Return to Clear Creek

Posted by on Jun 24, 2012 in Trip Reports | 7 comments


 

I hit Clear Creek again today, hoping to do better than I did last time.  Luckily, I did because this time I really wanted to get some footage with my new Go Pro camera.  I’m still learning to work it, but I hope you like this short video I took with it.  Also, here are some pictures and the fly that worked today…
 
Clear Creek Brown Trout

 

Clear Creek Brown Trout

 

Clear Creek Brown Trout

 

Clear Creek Brown Trout

 

Even though we’re in a drought (and a heat wave), Clear Creek is still running well.

 

Clear Creek Near Golden Colorado

 

I fished my Tenkara USA Ito which is the perfect rod for this stream since the extra length helps you reach over currents and hit smaller pockets.  Clear Creek (actually a river) really widens up in places so it’s a real advantage to be able to zoom the rod out.  This was the only fly I fished all day and they were hitting it left and right!

 

Olive Sakasa Kebari

 

Historically, I haven’t been a big fan of Clear Creek.  But I’m warming up to it.  There’s a lot more water to fish than Bear Creek and maybe I can put up with the noise from Highway 6 if it means no crowds.

About Jason Klass


Jason is an avid fly angler and backpacker. As a former fly fishing guide originally from Western New York, he moved to Colorado and became an early adopter of tenkara which perfectly suited the small, high altitude streams and lakes there. He has not fished a Western-style fly rod for trout since.

 

7 comments

  1. Thomas
    June 24, 2012

    Video looks good. My camera doesn’t work well filming me fishing with my rod. It seems like a pretty stable image too. Maybe I’ll have to check out the Go Pro.

    I would put up with the highway sometimes if it meant fishing with no crowds too.

  2. Jason Klass
    June 24, 2012

    Thanks Thomas. The Go Pro is good but it takes a little getting used to. You can’t do playback on the camera itself so you never know what you’re really getting until you get back home. But I think it’s something I can figure out.

  3. Anthony
    June 24, 2012

    Cool video. Also like to see that I’m not the only one that misses when grabbing for the line. :-)

  4. Jason Klass
    June 24, 2012

    We’re all human! It can be tough sometimes and easier others.

  5. Tom Davis
    June 24, 2012

    Nice video, Jason!

    I like the convenience of shooting with my Go Pro, but I have gotten to the point that I don’t always like it on my head!

    -Tom

  6. Steve P
    June 25, 2012

    Jason,

    That’s some nice water! One of these is next on the list. Check out this accessory:

    http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/lcd-bacpac/#description

  7. David
    June 25, 2012

    Jason: The distortion of the lens along the edge of the picture is interesting. At first I thought that the rod was bending into the handle like you see on some parabolic bamboo rods. But the rod butt also looked bent after netting the fish. I assume that is a fisheye effect of the camera lens (like the peephole in a hotel door). Nice fish and nice river – particularly if it is close.
    David

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