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Fly Fishing the Middle Fork of the Feather River (Plumas Co)
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- čas přidán 31. 03. 2021
- I noticed in the new regulation guide that this water was open off season for artificial/barbless/catch & release so I figured I'd go have a 1st look.
Copper John would be the name of that beadhead. Great Fishing !!
Those trout were really fun to catch. Good times. Interested in fishing there when the flow is up.
Greetings from Thornton Colorado! Just subbed. Euro nymphing is the way to go many times. Those copper John’s and bead head pheasant tails can be deadly. If you take a moment to think, even when you spin fish jigs in a river you’re effectively doing euro nymphing. I use an indicator ( thinga ma bobber) on deep lakes with plain ole 4-6# PLine tippet nothing fancy and effective. I don’t carry a lot of gear, I wear a necklace with fingernail clippers, hemostat, fly patch and fly dry desiccant. In a hip pack lunch, water,sunscreen. I have collected a ton of gear over my 64 years to which most get dusty. When you go minimal you adapt and figure things out. The more you know the less you carry. Nice job Amani keeping it simple.
If you watch my clips on my 'backcountry lakes and creeks' playlist where I am fishing alpine lakes, I fish fairly simply. 4lb Berkley vanish and a nymph. 2 knots, one on the fly and the other on the end of the fly line, no strike indicator. I sometimes fish the nymphs halfway like a streamer with the occasional short tug. In rivers with jigs, all of the clips on my 2 rivers playlist I simply tie the jig onto 6lb mono and I control the fast action. Glad to have you aboard. All of my content is organized on playlists to make navigating your way through it easier. I'm getting ready to head out and create more content as I type this! Good luck next time you hit the water.
Grew up in Monterey Bay in Marina. Moving to NorCal soon in Yreka. Family in Marysville too. Some of those lakes look choice. I have a Dave Scadden Madison River pontoon I got for a steal which could work out good. Thanks for replying.
Dude you are fun to watch.
Thank you. I just do me!
You must be maintaining both Cali and Nevada residences, Non- resident fees are horrendous. I don't know how I could do it and I'm retired 70+ who does not rock hop very efficiently anymore. There is plenty of Nevada water to explore as you have shown. Just above Verdi there is a nice stretch. Have you fished it? Thanks for the entertainment!
I have a 21 clip Truckee River playlist where I fish the river up and down in both States and then I have a few others on my River playlist. The California nonresident license was rough. I function on a tight budget. With the second rod stamp it was almost $160. I am not a man of means by any stretch of the imagination but I get my money's worth with action and good fish to eat!
Hi Amani is that stretch of the river near Graeagle or more towards Cromberb/Sloat?
It was near Clio. As I said in the video, I figured out what was open under the new 2021-2022 regs and picked a spot right in the middle! Had little idea of what to expect as usual!
Nice bud, your always chasing them, thx for taking us with you!! Your a good fisherman my friend!!! Be well and safe.👍🎣🎣
I'll never stop! Glad to have you along.
@Apollo Maximo BFD, nobody gives a shit!!!!
I love this...don't get to see you fly fish with weightless flies often. When I was young, 60 years ago, this is how my dad started me. A fly rod from the bargain barrel, 1 or 2 bucks maybe, just one weight leader/tippet and of course back then no indicator. Good job, another great video!
Cool. I get the bargain barrel. My fly rod consists of a combination of components from two different inexpensive backpacking fly rods. The bottom of one and the top of another. That would explain why it's two different colors! Yeah, I've never used a strike indicator. A lot of what I do in fishing in general is self taught or simply just figuring it out. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks Amani for the info! Been fishing the feather in Oroville for steelies and knowing the MFFR is open will give me a change of scenery!
Right on. Yeah, check out the new 2021-2022 guide book. A lot of streams seem to be open. I really need to spend a few hours going through it so I know what's what. There are some options out there. Good luck!
Amani, I love your spirit, I love those awesome rainbows and I love the two flavor fly rod and that 50 year old reel. So cool!! Long live the old gear! Go get em!
I say, get me to the water's edge with a stick and string and I'll try to make it happen! I am using that rod in many of my alpine lake clips as well. Works fine! The reel is old but it functions! Thanks for the kind words and checking out the clip. There will be a lot more content to come.
I have fished right there by the bridge but no luck.
I really had to slow things down and tweak things a bit but it worked out. I really enjoyed the quality of fish in that stretch.
I enjoyed the video 🤙😁
Right on. I had never been there before to fish. I think I might try to check it out once the main run off subsides this Spring.
If you look at my 2 rivers playlists most of it is fishing with 1/8 OZ marabou jigs but if you like the fly fishing I have a lot of it on my 'backcountry lakes and creeks' playlist. Fly Fishing is in several clips on my other playlists, just not featured as prominently. Thanks for tuning in.
Actually its kinda cool to see someone not fly fishing on these videos for once. Dont get me wrong I totally respect the fly fisherman but its cool to see that you can enjoy the spot with a spinning reel also. Anyways fish on🤙😁
Healthy, healthy fish- great color on them too!
It’s awesome how you make time to fish often, I’m 18 and hope to keep the outdoors a part of my life as I age.
Stay in shape and you can do it! There's a lot to explore out there in the wild. It's all waiting for you and it will take a lifetime to experience it! I started hitting the fishing hard as a kid growing up in NoCal but as soon as me and my friends could drive it was full Sierra Assault! Backpacking, hiking, or car camping it didn't matter. It all revolved around fishing. We'd drive hours from SoCal at least a couple times a month. One by one my hardcore fishing and camping friends got married and had kids which took them out of the regular trip game. I started going by myself coming from SoCal. I lived at the beach in Sand Diego for decades and never grew up! I'm not suggesting you never grow up. I'm just saying into the outdoors as often as possible. It nourishes the soul!
Amazing video once again! Those trout were so colorful, can't wait to get out there and fish! Keep up the great videos Amani!
Thank you. I was impressed with the quality of fish in that stretch. I kind of bumbled and stumbled my way out there but once I figured things out, it all came together. I probably should have stayed and spent time exploring those slow, deeper sections once I had success in similar water by the bridge but laziness won the day!
Amazing fly 🪰 fishing 🎣 Great commentary outstanding video 👍👍👍
Thanks. Morning didn't start out as planned but it all came together!
enjoy your fishing in most of my old fishing grounds. I fished them in the mid 50's to the early 90's.
Right on. Hopefully it's a good stroll down memory lane. I have a bunch of content on my various playlists and I'll be hitting a lot more spots for new content in the future. Thanks for tuning in.
Amani,what a great attitude you have about life in general.You keep things simple and enjoy your time catching fish and sharing your journey and adventures.Lesson to me; stop complicating things and just get out and spend time with nature.Keep the videos coming because it is inspiring.Tight lines......jim
Right on, thanks. I have a great time out there and have grown to love making content for my channel. There will be a lot more to come. Thanks for watching.
Is that a maximumcatch rod? How to you like it so far?
It's fine for me. The one in this clip was actually the components from two different backpacking rods combined, half black and half green, but the bottom was Maximumcatch! I have a bunch of clips on my 'backcountry lakes and creeks' playlist where I use this rod with good success and it was just as great as it was when it was 100% maximumcatch. I broke the rod in this clip and a viewer got me another maximumcatch rod to replace it and it is just fine. I never could afford expensive gear on top of taking frequent trips to the mountains to fish so I have always used rods in this lower price range. I figure, just get me to the water with something to fish with and I'll figure the rest out!
Ok, let’s just say that you’re a good fisherman. I’ve watched so many of your vids, and wondered if you could do well with fly gear. You’re obviously very successful with your spinning rods! Here you are flyfishing, & hooking up while nymphing with NO INDICATOR! Hats off to you.
FYI, They make indicator tippet. It is multi-colored, and you can put about a 2 foot section right about where the line breaks the surface. It helps to detect strikes while fishing without indicators.
This is my favorite of all your videos. I’ve been flyfishing for over 25 years. Typically, nymphing for most of us involves 2 flies, an indicator, split shot, and who knows how many knots!!
You have simplified it immensely. You just tied a nymph on. Period!!
The rest was all skill.
I’m not kidding, Dude. You rock.
Btw, Thanks again for releasing these wild river trout.
right on.
Can hear the geese
Geese are everywhere!
Nice video Amani ! Thx for the info ....get the net ! 👍🎣👏
My net always seems to be out of arms reach! The fish in there were nice!
Great video! Great comment on the gear! Something I’ve been thinking about for a few days. You fish with you got and you figure it out just like said!
Most of what I do comes from years of just trying stuff. I first fished those 1/8Oz jigs in a river in my first Truckee River clip from last June. I saw them on the rack at Walmart and they looked interesting. I tried them in my Eagle Lake clip from desolation Wilderness and hit a few Browns. I then figured, I'll try them in a river. That first Truckee River clip started a streak where I caught fish on jigs for 19 day straight days of fishing on the river (Playlist for that). I never looked back! When the fishing gets tough, think outside of the box and figure out a way to make it happen! Thanks for tuning in. I have a lot more to come.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Thanks for the tips and suggestions! I just picked up 1/8oz rooster tail and switched out the treble hook to a smaller single barbless and caught my first trout at the Sparks Marina! Going to give it a shot on the truckee this weekend! One thing I love about your videos is the pure joy!!! I'm slowly making my way through all of your videos and even shared a few with some of buddies who've also just got into fishing. Need to get me a fly rod to complete my set up!
@@tonganfisherman Just keep on fishing and you'll get better and better! So much of success comes from learning to make subtle adjustments.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 I’ve started notice that. I’ve started to make mental notes on the fish I catch and what lures I’m using when I do catch them. It’s been so much fun to learn about this whole experience!
Love the area.. I deer hunt there.. love Silver lake off of Bucks Lake Rd.. 6 miles up a dirt road..
I'm just cracking the surface on that entire area. I basically figured out what area was open on that stretch of river and drove to the middle! Figured I'd work it out when I got there! I meant to go to Buck's Lake last year but never made it. Perhaps this year. Only been to the Lakes Basin area once but I plan to see what's going on around up there this year.
Cant say I’ve ever seen someone cast and reel with their right hand, but you made it work haha
I'm switching hands, reeling upside down, doing all kinds of things out of the norm. If you've watched some of my alpine lake content you've seen that I often fish nymphs like streamers up there. I do a variety of retrievals. Hey, it catches a lot of fish!
Most of the people I know do that. If you’re right handed it makes sense to cast right and also reel with your dominant hand. If you fish saltwater or else where where you need to reel in line fast, it’s the best way to go.
@@flyguy2021 I must be an oddball, I cast right handed and reel left handed. Why do I want to waist time switching rod hands (fumbling) around to play my fish off the reel by switching hands to reel in left handed? I got used to fishing that way after losing very large fish during the rod hand switch. I have to admire and praise Amani for not using a strike indicator. My fly line tip is a great indicator for me as well. Oh, he's fishing in my backyard in this video...I live in the area. Bigger fish are not that far away.
I’m not coordinated enough with my left hand to reel as fast as I need to when a bonefish takes out 100 yards of backing and then turns around and comes back at me. Also would rather palm the reel with my more sensitive right hand . Never really lost a fish changing hands, but I’m sure I would have lost some by reeling with my left. There’s no right way, but test yourself sometime and see which hand you can reel in 100 yards of backing quicker. I can make either way work and often fish with guides who have boat rods set up the “wrong” way.
@@flyguy2021 Amani, you said this "guides who have boat rods set up the “wrong” way. and then I also read "There’s no right way". If you tell me the wrong way, will I know the right way?
If you have a bone fish with a 100 yards of backing out + the length of your line and leader, and that fish makes a run towards you, you be in a heap of trouble. Doubt that you could gain much control of your fish by stripping your slack line back in order to continue that battle let alone reel it in. I have a dominate eye for shooting, but not so much a numb palm. Sorry about that Amani. You remind me very much of my late father-in-law, he never went anywhere without his rods and gear. He was always checking any water any where for fish. He got excited over every fish he caught. Fish on Amani fish on.
Man, great video and appreciate you as always!
Thanks. I have grown to love making content. Thanks for watching. Viewers fuel me up!
Awesome man, beuatiful fish!! I've been wanting to get up there for a while.
Digging the new regs! 🤘
Yeah, I've only cracked the surface on possible destinations but it looks like a lot of streams in the State are in play under special regulations this year outside of traditional seasons.
I always fish the Feather River. Big trip at then end of the month
I never had fished it. Those fish were awesome. Beautiful, strong, and healthy. I just saw in the new regulation guide that section was open for artificial/barbless/catch and release so I figured I'd go take a look. I located the end points of the open section on a map and drove to the middle! It will be flowing better at the end of the month with all of the run off when you are there. Good luck. Catch a lot.
😄👍.
It all came together!
Good job bro. Thanks for the info.
That day started out a little uncertain when I saw what the conditions were like but it turned out golden!
Hey I live in Portola and i wanted to see if you want to go fishing
Right on. I usually fish alone just because it makes the whole planning, traveling, editing process a lot easier. I sometimes go with my cousin or long time friends I never get to see but you'll notice in the hundreds of videos I have across my channel playlists I'm usually alone. If I get to a point where I don't have a full time job on top of this and can actually spend more than ten minutes researching and figuring where I'm going to go each week maybe I will start fishing with other humans! I actually run into viewers when I'm out quite often and I always enjoy chatting with them for a few minutes. If you see me out there, stop and say hello. Glad you watch. There should be a lot more content to come.
I JUST BINGED WATCHED A LOT OF YOUR VIDEOS.. GREAT VIDEOS! I HAVE A HOUSE IN SOUTH LAKE AND WE NEED TO HOOK UP!!
I'm getting antsy for the hiking season. Ready to hit the high country. There will be a lot more videos to watch!
Nice quality fish!
Thanks for taking us along. and nice job on the catch and release .
Have you fished Good Rich creek before?
Those fish in there are nice. No, I haven't fished it yet. I have a lot of exploring to do in that whole region. So many options are pulling me in every direction!
Such a fun video! Than you🙏
Thanks. It was fun making it once I sorted out what needed to be done to catch something! Thanks for checking it out.
Interesting, always think trouts hide by the riffles seam in the river. Turns out, they do hang around in the still water pool.
They are all over! The flow was down in that river so there wasn't a lot of riffles but I get fish in a variety of water types in rivers that have a varying selection of water types to fish. I often make a cast or two in water that looks unlikely to hold fish because you never know! I've scored doing that many times over the years. Go get some!
GO TO CARIBOU!!!
Right on!
I hope I get to try that spot
The snow is melting, flows will be up, there will be many spots ready for hot action soon. I have content for alpine lakes and streams all over the mountains and foothills for you to explore! get some!
Were you stripping a bead head in?
Pretty cool how effective it was!
Also I think using no strike indicator probably made you more intimate/better with the skill of fishing.
Adapted and learned
Yeah, I often strip bead heads in, at least a little bit. Short tugs usually do it. You can see me do it quite a bit in my alpine lake clips.
Nice job again Amani!
When your stripping your bead back, do you keep contact with the bottom?
I let it get down there and then I give it short strips so it pops up and then sinks right back down. I mix in some longer stripping too at times. Other times I just let it drift as usual. It all depends on the specific situation. If you have watched some of my alpine lake content, you have seen that I fish nymphs very much like streamers at times with effectiveness. In my dick's lake clip, I think I was letting the nymph sink so much before stripping it in the floating line was sinking with it! If you haven't watched any of it and are interested. It's all on a playlist. Some alpine lake clips are just fly fishing while others are a mixture. What ever works right! Thanks for watching.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 Yessir I will check out the Alpine vids too!
Thank's for the reply and taking us fishing with you!!
Cheers!
Amazing..
Things looked a little shaky when I started but it all fell into place! Thanks for watching the clip.
Can you do a tutorial for your fly fishing line/leader setup for us fellow low-tech guys?
That's exactly it, I'm low tech! I use 4lb test or 6lb spider wire mono as a leader. I tie that to a loop on the end of my fly line and tie the fly on the end of that. I fish simply and unorthodox which you can see on my rivers and alpine lakes playlists. Thanks for tuning in and there will be a lot more content to come. Heading to the eastern Sierra tomorrow.
I actually have a fly fishing alpine lakes demo clip on my fishing tips playlist if you think it will help. Good luck.
@@wildernesswithamani1027 i will be tuning in then