Fly Fishing and Truck Camper Living in the Eastern Sierras

Join me as I go fly fishing again, only this time, I do it in the beautiful Eastern Sierras; more specifically, the Mammoth Lakes area. Not only was it lovely just being out there, but I also finally manage to snag my first fish on a fly rod!
Grab a beer, grab a coffee, grab something nice to sip and enjoy the video.
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[@toliveischrist950]

Tiny fish but big smiles! It’s the joy that matters!

[@SFlaidlaw101]

"I wasn't planning on filming today" you say, but we SURE ARE GLAD YOU DID! 💕

[@RetiredTony]

True true

[@ladyhawk8687]

Yay!!!!! I’m so happy you caught something! That’s awesome for you. I love the way you took care of the little guy while you were trying to unhook him. I thought I was the only that took such care in these things. Great video! As usual 👍

[@lukezimmerman1704]

So cool how u don’t let not being an expert stop u from getting out there and doing it. Super inspiring.

[@markrichardson1657]

how else does one master things, but experience.

[@patrickpoh9]

The view is absolutely to die for. its so peaceful and serene.

[@grayeagleswolves]

Good morning Jonathan What a great Day When you fish if you catch or if you don't catch its the fun of being in nature that is the most important thing

[@bmoore3199]

We love your happy go lucky spirit. This sets you apart from so many other YT' ers. Being authentic will carry you so far in life. 👍👍Awesome scenery video. You caught a "Brookie" !! Safe travels buddy.

[@Tbpker22]

Jonathan enjoys the peacefulness and solitude of fly fishing. In time his improved technique will allow him to land the big one! Nice video - thank you, Jonathan.

[@paulreed1142]

I suggest you visit Slim Potatohead's You Tube channel for some tips on how to keep your belongings from flying around the camper on bumpy roads. He goes into very rough sections of Canada with an Outback travel trailer towed with a Jeep SUV.

[@sv8313]

Also, be patient when setting the hook. Let the fish take the fly for a little swim. And it's very gentle when setting a hook. Just a very light upward motion once the fish has ot in their mouth.

[@johnmoon3848]

Joyful!! Congratulations Jonathan, your first flyfishing catch!! 🎣

[@deborahd5519]

So glad you got your first fish! So exciting and that is the joy of fishing. Love your videos!

[@jewel4989]

Jonathan, I'm glad you took the time to share another fascinating video with us Congratulations Jonathan, your first fly fishing catch!! Even if you don't catch a fish it's fun watching you try. Practice makes perfect. Such beautiful scenery. Breathtaking scenery! scenery and awesome music choices ~ thanks for sharing your continued road adventures !! You are too funny, Jonathan. I just love your spirit. Drive safe! Keep safe! God bless on your next adventure! 😘

[@dsyringp]

That looked great! I've been to those hot springs a couple of times. Your video looked better than being there.

[@Luigi-louis]

This place is gorgeous

[@Babaghanoosh6]

Make sure to wet your hand before touching them so you don’t take off their slime layer

[@antlerjones9772]

You da man Jonathan. Way to not give up!

[@purposelydriven6566]

Love the video can wait to come out that way

[@geri9839]

Awesome video! Keep it coming...

[@sv8313]

Fish are pretty resilient, if one ever seems to be a bit sluggish after he's been out of the water too long we just move him back and forth by hand to move some O2 through his gills and after a minute or two they should feel a bit better and swim off. Also you should watch a few fly fishing tips videos to help you get started. Practice makes perfect/better.

[@markrichardson1657]

real talk

[@Raquel6470]

Love your videos. So chill. Keep fly fishing you’ll get it.

[@scottbirmingham7367]

Congrats on poppin' tht cherry!

[@RetiredTony]

Piano music in the background while fishing reminded me of an episode of Charlie Brown lol. Great video bro!

[@roneykaithpalmaria]

Yay! Congrats on the first fish!!

[@northernflicker6590]

You’re absolutely adorkable!❤️ Not to mention entertaining as hell

[@xstanadu]

Fly Fishing isn’t my thing ~ but watching you share your skills and fun with it are great. Amazing scenery and awesome music choices ~ thx for sharing your continued road adventures !! Awesome !! Be safe and enjoy southern Cali 🪴

[@nickbnash]

You caught a fish!!!!!!!!! Nice work. I knew you would get one. It’s been great watching the progress.

[@helennavaltabiala4145]

I love your persistence and positivity. Keep on fishing! Miss seeing your spectacular drone footage.

[@_Merica_USA]

Another great video bud

[@r_e_c130]

Congrats on the fish! I'm glad your fishing now.. I enjoy watching

[@chingp7583]

Practice makes perfect Jonathan . Keep doing what you’re doing. Don’t give up 👍. Great video !

[@masonstruckadventure9368]

This video is golden, congratulations on your first fly catch

[@angelogarciajr5356]

Pretty cool. I spent my birthday just north of you on the June Lake Loop. I saw a few clouds on the 16th other wise clear and warm? The Eastside is so magical, majestic! It never gets old.

[@erikgonzalez2278]

I could tell that whooooo! came from the heart lol it had a different tone. never stop doing those whooooos I don't feel alone I do it every morning before I found your vids and my partner hates it!

[@karterkilby3351]

Dude you are living my dream life! I’d love to start a truck camping KZbin channel. Traveling is my passion and you’re videos are very inspiring. Maybe one day I’ll take that leap and get started on my own crazy adventures. I appreciate you man keep it up 👏👍

[@ruthanderson1758]

The scenery at the second spot (near the end of the video) is spectacular and very peaceful looking - I can see why you wanted to spend time there.

[@coleengoodell3550]

Wow such beautiful scenery. Even if you don't catch a fish it's fun watching you try. Take care and happy travels.

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

Jonathan, you and all those jalepenos crack me up on a lot of your vids. I go into a full body sweat justwatching you load them on. What a beautiful place to fly fish. I really enjoyed the scenery. Thanks J

[@ariesapparel5944]

Congratulations on your first Fish

[@migesfishing7736]

Congrats !!!🤙🏼🤙🏼. Keep on fishing 😬

[@brendajenkins3519]

I don’t fish, but fish tend to feed in the early morning and late evening. If you’re being chewed up by bugs, you’re likely to catch something. Mom came back from a fishing trip all excited about how great it was, even though her eyes were almost swollen shut from bug bites.

[@paulabaker8403]

Great video. I have not been to Mammoth Lakes for years. So beautiful. Keep fly fishing. You'll catch on. You'll be having pan fried trout before you know it. Have a safe trip back down to SoCal. See ya next video. Loved the scenery. So peaceful.

[@robertschaefer3223]

Breathtaking scenery!

[@AdventureswithJerrod]

Congrats on the first fish!!

[@deborahlozano7134]

Such a great life:)

[@alecvette8295]

The music you use in your videos is such a breath of fresh air, because it seems like all other creators use the same handful of songs, which gets old eventually. Keep it unique; I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it!

[@theathjr]

I love seeing you step in my footsteps from my own past adventures. Ate that same burger and sat at that same table @ Mammoth Brewing last April…..also Hot Creek is awesome. I’m surprised you didnt stop to feed the fish at the Hatchery

[@maliksamir]

Evertime I connect to my KZbin, I get excited when I see ur video. Love them alot and please don't stop and keep them coming. You definitely deserve much more views and subs which I'm sure you'll get soon. #whooooooooo

[@mr.habilis5839]

Love the videos Jonathan! Think you have a very good Hook”! The whoooo when you have coffee! Enjoy your stuff dude! Good luck w the fly fishing Mr Habilis

[@bertkelly7650]

Good job John! You have good form. Fish will come your way. Be patient. Sometimes you have to sneak up on 'em.

[@josephmcdade4501]

Beautiful scenery and entertaining content! Thanks #SlumberQueen ! 💜🛻⛺️👍

[@mainHERO88]

Since you’re new to fly fishing, I’ll give you a pointer, if you can see the fish, they can see you. Try kneeling down by the water and staying back a bit so that the fish can’t see you standing there swinging your line. That’s probably why the fish weren’t biting in that spot towards the end of your video. Tight lines dude! 🎣

[@melissac6750]

Beautiful views. Congrats on catching your first fish via fly fishing. Yes, get help with fly fishing. #SlumberQueen

[@matthewharris3672]

I subscribed as soon as I noticed the PBR...safe travels my friend! Cheers from Canada!

[@Capt.Ryan_A]

Fantastic 🤙

[@ericmolina3566]

You never fail to bring us some amazing content! let's link up to go flyfishing in the southern sierra sometime, I have some gem locations to show you!

[@cjg8822]

Be blessed on your next journey in CA

[@maxineoliver7404]

Smart Trout!🐟🐟🐟😏Except for a Jr. one(so cute)🐟. He was so adorable!🤗 The Mammoth Lakes area has so much greenery and the snow on the mountains make everything complete!🌄 I am so glad that you caught Jr.🐟(🤭-a little nickname-being kind about it) and that you let him go! 💚💛There will be more fish in the near future that will bite- probably even more with a fishing buddy, as you've mentioned.👍😊I think that would be pretty cool! I'm even sure that your shelf will get fixed, eventually!🔨😁 That dinner looked like it hit the spot🍔🥗🥔🍺! But once you really get settled in, ☕Yeah!

[@Subieadventures]

Making films my guy … keep killing it 💥💥

[@fotomotoxxiii]

Bro wet wipes! Game changer

[@forwardobserver6441]

It took me awhile to get the hang of setting the hook on a dry bite. Enjoyed the video-

[@MAJJJJJJ]

Man fly fishing and PBR nice. Don't forget your SAKI. A shot a day keeps the doctor away. Hell yeah. The scenery is great

[@rizamhorifah9992]

nice and cool take it to the up bro from Malaysia

[@EAB2024]

Wow! lots of trout! If nothing works, best to bring your regular fishing rod and use a worm bait or a spinner or spoon lure. Always bring it as your back-up. Another good video, keep them coming.

[@AdventuresofScoJen]

Look on the bright side… you’re throwing what they want to bite. Good job. You’ll get there.

[@JoinTeamSammy]

"snippet of my tippet" should be your logo for the video lol xD

[@chrissyhightower]

Nice video. Out of curiosity you should put a camera in the cabin next time you go down a road like that.

[@raew5263]

California is do scenic + pretty. Love ❤️ them rivers. 👍😎🙏🏻

[@sondrajohnson2564]

I fully expect over time fly fishing skills will greatly improve. Just takes perseverance and practice. Enjoy!

[@stevekunz6573]

Nice job buddy! Caught your first fish, I’d say that makes you a fly fisher, crimping the hooks barb will make it easier for catch and release. Happy travels.

[@flyfishingadventure.6997]

I have Ben fly fishing most of my life and when I state to learn how to fly fishing it was hard. You are not suppose to Cast with an indicator you are suppose to let it drift with a current. Good luck and have fun.

[@robynhayward]

Man that sandwich looked reaaaaaal good ☺️☺️

[@Katiedid1975]

Re: the broken shelf, I think you need to invest in a better bracing system for the camper. Also, I don't remember if you said you tuned up the truck with an air bag situation. Just a thought. Love your videos. Keep em coming. Beautiful videography. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@rawbarbie]

“That was too intense” as he exuberantly exits the camper 😂😂😂

[@NOBOJack]

9:02 Life doesn't get much better than that.

[@justinfrechette366]

I don’t know if you’ve changed your mindset. But I learned how to fly fish in 1 year of going and every time you go you gotta find an old guy up there while you’re learning to show you the ropes. Try pleasant valley reservoir and stick to the sides. I’d also invest in a pair of waders cuz you’ll never get to all the fish from only the path.

[@phoebevanderhorst7760]

I love trout. Grilled with some white sauce and sweet red or purple grapes, cut in half. City College of SF culinary cuisine.

[@elainawilliams7636]

enjoy your videos, come back soon!

[@knittingnana2939]

We were in Yellowstone one time in the middle of July and it rained , hailed, snowed and then went to 85 °all the the matter of about 3 hours.

[@VentureOutside]

Jonathan, you should look into getting a tenkara rod, easier learning curve, less gear. Thanks for all of the content! Stay safe!

[@matadorblack86]

i love this... : )

[@shmack-dab-in-da-middle3960]

Sommore advise their yenci get a nice thick rubber mat and put it between the bed and your truck camper foregrip and then your tie-downs you need to get like the spring-loaded turnbuckles of some kind or the expensive you know torklift ones or whatever they have some give when you're on a bouncy Road it's like a shock absorber for your tie-downs that will help you a great deal off-road my friend

[@a.i.marvin6180]

I have learned many things online. There are many "how to fly fishing" videos. That might sound crazy, but it is worth a look.

[@noryaa4194]

please do more fly fishing 🎣 😃 try a kinds of species of fish Bass, Pike, etc...... new subscriber here. Great travel & camping.

[@cricketol]

get a small butterfly wall anchor for your spice rack

[@deainza]

I took a class and still feel there is too much to learn!

[@jsoo67]

You need a good pair of waders, for cabinets just get screw hooks and put them on the sides and bungee them. Good cheap way to keep things from falling out of cabinets and such.

[@cousinjeb7116]

For a fishing channel you make pretty good camping videos.

[@nicolemayer1671]

You promised you'd show us catching a fish, mission accomplished :)

[@Joes_Place]

Way to go Jonathan, great technique for only 2nd time fly fishing. Rio products has some great fishing vids. One piece of advice if I may, try mending your line once it’s in the water, presentation is everything, so if the current takes your line- it’ll look unnatural to fish. Fly should be in front of the line! Happy fishing

[@angelchalmers3760]

He's soo cute, I'm a traveller, more fun with someone. Just saw his first video where he moved out of his home

[@samstlm]

Always take a net. And, set the hook based on what you see and hear! If you don’t set the hook you won’t catch anything. Ok..you might get a trout that runs into the hook…. Nice job - first one done.

[@britanir]

Hi Jonathan. I hope all is well with you. Have a blessed day. Keep on going on your journey. Where is the t-shirts at! We need merch lol.

[@strykerhalo]

Flyfishing secret is land the fly on same cast everytime, and go out early early morning or sunset best time.

[@letstalkaboutlife493]

yeah my ex would say, set the hook, set the hook. my ex always took worms and minnows, sometimes bee moths. and bobber for bass, blue gill, sun fish, crappie, and this other kind i forgot the name, etc. trolling i think its called. top water lure. fly fishing would be hard to master, i would imagine.

[@saratemp790]

You should show us some street shots of the nice CA towns you go thru. Like Mammoth.That would be interesting for us who don't live in CA.

[@delightful75]

It’s crazy how big it looks on the inside, given how small it looks outside

[@jkujat75]

Watching Jonathan fish is like watching Charlie Brown trying to kick a football. He even had the cheesy piano music! Lol

[@1231oreo]

So beautiful

[@davidrowe4006]

Oh and if legal, try a spinning rod with live bait, worms, bugs, minnows. You could cast some lures too.

[@Anthonyt258]

Use self tapers for the shelf