Catching HUNGRY LAKE TROUT in Lake Tahoe with Jerkbaits

[@mattbrown7483]

Adam, lake trout (and all trout) have the ability to burp, thus they don't suffer from barotrauma. Trout are physostomes, meaning they have their swim bladder connected to their digestive tract, which gives them the ability to fill or deflate it with their mouth. when Ice fishing for lake trout you can see the bubbles come up through the hole.

[@DieHardFishing]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing!

[@desertfairychickres4021]

I love fish facts. Sincerely I do. Happy 4th of July!

[@rollout2926]

Lake Tahoe is truly breathtaking. I went last year and i was amazed on the beauty and felt overwhelmed by the size of the lake trying to fish from the shore. The surroundings lakes in the Tahoe basin are also one of a kind, each lake more beautiful than the last one.

[@grandpa_of_2206]

I like when you show your versatility. Also one of my favorite types of fishing.

[@DieHardFishing]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@quinnsouthall6633]

Fishing in Tahoe is really specialized, as they say 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water. Impressive you managed to catch some!

[@DieHardFishing]

It was all about the Edge of the Ledge!

[@StevenDelCastillo]

@@DieHardFishing slogan begging to be on a tee!

[@daltonstephenson7669]

And 10 percent of the water is so much water!

[@shotgunaaron]

Gotta love Lake Tahoe... What a gorgeous lake and surrounding country side. When I was young, I used to fly fish some of the streams and rivers which always produced a light breakfast consisting of rainbows and browns.

[@bartribotta1118]

Thanks Adam for checking out Tahoe. I been fishing there for 50 plus years beautiful lake and great fishing thanks again by the way you will very easily mark fish

[@DieHardFishing]

Very cool!

[@bartribotta1118]

One more thing Adam I usually bring a descender with me when I fish Tahoe..

[@nomadhomad3685]

Nicee! Glad you got to experience Tahoe. The winter charters there will get huge hog Lakers. Hope the traffic wasn't too badn

[@coreyjbeats1357]

You killed it!

[@fishingwithohdad]

Beautiful lake for sure, but I heard a tough one to fish. So you managed to catch lake trout on your first go. Awesome. Would like to see more from there. It's a bucket list lake for me.

[@DieHardFishing]

For sure! I'm hoping to go back again soon!

[@erickrobertson262]

I used to live there. We have caught many lake trout there near 40 lbs. That size was always down 400' on average. The history of the lake is incredible. They also have salmon run up the Truckee into the lake as well.

[@Arcwolfman]

Just moved to Tahoe! Sick video man subscribed for sure, getting 3 Lakers on your first day means you're a dam good fisherman this lake can be tough! Took me 3 trips on the boat to get my first one

[@finnsland381]

Love the videos man! And late congratulations on the commercial licensing. I'm sure you've done the research but you're becoming the West Coast kayak version of Key West Waterman 😂 stay safe and tight lines! 🤙

[@uncleknife9887]

Salton Sea is the biggest lake in Cali, it's twice the size of Tahoe which comes in 2nd.

[@bwcok7947]

Lakers! Way to go! That water was so clear! On that last release you had it swimming way down deep in the frame the entire time!

[@garywolfe9585]

My wife and i.cuaght 3 nice lake trout with a charter in 2010.using down riggers up to 27 inchs.great video

[@toddramsay977]

We caught 40lb lake trout in Lake Cumberland in south central KY. So that is a small one but always fun to catch. Great video!

[@theoldsurffisher1943]

Adam, you did it; your first Mack!! Smaller Donner Lake near Truckee has many big macks and lots of Kokanee too. Smaller lake with more fish per unit. Less wind and fast boats too.

[@DieHardFishing]

Thanks for the info!

[@StevenDelCastillo]

This was a great video and adventure, Adam. Thanks for sharing! It was a great, and nice change.

[@gearlist]

Water looks amazing! Awesome episode Adam 💯

[@DieHardFishing]

It is amazing!

[@williambenner5550]

I have fished Lake Tahoe a couple times from shore for rainbow trout. Nothing very large, usually around 12 to 14 inches. There are some very large lake trout down deep, and most people catch the larger ones in the wintertime. It is a very beautiful Lake for sure. The Truckee River is a assume river to fish for both rainbows and brown trout. I know a guy who caught a 13 pounder in this river right in Reno!

[@DieHardFishing]

Thats a toad!!!!

[@saulramos5953]

Love your videos man! Keep up the good fishin! Have you ever done a video on everything about your kayak and what it does and what you shouldn’t do? That would be sooo helpful! Hope you catch a giant!

[@DieHardFishing]

I kinda try to incorporate a little of that in each video. If you have any specific questions, let me know and I'll try to add the answer to a future vid!

[@t-bonejones3576]

The largest known lake trout was 102 lbs caught in Lake Athabaska. Great Bear Lake produces 80+ pounders fairly often

[@DieHardFishing]

That's huge!!!!

[@salvadoraboytes6470]

Bro congratulations on your fishing adventures tanks for posting your videos I’ll like them all tanks

[@eyeballs306]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing lake trout with us!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Those Lucky Craft lures were picking them up!! Great video!

[@DieHardFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@JackABuck]

I agree that Tahoe is tough. You are correct with the drop offs for lake trout, the rocky shallows for rainbows, creek areas for Kokanee. I have fished the lake for 65 years, you want the big boys, you need to start before the sun comes up, the record lake trout for years was caught on the South Shore just before sunrise.

[@DieHardFishing]

Thanks for the tips!

[@davidgatten1033]

Slayin em! Awesome to see you getting them from the kayak. I've heard that you don't want to grab the macs by the gills. Idk how bad it actually is tho. Keep it up!

[@RadicalLinguisticDescriptivism]

Fun video as usual. Glad you caught some fish as I've heard it can be tricky. I've never fished Tahoe although I've visited it many times. I have fished the Truckee river a few times and always caught fish. They were always smaller rainbows, probably planters that were in the 1-2 lb. range. On small rooster tails and split shotting fireball salmon eggs or cheese salmon eggs on 2-4 lb test mono. Would be fun to fish the lake sometime. Beautiful country to be in.

[@DieHardFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@barefootterry3785]

Lake Tahoe is beautiful. Never had the chance to fish it. Maybe I need to put that on my list!

[@DieHardFishing]

You should!

[@charliesaengsomphou3534]

Hey Adam, what’s the hook regulation for Lake Tahoe? (big lake) are barb hooks allowed or barbless?

[@DesertRatLife]

The Salton Sea is Californias largest lake.. just saying 😉. Great video, keep it up!

[@georgeescaped6035]

looks like north shore, Alibi brewing some good beer there, over at Incline

[@Arcwolfman]

What part of the lake were you on? Looks like near emerald Bay?

[@ashtianresburg5349]

Pull lakers up slower if you wanna release ‘em. Increases the survival rate. That’s my home town glad you had fun.

[@lubeinatube813]

You should get yourself some Chamberlain downrigger releases. They can be finely adjusted so they will come unclipped with even small fish.

[@noobfisherman1626]

My sensei is back!!!

[@lukeweeks5400]

Its pretty insane to think about the commercial trawlers that decimated the lake.

[@guaporeturns9472]

They need to start doing it again to get rid of all the invasive species so the Lahontan cutthroat can reclaim the lake

[@georgeescaped6035]

you probably have, check out "fishing with Amani" he does a lot of fishing in Tahoe

[@damonlafargo633]

Amari is he man for the eastern sierra.

[@darrelq1806]

Amani is a wealth of knowledge and really down to earth.

[@reapergrim76]

Great stuff! 👍

[@Ror917]

Awesome video Adam, keep it 💯

[@herbiesnerd]

I remember learning that Tahoe is the deepest lake in California. It has enough water to cover the state with 4” of water.

[@emmanueldeguzman5930]

What type rod did you use for the video, ultralight?

[@pedalandpaddle1971]

Are you able to use, multiple down riggers? Or take up space, and and add extra weight?

[@DieHardFishing]

It is possible but it would take up a lot of space which is typically limited on a kayak

[@fadedchannel]

Come out to CO and I'll get you on some big lakers on the ice during winter. Plus it'll be fun to hang out.

[@jonlobello7151]

There's kokanees there too.

[@therusticcollectionebaysto7028]

Thank you !

[@toddramsay977]

That bulging in his belly is his air bag, you brought him up from a deep depth. You may have to help him release the air. Just like the fish you catch deep in the ocean.

[@rainmaker3700]

Welcome to Tahoe!!

[@rainmaker3700]

Go out earlier, by 7am, and fish at about 60ft or water, you will be golden.

[@scottwollett3782]

Hay Adam. Never used downriver. But how long do you clip your leader generally?

[@MountainStateAngler]

They live up to 50 years old and can get to 78LB like the world record that was caught in Colorado. I love seeing them on jerkbaits. :)

[@wayneroberts7852]

My lake!! All the fish taste good there! Where did you launch at?

[@drewandcharlie7583]

I’ve never eaten Lake trout before. I’ve eaten pretty much every other kind of trout. Do people keep them in like eat them?

[@glen68326]

Enjoy the lake while its there, hope it last's longer than Lake Mead.

[@larrywoloshyn8055]

Why wouldn't it last..

[@davidbarclay4968]

Great patterns on those Lakers. FYI lakers can burp (release their air bladder). One of the few fresh water fish that can do this. Doesn’t matter how fast you real them up.

[@DieHardFishing]

Thanks for the info!!! Good to know.

[@brian1204]

Love Tahoe!

[@jonathanjimenez9564]

Do you need to have your kayak inspected at Lake Tahoe?

[@toddramsay977]

Lake Tahoe is the biggest freshwater lake in the US if you do not count the Great Lakes. Great video. Do more research of your area, for your video, that is interesting.

[@koberobinson7647]

I’m a local and have a good jigging spot in the north lake if you fish Tahoe again.

[@frankpienaar6525]

Does your boat have a built in electric motor? What batteries do you use and how many hours does it last from new. Frank here from Cape Town South Africa.

[@matthogg2252]

I wonder if Fredo is down there somewhere ?

[@mikesletsgofishingchannel8600]

LC for the LT!!!

[@georgeescaped6035]

out of the 100 biggest lakes in the US Tahoe ranks 31st at 191 sq miles, Pyramid lake near by is next 32nd at 183 sq miles with some really big fish

[@nomadhomad3685]

Pyramid beats Tahoe in regards to fishing imo. Those trout are on roids

[@jphouminavong]

I never catch anything big in tahoe😵‍💫

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

Utah lake is the biggest lake in the western states.

[@TheViking37]

Yo nice video!

[@artkeyes]

talk to me about the firmness of lake trout, please

[@darrinruhe]

I think Tulare lake is the biggest in California.

[@DwightPerkins-i7t]

Freshwater ocean

[@damonlafargo633]

For the record, lake trout aren't trout, they are char as evidenced by the v shaped tail fin.

[@OffBrandGolf]

Salton Sea is the largest lake in CA.

[@JackABuck]

Clear lake is the largest, Tahoe is part Nevada, so it does not count.

[@JigginwithG]

I love jerkbaits 🐟🔥🪝

[@HenryFL1]

No PFD ?

[@kantill]

Not sure where lake Tahoe gets that reputation for that but several lakes are bigger. In Montana Flathead and Fort Peck is larger and up here in Alaska we have several lakes that are much larger. Are largest, Lliamma is 1,014 square miles whereas Tahoe is only 191 square miles. Either way, congrats on the laker.

[@suckafish2811]

lake tahoe has 33% more water then the lake you reference.

[@itsmattmatias]

Isn’t lake tahoe in Nevada?

[@thesolucian4]

Both CA and NV.

[@lutomson3496]

The Cutthroat in Pyramid are way more fun to catch..

[@dcdcrawf]

It’s not the biggest lake in California, that would be Clear Lake.

[@kakrot3]

Dang. Just missed you. I was up in Tahoe on Sunday, 6/26.

[@keithharlan4070]

Shasta is bigger

[@thatonebeone]

FIRST 🐟

[@andrewscott3184]

Salton Sea

[@rollorising9059]

No LifeJacket?!!

[@desertfairychickres4021]

A Karen in every comment section.

[@rollorising9059]

@@desertfairychickres4021 what might this mean? because I wouldn't want anything to happen to Adam? Pull back, consider being human, God bless you.

[@Torculas]

Shasta Lake is bigger

[@glenntibbett759]

Lake Tahoe is often called, "The Jewel of the Sierra Nevada Mountains". Easy to see why in your video. However, it can be a very sketchy body of water on windy days. Regarding trout fishing, if you intend to catch and release, please do not lift trout by the lip (may injure the jaw structure), don't touch the gills or inside the gill plate, and always wet your hands prior to holding the fish.

[@koberobinson7647]

Lake trout are actually part of the char family and are much hardier than regular trout

[@c.sfishing9367]

It is not the biggest clear lake is

[@fmfishing]

Please don't grab im the gils. That's not good. Thank you for your content.

[@thatonebeone]

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