Fishing in the Sequoia National Forrest (warden run-in)
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- Hiking the Kern River for Kern River Rainbow Trout in the beautiful California Mountains! My limited experience with recreational regulations in California have been -CONFUSION-!
that is crazy?!?1 I learned how to swim right where you were in the beginning of the video! the rock behind you my friends and I would jump off of into the river, was my dads secret spot! been going there for years! caught a lot of rainbow trout there, learned how to fish there, my favorite fish to eat! good times, thanks for capturing the memories I cherish as my dad is no longer with me, God Bless! my dad is looking down and smiling at this thank you!
Man I love memories like that! They stick around forever! Get back there soon! The fish are biting!
Secret spot? 😂😂
We’re that’s spot at can you share
@@nnnjh8372@nnnjh8372 clearly, you don't fish. There's always one useless comment. It's a massive piece of water with many spots to try. If you know one place is a honey hole, it becomes your secret go-to spot. Don't try to sound intelligent, keep with your day job.
Im 44 n born n raised n California, its so Crazy how California has gone from 1st to worst. My beautiful California has gone downhill polluted with Crime,drugs and idiots! Thank you 4 demonstrating a lil positivity in this crazy world n times. My wife n i love Camping 🏕 and fishing 🎣. Cool video thanks
Thanks for watching! There is good and bad with Cali, that’s no doubt! It’s beautiful though!
There are never ending situations like this in California. Old signs, poorly written regulations, closed areas that are not well specified or described, etc etc etc. Often you'll find Fish and Game officers that cannot even explain where a closed zone begins and ends, often you will get different information from the various officers you come across. It's a frustrating situation.
That's why all fishermen in California are double majors. You have to have a Law and Biology degree if you want any chance of fishing it legally. 😂
I will say that the regulations are a lot easier to use as a pdf on your device. So easy to search your destination so that you can prepare before you go. I do appreciate the area specific regulations that are based on science, but they really need to be posted and accurate.
@@-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-try fishing in Washington state and you will see what confusing really looks like!
The good thing is the Fish and Game officers I've encountered have all been super chill.
Same shit in Oregon.I call it entrapment.They will change the regulations suddenly and post a sticky note on a pole somewhere.We are surrounded cartels and crime organizations but if you use the wrong type of ink pen of your fishing tag there will be 5 different agencies and 15 different types of retarded cops in your face.
And not just with Fish & Game... too many damn laws in this state nobody knows that to enforce
I think you were smart to let the trout go based on the contradicting information you found.Better safe than sorry if you can't get a specific answer, but great video!
Thanks! I’ve already paid $160 for a fishing license in California.. can’t afford any fines after that 🤣
@@theu.s.ofangling1344 Honestly, you couldn't pay me to set foot in that state. There are a dozen WAY better states to fish... yuck.
@atatterson6992 california has some amazing fishing. Delta alone is worth it. So much waterways to explore in delta and chances of 10lb bass. Only place I ever caught more than one 10lb bass in one day. That and hike in lakes to the Sierra with some giant Golden trout is a great experience.
You're smart to not keep those fish. Lots of misinformation and disinformation. I wouldn't be surprised if you had gotten a ticket if you had a fish. If a fly shop owner can't help you with regs, there's definitely some shenigans going on. In my neck of the woods, DNR will coax you into breaking the law also.
@@atatterson6992 Just say you're broke dude we get it. Your grandma wont let you out of the house with your broke azzz 🤡
@12:10 Nice little flyover courtesy of NAS Lemoore! Probably F-18s out for a little rip in the Sierras, worked on those for years and yeah, they're real loud. 😂
I have to really thank you!
Growing up our family would visit the Kern River and lake Isabela frequently. Any enjoyable times, very fond memories!
Thank again!
I hope you're teaching people fishing, because your awesome attitude and enthusiasm could make anyone put in the work to catch their own fish. And the way you handled those fish was exemplary! I have never seen a TH-camr handle fish the way I do. I often kayak fish and I usually don't even bring them all the way out of the water for release. Excellence is earned, and you have earned it, friend. May good things come.
I appreciate the kind words! I don’t think fishing will ever fail to put a smile on my face!
Really like your enthusiasm Man. It’s contagious. Great video. Appreciate you.
I appreciate YOU! Thanks for watching
Enthusiam is next level. Great vid man!
Wow I just happened to click on this video, never seen you before, and you are fishing in my old stomping grounds. I lived in Wofford Heights area known as Isabella Highlands. Built my first home there in 1978. Worked on a couple of movies also filmed in that area. Thank you for bringing us your fishing experience. Oh and those jets are from China Lakes Navel Weapons Center near Ridgecrest. Boy's are out flying and having fun.
I’m glad you found the video! Thanks for watching! And for the info!
Fished this stretch of the Kern many times before. So many memories! So glad you got hooked up. There’s stoneflies in this river so the fly you chose was key
We used to fish at both Lake Isabella and along the Kern when I was a child….beautiful area. Miss California….hope to get back and go camping.
Its great to see the river healthy again! It really went through some rough times in the two decade "hot period". Historic floods of 2023 and normal weather and snowpack in 2024 seem to have given it a shot in the arm that it desperately needed.
BTW- I think the sign was crafted by a volunteer trail crew years go, not by CDFW. The regulations were updated long after it went up.
Thanks for the info! Such a great river!
I love your enthusiasm. I'm more of a fly fishing guy, but you were catching them on a barbless fly so I give you props. Both nice fish!
I appreciate it! I enjoy fly fishing, but I need more work before it goes public 🤣
That was a nice brown. You were fortunate. And the jets are a bonus.
Very cool you are drifting flies. This is so effective. Enjoyed the vid!
You are living the right life my brother. Love your content. Long life and happy fishing!!
I appreciate that!
Super rad. The first rainbow was a wild rainbow, not a stocker. There is occassional stocker swam up from downstream. You caught a elusive wild brown at Kern. I have fly fished that section since late 2018, caught many wild rainbows and wild Kern River Rainbows, but haven't caught a brown at that section yet. They changed regulations a year or 2 back, but the sign was never updated which somehow also helps conservation. 😊 Keep up a good work. If you plan to travel north on Western Sierras, don't miss to fish Upper Kings. Tight lines.
Thanks for the info! I really appreciate it
correct stocker trout in cali have their adipose fin removed for identification
@@bigcountry908 In California, only hatchery steelhead will be clipped the adipose fin.
I have been going to the Kern River my entire life, and the Jet fly overs never get old. That is a BEAUTY of a brownie! Great video!
Agree! I whitewater kayak up on the Kern... Dry Meadow Creek(Tea Cups) and Brush Creek are two of my favorites!
Epic and world class whitewater on the Kern and I grew up in Idaho!
But those Jets that pop out of nowhere and fly those canyons low!!!
Never gets old... the Kern River is a special place we have been given to enjoy on this earth!
I appreciate it! Sounds like I was pretty lucky to get that brown trout! Every once in a while I run into some luck!
I live in socal and you can't get away from it, so not-so-cool. mortars and bombs going off and shaking the ground all weekend sometimes, you go to the desert to get away, and those navy guys are like flying thru the canyons. oh well
When I was a kid in the late 50s and early 60s, we river fished with 9 ft. fly rods and Shakespere casting reels. The reel was essentially a casting rod but had a cone shaped cover that went over the spool. The line outlet came out of the center of the cone through a small hole allowing it to be used on a fly rod. We fished rivers with a lot of brush on the bank and the rod and reel combo allowed to get in tight areas and with the rod extending out past the brush.
Sounds like another good way to do it!
I have fished Isabella a ton as a kid. Lots of trout and sucker fish.. Up in the lake some very nice steelhead.
That’s awesome man. I actually caught my pb rainbow there on a crawfish lure a few years ago. The boys were endless
i fish that river a couple times a year and the jets always scare the shizzz out of me every time but are so awesome to watch flying so low.never have i caught a browny out of the kern. great job bud. keep them lines tite.
Awesome videos! I highly recommend a measure net so you're never left wondering how big that fish was.
I need one for sure! I’ll get one soon
Early on the drag was way too loose especially with a small barbless hook, making it easy for the trout to throw the hook. You got to keep the fish under tension to keep the hook in place.
Finally buttoned the drag down properly for the brown. I'm glad you released that one but had you known the holdover stocker would have been tasty.
The largest rainbow I "almost" ever caught was upper Kern River, just outside of Isabella back in 1969/70. It was about 15' from shore when it jumped out of the water and spat out the lure (gold Super Duper with a salmon egg)., and all these years later, I' continue to swear that it was over 5 pounds. And in my dreams, I sometimes see it still waiting there for me. 😎😎
So painful! But it keeps you wanting more!
Many people don't know how many hundreds of people have died in the Kern River. There is a sign on road 178 that leads into Lake Isabella / Kern River that shows the updated number that keeps rising especially during Summer. It is currently 328 lives since 1968 and as of July 2023. I remember that number when it was half that amount when I first went to the Kern in the 80s as a kid. Its the undercurrent from the huge boulders in the river that sucks you down. It is also common to find drowned bodies weeks or even months later when the water level drops in the river. Anyways, I've fished the Kern River many times and caught Rainbow Trout almost every time. I haven't fished the north part of the Kern, but I have heard it has native Golden Trout.
I've been going into the Kern Canyon since the mid 70's and remember that drowning sign at just over 100 people. I've always thought most of the deaths were due to alcohol and stupidity on an actual "real" river. A lot of city folks go up there to camp and end up drinking too much because of the heat.
I think Merle Haggard sung a song about losing his girl on the Kern
It is the deadliest river in the US.
Maybe that’s why the trout are so big. People eat trout that eat people 😮
Not brown trout is native. They’re all originated from Germany!
Fished it when no other fisherman was present back in about 1992 and smashed them. Caught some nice trout, no giants but observed a huge brown slipping out of a hiding spot o. I’ve away from me and he looked like a 20+ inch pig. Love that area. The mountains in that area are as beautiful as Yosemite.
Huell Howser, reborn here. nice to hear him again.
there's really good small mouth bass at the mouth of the canyon
Those F16's are rad!!!!! Nice fishing
good to know! thank you for the information and the video!
Brooooooo!!!! This video just put you on the map! 😂🤘🏼. 161k views and counting. Bravo!
I flyfish but also fish with float/ jig or bait. You get great drag free drifts. I’ve caught a lot of steelhead that way. Some places are really hard to fly cast. Brown trout was a wild fish. I fish northern Rockies mostly.
Camp Wishon in that vicinity has a stream that contains Kern trout AND German Browns.
Thanks for sharing your fishing adventure. Very fun video. Congrats on the brown trout. They're not easy to catch.
I love that section of the Kern above Isabella. Very accessible and lots of different spots to try along the road. Plus I like the little town of Kernville.
It’s a great spot, I hope to be back! Thanks!
Awesome video man!
Those jets surprised me!
I appreciate it! My ears might still be ringing from them lol
Best fishing I’ve ever had was at Kern river. It was around 2003. We would use salmon eggs for bait and hit our limit daily.
You on the DJI pocket 3? Looks great!
Nice, I was just up on the plateau last weekend. Got a few lil brown trout.
Awesome fishing bro and those jets were bad ass 🫡🫡🫡🫡
So glad your back! Fishmas for a majority of california and Nevada rivers is the last Saturday in April. Some places are open all year around. This is from the 2024 regulation manual.
(69) Kern River (Kern and Tulare cos.).
(A) From Lake Isabella upstream to the Johnsondale
bridge.
All year. 5 trout
(B) From Johnsondale bridge upstream to the Sequoia National Park boundary near the Kern Canyon Ranger Station.
All year. Only artificial lures
may be used.
2 trout.
BTW, Im sorry but I had Steak and Rainbows tonight. Great vid as always.
Cali regulations are confusing lol thanks for the info! And thanks for watching!
Is this spot around Limestone campground? This bridge crosses the Kern on the way to Johnsondale and Peppermint Creek. I don’t remember that parking lot off the bridge area.
I’m not sure where limestone campground is, but there is a parking lot right next to the bridge!
Hello TUSOA!
Thanks for sharing your awesome visit with us! Have you had a chance to see either Marlette or Spooner Lake in Northern Nevada/Tahoe?
Safe travels my friend!
I have a video posted “Mountain Trout Fishing near Lake Tahoe” that is taken at Spooner lake! I believe Marlette was closed when I was there for some reason
I’ll check this video out. Marlette is supposed to be very nice!
Guy Jeans is the man when it comes to Kern fly fishing.
Excellent video! I subbed. The water looked great! Was this current? Like April '24?? I fish the same way b/c I'm just not down with the whole fly rod thing (yet) I do tie some flies for use with my spinning gear and I tie nymphs like yours but maybe a little heavier so I don't have to use a float as often. There is a fly called a "squirmy worm" that is a rubber worm that is a good alternative to the nymph. I just carry nymphs like yours in brown and black and squirmy in brown and pink. If I get a hit in a spot but miss the set, sometimes I can get another hit with a color change or by trying the squirmy.
Yes, this was just a couple of days ago! Actually headed back from the river now caught two more rainbows! I love fishing that set up it’s a blast
I love the kern river so much! I camp on lake Isabella a few times every year been going since I was a kid.
It’s such a cool area! Love all the small towns around the lake
You would think they the fish and game service would post a time specific sign for these special circumstances. Any confusion on our part usually results in a special specific piece of paper telling us how much we need to pay for our errors.
Great video - really enjoy your enthusiasm and content. I was up on the 20 mile section a couple months ago fly fishing when a couple F-15's flew over. They were so low ( . . . how low were they?), so low I just about jumped out of my waders!!! LOL. On another outing there some years ago a B-52 bomber did a low level flight right over me. It was so cool. Thank you for sharing.
Those canyons up there really intensify the sound! It’s crazy!
Those damn jets are always flying through the kern canyon. I go there to listen to nature, not super loud man made flying machines. I'll admit I would have liked to see that big b52 bomber though. lol
Back in 1970 I went back packing with a friend 24 miles out of Mineral King (west side of Mt Witney). Brutal hike up to over 9000 ft onto the high Kern Plateau. Skitters were horrible, lots of bears about...did I mention the 18" to 24" Golden trout that we feasted on for 10 days! Golden trout are wild. If your shadow comes into the river, you will see fish all day, but they won't bite.
Sounds like a memory that will last a lifetime! You never know when it will be one of those days! Or trips!
I love sequoia!
But I am afraid of the kern River ... every year someone dies in the river ... I know the chances are low, but my kids are little , and sometimes that river flows fast ... so we tend to camp in our trailer at the lake . It's fun, but that wind can be annoying !!! Havent fresh water fished at all . We used to go down to the beach a lot to fish . But we moved to the inland empire and haven't been able to go camping . Most of our savings went towards the purchase of our home . But we are finally going to try this year .
Love your videos i subbed 👍..
I appreciate it! I’ve heard it’s a dangerous river. The flow has really picked up in the last few days!
328 lives taken at the Kern River as of July 2023. Wait for Summer 2024 for the numbers to go up again like clockwork. People don't realize you can't fight the undercurrents from the boulders in the water that suck you down. Then they find the bodies lodged in the boulders weeks or months later after the river water level drops. I knew someone that almost drowned at the Kern and the good samaritan that tried to help ended up drowning!
First time visiting your channel and I just subscribed.
You’re enthusiasm and the way you articulate how you feel about fishing extremely motivating.
Not sure if you follow NW Fishing Secrets but if you two ever collaborated, it would be the best fishing video ever!!
You two share a passion and excitement that viewers like me would absolutely love to watch!
Thank you thank you thank you for creating this content!! Safe travels!
I really appreciate that! Fishing is my lifelong passion. I have seen that channel! Maybe one day!
That's badass!!! What an experience 👍🏼👍🏼
I’d be interested to know a little more about the weighted bobber and fly setup.
I’ve got quite a few trout videos and the majority of them I’m using this set up! It’s a blast!
California Fish and Game website has an interactive map where you tap on the stream/river/lake/shoreline and it will tell you what specific regulations apply to that water
What I don't like is that it looked like they were just sitting there waiting for you and as soon as you showed up they jumped out of their rig.
What area is that bridge in. Do you have gps coordinates?
I camped and fished this stretch of the Kern River for a weekend a while ago. It was a tough AM, no bites, until a truck belonging to CA fish and game came by and one of the officers dumped a bucket full of trout into the river, then bite galore. 5 minutes later... all gone.
I'm going to Yosemite in a couple of weeks I was wondering what pound test you were using and what fly and what kind of bobber rig I haven't done much freshwater unfortunately, I mostly do offshore tuna fishing
Not to string you along.. but tomorrow I am posting a new video in Yosemite that will answer those questions!
Awesome video nice brown trout what part of this river were you on
The very beginning of the upper kern
Awesome video sir 👍
Very cool video US OF A. I might have to go buy my fishing pole and license.
Do it!!
I missed the bright blue water in your thumbnail?
12:08 I can hear the first jet getting closer. I love watching those things fly by, and I bet it was way louder being between 2 mountains the echo is crazy loud.
I couldn’t believe how loud it was! It looked super cool too but I was a bit preoccupied 🤣
Blast Fishing 2024 let’s go!!! 🧨💥🐟
Hell yeah dude, glad you were able to make up and check out the wild and beautiful kern!
What rod and reel do you use? Awesome video btw
I appreciate it! All of my spinning reels are Pfluegers. I like the Trion and President. They are $40-$70. Rods I don’t have a specific brand, but I rarely spend over $100 because I break so many from being hard on them. My most recent favorite is the 6.5 foot, medium light. The brand is called Favorite. It was a white rod. I broke it and haven’t come across another one yet 😅
Should've taken a gold pan with you also because you could've found gold right where you were fishing ! Great video. New subscriber !
I need to buy one! I don’t know the first thing about gold prospecting but it’d be a blast to start
I used to fish the nearby south fork of the Kaweah river and know all about those annoying bugs that get in your face. I've used a head net and that helps. You should have picked up a couple of dry flies at the shop for where the fish were hitting the surface. That water looked deep enough that 2' of line from the bobber to the fly might not have been enough. Something like a jig streamer might have worked well too. I used to fish high country lakes on the east side with an ultralight spinning rod, one of those clear plastic bobbers that you can partially fill with water, and a dry fly. I'd rig the fly about 6 feet below the bobber. It was a killer for brook trout.
I’m looking forward to getting onto some small lakes in the high country!
Dope video dude, keep goin'
Good on ya for letting that brownie go!!
Anyone know where the bridge he crossed is? Tried checking but no luck 😅
*Subscribed 🤙🏼 dope video bro!
Was that first spot you didn't fish on the way to Kernville? Did you try catching any of those huge crappie at Isabella?.. And Kern River brewing has amazing IPa's bro... Love that place.
That was past Kernville by a little ways
I’ve tried and tried and tired for crappies. Cannot catch a single one! I agree on the IPA’s! They are great!
@@theu.s.ofangling1344
Try a drop shot with minnow you’ll definitely catch a crappie
@@Makya780 I’m going to give it one more go tomorrow! Thanks for the tip
Those jets are cool and all but man those things drive me nuts when I'm out there
I’ve fished the exact spot you started the video at, caught many rainbows there
What’s that spot called I’d love to check it out please share
When watching fishing videos, the fast forward function is our friend.
Man that brown trout reminds me of when i was a little kid just messing around down at keyesville, i was using a golden spoon tipped with salmon eggs and pulled up about a 5 pound brown trout. didnt even realize how cool of a catch it was because i was like 6 or 7😂
Love memories like that! I’ve had a time or two that I didn’t realize what I had caught until later down the road
You are living the life!!
That’s not a run in with a warden. That was an informative, cordial meeting.
Love your stoke!
Ive been there , prospecting,n camping beautiful area, n good fishing, n lake Isabella,great town😀
Kern river canyon gets some of the best flybys in the US.
Definitely his first time Hearing the jets pass by
When youre ready for an epic golden trout backcountry trip in the Wind River Range, lets do it. End of July to Middle of August is best.
favorite Merle Haggard song, (kern river)
How do you get/afford License in each State to go fishing?? Is it a special license ?
Unfortunately not. I buy a year license everywhere I go. In my experience it’s been $60-$160. Texas being the cheapest, California the most expensive
That was 100% a native Kern River Rainbow and a gorgeous one at that. They don't stock above the bridge or anywhere above the damn where they can breed with the native fish. I've caught native KRRs dozens of miles above the bridge that were almost entirely silver and speckled with no red at all, ones with beautiful red bands spanning from their tail to their cheeks. They do vary. Below damn has stocked fish, and while you can catch a rare native fish, most of them will be stockers. Catching a brown isn't too common, the trophy was that KRR.
Thanks for the info! It was a beauty for sure!
Native "KRR's" seldom work their way that far downriver. You have to push quite a bit farther upstream from the highway bridge to start connecting with them regularly, and like any native trout, they are much more picky and spooky than your typical planter...
I fished that area before and yes, you will soil yourself when one of those jets flies down the canyon. I caught one of those Kern River Rainbows on a fly'n' bubble set up and was farther down stream from where you were. I thought it was some kinda hermorphedite brown trout hybrid. When I got to that bridge you were on I saw the signs about this species and still feel bad about keeping one. There's some other fish there too like a Sacramento Delta Scum Sucker... colloquially known as a Pelosi. There are game wardens in the state who don't fish freshwater cause the rules are a clusterF.
Awesome!!
Good to follow the signs...better to wait until 4/27 to keep.
My favorite fishing spot
I was wondering ....How do you fish everywhere you go ? like you said ....! what kind of fishing license you use ? every state require fishing license...! do you buy fishing license for every state you go?
I buy a year long fishing license in every state I visit. Some states aren’t too bad. They range from $60-160 from my experience. Texas has been the cheapest, California the most expensive!
@@theu.s.ofangling1344 wow that's a lot !
California Fish & Game needs help. I had the same kind of problem with them on the upper Sacramento River. The game wardens we’re very confused as to the regulations.
That was nice brown.. Cali is strange… but rule of thumb… the signs are only updated periodically, so when in question, call dept of fish and wildlife for most current rules. That WAS a nice brown though.
Welcome to my neighborhood and yes...Commiefornia is full of confusing rules and laws... Best thing about fishing up there are the occasional flyovers!!!!
Throw a line in Lake Isabella and let it marinate with a hot dog slice and you might end up with a nice catfish for dinner😁 Too late now obviously, but they are right there off the shoreline. I caught a 5-6 pound bullhead that way one afternoon.
I seen you jump on the second Jet! Which were freakin awesome!
I live near this area within hour or so and never been, that’s changing soon
Guy Jeans is a legend