Derek Olthuis and company head to the arctic in search of trophy dolly varden. The group encounters record rainfall, bears, northern lights and some of the world's most amazing fish on the adventure of a lifetime.
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@PykeGriffin6 ай бұрын
This fish is officially my dream fish to catch thank you for this amazing video and beautiful experience!!!
@troutacademy6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, they really are special fish. If you need helping planning a trip let me know. I also guide trips up there as well.
@antoniomora12552 жыл бұрын
A most gorgeous fish the dollies. Those red colours and pink spots are pure bliss to gaze. The solitude of the pristine scenery, the light of the rainy day…knowing that there are bears and moose around….pure joy of life indeed. How fotunate you guys are to live such a dream. A wonderful video.
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Thank you, it was an amazing trip.
@GilbertRowley4 жыл бұрын
This one is my favorite thus far. Especially the sauna part!!! Nicely done!
@troutacademy4 жыл бұрын
It was an amazing experience!!!
@Glaciershark2 жыл бұрын
That painting in the background is nice.
@wouldntyoulike2know8835 жыл бұрын
So glad you started making KZfaq content.
@troutacademy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you're enjoying it!
@robgrubb420Ай бұрын
perfection.
@jimklees13096 ай бұрын
Beautiful fish! I've been blessed with being able to fish Alaska my entire life and the biggest dollies that I ever came across were in the kanektok river in Bristol bay. Some beasts in there! ✌️🎣🐻👍
@troutacademy6 ай бұрын
Thank you. Bristol Bay area is really special. I love exploring the area. Hopefully you get to spend a lot more time in Alaska!
@jimklees13096 ай бұрын
@@troutacademy The plan is Juneau in July and Kodiak September. If those fish only knew! 🎣👍
@troutacademy6 ай бұрын
Best of luck, have an amazing trip!
@the_real_muffin_man18583 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful fish one of my dream fishes to catch
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Hope you catch one some day!
@macroberts20594 жыл бұрын
Glad I found this channel! Awesome content! I live in AK and need to get on some beautiful Dollys!
@Irideus11 ай бұрын
so ready
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Go get it done!
@oldsmugglerflyfishing Жыл бұрын
Incredible fishing video.
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@calvinloney59964 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@HarryPotter-kd3bh3 жыл бұрын
Oh man that looks like an epic trip. One for the books, eh? though... it's fact that noise attracts bears... just sayin'
@alpenbock__jascha2 жыл бұрын
Hey Can you Tell us please where it Was ? Looks all so beautiful there. This Arctic Char amazing
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. This was in AK
@sethmiller38692 жыл бұрын
Awesome fish! Nice job! There seems to be a little confusion with the species you were catching. All of the fish that I saw caught were either Artic char or salmon (the last fish). I did not actually see any dolly varden caught.
@troutacademy2 жыл бұрын
Seth, thanks for the comment, I appreciate the support. The last fish is a silver salmon but the rest are dollies. Arctic char are lake spawners and dollies are river spawners, all of these fish are moving into the river on their spawning migration and there are no lakes in this part of the system. Additionally the tails, gill rakers, fins, mouths and spotting are all different between the 2 species. For example, arctic char have a forked tail and dollies are more squared. Dollies have a larger mouth with the maxilla extending further behind the eye and typically have a much more pronounced kype. There is a lot of confusion surrounding these 2 species as they are both char and both live in the arctic and people interchange the names frequently. A big part of the confusion comes because dolly varden were once considered trash fish and had a bounty on their heads. Arctic char however have been widely considered prized table fare and so anglers and lodges like to refer to dolly varden as arctic char because it once was considered a more sought after game fish. The famous Tree River has seen this same confusion, the fish have been called arctic char for decades, however a scientific study shows they are actually a hybrid being more than 74% genetically dolly varden, which is why they spawn in the river. If you check out the Film "Seriously North" on the Blue Halo channel you will see the difference between the char in that film versus the dollies in this vlog. I hope this helps clear up any of the confusion. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
@Pskawt Жыл бұрын
Those are for sure char & not dolly’s
@reeloutdoorscanada11 ай бұрын
Those are monster dolly. I got to hit those rivers up next year.
@troutacademy10 ай бұрын
I am running guide trips on these rivers if you are interested.
@reeloutdoorscanada10 ай бұрын
@blackfinflyfishing7789 yes I'm interested. How can I find out more about rates and everything?
@troutacademy10 ай бұрын
@@reeloutdoorscanada shoot me a DM on instagram @derekolthuis or an email, derekolthuis@gmail.com Thanks!
@LineSpeedJediTimRawlins2 жыл бұрын
awesome video
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Thank you
@WildernessChanneling3 жыл бұрын
Nice video dude! What did you take that northern light time lapse with.
@troutacademy2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, the time-lapse was sone with a canon 6d.
@keeganhalton9406 Жыл бұрын
Couple of questions. What time of year did y’all go? Was this in Canada or Alaska? And did this trip break the bank or was it pretty doable $$$ wise?? Awesome vid and beautiful fish!
@Pskawt Жыл бұрын
They say about three times it’s Alaska
@reeloutdoorscanada11 ай бұрын
Wonder if this is a wulik river tributary or wulik river or which river?
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
This is in Ak, flights and charter planes make this fairly expensive so I guess it depends on what you consider "doable"? I guide in the area so if you are interested let me know.
@dysonmorgan77535 жыл бұрын
This was a good one
@troutacademy5 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated homie!
@percywesley39993 жыл бұрын
Is that wuluk? The kelly? Or kuug? I know it’s unit 23
@troyottosen87223 жыл бұрын
Just day here in Alaska! Simple!
@georgeyoung44142 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to see what fly you were using....
@troutacademy2 жыл бұрын
Just trout streamers for the most part and a few salmon flies in bright colors. Thanks, something to consider in the future.
@baulz214 жыл бұрын
Where was this?
@percywesley39993 жыл бұрын
Looks like unit 23 noatak out of kotzebue looks like they flew upper kelly river
@Pskawt Жыл бұрын
Those are Arctic char not Dolly garden trout
@troutacademy8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the response. The fish are dollies, you can tell by the tail, position of the eye compared to the maxilla, shape/size of mouth and the fact that they are moving into the river to spawn. Arctic char spawn in lakes, where dollies spawn in rivers. Thanks for watching, have a great day.
@Mahigeer14 жыл бұрын
More fishing, less goofing off. Please.
@aleksandrroginskiy20688 ай бұрын
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