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Fly Fishing Small Creeks for LEGENDARY Trout! || CALIFORNIA GOLD - A trout fishing film
3 Days of Fly Fishing in California's backcountry for some of the most legendary native trout in the world!!
California is well known for the Golden trout, one of the coolest native species of trout in the world. But to catch these fish in their native range, which is what we wanted to do, you have to hike well over 20 miles one way to accomplish that task. So after planning the trip we were able to book a plane ticket and found ourselves deep in a California National Forest.
Day 1 in California's wilderness involved us hiking around 5 miles to catch the Little Kern Golden trout. This native trout is separated from the Kern River Rainbow by one set of falls on the lower end of the Little Kern River. These fish don't quite exhibit the same golden Hugh as the more famous California golden trout, but we were able to find some fish with yellow bellies which made for a cool experience. After catching and releasing our fair share of fish we hiked another 5 miles and set up camp.
Day 2 in California found us face to face with several black bears and rattlesnakes. We learned quickly that California's backcountry isn't a joke and that we needed to be on alert at all times. We hiked to our next locations and started fishing for the Kern River Rainbow trout, which was far more difficult to catch due to the high water levels. We did end up finding a few and then fished a little tributary to ensure we caught a good representative of the species before hiking to our camp site. While setting up camp we literally had snakes slithering around us... which was unsettling.
Day 3 involved a pretty strenuous hike up a mountain in search of the California golden trout. We blue lined a few creeks once we got above a set of falls separating the California golden trout from the kern river rainbow trout. We were able to hit 4 different creeks and catch the native California golden trout in them. One was an awesome spring creek, one ran through some awesome volcanic rock, and another was tannic with pine sap. It was truly one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had fly fishing. The trout were feeding with little regard for our presence, which is not a shock considering we were over 20 miles from the nearest road.
Overall this trip to the backcountry of California in search of the golden trout was one I'll never forget. It was the best camping, backpacking, and fishing experience of my life probably, and I'm not sure if I'll ever get to do it again or not. I truly hope you enjoyed watching Andrew and I fly fish these small streams for trout. Thanks for watching!
#backpacking #camping #outdoors #nature #fishing #flyfishing #troutfishing
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How to Streamer Fish for Trout || Fly Fishing for Beginners!
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Learning how to fly fish is definitely a challenge but it's a fun challenge! In this video I teach you how to streamer fish by going over 5 things I wish I knew when I started fly fishing that would make me abetter angler today. My 5 things are: 1. Work the streamer with your rod, not the line. This one seems to be something that everybody struggles with at first, and I’m not saying it’s always...
Fly Fishing for 1 Hour: How Many Trout Can I Catch? (Brook Trout)
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VAER WATCHES: vaer-watches.sjv.io/m5YvdZ How many fish do you think you could catch in 1 hour? Well in this video I set out to answer just that question. I chose to fish a small creek for native brook trout - arguably one of the easiest fish species to catch if you know where they live. They're the cutthroat trout of the eastern US. Not only that but I chose a stream that I heard was high in nu...
Fly Fishing Heaven! The Trout were Underneath Every Rock!
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This Creek had so many trout I couldn't stop catching them!! This is one of my favorite trout fishing videos! In this video I went fishing at a local stream and fished for brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden (palomino) rainbow trout. I was fly fishing and ended up catching a really nice brown trout, probably close to 20 inches. The golden trout were a nice touch, and a good learning tool if ...
Fly Fishing Nevada and California for BIG trout! (2 Days of Trout Fishing)
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Trout Routes: troutroutes.onelink.me/NvfJ/9j60jqui USE CODE "HARDMAN24" FOR 20% OFF YOUR YEAR SUBSCRIPTION!! FLY FISHING FOR BROWN TROUT, BROOK TROUT, and RAINBOW TROUT in NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA! In this video Andrew goes trout fishing in California and Nevada. In California he caught some really nice wild brown trout, which was an unexpected treat considering he had never fished this particular...
How to Catch More Trout! (Fly Fishing for Big Brown Trout)
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In this video I pick apart a beautiful hole trying to catch big wild brown trout. I catch quite a few fish and decided to put together a video talking about how I fly fish for trout. This should help you catch more trout and bigger trout next time you're on the water! Essentially on this particular day of fishing the sun was out and the fishing had been decent, but nothing overly insane. I had ...
Spring Fly Fishing an Incredible Small Creek! (Native Brook Trout)
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FLY FISHING AN INCREDIBLE CREEK FOR AN INCREDIBLE FISH! Native brook trout are native throughout the eastern US and the driftless region... they're the state fish of multiple states and one of my favorite trout to chase on the fly! In today's video I went fly fishing in one of my favorite little creeks to chase down some of these Appalachian treasures. I had a short hike in to where I wanted to...
3 Days of INCREDIBLE FLY FISHING! (BIG Brown, brook, and Rainbow Trout!)
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I spent 3 days fly fishing for big brown trout! It ended up being the most insane 3 days of fishing I've had in a long time! It’s finally spring, or I should say it finally feels like spring… and that’s my favorite time to start looking for big brown trout. Between the hatches starting to pop, the suckers and chubs running up rivers and creeks to spawn, and the water warming up there is no bett...
Fly Fishing a Tiny Urban Roadside Creek! (Fishing for Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout)
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FLY FISHING A TINY URBAN CREEK FOR WILD RAINBOW TROUT AND WILD BROWN TROUT! In this video I went fly fishing with in the middle of town right along a roadway. This creek is one of the best trout streams I've fished, but suffers from a lot of trash and pollution. This is Appalachia, where poverty runs rampant but the people are amazing and the fishing is incredible. I ended up catching about 20 ...
Fly Fishing a TINY Creek For Big Trout!!! (Brown Trout Fishing HEAVEN)
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Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get a free mystery gift with your first membership purchase - go to bespokepost.com/hfagift and enter code HFAGIFT at checkout. In this video Andrew goes to one of his favorite spring creeks to hunt for a brown trout he had seen in the creek back in 2023. He had gone back many times to try and catch the trout unsuccessfully... bu...
Fly Fishing North Carolina for 3 Days! || Fly Fishing for Brook, Rainbow, and Brown Trout
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Trout Routes: troutroutes.onelink.me/NvfJ/9j60jqui USE CODE "HARDMAN24" FOR 20% OFF YOUR YEAR SUBSCRIPTION!! FLY FISHING FOR BROWN TROUT, BROOK TROUT, AND RAINBOW TROUT IN NORTH CAROLINA! That first breath of fresh air when you get out of the car on a trip to the mountains is unparalleled. There’s nothing quite like that crisp air, the sound of running water, and knowing that Andrew and I had 3...
My New Personal Best Trout?? (Tenkara Fly Fishing for Rainbow Trout)
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MY NEW PERSONAL BEST TROUT ON THE TENKARA ROD! Is this the biggest trout caught on tenkara on UA-cam? I have no idea because I don’t pay that much attention! But either way it was a fun day on the water. Tenkara fly fishing is very annoying to me… your inability to cast like you would with the western style of fly fishing adds a new challenge to fishing for trout. However, some creeks just set ...
One of the BEST Creeks to Trout Fish!! (Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brook Trout)
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One of the BEST Creeks to Trout Fish!! (Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brook Trout)
My FAVORITE Creek To Trout Fish! (Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brook Trout)
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My FAVORITE Creek To Trout Fish! (Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brook Trout)
My Biggest Brook Trout of the Year! (Fly Fishing for brown, brook, and rainbow trout)
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My Biggest Brook Trout of the Year! (Fly Fishing for brown, brook, and rainbow trout)
This small creek had some HUGE fish... (Fly Fishing for Rainbow Trout)
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This small creek had some HUGE fish... (Fly Fishing for Rainbow Trout)
I FOUND A GIANT TROUT!! (Streamer Fly Fishing For Brown Trout)
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I FOUND A GIANT TROUT!! (Streamer Fly Fishing For Brown Trout)
Streamer Fishing High Water for Brown Trout! (Fly Fishing Tips)
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Streamer Fishing High Water for Brown Trout! (Fly Fishing Tips)
My first dry fly fish of the YEAR! (Fly Fishing a TINY Creek for Trout)
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My first dry fly fish of the YEAR! (Fly Fishing a TINY Creek for Trout)
My First 20 Inch Trout of the YEAR! (Streamer Fly Fishing for Brown Trout)
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My First 20 Inch Trout of the YEAR! (Streamer Fly Fishing for Brown Trout)
4 Days of Fly Fishing the Rocky Mountains! || Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout
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4 Days of Fly Fishing the Rocky Mountains! || Fly Fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout
AMAZON FLY FISHING CHALLENGE (FAIL) || Streamer Fly Fishing for Beginners!
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AMAZON FLY FISHING CHALLENGE (FAIL) || Streamer Fly Fishing for Beginners!
Fly Fishing Harsh Conditions For Trout!! (First Fish of 2024)
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Fly Fishing Harsh Conditions For Trout!! (First Fish of 2024)
My first Trout of 2024! (Fly Fishing for Brook, Rainbow, and Brown Trout)
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My first Trout of 2024! (Fly Fishing for Brook, Rainbow, and Brown Trout)
My First Time Fly Fishing in MONTHS! (Trout Fishing)
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My First Time Fly Fishing in MONTHS! (Trout Fishing)
THE BEST FLY FISHING / TROUT FISHING VIDEO! (Best of Compilation - 2023)
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THE BEST FLY FISHING / TROUT FISHING VIDEO! (Best of Compilation - 2023)
First Time Catching Kokanee Salmon!!! (Fly Fishing)
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First Time Catching Kokanee Salmon!!! (Fly Fishing)
Finding a Giant Brown Trout!! (Streamer Fishing)
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Finding a Giant Brown Trout!! (Streamer Fishing)
Fishing for Big Brown Trout: Should you fish during Spawn?
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Fishing for Big Brown Trout: Should you fish during Spawn?
I Spent 3 Days in Fly Fishing Paradise!! || Trout Fishing North Carolina and Virginia
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I Spent 3 Days in Fly Fishing Paradise!! || Trout Fishing North Carolina and Virginia

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @camerenfields
    @camerenfields 5 годин тому

    What is the net holster clip youre using?

  • @BlutigeTranen
    @BlutigeTranen 5 годин тому

    The only advise I can give on a reel is trying to get something that has an enclosed drag and bearing. That way, if it gets wet or dirty, it will still handle great.

  • @johncalabrese6467
    @johncalabrese6467 7 годин тому

    Your skill and narratives really punch up your vids. Thanks Jon, you always make watching a pleasure!

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 7 годин тому

      Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the vids

  • @melchurch3019
    @melchurch3019 9 годин тому

    Best tutorial I've watched with solid hints every minute. Heavy short leader was an obvious one that I overlooked for years and had troubles with casting because of that. Thanks, will be following your channel.

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 2 години тому

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. The short leader thing is something I learned the hard way as well.

  • @danielhauer2259
    @danielhauer2259 10 годин тому

    Good thing you brought your big net for all those monsters your reeling in 😂

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 7 годин тому

      I use the net to make sure I take care of the fish not because I need it to land them necessarily 😂 thanks for watching!

  • @Leyenda1
    @Leyenda1 17 годин тому

    I think they use to call this "high sticking" in the 70s.

  • @davis6048
    @davis6048 19 годин тому

    Thanks for sharing you two......

  • @tapeglue8315
    @tapeglue8315 19 годин тому

    Some % of those fish died. Just leave them alone and fish the stockers.

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 12 годин тому

      Not necessarily true... if you take care of the fish they almost always survive. Plus it's totally legal to keep and eat them as far as I can tell. So obviously the state of California does not deem the golden trout to be in bad shape. And stocked trout do nothing more than take the place of wild trout and arguably cause more harm... in fact the kern river rainbow is a species of concern BECAUSE of stocking. In other words this comment is totally backwards, you should stop supporting stocking these waters and instead fish for the native trout and show the state what value they bring. Thanks for watching.

  • @gdoggg1591
    @gdoggg1591 День тому

    Is this the west prong little pigeon river?

  • @gdoggg1591
    @gdoggg1591 День тому

    What river is this.

  • @johncalabrese6467
    @johncalabrese6467 День тому

    Once again, you two presented a great 3 day adventure. Thanks Jon and Andrew!

  • @Brunnen_Gee
    @Brunnen_Gee День тому

    I don't think it's a matter of which is better, I don't think it's a valid comparison at all. They're different tools to do different types of fishing. Both can catch you truckloads of fish, just in different ways. I use both, and I'll never exclusively pick one over the other.

  • @sauli2438
    @sauli2438 День тому

    Great video! Thank you for sharing. Please share your rod set up for the dry flies and sinking flies please. Leader, tippet length and specs. Thank you.

  • @marksheppard6498
    @marksheppard6498 День тому

    Would love to fish those waters..

  • @EduardoGonzalez-gg9pe
    @EduardoGonzalez-gg9pe День тому

    is this the same california trip you guys did last year or is this new?

  • @hikesteepfishhigh
    @hikesteepfishhigh День тому

    it is so tough to get into that area. I do it from the eastern side on week long trips. it's a little easier to access. my favorite ways to access the Kern are kearsarge pass, up bubbs Creek, over Forester pass, over to lake south america, down the upper Kern basin to the tyndell cutoff back over to the jmt, over Forester pass, bubbs Creek and out kearsarge pass. another is trail pass to golden trout creek, down to little Whitney meadow, down to the Kern, back up to volcano creek, over to golden trout creek and out trail pass. I've accessed it from the west side via the high sierra trail as well. much harder to hike in and out though.

  • @sauli2438
    @sauli2438 День тому

    Dream land. Now that's a quality time out there bro!

  • @1957rayboconfederatecitizen
    @1957rayboconfederatecitizen День тому

    The Chattahooce River is not this good, I fish north ga streams and no one I know will fish the hooch for trout. The game and fish, DNR, have the rules so tangled it’s not worth trying anyway. Parts are artificial only, other parts are forbidden, no signs, no markings yet a game warden will say it’s your responsibility to guess correctly.

  • @MikeListon-tk8ir
    @MikeListon-tk8ir День тому

    Unfortunately the Little Kern River doesn't qualify as a Heritage or native drainage, so you missed that one. There are very few tributaries to catch a qualifying "native" Litter Kern Golden. You should have started above the Little Kern where the tributaries begin. You're also in the eastern sierra and not the southern. Your little kern goldens look legit (13:50) since they have head-to-tail spotting, whereas goldens do not. A lot of it truly depends on which creek you were fishing to determine the purity of the strain. The three native strains in that area can very easily be caught in their qualifying native waters with such little hiking it's ridiculous. Kern River Rainbow - 1-4 miles. Little Kern Golden - 1/4 mile. California Golden - from your car window.

  • @johnsteinhart5911
    @johnsteinhart5911 День тому

    Nice!

  • @codyhenson3373
    @codyhenson3373 День тому

    Still no catch and cook brother

  • @ef2967
    @ef2967 День тому

    The rod is all that really matters, but we do like to dress it up with a nice reel. :D

  • @Damien_Assereth
    @Damien_Assereth День тому

    some of my most vivid memories are of fishing with my grampa. Now I'm a father of toddlers and I've always been interested in fly fishing. i really appreciate this video and hope that even though I live in Mexico that I will be able to source some affordable beginners gear here and go fishing.

  • @treejayadams1123
    @treejayadams1123 День тому

    Where are you fishing

  • @sauli2438
    @sauli2438 2 дні тому

    On one of the videos I saw you putting some fancy socks and overlapping those on top of your boots. Please tell us about that "know how" of yours! Thank you! P.S. Awesome places and quality time there! Thanks for sharing!

  • @ok__6441
    @ok__6441 2 дні тому

    Even if you completed all the bucket lists in your life. If you didn’t find God and Jesus Lord, it’s all futility and pointless. Sure we can enjoy the activities on this earth, but to follow Jesus and do everything for the glory of God it’s completely different.

  • @sauli2438
    @sauli2438 2 дні тому

    Awesome vid! Thanks.

  • @andreaswimmer6864
    @andreaswimmer6864 2 дні тому

    It is more difficult to be effective with fly. But once mastered so much more rewarding than spin casting no matter what lure

  • @stephenmeyer3056
    @stephenmeyer3056 2 дні тому

    TANK!!

  • @zisontheriver
    @zisontheriver 2 дні тому

    Incredible!

  • @Mox142
    @Mox142 2 дні тому

    I dont realy understad fly fishing like can soneone explain me why cant he just tie a fly with some splitshots 3 inches above the flyand just use a spinning rod and reel

  • @caleshtcincredibles
    @caleshtcincredibles 2 дні тому

    yall gotta go back sometime and do part 2 , this wasbestb probably in the top 10 of your best recorded work. Seriously !

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 11 годин тому

      Thank you!! We may do a part 2 eventually... we have some unfinished business in California. But I doubt it'll be this summer. Thanks for watching!

  • @troystiles1033
    @troystiles1033 2 дні тому

    I can outfish a hardware caster with my flyrod anyday

  • @UpRiverOutdoors9413
    @UpRiverOutdoors9413 2 дні тому

    You in NC? Let’s meet up and do a spin vs fly comp. I used to use spinners a lot but lately found micro jigs and soft plastics produce way more and better quality fish. I would also like to learn fly fishing lol

  • @markbaldwin7600
    @markbaldwin7600 2 дні тому

    Many fish lost just like that.

  • @flyfishincrazy
    @flyfishincrazy 2 дні тому

    What’s your favorite size fly line and weight rod and length for this?

  • @troutfishing6623
    @troutfishing6623 3 дні тому

    The adventure is what keeps us at it.

  • @barryloy5772
    @barryloy5772 3 дні тому

    Very nice video! Great adventure! Thank you for sharing with us.

  • @tonycamplin8607
    @tonycamplin8607 3 дні тому

    What a fantastic place, that scenery is gorgeous and so are the fish. Didn't know that the trails were all marked, I thought that you just went where ever you wanted. Bet that the ones you kept tasted as good as they looked cooked over your campfire. Really lovely video.

  • @billthebutcher118
    @billthebutcher118 3 дні тому

    Who gives a fuck if its a wild or stocked. A fish is a fish!

  • @MostlyTenkara
    @MostlyTenkara 3 дні тому

    Great video! Silly question, but who makes those burnt orange pants?

  • @TylerRicottilli
    @TylerRicottilli 3 дні тому

    When I’m older I will be going there. Those fish are worth the travel

  • @afghyddvhuyrsxcn3296
    @afghyddvhuyrsxcn3296 3 дні тому

    16:51 an animal jumps into the water from the tree, what kind of animal is that.

  • @philliphutcheson4219
    @philliphutcheson4219 3 дні тому

    Nice fish Jon! What did he tape out too?

  • @fishingwithjean
    @fishingwithjean 3 дні тому

    Hey, my net just got a hole in it and am wondering where you got yours😆

  • @briljantje9583
    @briljantje9583 3 дні тому

    Good to watch this video again. Awesome adventure with beautiful species.

  • @mmfruitveg
    @mmfruitveg 3 дні тому

    Good work boys....Reminds me of when I was 20 yrs old and chasing wild trout all over the Sierras...good times

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 2 дні тому

      Thank you! It was a blast for sure. Thanks for watching

  • @mmfruitveg
    @mmfruitveg 3 дні тому

    What dates was this filmed??....curious about the high flows?

    • @hardmanfishing
      @hardmanfishing 2 дні тому

      It was last July or maybe August I believe. Not sure on the exact dates I'd have to really look back. But the flows were crazy high last summer even late into the summer.

  • @zumalot
    @zumalot 3 дні тому

    I've never been to the Sierra Nevada Range. To go up in the high Sierra was a definite bucket list item, but afraid time and resources have run out. That is fine. I've been blessed to fish other beautiful places with the best of friends. To remember the first species of trout caught, where I netted it and what it ate will remain with me. Now I'll experience The Sierra through your eyes, fishing and digital cameras which ain't too bad. Take care.

  • @garrettweston767
    @garrettweston767 3 дні тому

    Holy crap! What part of the country are you fishing?