Very nice. My son and I fished that stream back in 2010 as part of the HTC (Certs 248 & 149). Looks the same. Was even slightly discolored. I'm guessing we fished the stream you were hoping to reach. I struggled to get one there getting one right at dusk. Loved the vid. Thanks for sharing. Makes me think about trying to get another with the ones I didn't get last time.

Where are your secret spots bruh?

What even is this 😂

I think you ought to have dealt with the dealer who sold it to you rather than the manufacture in this case, especially as it was brand new unfished.... Any of the dealers from which I buy would've had my back. Going the warranty route here was the wrong route --- which sucks because the sage of old just isn't the farbank sage of today. I hope it is fixed sooner than anticipated...

I fish but not a fisherman. I haven't even seen a fish and I have those special sunglasses.

Just went there for the first time today. It’s also pretty awesome coming across this video!!

I bought my sage rod 30 yrs ago when I was stationed in Cally and it still performs wonderfully. Sorry to hear they are jerking you around.

I'm surprised there wasn't a little more size down there.

Enjoyed your video, could you maybe tell a veitnam era vet with disabilities where I might be able to do a little fishing from the bank on lower Sacramento River? I bought a fly rod a couple of years ago and still hasn't seen water. I don't have a boat and it isn't safe for me to wade. I appreciate any pointers you may have. Thank you very much, Robert

Eric you are folding your rods in half. Try to not force the butt forwards to bring the fish in like you can see around 7 m

No wadding you kook! It’s a one foot back… you can’t land a fish from the bank?! Thank you for disrespecting the resource.

You would think Sage would be stressing out about this video and would bring bending over backwards to make it right.

I needed to see this. Started feeling like I was the only one getting skunked lol. Glad to see new videos.

What section of the pit was that?

Great video. One thing you don't discuss explicitly is the effect of the gap on hook/bead compatibility. It has really frustrated me with my beads is that I can't tie a 3.8 bead on a size 16 hook, and even a 3.3 bead often demands that I build up a little thread ball behind the eye before I put the bead on. This is to prevent the bead crowding the eye, or in the case of the larger bead, from slipping over the eye and off the hook completely. I've built up a collection of slotted beads from 2.4mm to 3.8mm, in silver, black nickel, and copper. Oversizing the bead means I have to oversize the hook as well. I'm stuck with them. Not going to rebuild my whole collection, because it gets expensive.

Wow, this is interesting! I’ve stood at the same spot you’re fishing at back in 1974 when I was 9 years old and we lived in Dunsmuir. Those rocks get pretty slippery and we used those bugs that make a shell and attaches themselves to the rocks as bait. It’s always a calming experience out there. Then a couple years later we lived near the fish hatchery in Mt Shasta City over by the CHP office/facility next to I-5, during the summer I’d ride my bike to the hatchery and feed the fish. You could buy fish food from an old gum ball machine for 25 cents. Life for a kid back then was a lot different than today I’m afraid, very sad what we’ve lost. Thanks for the nice video sir.

Hey it my Local Fly Pro. ;) I've never actually met Bobby but we are "Fly Fishing Neighbors". Middle Provo seems to be our "go to". I like his videos he puts out some good stuff. I just found you so I will be taking a deep dive into your channel.

Eric, would it be possible to measure the size 14 Firehole 516 hook length used in your video above? I am using that length to order a matching hook in another brand.

That's a good spot. I've caught a pretty decent sized fish at the end of the narrower section where the river opens back up again

Thanks for rocking the sweatshirt guys! Good work on finding some trout!

Botanical garden drifts lol

Great video! That's the kind of water I want to be fishing in. Thank you for sharing & good luck with the boat & job.

Nice video, beautiful section of river. New subscriber!

Great video as usual Eric. Beautiful area. Ready for that guided boat trip..

some of that water looked treacherous for wading. At least for this 62 y/o !

Back at it, catching fish, catching sticks, and catching trees. Seems like we have a similar use case fly fishing at times. Hopefully you get that boat here soon.

Know that section well. We decided to fish elsewhere as we thought flows were too high. Had some luck in some of your other rivers/creeks but it’s tough this time of year

Glad to see a new video. Whether catching or not. Can't wait to get on some water myself. Tight lines 🤙🏾

Glad to see you got out, skunked but beautiful water albeit a little higher/faster than one might like. Great B-Roll as always…

I knew exactly where you were from the parking lot. That run at GR is pretty tough, Even moreso with high flows. There's usually a fish hiding out just above and to the right of that upstream rock. The river is too fast right now. Best to wait until it gets <1800cfs. Ive fished it at high flows, concentrating on slack water along the bank and have done pretty well. That spot at BG is where I taught myself to fly fish over 11 years ago. Tight lines!!

The McCloud Redband was a little frustrating until I fished in the early AM hours, especially at the Trout Creek campground. Toss a nymph with some flash and it was a done deal over and over again, and the creek only holds the purest strain redbands, though there are some browns far downstream where it slows and becomes a bit of a pond. And Trout Creek at the campground and Swamp Creek are really the only places you can legally catch one that would qualify for the Heritage certificate.

Great video. Cool seeing the different watersheds holding fish around the country.

Eric, I was elated to see that you had a new video! Your content is always impressive! Thank you.

Great looking water!

Nice video! At least you got out there. That spot looks awesome. Might be streamer time

I change flies more often than I move. Perhaps a side product of aging and arthritis rather than any real strategy. 🤷‍♀️

there are so many lakes in the eastern sierra the lakes are loaded and they are hardly fished for . just about all the lake have brook trout and the lakes with scuds have Large fish in them and they are not picky a black ant will catch fish all day .

Cinematography is beautiful as always 🙌

Changing flies is a great idea see which menu options the fish are looking for.😂

Nice to see you get out. Always fun to watch fish or no. Can't wait to see the members review. Interested in seeing where you were at. The club is planning a Spey Clave for next year if you are interested in that.

Savage day. It’s always good to take the chance and go rather than dealing with the regret from not doing so.

Way to persevere brother! Getting out there was definitely the thing to do. You may not have done much catching but the fishing was good for you and fun to watch. Adverse conditions but you're gonna get em next time! I will think of you while stripping your red leeches on Easter Sunday!

What was the rod you were using? I didn't catch the brand.

This is a magical stretch of water. Not a lot of big fish in that water from what I've seen, but lots of beautiful little guys. Nice video.

You shouldn’t ever walk through spawning gravel in thin water. Walking though either mud or on rock does not effect the river in any way. You didn’t do anything wrong that water was too deep for spawning beds to be there.

My all time favorite memories are fishing here with my dad when I was a boy. I grew up in Mt. Shasta and would fish the McCloud often, usually from the upper falls and upstream to the dam and campground. Haven’t been there since the ‘80s and dad passed in ‘99 but feel like yesterday watching your videos

You should have known that the reason not to wade Hot Creek is because New Zealand mud snails were found in it (as well as other local waters). You have fished in multiple waters and I assume it was within just a few days of each other. If you did not treat your wanders or use a different set for each water, you may have carried the invasive species with you. Maybe, like others who respect that practice, you can learn to release fish from the shore. Yes, I caught the disclaimer at the end but the best response you could have made to others like me who called you on it is that you are sorry, understand the potential harm and won't do it in the future.

That’s sweet! Where’s a good spot up here in Shasta county to go trout fishing this time of year? Got my fly rod and reel ready to go but only place I been and had luck was McCloud lower falls.

I have tried to remember this hack on the water and twice I have failed. I just realized what it was. When I tie this, I naturally make the tag shorter to save tippet. He makes it longer than the distance to the fly so he can swing the fly around. Definitely a super quick way to tie it.