Seeking Golden Trout at Treasure Lakes (Bishop Pass Trailhead)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I read that there were Golden Trout in Treasure Lakes #1 and #2 so I figured I'd hike up there and see for myself.
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I don’t know why, but this is the most funny commentary. I’ve heard of you. I’m enjoying it.
Right on. My commentary comes easy because I'm just being myself minus the foul language.
I have been hiking up to Treasure lakes for 20 years, beautiful place indeed. Yes, I have caught Goldens in abundance, the native trout of California...enjoy this Beautiful set of lakes at 10,800 feet..
Yeah, that was some nice action up there. That whole area has really good backcountry fishing.
Yes indeed it surely does...Keep making your trips to the high country, they are enjoyable to watch...@@wildernesswithamani1027
You are awesome! Love watching your fishing adventures.
Thanks. I'm glad you love watching my fishing videos because I have grown to love making them. I plan to have a lot more coming in the future. For now, I have dozens across my channel playlist for you to enjoy. Thanks for tuning in.
thanks, Amani, for all the videos! Being down in Mexico for most of the last 5 years, it has been nearly 4 years since my last trout fishing trip and watching your videos, well, I am like a dog watching a steak cooking! I couldn't take it anymore! Finally, I am scheduled to fly back to Nor Cal on Sept. 3 and already set for a 2-day trip to the Truckee. I am pretty excited to get back there. I hope I can make another trip to the Carson or maybe East Walker before I head back south.
That's awesome. I hope you get into some good action when you come. If you can afford it, get a guide to float you down the river. West Walker is good too. I have a feeling just being in the mountains again will be a great feeling for you.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 I am a step ahead of you on that one...my son and I have Matt Koles at Gilligan's Guide service set up for half a day. I rented a small cabin about 100 ft. from the river for 2 nights. I bought us a couple nice Sage One fly rods 5 years ago and I don't think I have used mine but once or twice. Believe me, I am gonna try to wear it out while I am up there!
@@Marta_Lledo_Video_Channel Yes! That's the spirit! You are doing it right!
Gorgeous Lake, great fishing. Can't beat that. Thanks for sharing.
It was awesome up there. I took a nap after this and was planning to do a jig fishing clip but I woke up to pouring rain. I hiked an hour out in that stuff. Oh well, I got home early because of it!
Beautiful lake looks like the hike was worth it caught some beautiful trout!
Hike is totally worth it for that action. Real fun day. Until it started pouring rain at around 2pm and I had to hike out for the first hour in the downpour! Oh well, this summer rain has the creeks flowing and the fishing in the Fall should be better because of it.
Dude ! I live in Bishop !! We need to meet up somehow
Man, if I lived in bishop I'd be tearing that place apart! There is a really big trout that seems to hang out in the inlet area of South Lake. I've thrown all kinds of stuff at it but I couldn't get it to bite. You are close enough to give that thing a shot at different times. So far I tried the crack of dawn, last week, and the end of the afternoon a few weeks back. No dice. If you stand on the far side of the inlet after crossing the creek, you might see it hanging out there on the far side. It takes off if you try to approach the inlet on the closer side.
Hey Amani, genetic contamination sounds a little harsh... how about genetic hybridization? It’s pretty simply, those fish just have to “get it on” when nature say’s it’s time!!!
I guess I use that terminology because that was the reason they opened up Cottonwood Lakes to fishing. It stuck with me after they used the term in what I read about that situation. As far as fisheries and pure strains of trout go, it's accurate. They used to use those lakes for Golden Trout brood stock until they discovered a little Rainbow trout genetics in there. I haven't seen it manifest itself through physical traits in Cottonwood Lakes or cottonwood creek personally but it was detected through testing in the 90's. I fished near by South Fork lakes a couple of days ago and those Goldens seemed pure as well. At least I couldn't see the rainbow in them if it exists at all. I'm OK with using "genetic contamination' as long as I'm not talking about people!
" I'm going to get wet doing some things " love you're videos man keep up the awesome work
Right on. No plans on slowing down with the content.
Hey Mr amani just want to say thank you for the great tips I just landed my 1st 18" wild Truckee river rainbow last weekend at the hircshdale exit on a jig. It was a monster
Right on. Glad you got into some of that action. Sounds like a great fight.
Great day on the water!
Yes it was. When I first got that rainbow I was a little worried that's all there would be but the gold showed up soon enough. Would have been a greater day if I didn't get chased out by heavy rain at around 2pm! Killed my jig fishing clip plans. When I took a nap it was partly cloudy but I woke up to howling wind and soon to follow rain. Not so great for hiking out!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 yikes.
He hates me. I came all the way over here and he hates me. I love this.😂
I'm telling you I think it did! At least that's what it seemed like!
I see a Shakespeare medalist reel carried one for years great reel good fishing with ya
I think you mean a pflueger medalist fly reel the Shakespeare medalist was a spinning reel
@@bobbyk3937 Had to look at mine years ago shakespear made the reels . and i have both the pflueger and shakspeare . Pflueger had the drag thats the one i used the most itwas also newer good eye.George
It's old but works like gold. I love it. Just get me to the water and what ever I got I'll go with!
Yeahhhhhhh. love to see it!!!!
Right on. That action was lively!
How is the bugs and mosquitos in these Eastern lake areas?
Great videos!
Not horrible right now. It's usually really bad in the late spring/early summer but with all of the rain it might spike up again. Personally, I hit the repellent hard until the nighttime lows get below freezing in the Fall.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Thank you. Keep on Trucking with the great vids!
Hey Amani, Stan here frm San Francisco. How is the foot traffic hiking in to the lake?. The road driving in to the TH seems pretty busy. I will be at the Eastern Sierra for a few days coming up from SD and planning to do a couple of day hikes with Treasure being one of them. Thanks for your great videos.
Right on. I have a bunch of hikes for the area on my hiking playlist. There weren't many people on the trail. It poured rain on my hike out. It's not too busy on the South Lake side. I think most people are up at the area around Sabrina. Good luck when you go.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Thanks for the reply. Yes I would think most folks stick to 168, especially if in an RV. I noticed that you like goldens, have you tried Gibbs Lake and Kidney Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness? Access is via Horse Meadow Rd off 395 just south of the 120 junction. I fished Gibbs years ago and caught some colorful goldens, I did not fish Kidney but it is reputed to hold goldens as well. The hike in is easy but the drive to the TH is, or was, washboardy when I went. Thanks for all the great content. When I can't get to the mountains I watch your videos and it takes me there instantly. It also puts an aching in my heart because I want to fly fish for those mountain trout so bad!
Nice video you are a great fisherman . What is your fly rod set up? 8ft, 4wt? 4x leader? Do you have a tutorial video?
I typically use inexpensive 5 weight 4 piece backpacking fly rods that run about $50. I'd use a random fly rod from a garage sale without hesitation if that's all I had. I mostly care about just getting to the water and fishing. I'll work the rest out. The rod I have now was donated by a kind viewer after I snapped my last rod. That rod was half black and half green because it was made up of components from two different fly rods! You can see it in some of my older fly fishing clips. I use 4lb Berkley vanish fluorocarbon as a leader. Whatever flies I have left in my box is what I use whether the fish want them or not. It's my job to make them bite! I have a clip on my fishing tips playlist for very basic fly fishing if you are just starting out. I include a lot of variety in my approach depending on what the fish are doing or what the shoreline looks like but that clip shows the basics of what I do. The rest comes with a lot of fishing experience.
Hi Amani! I want to take my 7 year old twin boys fishing for the first time in the Sierra's. I live in Las Vegas and trying to find something relatively close. Is Lone Pine a good spot or is there something closer that you would suggest? Thanks!
I just got back from fishing for golden trout above Lone Pine at South Fork Lakes. That's a 4 mile hike one way that I'm not sure a 7 year old would dig. One option would be Onion Valley. Check out my clips for Onion Valley on my 'backcountry lakes and creeks' playlist. That is just to the north of Lone Pine and the hike to the first lake is less than a mile. The second lake is better, I think Gilbert lake, and that is barely over a mile. You could camp in the campground at the trailhead and day hike up with minimal packs. There is a creek down there to mess around in too. It's brook trout action which can be easy for the youngsters. Hope that helps. Great you are taking the kids fishing.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Thanks brother, that definitely helps!
What was the largest golden you’ve caught? In general and in this lane too?
I would think your largest golden were at cottonwood?
I have never measured any of them because I usually just try to get them back in the water but I would say I have hit several in the 16 inch range in Cottonwood Lakes over the years. Hilton Lake #3 had some real nice goldens and golden/rainbow hybrids and I saw one cruise by down deep there that was easily over 16 inches so I definitely need to do more work on that lake. I got some nice ones in those Hilton lake #3 clips but nothing close to the size of the one I saw swim by.
Were you barbless here?
I was barbless except for the first fly I tried that got no bites. I just got those flies in the night before I left and I didn't get a chance to file them down yet.
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Good times.