Thanks for watching! I'm also in Instagram (@TenkaraAddict) if you want to follow me there: instagram.com/TenkaraAddict/ -Tristan

This is the type of fishing I grew up doing with my brother. We grew up on tiny creeks and small beautiful trout. The thrill of catching even a 12 inch back then would make our whole camping trip worth it. We would fish in the rain and be soaking wet shivering as we got back to camp. We would fish sunlight to sundown. Nothing like catching a decent trout like this in a creek like this. Thanks for sharing

Yeah. My heart would be pounding too. Catching a fish of that size in that stream makes it very memorable. You can catch 8-10 pounders in henry’s lake but that’s expected. Catching a 17 inch cutt in a tiny creek like that isn’t common. Well done.

I've never seen someone fish like this before and it's honestly genius. Small creek in the middle of no where that not many people would think to fish due to the snag potential. Looks like a ton of fun!

This video really demonstrates the reason that I love Tenkara! I have fished larger, well known streams with Western style fly gear and landed some big fish. The enjoyment is lost when there are crowds of people. These tiny, overlooked creeks can be amazing and very peaceful! Every wild trout that I encounter is a treasure! Even the tiny ones! You are right! The memory of one big fish, out of such a place, is very meaningful! Thank you!

Ain't never in my life seen a fish like that come out of water way like that. That is enlightening. Awesome job.

mad props to your casting, i know how tough those tiny creeks can be.

My dad bypassed the big rivers except for the San Juan to teach my brother and I to appreciate small streams from New Mexico to Montana. I will always prefer them and the brookies, browns, rainbows, and splakes they produce. Thanks dad!

That was magical to watch! I've had a handful of moments as well where I would say, it's time to pack it in because there's no beating that. I really respect and appreciated that about you, it really shows how thankful you are and that's one of the most important aspects to what we do in my opinion. Fantastic video

I fished little streams like this as a young man. One in particular over Brandon Gap VT. The further I went up the stream the larger the fish got until there were no fish. Quite a memory! And yes, essentially every cast got you a fish.

OMG, that was beautiful! There comes a time and place when even the smallest fish is a wonder and amazement and so gratifying that only a Fly fisherman would appreciate.

Good stream so narrow ! Excellent skill !! Fabulous fish!!! We, most japanese anglers, can not tell cutthroat from rainbow trout. But I finally realized they are completely defferent from your picture. Cutthraots are so cute and the cheek is a bit blueish. Very clear skin. More similar to Amago and Yamame, my favorite species. thank you.

It’s nice to see people happy for this guy. There is so much negativity on fishing videos.

I can’t begin to describe how impressed I am with your casting accuracy. My current casting ability would have gotten me in the branches continuously until I got frustrated and left skunked. This video has galvanized me to improve my casting so I can work narrow waters like this 😅👌🏻.

What a beautiful fish and I still am incredibly impressed at your casting ability ! Well done and thanks for posting this

Love this. There is something about catching a fish that you thought was too big for the level or size of the body of water you caught it in. Kind of like an Easter Egg in a video game.

Congrats, man good catch. I could fish creeks like that all day, so peaceful and not many people to fight with for a good spot. For me size doesn't matter I just love catching.

Brilliant video...and what a beautiful location. Impressed with the accuracy of your casting in that narrow space. No reel? Not seen that before. Last fish an absolute stunner. This is what fishing is all about for me, catching the unexpected.

i like that you're just sharing your trip, not trying to sell the video. feels like I'm walking beside an old fishing buddy having a great time! thanks homie also i would like to point out that the creek looks 16" wide - this is nuts!

If there is a heaven I hope it’s got small creeks like this to enjoy……….

Congratulations! 13:58: “Unreal/unreel” = The essence of Tenkara.

The fish is stunningly beautiful, as is the brook and scenery. Memory of a lifetime.

Part of the wonder of fishing is what lies beneath the waters round the bend. Sights, sounds and the thrill of it all. What a Beautiful fish. Glad to see it stay in the creek. Finding an off the beat body of water that most folks will say is un-fish able shows their lack of faith in nature. Where there is water there is life.

Awesome catch! Love the tiny creek trout fishing :)

I didn't even catch it and I can't stop smiling!! Way to go Tristan.

DUDE!!!! I was engrossed with the colors of fall there and when you set the hook and Tenkara rod bent...I hollered, DUDE! I have this huge grin on my face I know will stick all day.... Thank ya Tristan!! Kudos! Just when it can't possibly get any better...A Gift. Eh? Ya earned and I am so thrilled for ya! Wow!!!! That was cool! Outstanding!! Thanks!

Remarkable! The colors. Your skill at fishing that tiny stream in close quarters. Your excitement and enthusiasm. And that monster, monster, MONSTER cutthroat. Well done!

WOW !!!! HUGE Bonnieville, be PROUD.. thats a hum-dinger of a fish... thanks for sharing..

This creek was like fishing in a Bob Ross painting. Very soothing.

A friend at work quit his job and moved to Wyoming to work on a ranch. He wanted me to come out and fish the streams. I never did (70's). He wasn't a fisherman but he said the streams were loaded with trout and there was little to no competition as I recall. Great video!

Brought a smile to my face! I got my trout fishing addiction on little streams like this! I always make it a goal to catch a fish out of the tiniest of streams. Most people overlook these beautiful little babbling waters. One more reason I like them so much! Cutthroat is my dream fish living in and one day ill finally get to catch one.

Beautiful. This is the type of flyfishing I enjoyed when I lived in Colorado. Brookies and Cutts were small yet very colorful. And the scenery... and every now and then you get a surprise like this. I miss it a lot. Thanks for sharing. Brings back very fond memories.

Beautiful fish! Thanks for letting him return to the creek.

I was cheering along with you!! Lol.

I like how you appreciate the little ones. They are just like little jewels coming out of the water. I love that little hole at 7:30. I probably couldn't fish this creek because of the close bushes, but fun watching somebody else do it.

One of my favorite memories was catching a huge trout in a little stream. Jemez New Mexico. Early 1970s. Great video! Thanks!

There is no better fishing than trout fishing...its pure joy!!! Congrats on your new record, and thanks for posting this as I never heard of Tenkara before watching your video and I'm now "hooked"!!!

The cutthroat trout I'm used to are of the Lahonton variety, in Pyramid lake. I would never have thought a species of trout bigger than brook trout to be found in a creek like the one you're fishing in...and being able to drop a fly in those conditions is amazing, I know I couldn't do it.

That’s crazy!! I’ve never seen a fish that big in that small of water. I have a nice brookie stream I hit a bunch. Heard of 18” brook’s in there back in the day but naturally I’ve never spooked, seen, or caught anything like that. Great video!

I couldn’t agree more! Fly fishing/tenkara fishing super small streams is so perfect!

I tried tenkara a few years ago in the eastern Sierra. Borrowed a buddies rod to try in addition to my usual lure casting. It was a great way to learn fly type fishing, easy to pick up, and the gear perfect for lightweight backpacking. Only negative was it wouldn’t work for any larger water where you want to get far out from shore. So fun and simple though.

Most people wouldn't consider even looking at that stream, let alone you may have been the first person to ever catch any of those fish. But OMG! What a catch! Loved the video-thank you!

I thought you was kidding, but I tuffed it out and watched it to the end. Awesome, I must say.

The highlight of my day whenever I see a new post!

Very cool. I'm a bass fisherman and have never fly fished before. This spring will be my first time and I'm starting with Tenkara. It looks like great fun. Thanks for the video.

You’ve hooked someone in a far flung corner of NE England. What a wonderful way to spend time - I grew up with that “babbling brook” soundtrack. Love it.

Congratulations, what I like to see is your sincere passion and the way you share it!

Nice to see some streams and rivers are not full of plastic just micro plastics as that everywhere.

Fishing for tiny fish in your spare time is a positive and fun activity like what you are doing😀👌. I also like fishing for tiny fish like the Rasbora family, Puntius and others. Your fishing spot is extraordinary, even though it's just a small river but the fish are abundant, you can even get a big trout jackpot. Dood job, Bro 😄👍. Always success 😀🙏

These are so fun to watch! Thank you! I grew up in Star Valley and have been thinking of taking my daughter on a little stream this summer.

Thank you for taking this flatlander out fishing mtn streams. And, I think that the feeling that the tiny creek gave you was an intimacy. At least it gave me that vibe

Jeez those Bonneville Cutty"s are just so Gorgeous. Nice work Bud. Keep those lines tight!!

Rarely, do I use the term monster. In fact, I often chide those who use monster in their title when the fish is only average. Dude, this truly is a monster for this size of a creek in quickwater (with little pocket water). This isn't the first time you've done this. You are restoring my faith and showing us not only how it's done, but that it can be done.

I can relate. Pulling a moose out of a trickle of water is always a rush. I have to say it's as satisfying watching them win away when you release them.

I live in Colorado now, and your monster reminded me of my first Colorado trout, a22" brown on the Frying Pan near Basalt. This is the size stream like the ones my dad and I fished near his home in Foscoe, NC. Thanks for the great video, Tristan!

Excellent video, man! I was getting goosebumps seeing that 17" trout. Love to see it!

When I was 9 & 10 we loved all over Wyoming I caught many 14 to 15 ins. At a place called Pole Mountain....Out of Laramie .Nothing but Beaver pond's....One pond in particular had only Brookies in it....out of 7 avg. 14/15.ins. the 3 biggest were Pigs....17/18. ins. 2 were about 3 lbs. 4to5 ozs...the biggest 18in. 3 3/4 lbs.....These were awesome Trout....Pink nested....A feast fit for a King...!!!!

That is mind blowing that a fish that large can live in such a small creek. I fished in larger creeks and ONCE managed to catch a brown trout that large. Mainly used small rods, 5-pound line and the smallest hooks...works well! A friend and I went to Junction Pool in Roscoe NY and my friend's first cast of the morning caught a 22" brown trout with beautiful spots so it wasn't a stocked one. There was a brief rain falling at Noon and we were pulling out so many 16" to 18" trout that we had to toss many back since we reached our five/day maximum. Some went on the smoker and some were on the grill in foil simmering in melted butter and fresh squeezed lemon juice!

Super video, beautiful creek, fall colours, some nice fish for the stream, then that last fish absolutely stunning, great place to end your video.

I used to occasionally catch lunker fish in tiny creeks. One of the reasons they are there is that most anglers won't even give those waters the time of day instead favoring more popular fishing holes. One time I caught a 3 lb Rainbow from a creek that you could literally step across. There is a creek in the medicine bow range that never has any anglers fishing it. It takes a two mile walk down in a canyon to get to but there are some interesting trout varieties that I have never seen before. And occasionally you can hook a decent size fish.

Damn...thats a beauty, and from what looks like a puddle!!!! really encouraging me to get back into tenkara (Haven't fished from before the pandemic....) such a simple way to fish (I come from a ledgering to fly to Tenkara...)...beautiful....

I could feel your excitement! Beautiful stream and a great fish! Thanks for introducing me to tenkara!

Great catch!!! I love your videos and you are making me want to get back into flyfishing...one day soon. Thanks!

Wow that really is beautiful. I've only been fly fishing a couple years and really haven't been able to get out in over 1 year for various reasons. I would have lost a fly on almost every cast.

Perfect casting. No room for forgiveness. Well done.

This guy just showing off his casting accuracy...I see you.

Yeeeeeeeeeeew!! Congratulations and thank you for sharing Tristan! What a perfect day to remember... So stoked for you!

I live in Tulsa, OK now but grew up in Washington State outside of Seattle. Fishing small streams for big trout was always my favorite. I would use a live worm with a bobber or a dry fly with one of those clear floating bobbers so it wouldn’t spoke the fish drifting with the fly. Most of the big came like yours did under a wood jam.

Nice catch. After the release, I could see the monster swim right back to it's home under the fall, cool!

There is NO FIRCKIN WAY I could thread the needle on 90% of those casts. Props man.

Whoa.. this is really cool. I've never heard of Tenkara Fly Fishing! I've never regular fly fished because it seems daunting. I've only surf fished a few times with a regular reel setup. I should get back into it. But I also hike a lot in streams like this and this seems like something I could get into! Very cool video and thanks for sharing.

Hats off brother! I thought I was on top of the world when I was a kid and caught a 9 inch cutthroat in a creek twice that size outside Madras, OR. Jeez a 17" cutthroat?!?! In that trickle??? Man, I'd never shut up about that!

Pretty fish - they all are. Good work with the fly gear and the cam work in those tight quarters. Bigger fish in bigger water but these small wilderness streams are priceless for a quality outdoor experience.

What a great adventure! Bonneville cutthroat trout are such beautiful fish - and that large one you landed was a small stream trophy, to be sure! Your “thread the needle” casting was quite impressive … I know where my flies would have landed on nearly every cast. Thanks for sharing this outing with us!

I used to do this on small Vancouver Island Streams, just walk down the streams and cast as i go, catch and release 40 or 50 fish for a 2 or 3 hour wander!

i really enjoyed this, my dad would have too. he was real fish stalker, small stream stuff, lived for it.

Never would have thought you’d get a trout that size in that creek. Great job, nice

Nice Fish Tristain, what a great fish for that little blue line, thanks for sharing.

I didn't see any TREES here, but there was quite a lot of brush--very close to the edge of the stream, and you made several beautiful casts, right on the button, quite literally. That last fish was more than a surprise. I have NEVER caught a fish that size in such a small stream. Perhaps that's the difference between the northern Appalachians and the northern Rockies. This has to be one of my favorite videos that you've made since you began--it has a beginning, a good strong middle, with several nice fish, and a smashing, unexpected end with the whopper. Perfect.

Shared your joy with you. As a fisherman I understand. Every good wish.

Glad I just found this channel !!! I just bought the Rocky Mountain combo from Tenkara rod company ! Glad to see some videos on these rods. There really cool !

Beautiful country , beautiful fish. All I could think when you caught that huge trout was “Oh wow!”.

Tristan, I love your videos, and this is easily my favorite of your videos. I fished this creek twice, two years apart, some years back when I was angling for the Wyoming Cutt Slam, and an affable retired Wyoming Game and Fish employee that I encountered at his campsite on a neighboring stream (he had been a head honcho) recommended this water to me, suggesting I would do well, adding the observation, "you WILL catch Bonneville Cutthroat Trout". Boy, was he right. My experience mirrored yours, Tristan, in that I found the creek to be chock full of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, as my friendly benefactor had asserted. As you mentioned, I also far and away prefer the small, intimate creek settings. Accordingly, on my initial visit, I concentrated my efforts on the smaller upstream section, and I was impressed at how even small rills in this creek seemingly too small to hold a fish would produce respectable trout. On my subsequent visit, I spent perhaps an hour on the lower section just below one of the many beaver ponds. The fish averaged considerably larger (I suppose not surprisingly) in the larger, lower section, including a few in the range of your whopper. What a thrill to see you catch such a Leviathan in such a small setting! You got my pulse going as I watched you hook and land that beautiful fish. What with the intervening years and all the "slings and arrows" that have accompanied them - ha! - It is unlikely that I will ever be able to return and fish that stream, but your fine video elicited many pleasant and happy memories (not the least among them almost getting stuck in the snowdrift blocking the pass - on BOTH trips - in July!!) As always, I look forward to seeing your next video - keep it up, Sir!

Hello.. this is fun watching you, with out swear words.. Nice job

Good for you buddy! Loved watching and listening to your videos !!!!

oh my gosh! that was amazing my friend. woowee! and in that small little brook. straight brilliant.Thank you for sharing!!

Great footage. Looks like you caught the creek boss.

Looks like you miss as many strikes as you catch. That tenkara method would drive me crazy. The scenery is beautiful.

There is nothing like a small creek! Awesome fish! Bonnies are the best!

I wish I had Tenkara brook trout fishing creeks back in the 80's

Amazing casting, and that was a very nice fish

going to try Tenkara for first time in a few weeks..can't wait

My man. What a beauty in a small stream. Love to see you release and you said, thankful. My kind of fellow fly fisherman.

Man, I’m so glad I subscribed today. I wasn’t going to watch more than one a day but just couldn’t resist having a look. Awesome video.

Thank you for sharing this little adventure!

Living aboard a sailboat on the coast of British Columbia there are thousands of islands in wilderness. Many of them have small lakes accessible by hike. Sometimes I drag a small kayak up the streams that reach the ocean. The trout fishing is spectacular. Good fishing...

NICE TROUT! Beautiful scenery! Excellent video! Places like that are some of the best moments and memories 😀

I cant believe your hitting that stream! What a blessing!

Great video, I love creeks, moved to San Diego from Bay Area and I miss my old spots at 108 and 395, can’t wait to go back some day.

Wow! Im about to enter the Tenkara world soon. I’m incredibly frustrated with western fly fishing but really like using and tying flies. Your casting is impressive!!