When I approach a river unfamiliar to me, I know that's what I have to do. I've seen it that way since I was a kid who was probably way too young to be scouting a raging river on my own!
Hey, catching fish is enough. I almost need to go back and fish a lot of the water I already covered using the adjustments I made later in the day. I feel like I squandered some good opportunities by not really focusing on the deepest water and letting my jig bounce as deep as possible. I was getting a little impatient with all of the smaller fish activity during the morning. Oh well, I'll take it!
Right on. I was loving it when I set the hook on that fish. It's hard work until you start catching something which took me a couple of hours to figure out how to do that!
That hike was part of the deal. In retrospect, I could have skipped a lot of the hard stuff and shot right down there but that isn't what exploring a new river is all about!
Love that river. Had a lot of luck there last fall with the flow a lot slower. Didn't have much luck with my fly rod but caught all my fish with my spinning set up with jigs and spinners
Right on. So happy when I got it in the net. I have a few clips for this river on my 'river fishing for trout' playlist. I really like this river as a cold weather destination. As long as there isn't too much ice!
looks like you were just east of the bridge just out of Markleeville. That was probably a holdover because they do plant some good size Rainbows there at the bridge...like 3 and 4 lbs. Another great video, thanks.
That was a fun morning. I'm going to try to get back out there when it cools down late fall. Flow will be down but that's the sort of thing I'll just have to deal with. Thanks for checking out the clip.
Good luck. There is some good water to hit, you just have to walk a lot to get to much of it downstream from the bridge as you walk down from that trail. Eventually, if you go far enough downstream to the gauging station the trail gets fairly close to the river. I haven't fished upstream from the bridge yet. It looks like you can park and fish a lot closer. Hope you get some action.
Right on. I plan to get to the Eastern Sierra fairly soon. I have a lot of content for the Eastern Sierra across my channel playlists if you haven't seen a lot of it and are interested.
Fresh moving water, kinda funny to think lake Powell, mead, Folsom , shasta, and oroville!! Close to being extinct. But yet. Hmmm how bout Lake Tahoe?? Can’t wait for it to be drained😂🤣😁
I have my doubts I'll be able to bring that thing back to life. It's all locked up. I'll try. I want a video of me catching a fish with it! Not me swearing as I try to make it work! Thanks for watching the clip. Exploring a river is always fun.
I'm always amazed at the quality of fish you catch. Just curious if you use a fluorocarbon leader or tie the jig/lure directly to your main line (mono?)? Love your channel!
For the last 2 1/2 years the East Carson has been my best fishing place. Lots of nice Rainbows to 6#+. We usually fish further upstream. Markleerville is 21 miles from my front door.
Right on. I was going to hit it last week but I didn't have the energy for the drive after hitting the West Walker the day before. I plan to hit it real soon though.
Thanks for sharing your great fishing adventures with us. What kind of jigs are you using man. My daughter and I been fishing but we’re not getting anything, I don’t want her to give up fishing 🎣 thanks
I have a clip detailing just that information on my 'fishing tips' playlist. If you are new to fishing in lakes, my clip "rigging up for reservoir trout" on that same playlist might help you improve your catch. Good luck. Do your best to keep her fishing!
Fishing rivers I use 6lb mono pretty much all of the time on a ultra light action 5 foot Ugly Stik. If you go to my fishing tips playlist I have multiple clips detailing the various types of tackle I use and how I rig up. The only time I use line heavier than 6lb mono is when I fish Lake Tahoe. I use 8lb mono with a 6lb mono leader. The heavier line helps to deal with the giant boulders my line gets raked over when I'm battling big trout on my ultra light rod. You can check out some of that action on my Lake Tahoe shore fishing playlist if you are interested. You probably are aware of this but just in case, my playlists can be accessed on my channel homepage. I have a ton to watch on there!
I see you like maribou jigs. Did you ever try the small plastic skirt mini-jigs? I've heard good things. Going to try them myself this year. You're pretty adventurous on those slopes! But worrh it-that was a really awesome rainbow!!
Posted 8-18-'22 I have fished the east fork of the Carson river a lot. A few things to note, going farther up towards Ebbits Pass (hwy.4), California stocks the river with the usual 10 to 14 inch hatchery fish but Alpine County stocks it with the Trophy's he hooked into. They also do this on the west fork along hwy. 88. Also print or get a copy of California's special fishing regulations by body of water. From where he started fishing down river to the Nevada border it is artificial lure, barbless hook, zero keep (later correction, You may keep 2 over 14 inches). From that rest area/bridge, up river, bate is OK. Because of the wild fires and fuel prices I haven't fished the Carson since 2020 so some of the rules may have changed. One more thing I've noted about the Sierra lakes and rivers, the bite seems to turn on at about 11 AM. and shuts down at about 1 PM. Don't know why the fish start biting when the sun is at it's highest point but they do.
@@wildernesswithamani1027:I decided to look it up. On page 58 under special regulations, paraphrasing here, East Fork Carson River from Hangman's Bridge to the Nevada border, you may keep 2 hatchery fish over 14" artificial lure only, open year around. Above Carson Falls and tributaries closed all year. There are no special regulations above Hangman's Bridge to the falls so the rules for the Sierra District apply. These rules are good through 12-31-'22
Yeah, that thing was a beast! Glad I was able to get the camera running and land it. If that thing got off without video evidence, I'm not sure I would have even brought it up!
Hey Amani, had a quick question. I couldn’t find any barbless Marabou jigs at bass pro. When you buy yours, do you find barbless, or do you just get barbed and grind off the barb to follow regulations? Thanks
I do all of my own barb removal. I have a clip on my fishing tips playlist for my method of making jigs barbless. I think it works pretty good. It's pretty easy once you do it a bunch of times.
The size of that thing shocked me after getting only bites from smaller trout all day. I was doubting my prospects of hooking something like that. Heck, I would have been satisfied with just that last fish!
park at the airport it takes you farther downstream where there is less pressure, my biggest on that stretch was close to ten and i saw his buddy's and they were good ones as well. You should sneak up on them or they will split. Great fishing channel bro! O yhea but crack of dawn is best
Cool, thanks. I always shoot for the crack of dawn but the farther the destination, the more likely it is I'm going to make it! My free time is scarce right now and I often get home from work late the day before, get up as early as I can, and charge it!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 right on hope you try the carson again and again sight fishing is gonna be on, like you said in your vid its a shallower river. Indian creek reservoir right down the road has some nice bright silver rainbows in it. lots of bald eagles to! Be Safe!
I Think it's all year/artificial lures/2 trout limit. I'm not positive so I recommend looking it up on the special regulation chart in the CAFW regulation guide before you go. I always fish barbless/catch and release in rivers so I just need to make sure it's open. I have several clips for this river and others not to far from it on my rivers playlist.
@@jerrychapman7091 I've heard a lot about the hex hatch up at Almanor from my buddy. Maybe I'll catch it some day. Heading to the Eastern Sierra next week.
I hiked about a half mile and then there is a trail that leads down to the river with relative ease. I did climb down a couple of tough slopes along the way before I discovered the easy route down though!
Ok ok!!! My last comment!! Rattle snake habitat😳 coulda if fooled me!! Try my apartment complex seems like all the neighbors wanna bite ya in the back😂🤣
The range for rattle snakes is listed as being up to 11K but the highest I've run into rattlesnakes was about 7K. I've had several encounters at the 6K or lower elevation.
I strongly recommend confirming all fishing regulations from official sources. With that said, it is my understanding that the East Carson is artificial all year and the West Carson is under general regulations. Again, best to get the info from the Regulation guide online. Page 55 or 56 is where the chart for special regulation trout water is and 5.85 is the section that spells out why many rivers are now open year round with stricter regulations during the off season. Good luck.
Sounds great. All of my budget now is for creating content. Fancy new tech is way down the list of things I need and could possibly afford. I use a gopro hero 5 for everything and I have another older one that doesn't work so well but I keep as a backup. Is what it is.
I didn't even know it had it! That's the first time I had a screw up like that since I ditched the external Mic a year ago. It was bad but at least I got the fish! No fish, that's a tough story to tell!
Rod tips snapping, reel handles breaking, running my pole over, you name it! The reason my fly rod is made up of two different backpacking rods put together is because I snapped the tip off of one in my car door over a year ago! If we have fished long and often enough, most of us have been there. Thanks for weighing in.
Good thing for you there are channels you can watch where the main dude doesn't talk too much and ramble. This channel is what it is. If you don't like this I wouldn't waste my time wading through the hundreds of videos across my channel playlists. A lot of talking and rambling! No scripts, I just hit record and start going on!
Amani the fishing machine!!
I didn't think I had a shot at something that big. I was getting hits by only small fish before those two. I made the most of fishing that deep run!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 That was prob the biggest rainbow I have ever seen! You'll be thinking about that one for a while ; )
U are no joke when it comes to fishing for trout thanks for all the videos keep them coming
Thanks. Glad to make them and there's a lot more coming!
What a beautiful Bow!! Nice job!! That was a nice one! Cheers!!
The way the morning was going, I didn't think the river had it in it to deliver that size of fish. Glad I was wrong!
Great commentary, good times there, what a great-looking rainbow! Thanks!
Right on. I plan to fish this river soon. I'm just a little weary of driving to rivers this year and being faced with mud brown raging water.
Great job of working a river new to you and finding good fish. Most would not go to that much work. Beautiful river and area.
When I approach a river unfamiliar to me, I know that's what I have to do. I've seen it that way since I was a kid who was probably way too young to be scouting a raging river on my own!
I was feeling pretty good about my day on the Pit from this week until you bring in that monster. You area a big fish magnet. Well done!
Hey, catching fish is enough. I almost need to go back and fish a lot of the water I already covered using the adjustments I made later in the day. I feel like I squandered some good opportunities by not really focusing on the deepest water and letting my jig bounce as deep as possible. I was getting a little impatient with all of the smaller fish activity during the morning. Oh well, I'll take it!
Awesome man!!! Great fish, keep up the good work!
I was so glad to hit those two nice fish after a slow morning of experiencing a bunch of smaller fish. Thanks for checking out the clip.
That was a Tank! You fished hard for those Bows, Amani, respect!
Right on. I was loving it when I set the hook on that fish. It's hard work until you start catching something which took me a couple of hours to figure out how to do that!
EF Carson is one of my favorites. Been fishing it since 1981. Nice bow👍🏻
It was good stuff. I was getting a lot of small fish action all morning up to that point so it caught me by surprise.
East Fork Carson was one of my
most memorable backpacking trips. Awesome rainbows
I was reading about hiking into the less accessible, backcountry stretches. Sounds like something I could get into some day.
The hike was worth the HOG you nailed!!! Nothen better then a toad rippen line & breaking water, Nice.👍🙏🌲🎣🎣
That hike was part of the deal. In retrospect, I could have skipped a lot of the hard stuff and shot right down there but that isn't what exploring a new river is all about!
I love your content. Keep on. Hope to see you out there somewhere.
Thanks for watching. The content will keep coming.
Love that river. Had a lot of luck there last fall with the flow a lot slower. Didn't have much luck with my fly rod but caught all my fish with my spinning set up with jigs and spinners
Yeah, the water was moving. I had to adjust and get into a faster rhythm.
Great video!! Awesome catch!!! always cool how you release them each time,so they can get even bigger LOL
These days, if I get a fish in a river I try to get them back in safely. Fishing barbless most of the time helps in the effort.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 good stuff
Awesome fish!👍👍
Man, middle of the day just before I was going to give up. Leave no stone unturned!
Heck yea Amani keep at it Man! Try out the west bend in Gardnerville sometime it’s always good fun. Have had 30+ fish days
Will do. I can't believe it took me this long to make it out to the East Carson.
Man you really do good out there! Great fish!
Thanks. I always figure, as long as I can get out and fish anything can happen!
Beautiful fish!
Right on. So happy when I got it in the net. I have a few clips for this river on my 'river fishing for trout' playlist. I really like this river as a cold weather destination. As long as there isn't too much ice!
Love the shirt buddy.
(And the fish )
Right on. That was a great show and fish!
looks like you were just east of the bridge just out of Markleeville. That was probably a holdover because they do plant some good size Rainbows there at the bridge...like 3 and 4 lbs. Another great video, thanks.
That was a fun morning. I'm going to try to get back out there when it cools down late fall. Flow will be down but that's the sort of thing I'll just have to deal with. Thanks for checking out the clip.
Awesome fish!
That thing was fat! I didn't think I was going to get anything bigger than that first fish I landed. Those last 2 came right at the end!
I show up for the catch and really enjoy the journey. Ever fish Bridgeport Reservoir?
Not yet but I will get out there. I've heard a lot of good things about it over the decades. So many places to go with so little time!
That was a big bow nice catch
I didn't see it coming based on how the morning went. Always worth it to play out the game!
The karma....so amazing!! Hope that reel can get juiced up!!!
Thanks. I'll see about that real. It's in rough shape!
Finally gunna hit this river tomo so I’m watching all you Carson river videos haha
Good luck. There is some good water to hit, you just have to walk a lot to get to much of it downstream from the bridge as you walk down from that trail. Eventually, if you go far enough downstream to the gauging station the trail gets fairly close to the river. I haven't fished upstream from the bridge yet. It looks like you can park and fish a lot closer. Hope you get some action.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 I have no idea where to even go so I’m definitely gunna do some exploring 😂😂
Never been up near Tahoe, Truckee, always fished east side sierras, thats about to change, amazing monster rainbow, had to be 4 pounds, great job.
Right on. I plan to get to the Eastern Sierra fairly soon. I have a lot of content for the Eastern Sierra across my channel playlists if you haven't seen a lot of it and are interested.
Love to be outdoors,beautiful mother nature 😀
I'm with you on that. Wide open space out there. Great area to spend the day.
Fresh moving water, kinda funny to think lake Powell, mead, Folsom , shasta, and oroville!! Close to being extinct. But yet. Hmmm how bout Lake Tahoe?? Can’t wait for it to be drained😂🤣😁
We need a big snow year. Seems to be plenty of water in the high country lakes I've been fishing.
A video on may be bringing that reel you found back to life could be fun and interesting to do . Funny how the universe works .
I have my doubts I'll be able to bring that thing back to life. It's all locked up. I'll try. I want a video of me catching a fish with it! Not me swearing as I try to make it work! Thanks for watching the clip. Exploring a river is always fun.
I'm always amazed at the quality of fish you catch. Just curious if you use a fluorocarbon leader or tie the jig/lure directly to your main line (mono?)? Love your channel!
Those jigs produce. No doubt about that. I tie jigs, and every other type of lure I use, straight to my 6lb mono.
Really good size fish
Yeah, that thing was a beast. Ready to get back out there and have round 2 with that river!
For the last 2 1/2 years the East Carson has been my best fishing place. Lots of nice Rainbows to 6#+. We usually fish further upstream. Markleerville is 21 miles from my front door.
Right on. I was going to hit it last week but I didn't have the energy for the drive after hitting the West Walker the day before. I plan to hit it real soon though.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 It's going to start icing up soon. May go soon.
Nice fish Larry😎
It was a real treat after a morning of just seeing small stuff.
Thanks for sharing your great fishing adventures with us. What kind of jigs are you using man. My daughter and I been fishing but we’re not getting anything, I don’t want her to give up fishing 🎣 thanks
I have a clip detailing just that information on my 'fishing tips' playlist. If you are new to fishing in lakes, my clip "rigging up for reservoir trout" on that same playlist might help you improve your catch. Good luck. Do your best to keep her fishing!
Absolutely massive rainbow, steelhead sized beast!!!
I couldn't believe that thing was on my line after spending the whole morning seeing mostly small trout. Persistence paid off in this case!
Hey Amani, awesome videos!! Can I ask, what kind of main line do you use, how long and how many pound leader line?? TY!! Brett
Fishing rivers I use 6lb mono pretty much all of the time on a ultra light action 5 foot Ugly Stik. If you go to my fishing tips playlist I have multiple clips detailing the various types of tackle I use and how I rig up. The only time I use line heavier than 6lb mono is when I fish Lake Tahoe. I use 8lb mono with a 6lb mono leader. The heavier line helps to deal with the giant boulders my line gets raked over when I'm battling big trout on my ultra light rod. You can check out some of that action on my Lake Tahoe shore fishing playlist if you are interested. You probably are aware of this but just in case, my playlists can be accessed on my channel homepage. I have a ton to watch on there!
I see you like maribou jigs. Did you ever try the small plastic skirt mini-jigs? I've heard good things. Going to try them myself this year.
You're pretty adventurous on those slopes! But worrh it-that was a really awesome rainbow!!
I did a few steep declines but I skipped that last one! Yeah, those small plastic jigs are money in alpine lakes. I use them all of the time.
Awesome catch, you had to work for that one but it paid off👍
It's usually work exploring a river but when I set the hook on that fish it was on!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 That fish was awesome great job👍🎣💪
Nice fish!!!
Yeah, it was certainly a day maker. I'll be back for more!
Posted 8-18-'22
I have fished the east fork of the Carson river a lot. A few things to note, going farther up towards Ebbits Pass (hwy.4), California stocks the river with the usual 10 to 14 inch hatchery fish but Alpine County stocks it with the Trophy's he hooked into. They also do this on the west fork along hwy. 88.
Also print or get a copy of California's special fishing regulations by body of water. From where he started fishing down river to the Nevada border it is artificial lure, barbless hook, zero keep (later correction, You may keep 2 over 14 inches). From that rest area/bridge, up river, bate is OK.
Because of the wild fires and fuel prices I haven't fished the Carson since 2020 so some of the rules may have changed.
One more thing I've noted about the Sierra lakes and rivers, the bite seems to turn on at about 11 AM. and shuts down at about 1 PM. Don't know why the fish start biting when the sun is at it's highest point but they do.
The regs have changed I believe. I always fish rivers artificial/barbless/catch and release so as long as the water is open I'm good to go.
@@wildernesswithamani1027:I decided to look it up. On page 58 under special regulations, paraphrasing here, East Fork Carson River from Hangman's Bridge to the Nevada border, you may keep 2 hatchery fish over 14" artificial lure only, open year around.
Above Carson Falls and tributaries closed all year.
There are no special regulations above Hangman's Bridge to the falls so the rules for the Sierra District apply. These rules are good through 12-31-'22
Monster!
Yeah, that thing was a beast! Glad I was able to get the camera running and land it. If that thing got off without video evidence, I'm not sure I would have even brought it up!
Nice fish Amani!
That thing surprised the heck out of me. The last fish I caught would have made my day but I'll take what ever I can get!
Wow 🤩
I plan to get back out there but I need to know I'm not going to be battling ice on top of and floating in the water first!
Hey Amani, had a quick question. I couldn’t find any barbless Marabou jigs at bass pro. When you buy yours, do you find barbless, or do you just get barbed and grind off the barb to follow regulations? Thanks
I do all of my own barb removal. I have a clip on my fishing tips playlist for my method of making jigs barbless. I think it works pretty good. It's pretty easy once you do it a bunch of times.
Nice rainbow!
The size of that thing shocked me after getting only bites from smaller trout all day. I was doubting my prospects of hooking something like that. Heck, I would have been satisfied with just that last fish!
Just moved to Carson and looking for some decent fishing spots...is this the CA side of the east fork? Going to be trying topaz as well soon!
Yes, this is near Markleville, CA. I want to get back out to the area as well. West Walker below Topaz is nice too. Good luck.
park at the airport it takes you farther downstream where there is less pressure, my biggest on that stretch was close to ten and i saw his buddy's and they were good ones as well. You should sneak up on them or they will split. Great fishing channel bro! O yhea but crack of dawn is best
Cool, thanks. I always shoot for the crack of dawn but the farther the destination, the more likely it is I'm going to make it! My free time is scarce right now and I often get home from work late the day before, get up as early as I can, and charge it!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 right on hope you try the carson again and again sight fishing is gonna be on, like you said in your vid its a shallower river. Indian creek reservoir right down the road has some nice bright silver rainbows in it. lots of bald eagles to! Be Safe!
o yhea indian creek is the ONLY place I got my poll completely pulled in the water LOL
is the east carson catch and release and barbless hooks only?
I Think it's all year/artificial lures/2 trout limit. I'm not positive so I recommend looking it up on the special regulation chart in the CAFW regulation guide before you go. I always fish barbless/catch and release in rivers so I just need to make sure it's open. I have several clips for this river and others not to far from it on my rivers playlist.
You make me want to go so bad !!!
Those fish are back in the river, waiting for you!
Nice
That sums it up!
So....the grass is greener on the other side!😨nice fish.
When you are exploring a river, it always is!
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Do you plan on fishing the Hex hatch?maybe lake almanor,sure would like to see a video from there.✌
@@jerrychapman7091 I've heard a lot about the hex hatch up at Almanor from my buddy. Maybe I'll catch it some day. Heading to the Eastern Sierra next week.
C&R FTW!
That was a nice cap to the morning!
thats what its all about over coming adversity and putting it all together ..
I just keep pounding away when I'm scouting a new river. I always want to see what's around the next bend.
Trophy rainbow! At least you caught the tail end of the big fight! We’ll done!
If that fish got off before I got the camera going it would be just another lame fish story! It would have haunted me!
Heck of a rainbow Amani!
I was surprised based upon what I had experienced up to that point. That stretch of water those fish were in was gold!
How far from the bridge did you end up hiking?
I hiked about a half mile and then there is a trail that leads down to the river with relative ease. I did climb down a couple of tough slopes along the way before I discovered the easy route down though!
Ok ok!!! My last comment!! Rattle snake habitat😳 coulda if fooled me!! Try my apartment complex seems like all the neighbors wanna bite ya in the back😂🤣
The range for rattle snakes is listed as being up to 11K but the highest I've run into rattlesnakes was about 7K. I've had several encounters at the 6K or lower elevation.
Is this Carson river in Carson city Nevada?
The East Carson runs into Nevada eventually but this section is in California near the small town of Markleeville.
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Fish had some girth on it!
Hit up deer creek off hwy 32 you would love it!
Sounds interesting. I have to say, I wasn't getting anything for a long time today. I was doubting everything!
Both east and west carson rivers are artificial lures only ?
I strongly recommend confirming all fishing regulations from official sources. With that said, it is my understanding that the East Carson is artificial all year and the West Carson is under general regulations. Again, best to get the info from the Regulation guide online. Page 55 or 56 is where the chart for special regulation trout water is and 5.85 is the section that spells out why many rivers are now open year round with stricter regulations during the off season. Good luck.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 yeah Im trynna find out more info lol Thank you 🙏🏼
Damn that fish was fat like my auntie good catch man
That thing was a brute!
Cheeeeeeee-hoooooooooooooooo
Beauty
That fish was solid!
You need the newer “go pro start/stop recording” voice command
Sounds great. All of my budget now is for creating content. Fancy new tech is way down the list of things I need and could possibly afford. I use a gopro hero 5 for everything and I have another older one that doesn't work so well but I keep as a backup. Is what it is.
Use voice command on the go pro
I didn't even know it had it! That's the first time I had a screw up like that since I ditched the external Mic a year ago. It was bad but at least I got the fish! No fish, that's a tough story to tell!
#344👍🏻🎣👀
Don't we all just love big fish tales?
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That and just straight up big fish!
Ive had most gear problems from my car
Rod tips snapping, reel handles breaking, running my pole over, you name it! The reason my fly rod is made up of two different backpacking rods put together is because I snapped the tip off of one in my car door over a year ago! If we have fished long and often enough, most of us have been there. Thanks for weighing in.
Man there’s dicks sporting goods in sparks!! Charge it and get back in the game!!
Right on.
He talks and rambles tooo much!!!
Good thing for you there are channels you can watch where the main dude doesn't talk too much and ramble. This channel is what it is. If you don't like this I wouldn't waste my time wading through the hundreds of videos across my channel playlists. A lot of talking and rambling! No scripts, I just hit record and start going on!