Been fishing the Owen’s for decades. It’s a great fishery. I enjoyed watching you pull some very nice trout out of there.

Best audio ever on a fly fishing video. Your actions and nature’s sounds spoke louder than words.

@purpledrakefishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jo! I bought an expensive custom mic which gives the good audio.

@fishingwithdrake8090

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jo Bu--I have moved to Fishing With Drake, hope to see you there!

I really enjoyed your "silent" movie. Especially the the fish you caught. Very good!!

Great title for the vid, and very very nice fish. Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻

Awesome day out there. Those were some great looking fish.

That’s a hell of a day on the Upper O!! Sweet video

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al! 🍻

Those are some nice Owens fish! That 13:00 min fish you had to work for!!!

I love Jo Bu's comment( best audio ever } so much more when less is said. beautiful fish my friend, tight lines:)

@purpledrakefishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I plan on speaking much less (just at the beginning/end) and I agree.

No Steelhead there !!!!! What UP

What a beautiful place to spend some time fishing!! Yet another location to go and adventure, always great videos!

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremiah!

Nice fish👍

Great job!

That is some beautiful trout water. Nice fish at 7:17 !

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks OPN!

Nice catch purple drake nerple🤘

A Real Fisherman

Good snowbow.

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks OMT!

Epic.

How are they steelhead? Aren't they just rainbows since they're landlocked?

@purpledrakefishing

6 ай бұрын

Just a nickname for them

@menotyou816

6 ай бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing oh dam! I thought you had the location for some steelies that make a long journey lol. I know there are landlocked salmon there too and still wonder if any make their way out to the Pacific

@purpledrakefishing

6 ай бұрын

​@@menotyou816 There are some landlocked salmon on some of the large reservoirs like Don Pedro on the west slope of the sierras, but they don't go to the ocean (kokanee/sockeye & kings)

Nice job on the fish and video

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Victor

Wow! Awesome vid man, those were some nice fish.

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks DS!

Man those r strong fish💪

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

They fought great in that small meadow spring creek, very exciting when they made their first run.

Some toads in this vid! Nicely done

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brandon!

Is the fishing tougher here when there’s snow everywhere? Fished these same spots and walked about 2 miles up diddnt get a bite. Lost one the previous but that was it. Was euro nymphing and would run the indicator here and there, any advice?

@purpledrakefishing

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the snow on the ground can be tough to walk through and snow shoes help a lot if you have them. Definitely fish with indicators as I haven't had any luck euro nymphing. The fish seem to prefer an indicator drift for some reason--same on the lower O. It can be fickle with fish just not biting some days.

@Artificial_Fishing

Жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing that helps to hear for next time, giving lower o a try tomorrow I’ll keep the indicator on hopefully more luck there. Tight lines

@purpledrakefishing

Жыл бұрын

@@Artificial_Fishing Good luck on your trip--let us know how it goes 🍻

yay!

Cannot beat those views and those fat fish. I'd love to make it down there this winter.

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric. Same here--I am hoping to target the snow bows in Jan or Feb.

Going to Upper Owens the beginning of next month. Any advice on flies and specific spots to check out? Thanks!

@purpledrakefishing

2 жыл бұрын

The Rubber Legs #8 in coffee black caught all my fish on that day. Anywhere above the bridge will be good and just look for the deeper holes. Good luck on your trip 🍻

@matthewcarnes6567

2 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing thank you sir

Hey there, PD. Love your videos, including this one! I’m in the Bay Area and planning a fly fishing trip January 1-4. Looking for some recs from either you or your subscribers. Hoping to keep the drive under 4 hours. The fewer anglers I’ll see the better. Willing to hike a bit. Not super into highly technical / minimal return fishing. Would love to get into some steelies...but not mandatory. Seriously considering camping. Any guidance / recommendations you all could offer would be greatly appreciated!!

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryno--the lower Yuba and the lower Kings are good for winter trout fishing and the Klamath should be decent for steelhead at that time. Although I haven't fished the upper Sacramento in the winter, I think that would be a good spot for decent fishing/hiking and solitude at this time of year.

@rynoinoaktown8194

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, PD! Looking forward to catching your next vid.

Were you using euro nymph Line to suspension nymph as well ? I have a 10 Foot sage and definitely want to try the Euro set up !

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Rio Euro Nymph line--I like it a lot. It fishing indicators no problem and I have fished streamers with it as well. It makes a huge difference in preventing line sage when tight lining and it also allows you to use a shorter Euro leader (10-15' vs 15-25').

Hey buddy, nice video. I was in the exact same place last week...and I use same rubber legs without results, probably because I didn't use indicator...but have a lot of fun with #18 adams dry fly...

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks--seemed a lot of the river was barren of fish except for a few spots here and there. I walked around quite a bit trying to find the deeper water.

@robertpyatt8098

3 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing Hi the last few years I've been fishing between the Monument area and the lake in early september. I've see guite a few dead fish on the back edges of the deep pools. And I've not caught but a precious few. The not catching, that might be my fault. But that doesn't explain the dead ones

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertpyatt8098 Not sure why the fish died that I saw that day (2-1 dead, 1 dying), but I am guessing it was due from keeping the fish out of the water for more than 10 seconds. The survival rate drops drastically for every second over 10 a fish is out of the water.

@robertpyatt8098

3 жыл бұрын

PD, So I've never heard of a 10 second rule.Where did this come from? I was taught not to take the fish out of the water,unless you were harvesting it. I think unless your down on the water instead of up on the bank, and the banks are high by the monumemt (like a lot of the fishing on the Owens) this might be tough. I like this! I'm 69 been learning about this sport since I was 23, and I'm always learning something new. Thanks

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertpyatt8098 There was a academic/scientific study some years ago about trout survival rates mentioned in the video "Underwater World of Trout" by Ozefovich. The study found that the survival rate was good (something like 97%) under ten seconds the trout was out of the water, then it plummets for every second out the water over ten. Rainbow trout had worse survival rates over ten seconds than brown trout. However I agree about keeping a fish in the water as much as possible and try to release quickly. I hate to see when people net a fish and keep it out of the water for an extended period of time--the fish had just finished a hard fight and needs oxygen!

Steelhead?

Drake your fishing my spots!

Steelhead come from the ocean, not Crowley lake.

I fished The upper Owens last year and there was a huge hopper hatch happening it was incredible. I couldn’t make it this year because of the VID-19. Those were incredible fish. What month was that?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim--it was in early November.

Great stuff as usual, PD.... LOL on the missed strike! What time of time did you get on the water? Beautiful and serene footage, brother....

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon--I got there around 9am.

Are there steelhead in the upper owens river ??? I’m sooo confused 😭

@purpledrakefishing

2 жыл бұрын

No, just lake run fish. Sierra steelhead is just a nickname 🍻

Hey i love your vids, I’m completely new to fly fishing and I’m going to mammoth lakes to fish soon. What weight fly line are you using?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chase! I was using the Rio Euro Nymph line which doesn't have a weight class to it. My rod was the Sage Pulse 3wt 10' which fights fish more like a 4wt or 4.5wt.

@fishingwithdrake8090

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chase, I have moved to Fishing With Drake 🍻 Hope to see you there soon.

I usually fish an egg pattern about an 1" above the hook. I saw you were using the coffee rubber legs. Were you trying to get them to the bottom on those runs or mid column?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

I caught the larger fish on the rubber legs and was using it as an attractor and also for weight to get to the bottom. The smaller fish took the #18 frenchie nymphs I was using.

@patches152

3 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing frenchie and red darts have been slaying here on the american river recently, euro nymphing for half pounders.

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@patches152 Didn't know the American had half-pounders. How do you think the upcoming American steelhead run is going to be in Jan?

@andrewoakes5722

3 жыл бұрын

​@@purpledrakefishing Thanks for the info. I did really well there last year on the eggs, but this year a couple of weeks ago not as much luck. I wouldn't have thought to use the rubber legs thinking that there was not a lot of stoneflies around. Last time I was there I hooked into the biggest fish I have got into, I fought him for a minute before he went downstream, then turned directions again, wrapped the line around a rock, flew up stream and that was it..broke off. Bummer. But a great time none the less. Thanks for all your posts, you've taught me a lot.

@patches152

3 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing I'm worried about the water levels since we haven't had any rain recently. Hopefully we get some soon.

Very impressive video, fishing, and fish. I really miss this river. The video was so peaceful. Great work. Thanks for sharing. @5:51, there were some bugs flying around, do you know what they were?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! There were some very small midges flying around here and there, about size 22-24.

Is this near browns? Can anyone fish up there, or do you have to be camping?

@purpledrakefishing

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is section above benton crossing bridge is open to the public for a few miles before hitting a private ranch upstream. When you hear people talking about fishing the upper Owens, they are referring to this section: sierradrifters.com/what-we-do/where-we-fish/upper-owens-river/

PD, Did you start at the Benton Bridge Crossing?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Yes--worked my way upstream. There were a lot of other fishermen that were quite a ways upstream from me.

Uhhh, correct me if I'm wrong but I've never heard of "true steelhead" being in the Eastern Sierra waters?? They are an endangered species of their own. It's not a requirement that they migrate to and from the ocean but they do often.

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Just a nickname for the Crowley fish, not true steelhead.

@SDPBALLCOACH

3 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing Ahhhhhh, yes..

Can you fish during January there?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, upstream from the Benton bridge.

@stephenfedele7076

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks

PD, what patterns were you getting those on?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

#8 coffee-black Rubber legs took the larger lake run fish. The smaller guys took the #18 black Frenchie.

@Leversee4

3 жыл бұрын

@@purpledrakefishing Thanks PD, nice work on those fish-

Camera?

@purpledrakefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Sony X3000

No such thing.

No steelhead there , steelhead are sea run rainbow trout. Those have never been in saltwater so they're just rainbow trout