😂 that’s awesome, I was up in that area today too. Love your channel, thanks buddy

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

It was beautiful out there. I was fishing for my Patreon on this day but I have a clip for this lake on my backcountry fishing playlist if you haven't seen it and are interested. Seeing this much snow caused me to push back my plans for hiking into the backcountry above 10K to at least the 3rd week of July.

Probably won’t be heading out now LOL - thanks for the update🎣👍👊

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I'm getting ready to head into a lower elevation spot but most of the trails should be good to go soon. I'm holding off on heading above 10K for a couple more weeks though.

Awesome ! 👏 looks sick

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

Yeah, my experience this morning with this snow is causing me to push my plans to hike into the backcountry above 10K form the 1st week of July to the 3rd week of July. I want to set out to hike to a lake when I know for sure I can reach it!

Some years are just like this! Part of the weather cycle, I hope you find some good fishing access and the action is Hot!

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

That's exactly right. I hate alarmists who freak out over both too much snow or too little snow over the course of a few years. Even 20 years doesn't even register on the timescale for a planet this old. I have clips for a creek I fish at the back of Southlake above Bishop when it's exposed after a few years of below average snow. I've been fishing it since the early 90's and I can tell you it's only fishable about every 5 years or so. You first need the lake level to drop after a drought year or two and then you need larger to fish to move in from the lake and spawn. It's been under water the last two years so I don't think it will be fishable for at least 5 more years unless they draw the lake down to work on the dam. Until then, I have a couple of videos for that creek on my backcountry fishing playlist. Nice wild rainbows, browns, and brookies. All I can do is watch those videos and wait for the drought years to come around again! I love that creek when it's there.

@hogwildbowhunter

Ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 spot on Amani you are a wise man! I am going to go search for those clips!

2 more weeks for dicks and fontinellis. I flew over them over the weekend. Gilmore was half covered in snow, aloha still mostly covered, lake of the woods covered, heather covered, the 3 velmas clear. Ropi, twin, island, clear, schmidel covered. But this is normal for a normal snow year. 2 weeks from now and will be in full blown hiking season with wildflowers. That patch that amani will be gone in 2 weeks also. Its the last spot to hold snow on the way to winnemucca. The snow around the lake will be gone in a week. We are going to twin this weekend to catch some brookies

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm not even thinking about hiking to Dicks and Fontanillis for a few weeks. That last ridge/pass you have to cross before Dicks is notorious for taking a long time to clear of snow. I have a couple of clips on my hiking playlist where I tried to get over it in June. one of those failed attempts was during an average snow year and I was stopped cold. This year it's going to be a while with the heavy late snow we got. The one thing that I didn't capture in my first failed attempt to get there in June was me sliding backward on my pack, head first, down a steep snow covered slope as I tried to cut cross country down to Velma Lakes! That was sketchy! The creek you have to cross at Velma if you go the Fontanillis first route can be a real drag when it's raging from snow melt as well. Like it will be this year!

@RIngels15248

Ай бұрын

Great report!! I have a permit for Middle Velma on the 26th and was then going to Aloha on the 27th and Dicks on the 28th. Fingers crossed your 2 week estimate is correct!!

@travisk5589

Ай бұрын

@@RIngels15248 Wait what? Who planned that trip? Going over dicks pass was not in my report. Plan for snow!!! Dicks pass holds snow for another month and mosquito pass will not be much fun either. I do suggest making a loop out of it though. Whats your route? If you are fishing, bring power bait and fish the east shore of aloha near the heather lake turn off. Or go for macks in gilmore

@peterbedford2610

Ай бұрын

Very helpful G2. Thanks

@RIngels15248

Ай бұрын

@@travisk5589 Yeah, we are hoping to make a loop out of it. Starting at Eagle Falls. First night at Middle Velma. From Middle Velma, we are taking the Velma Trail to the Rubicon Trail. South on the Rubicon, over Mosquito Pass to Lake Aloha for night two. Day three will be PCT over Dicks Pass to Dick's Lake for night 3. Day 4 will be back down Eagle Lakes trail and home... I have hiked most of this route before but the late snow in May has me a bit apprehensive but now it has been warm so fingers crossed it will be clear or at least doable in a couple weeks. Definitely plan on fishing. I have had great luck in Dick's Lake in the past.

I was climbing over snow drifts on the mount rose trail yesterday.

@gitnitdun

Ай бұрын

It wasn't like this last year

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I was caught a little by surprise by how much was on the ground. This clip won't be relevant beyond a couple of weeks but it might give some people insight on what to expect and prepare for if they are goping on a trip soon. An adjustment they might make are extra dry clothes, especially socks, and make sure footwear is waterproof. I am pushing back plans to hike above 10K from the first week of July to the 3rd week. If I go, I don't want to struggle to reach lakes and then battle ice and snow just to fish.

Dude you get around , its not easy to get to all these different places i know that as a fact ,i use to go and just pick a direction and find places on weekends and that wasnt easy ,i appreciate you man thanks for the entertainment i love it

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

Right on. I only had two days this week to produce content for Patreon and KZread so I went into full grind mode. Fished the West Carson River and then hiked up to fish nearby Crater Lake on Tuesday, slept in my car, and hiked in to fish this lake this morning. It's no mystery how I have so much content on channel playlists after just 4 and a half years.

@rickyrygg7188

Ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 now that's beast mode lol 😆

@curtislopez5398

Ай бұрын

Appreciate the update Amani saves us from a wasted trip. Tried Silver and Caples Lake tuesday not even a bite or any fish jumping. Going to Icehouse next week highway 88 isn't working for me lol.

Firm spring snow? No snow shoes on. Nice scenery.

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

It was getting sloppy on the hike out after things warmed up. I didn't know what to expect but my experience hiking to this lake is that if there are snow fields they're typically relatively flat and there isn't anything where if you slip you are going to get seriously hurt or killed. I just turn around when I see snow on a trail and make that calculation. I honestly wasn't expecting this much snow to be on the ground. It definitely is causing me to reevaluate my plans for the rest of the month. By "reevaluate" I mean change them entirely!

Brave man. Rivers are still ripping but are starting to come down. Going to look at the East and West Carson later in the week.

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

The Truckee is as big as I have ever seen it. At least it was a week ago. With how high Lake Tahoe is, I don't see that changing for a bit. I fished the West Carson yesterday and it's fine. I was the only person fishing the whole time I was out there. I am still reluctant to make the drive all the way out to the West Walker because that river is notorious for staying brown a long time with heavy snow melt and it's about to get hot. At least that was my experience last year.

@CaptainCompassion1

Ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 Last year and the WW was insane. Couldn't really fish until August. Still above 1000 CFS. But it's coming down some. May be ready By July.

July definitely would be better. But we all get a little impatient.

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

Yeah we do, I went there today! Actually, I really wanted to get out there and get eyes on what the situation was. This is the type of clip I always need but never have even though it won't be relevant in a couple of weeks.

Was going to Winnemuca this weekend, thanks for the update!

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

It's good to get there. If you know where the Lake is it isn't too tricky and all of the snow fields are on relatively flat ground so you won't be risking sliding to your death on some steep area, which is nice! The fishing was a little slow but eventually I figured it out and started whacking one after another. First half hour of fishing, I had my doubts. My best attack was with a brown wooley bugger. The risers were being very selective and seemed to be feeding on something in the surface film near some floating ice. With the heat going up, the fishing in that lake is bound to catch fire any day. Hope it happens when you are there. Good luck.

@WesleyKor9

Ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 thanks man, really appreciate all the information you share! Looking forward for your video from over there.

Amani love your content. Planning on hiking to the back side of saddlebag lake next Thursday. Do you know if saddlebag still has alot of snow?

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I have no idea but it's something I've been wondering about. I need a snow report from you! Hope it's clear enough to get some hiking and fishing in. Good luck.

I want to hike from Wright's lake up to the Rubicon river next week. You think its too eatly? Thanks

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I have no idea. I think that's lower but it all depends on the sun exposure. The tricky thing about early trips after heavy or late snow fall is you can hike for miles and hit one section on a steep grade where snow is covering the trail and then it's decision time. I would think you will be good to give it a shot, especially after several more days of hot weather before you go. Any creeks you have to cross might be a challenge. I actually plan to fish the area around Wrights lake later this Fall if you are talking about the Crystal Basin Recreation area.

@peterbedford2610

Ай бұрын

Thanks. Im hiking north about 7 miles from Wrights Lake to fish the Rubicon River. I used to fish it in the 70s and it was always really good.

amani, whats the wisdom with hooking at this lake ??? last time i went , i skunked . it was also late fall like early november. is it because they stopped stocking by then?

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I don't think they stock the brookies up there. Brookies reproduce like crazy and don't need ideal spawning conditions like most trout do. That's why they outcompete other trout often. Fishing started off slow today but once I figured out a winning strategy I was hitting one after another. They barely wanted my jig. They seemed to hate my nymphs. It wasn't until I put on a brown woolley bugger that I started hitting fish consistently. The brookies in this lake are nice but they can be tough to catch sometimes. Unlike in many alpine lakes with brookies, they don't seem to ever hang out near the shore. You sometimes have to go deep to get them. I haven't been skunked there in the few times I fished it but the fishing was never easy. I think maybe you just hit a tough day.

hi amani , whats your predictions on snow levels in western desolation area? namely lake schimedll, mc connell or the 4 Qs lakes

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I've never hiked to those lakes. I know that if you try to go to Dicks or Fontanillis the snow will be ugly for a while. I am not going near there before July starts and even then, I might give it a couple more weeks. I have at least two videos on my hiking playlist where I get turned back by snow trying to get to Dicks near the end of June and it's always that last ridge before dicks that's packed with snow late. Last year we got even more snow and I ended up having to go to Velma instead of Fontanillis and Dicks in early July because of snow. I had to power into Velma Lakes cross country because I lost the trail to snow. If the lakes you talk about have good sun exposure on the trail, I'd say maybe try early July. Just like today when I set out for this hike, I am just guessing based on past experience. I hear some of the lakes up there are still covered completely or partially with ice.

#38👍🏻 📱👀👂🏼

@wildernesswithamani1027

Ай бұрын

I'm pushing back my plans for hiking above 10K from the first week of July to the third week. Not every trip into the backcountry has to be a wet life and death struggle!

@CC_Marauder

Ай бұрын

Yessir!