I've never met you but reading that brought I tear to my eye. God bless you Sir

Thanks for your service.I 🙏 pray that you get better and enjoy your time you have left on earth sir.I have been caring for my 86 year old father since the beginning of the year and can relate to failing health.I have truly learned to appreciate everyday on earth and have gained a new found respect for taking care of your health.God bless you sir.

I think I can call you brother for more reasons than one from reading your comment..In 4 days I will be 68 years old.The reason I know we're brothers most importantly I believe you know the King of Glory..# 2 reason Semper Fi brother Marine..I pray for health and healing over you my brother in Jesus Mighty Name 🙏..I will see you in that heavenly roll call,as we answer the final call to duty ..All present and accounted for,, face to face with the lover of our souls. Bless you my friend.. Peace Be Still Brother Paul from the Pacific Northwest.* Always Faithful *

Semper Fi! Praying for you to get better soon

Thanks Tom! I know there are bigger fish in this creek, but I was thrilled to end the day with this guy. I don't think I would have been able to land the fish with the Suzume. And yeah, let's head back there when you get back!

@@TenkaraAddict I would love to be where you are standing in this video! Instead I'm going to a horrible job in Delaware...could you recommend an affordable Tenkara rod? I've done my share fly fishing out west ..but really on the East Coast I think that Tenkara is where it's at for small streams. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks John!

Thanks for watching! I had no desire to fish either until... I suddenly did 😁

Yep, a great feeling!

Thanks Joseph

I remember seeing it on your channel! It's a fun place to fish, for sure.

Thanks John!

Thanks Roy!

I was surprised too!

I agree, I lose fewer big fish with the Mizuchi. It's a great rod.

@@TenkaraAddict I just bought one but haven't received it yet. I was worried about it not handling large fish. You know, the kind I'll probably never catch. But seeing you catch that monster has eliminated any doubts. Thanks!

It's definitely something I'm thankful for!

Thanks man!

This was an especially fun video to share!

Yep, even when I don't explicitly show it in the video, I always wet my hands before handling each fish. Thanks for watching.

Bert Kelly, wetting the hands is indeed important, but let's not pretend the damage to the slime layer isn't done when the fish is landed into the net and is struggling against the mesh. Smaller fish may not only lose slime but also some scales in the process. The net should not be used for them, imho. In fact, if one is indeed concerned about unhooking the fish without harming it more (in addition to the harm already done by the hook and the retrieval stress), the fish should not be touched at all, - see, for example, ikki Lure Fishing channel. Plus, the process must be as fast as possible. But releasing fish like that is difficult. It takes time to master and in some cases may be impossible.... Of course the net will be a better solution then, because it can help shorten the process. I personally try not to touch them and use the net as little as possible, but sometimes it will simply not be pretty and, well, not because the hands are not wet. Sometimes fish will die after being released. That's fishing for you. In general, it is a bloody business. If you hate the idea of killing animals - don't even consider this hobby. So, imho, we just need to strive towards some ballance, some raeasonable minimization of damage, even if it can never be zero. I'm, for example, terrified by the large motorised boats that are so popular (especially in North America). On the one hand, people are using barbless hooks and carefully releasing everything, on the other - they are speeding in these roaring behemoths in remote lakes or salmon rivers freaking out wild life and crushing fish left and right. But haven't seen a discussion on this issue anywhere on YT (so far). Let's try and see the full picture, not just the dry hands. BTW, an OT remark: I wouldn't call the first large fish I got - or any fish I got, for that matter - my biggest ever. Unless I was going to quit fishing, of course ;)

Trout secrete a glycoprotein slime from the cells in their skin to make it harder for parasites (fungus, bacteria and it's part of their natural immune system) to attach. It helps to wet your hands but if trout are to hopefully survive after a catch and release they should be unhooked while held underwater to more effectively preserve the protective slime layer. Also, small gill capillaries are damaged by touch and dry air when fish are handled for too long outside of the water. The loss of gill capillaries will decrease trout vigor and his ability to deal with the harsh elements in the wild...

Geezus christ are you guys for real go get a life!!!

@@uncutfishing that was an incredibly annoying response

Good fishing? When you can run 2 flies and land fish on all of them, that's a special experience. Have fun, watch for the snakes!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

Nice!

Thanks John. Fishing this kind of water is a ton of fun.

I mean, it wasn't that hard. It didn't take long to land the sucker.

It's pretty great to be alone on those small streams, eh? Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks 👍

No thanks. I'm a creek angler

Awesome, you'll love it!

Me too! I've been out in the heat this week, just practicing my technique so I'll be ready for cooler times ahead.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks for watching!

Me too!

It's a great rod. Thanks Stephen!

Yep, it was a blast!

The fly I use is always listed in the video description 👍

Thanks!

Oh and by the way for those of you in the Pacific Northwest, the salmon you guys pull up may be better eating, but at least in lake ontario we don’t have to deal with crazy, hard to follow regulations, emergency fisheries closures or possession limits beyond the daily creel limit. Also we don’t have to deal with catch record cards and different fisheries zones, we have one set of lake regulations and we have one set of tributary regulations with maybe two or three exceptions for all Lake Ontario tributaries on the New York side.

If my goal were to catch big fish, I wouldn't be fishing little mountain streams 😁