Just finished up some late season fly fishing on the East Fork Carson in October and WOW, what a trip! A 25, 20, and 18 inch rainbows along with many 12-16 inch were caught in about 5-6 hours of fishing. Great fishing, great scenery, great temps. Couldn't ask for better.
I love the Eastern Sierra. Magnificent scenery and where I first caught a trout as a kid! My favorite thing about this channel is it is more fishing than catching. Which is how it "reely" is!
What a place to get started, I didn't have the those opportunities when I was a small fry. I just kind of mucked around on my own fishing in the ocean. I had to show more of the struggle in this video because it really did take me a while to figure where the fish were holding. It's always part of the fun.
I'd love to come back and fish all of these rivers again when the flows are back up where they normally are. We had success everywhere, but I can see how things would improve with more water.
Thanks Jeffrey. In the last few videos I've been working to match the Gopro with my Nikon footage and I'm pretty happy. It helps get a better grade. It's a bit of a process though :D
One of my favorite places is the West Walker River. Right next to 395 but usually a reliable place to get muscular Alpers bows. Meadowcliff Resort is a great place to base glamp!
@@driftstone Cool. I hope you also make it down to Hot Creek and perhaps some of the beautiful lakes around the Lee Vining area. Gorgeous this time of year.
@@daveschlom4033 Yep, I did fish Hot Creek. That was a truely amazing experience. Learned so much. We didn't hit any still water this time, but more reasons to go back :D
Dude. Come on. We get that you’re exploring and learning to fly fish, but this? You and your buddy Jer should know this section of water is way too low to fish. Just because the temperature is “healthy” doesn’t mean it’s okay to hit the water. You need to be an educated advocate for our fisheries if you’re going to broadcast your excursions. The fish are stressed out enough as it is in this section-stacked up and fighting for holding water. We’re all about catching fish and having a good time. And your videos are super pretty. But if you’re gunna burn spots, put a little more thought behind the burn.
Oh, thank you anonymous internet person, I'll really take all of that to heart! If you can show me research showing how low water AND cold temps stresses fish, I'll listen. There isn't any. It's about oxygen and food and the biggest factor affecting both of those things is water temperature. So while we're at it, why don't you go and educate yourself and advocate in ways that actually matter for our waters. As far as I know, I'm the only youtuber who talks about water temps on a regular basis.
To go a little deeper about this discussion and add some more nuance. I went and looked at the historical averages. This time of year, the average flows are approx 60 CFS and I was wrong in the video, the flows were over 40cfs while I was there. So they are sitting at about 66% of average. Compared to the Truckee that just went down to 50CFS yesterday, an argument could be made to stay off that river. It's average for this time of year is 350CFS. It's at 15% of average! I use Dreamflows to lookup flows because it aggregates the different agencies together. Truckee averages -> www.dreamflows.com/graphs/avg.426.php Honestly, what percentage below average is too low?
Excellent day on one of my favorite local waters. Thanks for the look.
Nothing better than hooking into a wild rainbow trout, great vid Eric!
You know I couldn't agree more :D Thanks Dan!
Just finished up some late season fly fishing on the East Fork Carson in October and WOW, what a trip! A 25, 20, and 18 inch rainbows along with many 12-16 inch were caught in about 5-6 hours of fishing. Great fishing, great scenery, great temps. Couldn't ask for better.
Wow, congrats. I wasn't so lucky haha
I love the Eastern Sierra. Magnificent scenery and where I first caught a trout as a kid! My favorite thing about this channel is it is more fishing than catching. Which is how it "reely" is!
What a place to get started, I didn't have the those opportunities when I was a small fry. I just kind of mucked around on my own fishing in the ocean.
I had to show more of the struggle in this video because it really did take me a while to figure where the fish were holding. It's always part of the fun.
No place quite like the Eastern Sierras. Excited to see where your trip takes you !
It was a life changing experience! I can't wait to go deeper and learn more.
What a great Rainbow, this one wasn't getting away! Some great cinematic short clip shots. Fun day Eric!
Ha, I wasn't so sure when it was flipping through the air like that.
Thanks for the love, I appreciate it!
Once again another great video, thanks for sharing your adventures and showing what you use every time.
Of course, if wasn't people who came before me who shared their knowlege, I probably would have quit fly fishing a long time ago.
Love seeing new waters and watching you figure them out!
It was a fun challenge. They were all very different. Especially Hot Creek. That was like nothing I've ever fished before.
Glad to see you got to the East Carson, such a great fishery. Maybe next year, you can get into the Scenic and Wild section. Thanks for the report.
I'd love to come back and fish all of these rivers again when the flows are back up where they normally are. We had success everywhere, but I can see how things would improve with more water.
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Great catches as always! Love those split under/over shots! I dig the color grading you do also! 👍 Tight lines.
Thanks Jeffrey. In the last few videos I've been working to match the Gopro with my Nikon footage and I'm pretty happy. It helps get a better grade. It's a bit of a process though :D
Man! That 16”er was a beautiful fish.
Ah yeah, good times!
Nicely done Leslie! Great day on the water! How are you liking your moonshine rod?
Which one 😂 the glass rod is really might and fun to fish with. Definitely takes some practice to cast where you want it to go.
One of my favorite places is the West Walker River. Right next to 395 but usually a reliable place to get muscular Alpers bows. Meadowcliff Resort is a great place to base glamp!
You'll see the fish my brother caught on Friday. She had some broad shoulders on her. Thanks for the tip about Meadowcliff.
@@driftstone Cool. I hope you also make it down to Hot Creek and perhaps some of the beautiful lakes around the Lee Vining area. Gorgeous this time of year.
@@daveschlom4033 Yep, I did fish Hot Creek. That was a truely amazing experience. Learned so much. We didn't hit any still water this time, but more reasons to go back :D
That was a gorgeous fish. Pro tip… when the fish comes up rod goes down to the side
Sometimes my mind shuts off when I'm in the heat of the moment. Luckily this one worked out :D
@@driftstone and a total beautiful fish it was the spots on it beautiful
👍 Did you guys fish the kern on your trip?
No, went as far as the Owens. That's definitely on my list still
@@driftstone theres golden trout up on the plateau, but I heard they close that section of road in october
@@colbymyers6278 I believe you're right. I don't know the area well, but I found it closed when I researched it
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Let's gooooooooo
Dude. Come on. We get that you’re exploring and learning to fly fish, but this? You and your buddy Jer should know this section of water is way too low to fish. Just because the temperature is “healthy” doesn’t mean it’s okay to hit the water. You need to be an educated advocate for our fisheries if you’re going to broadcast your excursions. The fish are stressed out enough as it is in this section-stacked up and fighting for holding water. We’re all about catching fish and having a good time. And your videos are super pretty. But if you’re gunna burn spots, put a little more thought behind the burn.
Oh, thank you anonymous internet person, I'll really take all of that to heart! If you can show me research showing how low water AND cold temps stresses fish, I'll listen. There isn't any. It's about oxygen and food and the biggest factor affecting both of those things is water temperature. So while we're at it, why don't you go and educate yourself and advocate in ways that actually matter for our waters. As far as I know, I'm the only youtuber who talks about water temps on a regular basis.
Yea please elaborate. Overnight temps have been in the teens up there and flows are at 50cfs. Seems very fishable to me.
To go a little deeper about this discussion and add some more nuance. I went and looked at the historical averages. This time of year, the average flows are approx 60 CFS and I was wrong in the video, the flows were over 40cfs while I was there. So they are sitting at about 66% of average.
Compared to the Truckee that just went down to 50CFS yesterday, an argument could be made to stay off that river. It's average for this time of year is 350CFS. It's at 15% of average!
I use Dreamflows to lookup flows because it aggregates the different agencies together. Truckee averages -> www.dreamflows.com/graphs/avg.426.php
Honestly, what percentage below average is too low?
Common sense and knowledge acquired from time spent with the established guide community.
Nice talk