Pigeon Flat trout fishing, middle fork of Stanislaus river, my most favorite trout fishing spot

Located in the middle fork of Stanislaus river of Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California, this is my most favorite spot for trout fishing, or just sightseeing.

[@steveperry1344]

i used to fish that area and and some of the other rivers and creeks in the sierras back in the 70's when i was in the air force out in california, i miss it.

[@cscheffy]

i wonder if that net would be an interesting tool to use if you wanted to avoid dragging the fish onto the mud and banging it into the rocks?

[@Viking-75]

Good call

[@socalcook]

Trout heaven!

[@RemylaBrewery]

woww!!!

[@ricardochavez2644]

Great video!

[@brianbelchuk9612]

beautiful

[@TheReefRobber]

New sub here from Oregon. Great video!

[@MrWhitneywalker]

Thanks.

[@spikeklein2196]

Would have loved to see that rainbow released.

[@Nik-gh6gz]

agreed

[@Sshooter444]

Catch and release = torture

[@Nik-gh6gz]

@@Sshooter444 🤣🤣🤣. Even if I believed that cnr was torture it would still be better than “murder”

[@mkwy8782]

@@Nik-gh6gz But you somehow believe that it is fine to hook them and drag them out of their habitat.

[@Nik-gh6gz]

@@mkwy8782 what I’m saying is that it’s better to catch and release the fish than to catch and kill the fish from an animal cruelty standpoint

[@catrunes666]

Nice. Headed up there camping with my boy this weekend. What lures been good for you up there?

[@steveperry1344]

i always had good luck with panther martins, different colors and sizes.

[@viclagina347]

Congrats..... probably shouldn't bang em up on the rocks if you release them..... just saying

[@dinoubz]

Wow how is it this time off year

[@MrWhitneywalker]

Very slow this year.

[@alisonhurtado1094]

Can a normal car go to that spot

[@MrWhitneywalker]

yes, it is on ca 108, has a paved parking.

[@alisonhurtado1094]

@@MrWhitneywalker and camping is first come first serve ?

[@MrWhitneywalker]

@@alisonhurtado1094 Yes. It is gated. You cannot drive your car to the campground. Park outside, carry your stuff in. Walk a few hundred feet to the campground from the parking lot.

[@fabulousrobert6607]

No wonder catching a great size fish is hard to come by, because they were taken home and eaten. As opposed to releasing him back into the water to continue to ferlize his genes back into the river where big trout live so you or someone else can catch them again.
That’s why one can catch a limit of pan size. I can understand this, at least. Just saying…..

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Er, a large trout does not have genes for large size.

[@geofffiedler8674]

I believe they’re plants

[@anatoliyzong]

Where is that bridge ?

[@MrWhitneywalker]

On California Highway 108, 24 miles east of Pinecrest, or just a few miles west of Kennedy meadow.