Fishing Lake Tahoe from Shore at Sand Harbor (NV)

[@michaellacy8510]

Scouting is very frustrating! But, you catch more fish because of it. Your experiences really help us when we try those same places. Especially for those of us who can't rock-hop anymore!Thanks!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Yeah, I was just about scouted out! A lot of the time, I settle on one of the first spots I see and end up wasting hours in a bad spot. Here, many spots were either super shallow or a serious challenge not to fall completely into the water. My spot was pretty good. That point in the distance looked interesting but I didn't have it in me to power out there to look. Next time! Thanks for checking it out.

[@Aktireach]

I’m at the exact spot now. The water level is a bit lower than when you filmed it but I was able to finally find it. Haven’t got a hit as of yet. Thank you for sharing this spot.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

You got a lot of daylight to work with. Hope they start biting. Good luck.

[@jasonburke773]

Terrific video. I plan on retiring in North Lake Tahoe. Glad to see you can catch keeper trout from shore. It’s the most beautiful lake in the US in my opinion. Keep up the great work. Love the videos.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Right on. I have a .lot of content all around the area. It's organized in playlists and there will be a lot more to come. You can be sure of it. Get onto retirement and get to fishing!

[@djregius]

"I'm moving into this apartment" lol. I had always heard that the fishing in Lake Tahoe was NOT good and you knocked out a 22inch Rainbow. Amazing.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

That fish was nice! I never fished Tahoe in decades of fishing all around the area. I finally fished it last June in that first Lake Tahoe clip I put up. I've nailed nice trout at several spots around the lake and I've only been skunked once in many tries. I have clips up for all of it on my playlist for lakes. Yes, shore fishing at Lake Tahoe is a viable thing! Hit it early morning, find water at least 10 feet deep, and throw it way out there! I move up to a half OZ slip sinker to help with that. Hope you can get out and give it a shot before the heat and crowds come.

[@lapeercharlie8691]

Best fishing "show" on KZbin. Very informative, keeps it interesting, (no dumb hype like many others), great adventures and GREAT FISH!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I can assure you, what you are seeing is the real me! I've been doing this for decades with no camera. Bumbling and stumbling at times but I often work it out! Now that I have been doing it with a camera for my channel for nearly a couple of years, I have grown to love it! Thanks for the kind words and for watching. There will be a lot more to come.

[@lapeercharlie8691]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 Very cool. A truly authentic fishing experience. Keep up the good work!

[@JudySumCatcenterfolds]

Really beautiful. Fairwinds

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I love just chilling on the edge of that massive lake.

[@genesato9689]

Move-in ready, nice views, and meals too. Nice vid. Stay warm, dry, safe, and healthy. Tight lines, see you on the water

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

That was the one spot I saw where I was confident I could avoid falling in! Everything else I looked at was either way too shallow or a situation where I was most likely taking a swim! Thanks for checking out the clip.

[@joebass517]

Another great adventure & Hook up my friend 👍🎣🎣

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

That was a great morning once I figured out where I was fishing! The rest just fell into place!

[@michaelmarfell7442]

I swam Sand Harbor for decades and never seen a fish ever that big. I guess I didn’t swim deep enough. I’m go to stop swim’n and start fish’n! Nice!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Right on. I have had great luck from shore in Lake Tahoe before the warm weather crowds arrive since I first fished it last June. I have several clips on my lakes and reservoirs playlists that can give you ideas of spots to fish I also have clips that show you exactly how I rig up on my fishing tips playlist if you are interested. For Tahoe, I bump up my slip sinker size to a half ounce and shorten my leaders for better casting ability. I have met a lot of people who throw lures with some success (Kastmasters, spoons, Rapalas, etc.). I have several options for fishing opportunities in the Tahoe area that you can hike and bike to. Hope you can get out there and fish. Good luck.

[@mattpinder2656]

Another awesome spirited vid! And a beautiful fish too. Thanks 🙏

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

This morning was short and sweet! The landing was a little shaky!

[@mattpinder2656]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 short and sweet fishing days are the best! Home at noon with a fillets ready for dinner is the best! Keep casting brother 🎣

[@mach179]

I have kayaked year round at Sand Harbor for 10-years. I have never seen anyone fishing from the state park. I was going to make a sarcastic comment until I saw the giant fish you caught. Great job. Next Lake Tahoe trip try Cave Rock. I always see folks fishing from the rocks next to the parking lot. The parking fee is good for 1-day at Sand Harbor, Cave Rock and Spooner's Lake, so you can try your luck at 3-places.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Right on. Thanks. I actually have a Cave Rock Clip up where I fall into the water as I'm reeling in a fish! Entire leg soaked! I have that clip and several others for Lake Tahoe on my "Lakes and reservoirs" playlists. The fish are out there. I've fished Tahoe a bunch of times from shore since last June and I've hit good fish every time but one. I haven't fished Spooner Lake yet but I hiked up to Marlette Lake from that state park and got some nice trout. That's on my "Alpine Lakes" playlist and the hike up there is on my "Hiking" Playlist. A lot of people seem to ride bikes up to Marlette and back down to Chimney Beach but I was on foot. I guess there is a shuttle that takes people back and forth from Spooner Lake State Park to Incline Village so they can ride the whole route without having to circle back. I have cool stuff to do and see all around the area on my channel if you are interested. The hike to Winnemucca Lake near Kirkwood is supposed to be great for wildflowers early July. Me, wild flowers aren't my thing so I just hike up there for the fishing! Thanks for checking out the clip.

[@mach179]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 I watched a couple of your other videos. I paddled by your fishing spot today. You probably don't want to hear this, but at noon is was sunny, calm and 55-degrees. The Forest Service does close the Chimney Beach parking lot in the winter, but you can park on the edge of the road if there are no No Parking signs and you can get your vehicle completely off the road. There is a white line to help with this. I subscribed. BTW, I have a friend that partied in the Chimney Beach cabin in the 1970's.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

@@mach179 Thanks, I plan to make my way down there one way or the other soon! I saw a few spots from the road I think are worth exploring. Glad you subscribed. I'll be all over the mountains once the snow clears! Until then, I'll be everywhere I can get to!

[@jeffjeff5845]

Nice apartment with a lake view Huge fish 👍👍👍

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Had everything I needed!

[@westernoutdoors7736]

Great fish Amani! Further north at hidden beach is awesome too. You should go explore that area and find the rocks you like. I like the ones that are past the cove you pass going south after you park. In the summer I’ll swim over with my gear to the pair of rocks a little bit further out than the ones you can get on by foot, and damn is the action good there. Never been skunked there and gotten many over 20 at that spot. Pretty instantaneous when I drop a live minnow around there.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Funny, I was looking at possible places to hit soon on a map and that was one of the spots I was planning on. I figure I have 2-3 more fishing days on Lake Tahoe before the summer crowds and heat show up. Then it's up into the high country! Thanks for the heads up. Better to know before I get there that there is good shore to fish. Thank you,

[@lanspe24]

Nice fish, Cuz. Water looks picture perfect!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Lake Tahoe is incredibly clear. If you can find a place to stand without falling in, the fishing can be good!

[@CSOne_]

That Fish was a Beast! Way to land a Monster, Amani. The clarity of your clip was perfection as well - Really clean video (New Camera?) and a Tremendous Catch. Keep’em coming, My Man! - Love your stuff.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Thanks. It was freezing out there! No, it's the same GoPro Hero Black 5. It takes nice video. It's funny, I had though out the whole landing plan before hand but once I had to actually get down there it wasn't looking so good! I got it!

[@craftytraveler9238]

you find the craziest places to fish, but you seem to come through, that was a nice fish.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I didn't know I was going there when I left my house but that's where I ended up!

[@williamparker6649]

Super fish Amani! You earned it👍

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

That spot was a bit of a challenge but I've seen worse!

[@wtn]

Great video, my friend!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Thanks. The morning started out a little shaky but it all came together.

[@drewpix]

Nice fish!!! I’m headed to Tahoma in a few weeks and hope to hook into one of those!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Good luck! Hope you get some hot fishing in. I will get and easy 3 meals worth of filets of this fish. Great fight. Thanks for checking out the clip.

[@xXGohan02Xx]

Bro, that T shirt rocks! I just spent 2 days at pyramid. Caught one 15.8 pounder, and literally nothing else. But that one fish makes trip worthwhile!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

All you need is one. The one you got sounds massive!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I'm a hardcore original series die hard!

[@rickyhernandez6980]

Nice fish man. You seem to always get at least one good one.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Man I'll tell you, one good one is always enough for me! The sooner, the better!

[@josedejesusbanales2188]

Awesome video and very informative. I was there last weekend. I should had call you to fish together. I fish Donner Lake last Sunday for about an hour or so, but no bites at all.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Fishing should be picking up soon as the weather warms and the snow melts. Keep at it.

[@wayneroberts7852]

I live down the mountain and i never fished there! Thanks for letting me know how to fish it!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I have nailed nice trout in several locations from shore all over the lake and either State license is good. I bump up to a half OZ slip sinker so I can whip it way out there. You just have to find a spot where you can operate without falling in!

[@eriklarson4321]

Need to see the fish lineup next time. Looked huge.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I was going to show it next to the tape measure but it was up top in the cooler. By the time I hauled my crap up over those rocks I went straight for the car!

[@James_Barris]

I dig your vids!🤙👍

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Right on. All of my content is organized on playlists to make things easier if you haven't discovered it yet. I'm glad you enjoy my videos. I have grown to love making them. There will be a lot more to come. Thanks for tuning in.

[@joanlynch5271]

Hi there, I am watching the video from Prosser lake, and I was curious why you don't use the chest -mounted go pro.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I use it in the dozens of videos on my two playlists dealing with river fishing and in all of my videos on my 'backcountry lakes and reservoirs' playlist. I also use it in all of my videos where I am fishing from my boat on my 'lakes and reservoirs playlist. It just depends on the type of fishing I'm doing. Bait fishing I typically use a mounted camera on a tripod. I have hundreds of fishing videos on my channel and I guess it just depends on the situation.

[@BigSpinnerdawg]

Damn nice catch dude, your always catching fish in the places most people get skunked haha

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

The freezing wind was stinging my face! It can be tough if you can't find a secure spot to stand! Get out there at around sunrise before the heat and the crowds come and you'll get yours. Thanks for checking it out.

[@perfectmoment]

Space Head is right. Especially the Truckee River. So many people get skunked there. Many give up trying. But Amani gets crazy long success streaks there.

[@tonganfisherman]

Nice apartment Amani! Lake from property right on the water! Lol

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Turned out to be a great space!

[@MrGogogordo]

Nice job Amani! Thank's for getting a mic for when your not near the camera.Way better audio!! Keep it comin!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Actually, I abandoned the external mic months ago because with my gopro camera, if you don't turn it on first and then hit record it won't record audio. Without the mic, I just have to hit record which is ideal when I need to focus on a hook set rather than waiting for the camera to turn on and then hit record. Seconds count when you are fighting a fish or need to get to a rod that's getting bit. Missed a lot of bites because of that mic too. After losing total audio in several instances of me landing nice fish, I threw that mic away! Fortunately, I'm a dude who talks loud anyway so ticking that volume up a notch isn't a challenge for me. No mic necessary here!

[@addisoncox2557]

Hey man I live in kings beach what're you using. I've had no luck shore fishing so far ❤️ ...

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

If you go to my trout fishing tips playlist, I have 2 clips that show exactly how I rig up. "Rigging up for reservoir trout" and "My general technique for deep water reservoir trout" both have overlapping information and go into great detail about what I do. The changes I make for Lake Tahoe are I bump up my slip sinker to a half ounce and shorten my leaders as needed to cast far out to hit deeper water. If you look at my playlist for lakes and reservoirs, I have a couple of Lake Tahoe clips that detail a good spot close to you. California License is good in Nevada so All of the spots I have clips for are in play. Get out there at the crack of dawn soon before the crowds arrive! That spot off the 89 will be unfishable soon once swimmers, tourists, and sunbathers arrive.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I also have several other good lakes within your range on my lakes and reservoirs playlist and my Alpine lakes playlist. I have hiking clips that show the trailheads for the alpine lake clips. A lot of Truckee River content too. Good luck!

[@spongoffice909]

your a character...thumbs up as usual..

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Thanks. That fish is awesome eating.

[@YeahAnotherTroll]

I've seen your vids fishing right by my house. I live directly on the river. Teach me your ways, man!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I think I already am! Most important thing is to just get out there and fish! That's when you pick up the little things that make all of the difference in the world!

[@michaelpaisano9260]

I’m heading up to the Reno area at the end of April. How’s the weather around that time?

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I've only lived here for about a year and a half but it's been around lows in the 30's with daytime highs in the mid to upper 60's.

[@slientjca]

What bait do you typically use shore fishing tahoe?

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

If you go to my 'trout fishing tips playlist' I have several clips that break everything down in detail. My clips "my general technique for deep water reservoir trout" and "rigging up for reservoir trout" have overlapping information and go into detail about how I generally rig up for bait fishing for trout. I then have clips that detail hook choices, knots, etc. Hope it helps you catch fish. Get on out there!

[@TrekCA]

do you need a nevada license since its technically nevada ? or does tahoe have special exceptions for CA residents

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

If you look in the Fish and Wildlife regulation guides online for both States, each one seems to indicate that either license is good on the lake. Nevada has it in the special regulation section and California has it under licenses. I have both state licenses, Nevada resident license and California non-resident license with a second rod designation, so I don't worry about it. As with all regulations I comment on, I strongly recommend that you confirm them for yourself from official sources before heading out. Good luck.

[@josephslife466]

What rig did you have set up for Tahoe

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Check out my 'trout fishing tips' playlist and I have a couple clips that go into detail of how I set up for bait fishing for trout. "rigging up for reservoir trout" is one of them.

[@michaelherzer4349]

Nice fish bro.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Great fight. Morning freezing wind was harsh! Beautiful out there chilling on the rocks.

[@chuckharmon8218]

What were you using for bait? I’ve only fished for Mackinaw and it’s about as fun as hauling up an old boot. Nice video, thank you.

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I was using a full inflated crawler. In all of my Lake Tahoe clips I am using either inflated crawlers or powerbait. You can find those clips for Tahoe and many other lakes in the area on my lakes and reservoirs playlist. If you are interested in how I rig up there are a couple of clips that go into detail on my trout fishing tips playlist. "Rigging up for reservoir trout" is one of them. I bump my slip sinker up to a half OZ for better casting distance in Lake Tahoe. After over three decades of fishing all around Lake Tahoe I never tried fishing it until the first clip I put up last June. Since then, I've only been skunked once in a bunch of tries. Shore fishing is a viable thing there! Go out and get some!

[@abelardoruiz7984]

How do you inflate night crawlers?

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I use a worm blower. If you go to my fishing tips playslist, I have a couple of clips where I demonstrate how I rig up. I think they are "My general technique for deep water reservoir trout" and rigging up for reservoir trout". I demonstrate the worm blower in both of those videos. Hope that helps.

[@abelardoruiz7984]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 thanks a lot man I’ll check it out.

[@mattiasdahlstrom2024]

So you don’t French kiss them !?

[@karlbe8414]

It's so cool to not see any people around! Nice fat trout too!

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

It was really windy and cold early at the lake front. People showed up as I was leaving around 11am. No one was going to swimming in that frigid, wind blown water!

[@josephslife466]

Thinking of going to sand harbor soon try to fish

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Right on. When Spring conditions finally get here the action should be heating up in a lot of areas.

[@kylejones5874]

I think I might have missed it, but what were you using for bait ?

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I was fishing a full inflated crawler, short 2 foot leader, and a half OZ slip sinker so I could get it way out there. I have a couple of clips on my fishing tips play list if you are interested in how I rig up. "Rigging up for reservoir trout" is one of them. Thanks for watching the clip.

[@jimcrackorn]

great morning

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

Yeah, I didn't intend to head there when I woke up and started driving but sometimes you have to improvise when plans fall apart. It all turned out golden! Thanks for checking out the clip.

[@707SLAYER]

If you say its sketchy it definitely super sketchy ...lol

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I know sketchy!

[@707SLAYER]

looks like trout dinner to me...

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

I got 3 fat meals worth of filets off that fish. Loving it!

[@707SLAYER]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 it looked really nice.

[@707SLAYER]

@@wildernesswithamani1027 We would fish that point in the late 70s with live minnows under a bobber and do well but never caught one that size ...

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

@@707SLAYER There has to be monsters out there. Yeah, that fish was battling. I want to get back to that area near Chimney Beach. I like that whole area.

[@707SLAYER]

@@wildernesswithamani1027I agree but be carefull that spot has a bad history for people loosing everything there. Im serious....lol

[@brohooseurdaddy9522]

What a soy boy

[@wildernesswithamani1027]

OK, I guess.