Fly Fishing San Gabriel Mountains for Wild Trout (Los Angeles County)

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Hook on the Fly

Күн бұрын

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@DouglasIrvine-w1j 2 күн бұрын

Grew up fishing this area east west fork some 60 yers ago glad to see some nice natives .thanks for sharing

@HookontheFly 2 күн бұрын

These past couple years of good rain have really helped the area rebound

@trout.addiction 3 ай бұрын

That was awesome! The water looks so pristine

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! That snow melts and flows through those rocks and keeps the water pretty clean and clear. It's got some great blues and greens for sure.

@DavidVoight-c1v 3 ай бұрын

I loved the colors and size of the second rainbow trout. Those colors tell me that particular fish was of multi generation holdover like the ones that I caught there 36 years ago. It definitely was not a recent stocker. 🎣🌲🌲🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

Isn’t it beautiful? I was pretty stoked!

@DavidVoight-c1v 3 ай бұрын

@@HookontheFly You deserve to be stoked. 😎🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

@EricUnderwood-v2x 2 ай бұрын

@@DavidVoight-c1v...it's been over 40 years for me... I remember 5-7 inch males with really profound long lower jaws with really dark red stripes on them...they almost looked prehistoric... Around 1984-5 I seen a guy catch one at Huntington Beach pier... looked just like the fish in the San Gabriel River tributary I used to fish....I caught a Brook Trout up past the Bridge to nowhere once... just saying...I really enjoyed watching this... I used to hike back to the waterfall in Fish Canyon when it was a dangerous hike late 70s thru the 80s...✌️ Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California

@MrStyamamoto Ай бұрын

There aren't any stocked fish in this stream anymore, I don't believe.

@DavidVoight-c1v Ай бұрын

@@MrStyamamoto acknowledged, thank you.🎣🤹‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤹‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤹‍♂️🤸‍♂️

@driftstone Ай бұрын

The water sure was flowing nice in the spring time. Good times!

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

yup, hoping for another wet winter so we get flows and fish like this next spring as well

@egld2020 3 ай бұрын

That rainbow looked amazing 🔥🤙🏻

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

yeah it was really special, never caught one so mature and colored up like that. it was a real treat.

@rctfilm 3 ай бұрын

Epic video! Love seeing some good fishing this close to LA

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

thanks buddy! my next one is owens river gorge, you're gonna love it!

@egld2020 3 ай бұрын

First time on the channel loved the intro deserved a subscription also a local in the area

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! gotta give love to the LA fishing community

@rickbrowne97 13 күн бұрын

Fish there 50 years ago..Last time I was there Caught a Beer Can and a Baby Diaper...😢

@HookontheFly 13 күн бұрын

oh no! yeah. unfortunately ppl trash it but there are still fish there and some great groups like Fisheries Resource Volunteer Corps that do cleanups and public outreach to try to keep our wild lands looking wild!

@mmfruitveg 2 ай бұрын

Great video!...All wild rainbows!...great looking trout.....love small stream fishing!! Great job!!

@HookontheFly 2 ай бұрын

me too, small stream is the best!

@oldsmugglerflyfishing Ай бұрын

Great video mate!

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

thank you!!

@jasonvolkov7069 24 күн бұрын

Wow did you see the spots on your 2nd fish u caught that was definitely a wild trout and size was huge for the east fork nice catch buddy

@HookontheFly 24 күн бұрын

Thank you , yes that fish was amazing!

@jimfoot-p7g 14 күн бұрын

@@HookontheFlynice to see that you are catch and release, that second trout looked delicious.

@HookontheFly 13 күн бұрын

@@jimfoot-p7g Thanks, that one was special for sure. Hopefully he's there when I go back next Spring!

@egld2020 3 ай бұрын

😂 the intro 🔥

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

thanks wrote it, recorded it and played it myself!

@MO_Lives 2 ай бұрын

WOW those are some amazingly chunky wild bows for our local waters.. Love the music too. Thanks for sharing and nice work! Looking forward to watching your other vids. Do you think the creek in this video will be fishable in the fall?

@HookontheFly 2 ай бұрын

Howdy Mike, stoked you like the video and the music! There may be some fish in this stream in the Fall, but the water will be much lower and much warmer by then so there will be less oxygen for the fish and they have a higher chance of dying after being caught. I'm going to wait until temps start to consistently drop and the water levels rise again, which means when the weather is colder and we get more rain. So probably not until winter. I have another video from this stream coming out tomorrow that I shot back in early June, and that was the last time I've fished it because it was already starting to get too hot even then.

@MO_Lives 2 ай бұрын

@@HookontheFly sweet, looking forward to the next one!

@HookontheFly 2 ай бұрын

@@MO_Lives thanks dude!

@trendingonemedia Ай бұрын

Nice Video... Is it a long hike to access these waters?

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

yes, it's pretty far back up in there

@anab4590 3 ай бұрын

Have you had any issue with car break ins? Or is there a good parking lot or something around there

@HookontheFly 3 ай бұрын

luckily no one has broken into my car while ive been fishing

@franciscomendoza998 19 күн бұрын

Is a good spot to fish during winter ?

@HookontheFly 18 күн бұрын

yes, better in winter than in summer as long as its not snowing

@keithpomella9953 Ай бұрын

North fork of the San Gabriel River or big rock creek South Fork Campground Further up in the canyon, little rock Creek?

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

all good guesses, but not where this video was shot. truth be told I wouldn't tell you if you got it right anyway, I'd probably delete your comment so other folks don't find out...

@keithpomella9953 Ай бұрын

@@HookontheFly the places, I mentioned north fork of the San Gabriel, and south fork campground of big rock Creek in the canyon Toward the Angeles crest may be worth trying? I did not expect you to tell me, but I gave it a shot.

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

@@keithpomella9953 right now isn't a great time to fish. the water is low and very warm and not oxygenated well. the fish are in survival mode , trying to make it through the heat of the summer so best to let them rest up. but if we get good winter rains again like we did last year, every fishable water in the san gabriels is gonna be full of fun and healthy trout by March! That's how it was this year, you could catch trout anywhere.

@genedavella9817 Ай бұрын

How far is the hike to get back there?

@HookontheFly Ай бұрын

@@genedavella9817 depends how fast you can hike but ballpark is 3-4 hours. I usually do all my hiking early, get in deep, then fish back as the morning warms up.