Backpacking and Fly Fishing Leavitt Meadows to Lower Piute Meadows

I went on an overnight solo backpacking trip on a trail that follows the West Walker River upstream. I wanted to get close to the headwater for some solitude and fly fishing. This river changes so much as you get closer and closer to its source. I'm actually curious to explore the actual source which I think might be about 6 more miles from where I stopped. The hike wasn't too bad but the mosquitos at Piute Meadows were driving me insane. The fishing was really good if I didn't spook the fish. And I don't mind catching small fish, it's more about the experience of connecting with the wilderness that I enjoy. Thanks for watching. And enjoy the horse poop and bear poop clips at the end

[@chili1593]

Great trip thanks

[@FreeFormFlyFisher]

Awesome video of your trip. What were those sounds at night though? You think it could have been big fella haha.

[@joeyallenoutdoors9086]

Thanks dude. At first I thought those noises were coyotes but I've never heard em make noise quite like that. I joked about it being big foot to my girlfriend haha but I guess I'd never really know

[@FreeFormFlyFisher]

@@joeyallenoutdoors9086 haha I listened to it like 5 times. My guess would be coyotes, but usually you know for sure when you hear them. Hmm interesting tho. Pretty cool that you were able to record it and add in the video.

[@joeyallenoutdoors9086]

@@FreeFormFlyFisher dude yeah that shit freaked me out a bit lol. It's pretty weird waking up to that but I'm happy my mic picked that up so I could share that

[@FreeFormFlyFisher]

@@joeyallenoutdoors9086 I always think to myself how cool it would be to run into the big fella while fishing lol. I don't know if they're real or not but thousands of people out there have seen something. You ever see the documentaries Missing 411?

[@joeyallenoutdoors9086]

@@FreeFormFlyFisher I think I'll start calling it big fella too haha. Yeah man I agree with you. I haven't seen that documentary but I've heard of it. I've also ended up on big foot stuff that KZbin recommends to me haha

[@norincofan1949]

did you encounter anyone else fishing along leavitt meadows? i'm thinking of making a trip out there but don't want it to be a bait dunker circus like hope valley gets to be during the summer

[@joeyallenoutdoors9086]

I saw one fly fisherman on my way out at leavitt meadows and I saw a few guys fishing maybe 6 or 7 miles upstream. It doesn't seem like a bait dunker spot haha. Hope valley does get a bunch of bait guys but I wonder if that's cause it gets stocked

[@elinelsonvolleyball]

where was the last clip taken before the butterfly shot, that deep pool surrounded by big rocks?

[@mattiasdahlstrom2024]

Such a nice videography and music! Hiking and fishing in solitude along a Sierra stream is quite something, isn't it? For Hairy Man check How to Hunt on KZbin