Fishing for monster carp and camping along the Ebro River is one of the cheapest and entertaining adventures I have ever done with my son. We planned to go back this August but COVID happened and we had to cancel the trip. I have always loved these videos, but felt that I could have done a lot better job editing them. So I reedited this two part series from this trip in Jan 2019 and condensed it to a single video (an unlike George Lucas I didn't add a bunch of weird crap)
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00:00Hey guys, welcome to another episode of the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel.
00:22Today we're going on a little bit of an adventure.
00:24Me and my boy Nathan here are going to Spain on a fishing trip.
00:29Unfortunately, Tommy here has got school so he can't go and Mommy's going to stay here
00:36with him.
00:37That makes Daddy sad.
00:38I'm going to miss Mom.
00:39I'm going to miss you guys.
00:40Love you buddy.
00:41I'll see you in a little bit, okay?
00:42Love you.
00:43I'll see you in a little bit.
00:44Nathan, you think you can carry that bag all by yourself?
00:57Show me how it's done, buddy.
01:01We are going fishing.
01:02We're going to go after some trophy carp, big monster wild carp.
01:07And if we're lucky, we might be able to get some Wells catfish too.
01:09We're going to be fishing the Ebro River, maybe doing some camping northwest of Barcelona.
01:14And it is dirt cheap right now.
01:16We were actually planning on going ice fishing in Michigan, but we looked at it and the cost
01:21of going to Spain for eight days was less than going ice fishing in Michigan for three
01:27days.
01:28So we're like, yeah, let's do it.
01:29So, but this will be kind of an adventure.
01:31This is the first time I'm taking just Nathan along on one of these trips.
01:34I took Tommy to Japan this summer, so I figure it's his turn now.
01:39Plus Tommy's in school, so.
01:45That means nothing to me.
02:01Well, we made it here in one piece.
02:04We're going to go get checked into the hotel and find something for Nathan here to eat.
02:10Yeah, look at this.
02:13Well this will work, Nate.
02:15Look at this, Nate.
02:17That's for cleaning your butt.
02:18That's for cleaning your butt?
02:19Now we're going to go get ourselves some food.
02:23We saw a place down there that sells rectangle pizza and Nathan's very excited.
02:28And I want to eat pizza rectangle.
02:31Should we get that one?
02:32Yeah.
02:33It's just.
02:34Oh, yummy.
02:35You like that?
02:36Kind of warm.
02:37Yeah, it's warm.
02:38Look, it's all frothy.
02:39It's got all these bubbles in it.
02:41Now we got to go get some souvenirs.
02:42This is one of our few free evenings on this trip.
02:43So we got to go get something for mom and Tommy and I also want to buy a Spanish kids
02:44book.
02:45Hey, you want to go play on that playground?
02:46Yeah.
02:47Okay.
02:48Look at this.
02:49This is, this would never fly in the US.
02:50This is awesome.
02:51Oh, look at this.
02:52It's a big one.
02:53Oh, yeah.
02:54I'm going to go get this.
02:55Oh, yeah.
02:56Oh, yeah.
02:57I'm going to go get this.
02:58Oh, yeah.
02:59Oh, yeah.
03:00Oh, yeah.
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03:25Look at this.
03:26This is awesome.
03:27Woo-hoo.
03:28Oh, yeah.
03:29Oh, yeah.
03:30Oh, yeah.
03:31Look at this.
03:32It's a Cinderella Pop Up book, Big Bad Wolf and the Three Pigs.
03:33We have a tradition that every time we visit another country, we like to buy kids books
03:34in that country's language.
03:35Oh my gosh.
03:36Wait.
03:37Is that a toy?
03:38El planeta del terror.
03:39Let's pick somewhere to eat dinner.
03:41Look, this place has snails.
03:43I don't like to eat snails.
03:46Well, guys, it's 8 o'clock, and we're heading out to dinner.
03:49And we're doing as the Spanish do,
03:52because the Spanish are night owls.
03:55A lot of stores and restaurants stay open way later
03:58than they do in the US.
04:00And lots of people take a siesta in the middle of the day.
04:04So it's kind of a late to bed, late to rise sort of culture.
04:09I might be down with that today.
04:11Hey, Nathan, you having fun?
04:13Good.
04:14All right, here we are.
04:15Ibericus is a jamon store.
04:18Yeah, little ham sandwiches there.
04:20That's ham.
04:22That's from a pig's leg.
04:23They age it, and it gets tasty.
04:25It gets really, really tasty.
04:26Look at that, they got all the hams up there on the wall.
04:29You want to take a bite?
04:33These little sandwiches are so good.
04:34It's, you know, fresh baguette.
04:36They rub a tomato on the inside of the bread,
04:39and then they put that ham in there.
04:42It's good.
04:43There we go, that's 100 grams of ham right there.
04:46It's absolutely delicious, amazing.
04:49It's all free range black pig that's fed on acorns.
04:53It's got a really strong flavor to it.
04:54It's aged 20 months.
04:56That was really good and really indulgent.
04:59Unfortunately, Nathan didn't like it much.
05:01Might have to find him something else to eat.
05:03You want this apple?
05:05Okay, we'll get you an apple.
05:07Just can't get over how many families
05:10are out this late at night.
05:12You know, I've been in places
05:13where they have hoppin' nightlifes,
05:15but it's all 20 and 30-somethings, you know?
05:17Here's one-year-olds and two-year-olds
05:19and babies in strollers, and it's past Nathan's bedtime.
05:25Oh, are you glad to be back at the hotel?
05:28Yeah.
05:31Well, it's the end of two very long days,
05:33but we have absolutely had a ball,
05:35and me and Nathan are just chillin' here,
05:39unwinding, and watching Spanish cartoons.
05:48Well, good morning, guys.
05:49We went to bed at 9.30 last night,
05:51and I didn't set an alarm.
05:53I figured I'd just wake up whenever,
05:54and it's quarter to 11,
05:58so we slept over 13 hours last night.
06:03Jeez.
06:04Well, breakfast didn't end so well.
06:06Poor little Nathan really is feeling sick,
06:08because he blew chunks all over himself and the table,
06:12and luckily, Dad's pretty ninja-fast with a bowl,
06:15but yeah, you're not feelin' too well, are ya?
06:19So we're just gonna go ahead and drive to our next location
06:22and see if a little car ride doesn't make him feel better.
06:24Maybe he'll get a little nap.
06:26Love you, buddy.
06:28You okay there, Nathan?
06:30You need a throw-up?
06:35Poor little guy.
06:35I told him not to lick the handrail at immigration.
06:38Oh, well.
06:40But remember, any problem you can solve with wet wipes
06:43is not a problem.
06:44Don't believe me?
06:45Just ask a parent with teenagers.
06:47You doin' better, buddy?
06:49Yeah.
06:50Let's go.
06:53One thing that's a little freaky about driving in Spain
06:56is they use a white line to divide the two lanes.
06:59So the shoulder lane is white,
07:01and the middle lane is white as well.
07:03And so it feels like I'm driving in oncoming traffic,
07:07because it's all white lines,
07:10and there's cars coming at me.
07:13The landscape here really reminds me of Utah and Arizona.
07:19Oh, there's the Ebro River right there.
07:23This is Riba Roya de Ibres,
07:24the Red Banks of the Ebro River.
07:26This is where we're gonna be staying.
07:28All right, I think we're in the right place.
07:29Look at that.
07:32All right, that's a little tight.
07:33Well, here we are in Riba de Roya,
07:35and we're gonna go meet Nick,
07:38and we're gonna be staying with him,
07:39and he's gonna be our fishing guide here for the week.
07:42And so we're gonna go check him out.
07:44Come on out, bud.
07:48Come on in, Nathan.
07:50Come on in, Nate.
07:52Come and say, say hola to everybody.
07:54Hola.
07:56Hola.
07:57He's feeling a little under the weather here.
07:59All right, this is Harry.
08:00Hi, Harry.
08:01Harry just turned five.
08:03Oh, that's a grand age.
08:05Look at this, Nathan.
08:06It's like a castle.
08:06This is your room.
08:07We've got a heater in here for you.
08:09This is my color book right here.
08:10This is my color book.
08:11Harry finally donated some things.
08:14Well, Nathan has been having a great time
08:16with his new friend, Harry, here.
08:18No, not Harry, Harvey.
08:20Harry.
08:21Harry, Harry?
08:22Harry.
08:23Yes.
08:24Harry.
08:24No, Harvey, no.
08:25Harvey.
08:27Harry.
08:28No, Harvey.
08:28Harvey?
08:29No, Harvey.
08:30I'm hearing Harvey now.
08:32No, Harvey.
08:33Okay, Harvey.
08:34I don't know what's going on here.
08:36Harry and Nathan ran off and went playing somewhere,
08:39so they're having a ball.
08:41But look at this.
08:42Isn't this cool?
08:44Look at that.
08:45Isn't that a gorgeous river?
08:46There are monsters in there.
08:47Big old cats, big old carp.
08:50We found the 100 treasure.
08:53Apparently, Harry is as much of a fan
08:56of the Dear Almighty river hunting videos as Nate is,
08:59and so they've been walking the streets of Spain here,
09:03street treasure hunting.
09:04So, and they've been very successful by their standards.
09:08Whoa, you found all of that?
09:10Look at that.
09:11Oh, is that a locust?
09:12Yeah, now it's dead.
09:14Hey, Nathan.
09:15Nathan, you remember when I told you
09:17we were reading about John the Baptist
09:18and how he eats locusts and honey?
09:20Yeah.
09:21This is locusts.
09:22This is what he eats.
09:22He eats locusts.
09:24He does?
09:25No, I don't want to eat that.
09:27Tomorrow, we're gonna get up and go fishing.
09:29You excited, Nathan?
09:30Yeah.
09:31All right, we'll see you guys in the morning.
09:33Hey, Nathan, did you have a good night's rest?
09:35Yeah.
09:36You ready to catch big fish?
09:37Mm-hmm.
09:38It's gonna be exciting?
09:39Mm-hmm.
09:40Awesome.
09:41Well, we got the boys dressed and fed,
09:42and we're gonna go out to a tackle shop
09:44and get our fishing licenses.
09:46Then, we're gonna start fishing, so I'm excited.
09:50Oh my goodness.
09:52Oh, look at this.
09:53Oh, there's catfish gear.
09:54Look at that.
09:56That's a buoy float.
09:57Yeah, those are PVA nuggets.
09:59PVA mesh.
10:00This is big jumbo mesh.
10:03Oh yeah, look at this.
10:08We got my fishing license,
10:09and the boys didn't destroy the shop,
10:10so we got mission accomplished here.
10:12All right, guys, we've got it here.
10:14We're gonna stop at a grocery store,
10:15pick up some supplies, and I need a toothbrush.
10:17It's been four days.
10:18I lost it.
10:19I have no idea where it went.
10:22Look at that cart.
10:24You want an orange?
10:26This is how you buy fruit in Spain.
10:28We go number 26.
10:29That's oranges.
10:31Lay it on there, and then look at that.
10:34It prints off the sticker,
10:36and I guess we put it on the bag.
10:40All right, next stop, going fishing.
10:45Look at this overlook, guys.
10:46This is the Ebro River here.
10:48Oh, it's gorgeous.
10:49Look, there's a castle up on the hill.
10:51That water is so clear.
10:52I swear, if I had a pair of binoculars,
10:54I could pick out every fish in there.
10:58Oh, oh, this is good.
11:02I found a bottle cap.
11:05Nathan, you still have the food
11:07in your cheek from breakfast.
11:08Are you gonna swallow that ever?
11:09Yeah, almost.
11:10I swear, you didn't eat breakfast.
11:12You just stored it in your cheek.
11:14All right, big bag of homemade juicy fruit boilies.
11:18What's up?
11:21Oh, that's a juicy fruit flavoring.
11:23Yeah, yeah.
11:23Yeah, yeah, that's right.
11:24The flavorings in the boilies,
11:26I just put a little bit on the outside of it as well.
11:28Really good, especially in the wintertime.
11:30We got some serious gear here.
11:32Look at this.
11:33By the way, if you guys are interested
11:35in coming here to Spain and doing this yourself,
11:37I'm gonna put Nick's guide information
11:39in the description for this video.
11:41Oh, you got a little string in there?
11:42Yeah, and he sits off it like that.
11:44That string right there, in case you don't know,
11:46it's PVA, which is water-soluble plastic
11:50made out of cornstarch.
11:51When it hits fresh water, it dissolves.
11:53So all that string will just liquefy
11:55into a biodegradable cornstarch.
12:01You!
12:02Ah!
12:03Yeah!
12:04Yeah, yeah.
12:05You!
12:06Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo.
12:07Now see if you can find him.
12:09Now see if you can find him.
12:11I found a doggy!
12:18You having a good time?
12:20Yeah.
12:20You warm?
12:21Yeah.
12:22Okay, I'll shut the door.
12:24Well, guys, we put in a pretty solid day here,
12:26but the boys are wet and cold and it's dinner time,
12:29so we're gonna call it and get them some dinner.
12:33We don't wanna push too hard on our first day.
12:34We'll burn them out.
12:36Nathan, do you like this?
12:37Do you like eating dinner in front of the fire?
12:39Yeah.
12:40Well, guys, welcome to another beautiful morning,
12:42and we're getting ready to go fishing.
12:44We're going to a different spot,
12:45a little further away today,
12:46and we're bringing the overnight gear,
12:48so we're getting serious.
12:52Getting the bivy and bedchairs,
12:54sleeping bags, fishing gear,
12:56gotta get it all in there.
12:57This is the first time since I landed in Spain
12:58and we've seen any clouds,
13:00but it's supposed to be really nice today.
13:02Supposed to be in the 60s.
13:03Well, guys, we're headed to this fishing spot,
13:06which I don't know anything about
13:07other than it's upstream and about two hours away.
13:10We're excited.
13:11It's gonna be our first overnight trip.
13:17Well, we've stopped in this little village here,
13:18and there's a tackle shop that's open.
13:20We're gonna grab licenses for this county
13:23and check out some gear, too.
13:28That's a serious doorbell.
13:30Yeah, that's what I'll use for my catfishing.
13:32Oh, look at this.
13:34Look, Nate, it's a catfish.
13:37They're boats for baiting up.
13:39Oh, look at these.
13:40That's plonkers.
13:41So many things here I wanna buy
13:43and so very few things I can fit in my luggage.
13:46Pick up your fish.
13:47He's gonna swim away.
13:50We're driving through fields of rosemary right now,
13:53and it just smells amazing.
14:02I don't know what it is about this spot,
14:03but it just screams big fish to me.
14:11Turn the handle.
14:12He's on.
14:13Easy, easy, easy.
14:15Remember how I told you how to play it.
14:18Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
14:20Hey, Nathan.
14:22You wanna come help?
14:24You wanna help?
14:30Ho, ho, ho.
14:3120 minutes, 20 minutes.
14:31Ha, ha, ha, ha.
14:32Bring it, bring it to me.
14:34There you go.
14:35That's it, now let it go.
14:36Thank you, Nathan.
14:37That's brilliant.
14:38Oh, yeah, that's, that's, yeah, that's a big one.
14:41Oh, that's a fat fish.
14:46Daddy, I wanna, Daddy, I wanna touch the fish.
14:49You wanna touch the fish?
14:50Yeah.
14:51Look, he's a big boy.
14:57Quarter says 37 and three quarters.
14:59I'll take that all day long.
15:00New personal best, 37, oh, jeez, and three quarter.
15:07Oh, look at that.
15:09Look at that.
15:16All right, should we get him back?
15:17Let's get him back.
15:28All right, Porky.
15:31Oh, oh, big boy.
15:34What up, man?
15:35Need some help?
15:36Yeah, I reckon.
15:37Oh, ha, ha, ha.
15:39That is awesome.
15:40Yeah.
15:41That was a huge fish, man.
15:42He hurt my back lifting that thing.
15:44But I'm gonna go cast this back out
15:45and we're gonna go get another one.
15:51I barely got our rods out.
15:52We had one hit that didn't hook up
15:55and then we just landed that fish
15:56and we haven't been here long at all.
15:58So I think it's a good sign.
16:01I just, this place just has all sorts of good vibes about it.
16:05Luckily, I've got myself a good chair.
16:06Nathan's got plenty of mud and sand to play with.
16:09We can dig in for the long haul here.
16:11These are pig prints, wild pigs.
16:13That's a cat.
16:14That's a kitty cat.
16:15That's a kitty cat print.
16:17When the wild pigs come down here,
16:21the wild pigs fall into a hole.
16:24Nice.
16:28Okay.
16:34Here you go, buddy.
16:35You got a fish.
16:37Look what this is.
16:39This?
16:40Yeah, come here.
16:41You wanna hold him?
16:42Yeah.
16:43Say cheese.
16:44Cheese.
16:45This is a river chub.
16:46Okay, I've never caught one of these.
16:47So this is my new PB.
16:50Look at that.
16:50That's a beauty.
16:53My favorite thing about Spain so far is the ham sandwiches.
16:57This is all I've been eating for like all week.
16:59It's been brilliant.
17:03Oh, this is more substantial.
17:06No, it's a little carp.
17:09He's a baby carp.
17:10He's a baby carp?
17:12Yeah.
17:12All right, should we put him back?
17:14Yeah.
17:15You know, I'm actually filming two different videos
17:17for my two different YouTube channels right now.
17:19For my other channel, the Catfish and Carp YouTube channel,
17:22I'll be posting just the fishing stuff,
17:25with a lot more detailed explanations
17:27of what gear we're using and what we're doing.
17:30I'll put links in the description to both.
17:32All right, Nick's setting up the bivy,
17:34which is the carp fishing tent.
17:36They actually sell sleeping bags and cots
17:41and tents specifically designed for carp fishing.
17:44Well, the sun is beginning to set on a very successful day,
17:47but we're not giving up.
17:48We're gonna be fishing all night long.
17:51Nick's over there cooking up a curry,
17:53which I have to confess, I'm very excited about.
18:04Oh, that smells fantastic already.
18:07Well, thank you very much, Nick.
18:08This is great, man.
18:09I'll show it.
18:10Come on inside.
18:14Oh.
18:18Hold on.
18:19I think there was a beep on the line here.
18:21Oh, get down.
18:23We're about ready to freshen up our bait
18:25before heading to bed and reeling in the pellet rod.
18:29Use these for live bait for whales?
18:31Yep.
18:32I bet they do, huh?
18:33I'm gonna be sleeping like a snake in Tootsie.
18:36You think you'll be warm?
18:38Yeah.
18:39Okay, good.
18:40All right, buddy, why don't you lay down
18:41and go to sleep, okay?
18:42Well, it's the end of a great day,
18:44and we're still fishing.
18:46I've got my alarms on and the rod's in the water,
18:48and something comes along and bites.
18:51It's gonna wake me up, hopefully,
18:54when we're out there and get it.
18:56But anyway, for tonight, it's good night,
18:57and I'll see you guys in the morning.
18:59Well, good morning.
19:01Sun just barely came up,
19:03and I think there's a little roach or something
19:06on the end of this line.
19:10There we go.
19:13Hey, bud, do you have a good night's rest?
19:15Yeah.
19:16You warm?
19:17You ready for some snake sausage?
19:20What the, it's a snake.
19:23This is like the second time
19:24we've been eating snake recently.
19:26I don't know.
19:29Oh yeah, we're good.
19:34We were sitting here in our tents last night,
19:35and you could hear wild pigs going crazy out there.
19:38Sounded like a couple piglets got eaten or something.
19:41It was crazy, and there was foxes running up and down,
19:44and cranes and storks.
19:46Lots of wildlife here.
19:48I found your fish.
19:49Fishy.
19:50You're fishy.
19:51Well, guys, this is a pretty nice way
19:53to watch your fishing rods.
19:54We're just sitting here in the bivvy.
19:57You can see right out the front door.
19:59There's our rod pod.
20:00Just hanging out, and if a fish bites,
20:02we're gonna be ready.
20:03All right, Nate, come on.
20:04Reel him in.
20:07Careful, careful.
20:08Oh, he's getting a bend on his rod.
20:11He's getting a bend on him?
20:12Oh ho.
20:15You did it, Nate.
20:16You just landed him.
20:18Good job, buddy.
20:20Well, Nathan, that is a chunky fish.
20:24Oh.
20:26Tommy's best is 36 and a half.
20:28Maybe you can beat Tommy's best here.
20:30Oh, man, look at the hump on his back.
20:33Maybe a bit bigger than.
20:34Quasimodo.
20:3735.
20:3835, close.
20:39I'm gonna kneel here and hold him,
20:41and you're gonna help me put your hands underneath me, okay?
20:45Putting my hands underneath me?
20:49Okay, Nate, smile.
20:51Cheese.
20:52Cheese.
20:53Oh.
20:56Oh, that's good.
20:57Let's get him back.
20:5935 pounds.
21:01Look at that beast.
21:03Good job, buddy.
21:04High five.
21:05Back.
21:09There you go.
21:12That was awesome.
21:15Good job, Nate.
21:16Way to get your hand on a Spanish Ebro carp.
21:20Well, the sun's properly set,
21:21and things have quieted down,
21:22so we're gonna go back to the house
21:24and sleep in a bed tonight.
21:27You excited to go see your best friend?
21:29Yeah.
21:29I am excited to see my best friend in the whole world.
21:34Yeah.
21:38Mommy, we're watching a movie.
21:40We're watching a movie, look.
21:42Hey, buddy, wake up.
21:45Hey.
21:50Does that look good, Nathan?
21:51Yeah.
21:55It was so cold last night.
21:56Oh.
21:57So cold.
21:58Yeah, there was ice on the car.
22:00Yeah.
22:09Last night was bitterly cold,
22:11and I'm glad we didn't stay in the tent,
22:13but the sun's coming out today.
22:15Looks like we're gonna have a beautiful final day.
22:25Excellent.
22:26Oh, gosh, we're 32.
22:29We're 42.
22:32This is a lovely 32-pound carp,
22:34and he is getting all sorts of wiggly on me.
22:37Huge carp.
22:39Oh, should we put him back?
22:40Yeah, yeah.
22:4232-pound carp.
22:43Look at that sucker.
22:48Nathan, do you wanna stay here?
22:49Yeah, I wanna stay here forever,
22:51and when I'm ready to die, Mama's ready.
22:55Well, it is a beautiful night.
22:56The moon is full, and we are having a great time,
22:59but it's late, and I need to get this boy to bed
23:02because we have a long flight tomorrow morning.
23:05Well, guys, it's early morning,
23:06and it's time to head back to Virginia.
23:07Are you ready to see Mama?
23:09Yeah.
23:12All right, buddy, you ready to get on the plane?
23:16Nathan, you're doing a good job, buddy.
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