Wow! You covered lots of miles, countryside and waters! I agree with your feelings about hatchery fish and trucks. Might as well net them coming down the shute! Keep searching

@CC_Marauder

3 ай бұрын

My experience is that recent hatchery plants take at least 24+ hours (generally 2+ days) before the fish acclimate and start feeding again.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, when you drive 6 hours to end up getting skunked at a lake only 2 hours from your front door it is quite the adventure! I was just in an area where I don't have a lot of experience so I was scrambling blind! I always wonder what the fun is for people to catch fish right out of the truck. I have had to leave places recently planted on several occasions because I couldn't keep the disoriented fish off of my line. If I see a big school of fish that are the same size cramped together in a small area I am out of there!

@ronmodafferi8202

2 ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 Usually/always lots of "fishers?" cramped there too.

Thanks as always for giving it your all! Hey, you tried and sometimes things just don't work the way they should. Thanks for the adventure and of course, the adventure and better luck with Patreon tomorrow. You know, it occurred to me this week when I watched a killer storm chase with Reed Timmer that you and Reed share the same passion and excitement for what you do. ...well, when I say passion, I mean you two are microphone optional for your vlogs :). In any case, I enjoy your adventures. Thanks again. Until next time.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right on. By now you may have seen that Patreon worked out just fine at Antelope Lake. Yeah, this time of year when the snow is really getting ready to start melting in the high country you just don't know what the fishing is going to look like until you actually get there.

Appreciate your adventures. Sometimes we are reminded that it’s called fishing & catching is a bonus. Hope you a catch limits on your next outing 👍🎣

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right on. I did good the next day for my Patreon at antelope lake. Got a couple of nice dinners off of an 18" rainbow. That fish will be on my next highlight clip.

Go to the Klamath River. Tons of great fishing. WORLD CLASS

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right on. Heard tons about it over the decades. If I can get to the point where I can do this full time I'll have more days to go on longer journeys.

I agree with you. The Pit is a difficult river to fish. And it is a long way from anywhere. I haven’t had the heart to fish it in decades.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I'm going back for sure. It looks like water that is good for the things I like to do. You are right when you say it is in the middle of nowhere. Easier to get to than the McCloud was though.

Thanks for the tip

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

ok.

Widerness with Amani - not called fishing with Amani - thanks for taking us on your adventure fish or no fish🎣👊👍

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I'll get back up there before too long. That is a region that has a lot of good fishing, I just lack extensive experience up that way.

"NOT the best day" is still far above craving to be where you are. Maybe soon I too will experience that grandeur.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

It sucked driving 6 hours to end up getting skunked at a Lake just 2 hours from my front door but it was an adventure. Antelope Lake for Patreon the next day worked out just fine!

Got it, thanks Armani. I've never watched Patreon and don't know where I would even find it. It's not a TV app that I've seen.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right on. You can subscribe for just about any amount you want to. Even if you subscribe for a month and binge watch all of the content on there it's cool. I make it so people can watch it. I fish a lot of places on there I know are good. The best fish show up on my Highlight clips for my channel if you just want to see that. I have 35 of those on my highlight clip playlist.

Amani. Hold your head up bud. I’ll keep watching Wilderness With Amani. For me, you’re real. Thats why I watch. See ya.

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Oh, days like this are part of it all. Anyone who fishes knows it. I had the day perfectly planned out but it started unraveling fast!

Better luck next time, bud!

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

That's all that can be said. And there will be a next time soon! Got some good action at Antelope Lake this morning.

What a day…..dang you are human after all! We have all been there and done that! Bummer but I enjoyed your escapades and adventure.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I was in an unfamiliar area trying to wing it! That is never good!

@hogwildbowhunter

2 ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 We have to explore to find new places sometimes it a boom and some times it is a bust. Remember it is all about the journey!

You could've hit Hat Creek below 299 ...

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I took a look at some of Hat Creek but I need to spend a day exploring that. As I said in this conclusion, I stopped at Hat creek and saw a truck dumping fish in so I just kept going. I don't know that area very well but I plan to hit the backcountry up that way this year. Sooner than later too!

I think we all have been there when it comes to fishing. You start off pump up but end up paddling up stream.

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

That pretty sums it up! I was so fired up to fish pit this day and it all went south fast! Oh well, the river looks great below the dam and there is walking access right there so you can go back and fish. I'll definitely be there again. I might even be willing to deal with a rattlesnake or two to do it later this month.

THE MONEY PIT ...LOL

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

That is accurate! It's all I was thinking about! I could have gone south!

Lake britton is never clear. ever. the pit is always like that!

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right on. I had no experience with that river. It looked fairly stained to me but that was from a distance. Maybe I should have gone down and tried to grind it out. I was just on "single day of fishing" mode so I wanted to find something that looked better even though I failed in the end. I plan to head up that way and fish multiple times once it cools down in the Fall. I'll get back there and give it a go. I went to Antelope Lake to fished for my Patreon on the way home and got a couple of real nice rainbows so I salvaged the trip with some fat meals of nice pink meat reservoir trout.

At 7:14 you said “today was just a disaster” i get it but you should look at the awesome back ground in that moment 👍 Hey btw great channel been a subscriber for a ling time now 🍺

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Right on. It was a lot of driving! It was about 6 hours of driving to end up fishing a lake 2 hours from my front door. In relation to how I had the day of fishing planned out, it was a disaster!

I hate when the water looks like chocolate milk. Totally sucks Hang in there brother.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

Right! It didn't work out for that kid Augustus Gloop who got stuck in that pipe in Willy Wonka either!

That area below dam 3 is loaded with fish but frankly the pit is not really an enjoyable river to fish ....wading is frkn brutal

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I think it could be good with jigs because I have a great deal of range standing on the bank or just stepping in a little. I want to go back. The Truckee is raging right now but it's clear. Fished it this morning for my Patreon and got a nice brown.

@guyquinton2413

2 ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 you would slay with jigs in that whirlpool below dam at britton and the drifts below

Amani…head to Frenchman, and fish Little Last Chance Creek below Frenchman Dam…try a brown or olive marabou jig, to change up from the black…brown works well when Crawdads are in the trout bellies

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Right on. I fish black because that's the best color the super cheap ones I use come in. I have to wrap them with a layer of yarn to keep them from falling apart! I got a nice 18" rainbow in Antelope Lake this morning. good eating.

@OntheHook55

3 ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 I like to use marabou jigs for winter steelhead…black is a good all around color, especially if the jig head is hot red or hot pink…I started making/tying my own because I get a bit too close to the stream side brush sometimes…at $2.50 or more a pop, it was foolish of me not to tie my own…

Right below that bridge is where i caught over 30 largemouth smallmouth and crappie 3 days ago. You're 7 minutes from my house. Go to baum lake or the powerhouse theres 4-8 lb trout. You are 6 minutes away from the golden grounds. Britton lake has a bad algae bloom its been rekt. Go to baum lake if you hike to the back of the damn there are 8-10 lb trout behind baum and nobody fishes it.

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Right on. A dude who I passed on the dirt road to Crater Lake was talking about Baum Lake. I wonder if he made it in over that snow in his jeep. He said he was going to try. I saw a sign for the 1000 lakes wilderness and I read some interesting things in my usual 5 minutes of research! I might try hiking in there towards the end of June.

Good try. Was interested to see what kind of fishing prospects are available in the Pit river. Hat creek has a trophy trout section, but best fished with a fly rod. Also there is Baum lake which has some good size rainbows and browns.

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Right on. I actually passed a guy on the dirt road to Crater Lake who was talking about Baum Lake. I wonder if he made it in his jeep because he was going to try to drive over the snow. The pit, other than being brown, looked good below the dam. There is a path down from the dam that gives good access if you are willing to walk down there.

@BigDoeJ424

3 ай бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 Manzanita Lake is also really fun. You kinda need an (un-powered) watercraft though.. kayak, float tube, small raft with oars. yea the Pit is definitely good fishing. However, the banks are extremely brushy so you need waders and a wading stick (or wet-wade when its hot). The bottom is all basketball to large beachball sized boulders that are slicker than snot. Its been called one of the toughest wading rivers in the US... expect a swim or 2!

I appreicate that oiy show thw eskunks which we all get, even sometimes in what we think are awesome places. Good job. what was wrong with thr river? I've fished up there probably 20 times in my life.

@wildernesswithamani1027

3 ай бұрын

Water was heavily stained. As bad as the brown lake that was feeding it. Trust me, I wanted to fish it.

What do u mean when u say fish for Patreon?? What does that mean?

@CC_Marauder

3 ай бұрын

My initial reply regarding Patreon appears to have been whitewashed by Alphabet, Inc.

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I have a subscription Patreon site which helps me finance a lot of my channel. I post one fishing video a week there. I have a link to it on my channel homepage.

The pit will break your soul ....it's a treacherous river

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I used to climb into impossible river canyons to fish when I was younger so my soul is ready for the challenge!

Amani, As you continue to try and increase the visibility of your YT channel, please note that it is oft indicated by others that videos 10 minutes or longer, gain better algorithm dissemination. P.s. Echo Lake, South Lake Tahoe (try it, AGAIN as I know your recent reasoning for not going back there). Yes, I'm being selfish as I want to see that lake that I enjoy through your lens. ✌🏼

@wildernesswithamani1027

2 ай бұрын

I haven't been back to Echo Lake because it simply hasn't been in the cards. I tried to go there again before the late Winter weather hit and the road was snowed in. Most of my fishing videos are over 10 minutes long. More commercials on monetized videos come with videos being over 8 minutes in addition to the benefit you speak of. This wasn't a fishing video, this was a failure video! I try to keep these as brief as possible for the viewer's sake!

@CC_Marauder

2 ай бұрын

Fair enough. Just know, that I'm rooting for your financial YT success through organic growth. ✌🏼