Amani- Rick from Idaho. I like those root wads sunk into the bank. That type of habitat restoration appears to be providing cover for trout! I was involved with that type of habitat restoration in Oregon and within hours after installation of the root wad/tree, fish were using the newly formed habitat. Hopefully some entity will continue installing them along the upper Truckee. FYI the black maribou jig works fine up in Idaho! Keep on fishing.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, that looked like set up habitat and the fish seem to love it.

Every video I love this channel more and more. Thank you!

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

Right on. I have 650+ videos across my channel playlists and I plan to build on that starting tomorrow! Glad you love the channel because I have grown to love making content. Thanks for tuning in.

I know you now as well as I do.that you have to be aware of your surroundings . I didn't think I needed to be as aware while sitting in my car. I was on a dirt road. Stopped to check GPS. Had phone on my lap. Window was down. Heard a noise next to me. A bear was next to truck, paws o roof. He was inches from me. We were nose to nose. Luckily he turned and ran. Thanks lord. I am more aware of my surroundings now.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

That's crazy! I'm usually only concerned with sketchy humans when I'm sitting in my car! At least that thing didn't do something like tear off your side view mirror or get your attention by shattering a window!

@michaelherzer4349

22 күн бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 the window was down. We were literally nose to nose. Spooky

Love it, thanks for all the great videos Amani.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Glad to make them. I can't believe I have only been out here twice. It's probably the open season. I like fishing rivers when it's cold out but the season here makes it only fishable mostly when it's hot. I think that's what has kept me away. I was melting out there!

@Marta_Lledo_Video_Channel

22 күн бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 yea, a lot of those places you gotta try and plan your trip accordingly with season & weather in mind. When I was young we used to fish only mornings and evenings. But over the years better fishermen than I have taught me fish will bite mid day if you get a good enough offering close enough to where they are hiding. This and your last one from there prove that is true. Another good video...your videos leave me feeling like a dog watching steaks being grilled on the barbecue. I watch here from Mexico and drool! Haha

Hey Amani! Congratulations on your sobriety 👊🏻I have 20 years and don’t miss it. I wish I lived closer to the sierras, have my cabin off 108 but it’s hard to get more time than a weekend these days. Loving your videos. 🎣

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Right on. I drank pretty heavy from high school up to 40. Living at the beach in San Diego for over a couple of decades didn't help things! Yeah, my sudden move to Reno to work on my channel has left me poor but I am loving how close I am to the Sierra. I might scrape by financially doing this but I feel wealthy as far as quality of life and doing what I love goes.

@gitnitdun

21 күн бұрын

Amen!

That was a nice day of fishing right there - especially in the middle of the day - when fish are usually skittish - keep on trucking my man 🎣👍👊

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

Yeah man, Anything good size had to be lured out of cover and it was tough. Mid day heat was not ideal!

Those slow drifts look like they would school a flyfisherman

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

Everything I saw that was nice had to be lured out of serious cover. I saw two nice trout in the open all day and those bolted before I could even get into range with my spinning rod which is pretty far. If you are looking for nice trout out there under these conditions you might be in for a long day! There were a lot of fish out in the open but none I saw were great and the long time the fish had to look at whatever you put in front of them was not ideal!

Browns are smart, I always whisper when I first come up to them. I think they can hear my voice and it will scare them off. And I don't want them to see my shadow either. That Jig works great.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

The shadows when I started where horrible! You couldn't even crawl up to the edge of the river without spooking everything. If you were standing, shadow went across to the other bank. That's very frustrating!

Reliable spot!!

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Getting the larger fish to come out of that structure is a challenge. With that said, I like it out there. Just takes a little specialized work.

I was there yesterday! I wondered if you were about. Went by Boca and Prosser.

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

I seem to always be about somewhere in the mountains! I can't wait for Fall. It was great out there but fishing in the heat isn't my thing. I plan to spend the entire month of August hiking and fishing above 10K to get some cooler temps. That's what I usually do but these last two years just got too much snow.

Right in my backyard! Literally! Hope you enjoyed the river

@tannarieber8015

22 күн бұрын

Any idea when the wood structures were installed along the banks? Looks like they are trapping lots of silt and working for fish.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Right on.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, they did a lot of restoration out there. They put rocks along a lot of the banks as well.

@tannarieber8015

21 күн бұрын

Looking at the satellite pic, you can still make out the old stream channel which had/has lots of riparian vegetation and meanders. Then it somehow straightened. Too bad it can’t be returned to original channel.

Lots of browns in that stretch of the river but like you said all that cover can make it tough especially once hooked they head back into the covet.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Straight back into it. I might need my 5'6" rod next time to give me a little more leverage to keep them out of there.

The Jets are in Tahoe to bring in the Celebrities for the golf pro-am tournament at Stateline. You got in to the Brownies today!

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

That makes sense about the jets. It seemed like there were way too many coming in and out for there not to be a special event like that. The fishing here was a challenge but those browns can be lured out of the cover. Keeping them out once you hook them is another thing all together!

It's Brian from Fernley. I need to get out more, haha. I've never been up that way either. It's pretty country up there

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

Right on. It's great up there. I have a lot of content for the area across most of my channel playlists. Problem now is it's hot and there are tons of people. Not many people are fishing but they are everywhere else. Time for me to head above 10K feet in the Eastern Sierra real soon!

@janbrihatcher1

18 күн бұрын

@wildernesswithamani1027 Nice, I can't wait for the videos, 👊💪

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@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Right on. Fun day hiking around out there.

Hello I was wondering if you have ever tried fishing trout creek. I am going to be in the area this weekend and wanted to see if the fishing is good there. Thanks!

@wildernesswithamani1027

14 күн бұрын

I have not fished trout creek yet. It might have to wait until next year. When I drive over it where hwy 50 crosses there is no where in sight to park and it's something I will need to figure out. I don't know much about it other than a couple of short things I have read online.

Also wondering if you’ve ever fished the outlet of Ice House Reservoir? I believe it’s the south fork silver creek.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

I fished that back when I was in middle school in the early 80's. I remember getting a decent brown. I like the upper fork silver creek section upstream from where it flows into the lake.

Pretty day and fish. The Upper Truckee River doesn't have a lot of pressure.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

I've only fished there a couple of times. It's tough to fish if you want to target the larger fish hanging in the cover. There were a lot of smaller fish out in the open that are far easier targets.

@CaptainCompassion1

22 күн бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 I've fished it a couple of times way up high off of Luther Pass. Small water and small fish.

All the celebrities are flying in for the golf tournament at Edgewood

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

That's what it was. It seemed like a lot of jets at one time. The traffic coming in was regular.

@snowpar55

22 күн бұрын

​@@wildernesswithamani1027Keep up the good work, I always enjoy your KZread and Patreon videos!

Have you ever fbished hit creek and if so what did you catch on what bait ?

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

I think you are either asking about hot creek or hat creek. Did a little fly fishing in hot creek and never really fished hat creek other than a few casts right next to the road. Between my river fishing playlist, backcountry fishing playlist, and my Patreon you can see most of what rivers I've fished since I started my channel roughly 5 years ago. There are a lot of them! I typically use a narrow selection of stuff that I do a lot of different things with. The basics can be found in videos on my fishing tips playlist and from my commentary in the videos.

What kind of jig were you using?

@wildernesswithamani1027

5 күн бұрын

Video about the jigs I use on my fishing tips playlist.

Where do you park?

@wildernesswithamani1027

13 күн бұрын

I parked in the parking area in the 2nd location the 50 crosses the river. It crosses 3 times as far as I've seen and this was the middle one. The last crossing up the 50 as you travel towards Sacramento has a big parking area as well. I'm not sure about the other crossing. I haven't fish this river much.

Where are you .

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Second parking area where the 50 crosses the river then I hiked out past the airport. It's a haul to get out there. Especially in the heat.

A small creek that can't handle extra pressure, AND gets warm in the summer. At least educate your followers to carry a thermometer and stop fishing in the heat of the summer. Really sad to see a "fishing influencer" blow up a locals favorite spot.

@wildernesswithamani1027

12 күн бұрын

I spend time in every video talking about warmer water requires a great deal more recovery time for releasing fish healthy. I also spend a great deal of time in my videos trying to "educate" my viewers on a lot of sustainable outdoor practices. This is one fishing site of many dozens across my channel playlists so the extra pressure will be marginal, based on my experience 5 years in at this, and at least if people are searching out information for fishing in the area I make clear what the regulations are and push for safe catch and release.

#3👍🏻🎣👀

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

right on