go fishing there you have to have a fishing license to fish there even if you're from out-of-state you can get a one or two or a week-long fishing license that is required in this state so you better have one I'm a resident and the local and if I have to have a fishing license and can't eat rainbow trout either can you

I love Danika s, or is it Danica. I want to go fishing. Help me happy girl. No sorrow miss Morrow,.Montana Rose is tomorrow. And a flying Fisher man,.where the hell is my grand, country needs help connect me by email, no question in my mind, they all lied when they said we fail. Love You, bud. The crazy girl's gone. I need a LLLLLAAAAAWWWYYYYEEERRR. SERIOUS, I'm in hearing Friday the 10th. Use comment on my blog to create code and I'll put out on you. Need it bad. Thanks love. Don't delay. Help. Smiles. Hey they're injecting rubberizee and attempting castrations. Help.

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My family and I have been natives for generations please don't advertise my state on social media ! Too many people moving here since Marijuana was legalized and now look what happened to our state ! Keep your secret spots to yourself and quit telling everyone where there at !!! Just because your used to that atmosphere because your from New York don't bring over here man !!!

You just don’t know how to catch the big ones.

I used to fish some very small streams there. Its hard now with all the development and people putting their tiny tracts off limits.