FLY FISHING Catch & Cook For WILD GOLDEN TROUT in a High Elevation Mountain Lake!

Thank you for not burning spots and encouraging everyone to find their own adventure. I think it’s one of the most overlooked aspects of fishing. Tight lines my friends!

I have created a monster.... :) Micah, your setting skills have dramatically improved since we fished the upper kern. your roll casting is so much better. you are loading the rod perfectly. fantastic! and your pure joy of fly fishing is infectious. i feel like a proud father! :) i'll email you seperate from this, but, i want you to focus on your left hand... often called the "hauling hand". Don't follow the rod up and behind you with the hauling hand. keep it in front of you and low. that will allow you to load the rod without the false casts.... and it will be a natural progression to double hauling...which is ultimately necessary for you in windy conditions. -tim

You keep raising the bar on yourself, and we get to go along for the ride! Another sweet vid. Beautifully edited. The shot where the underwater camera was slightly turned upward to the water’s surface was money. Just such a beautiful trip. Thx for sharing!

I don't know why you don't have a million subs by now. Your videos are so beautiful, and your personality is quite entertaining!

Beautiful scenery.

Great combination of beautiful scenery and beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing!

Trout don't live in ugly places .... thank you so much for this beautiful vid.🐟🐟✌🏻

Another great adventure! Great work with the fly rod too. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome video 👌🏾

Quite a few years ago, camping with the wife and kids at Saddlebag Lake, I’d read about some tarn pools at the end of the lake. I packed us all in the 8 foot Avon and putted up with a 1 1/2 horse motor. We walked in a mile or so and each caught a Golden. Kids were 4, 7, and 10. A small piece of worm mooched real slow across the bottom simulated the tube worms I saw them eating. Great vid. 😊

Awesome, what an adventure! So peaceful up there 🍻

Great trip and great footage!

THE ROD AND FLIES I USE Below is the link to my TFO fly rod I bought from the company Aventuron (a family owned business). They have the best pricing ($160) for this specific rod and it’s a full outfit! So you’ll be able to start fishing immediately when it arrives! 👉🏻 bit.ly/3PqWSdm Here’s the local fly fisherman who I buy a lot of my flies from (including the Huck Hopper in this episode!) 👇🏻 www.timhuckaby.com/product/huck-hopper/

Really enjoy your hiking and fishing.

Nice to see a california golden trout video in the sierras

Great content. Keep up the grind!!

Awesome video!! Love that big camera angle above on the dry fly hits! So killer to share for sure!

Want a epic golden trout?. Consider fishing the lakes Below the Mount Whitney region . There are a series of lakes in this region that were planted with golden trout fingerlings by airplane during the 1950's and 60's. I spent several years working for the State of california (California Conservation Corps) and in my time off got to fish theses regional lakes. There are golden trout in excess of 10 lbs in several of these lakes but there not caught very often as they are cannibalistic feeding only on other smaller trout. Best way to catch one of these giants is using a medium size rapala that mimics a baby golden trout. Goldens have been planted in other lakes over the years but the massive monsters are still in these high country lakes. Anglers tend to fish small lures catching only the smaller size ones not realizing what actually exists in these lakes.

Wonderful footage despite the wind challenges. Enjoy the underwater perspectives. Going trout fishing in the Sierras this weekend and hope to try your recipe.

love it