The "Real" Golden Trout of Volcano Creek | Heritage Trout Mapping E02P01

Heritage Trout Mapping Episode: 2, Part: 1
In this episode, I go deep into the Golden Trout Wilderness searching for the "Real" Golden Trout of Volcano Creek. Following along with a 1905 publication ...The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras I explore Horseshoe Meadows, Mulkey Creek, South Fork of the Kern, Golden Trout Creek and Tunnel Meadows. This catch qualifies for the California Heritage Trout Challenge.
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[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Besides myself,you are the only guy I have ever saw who gets down low to trout fish.I tip my hat to u sir.Great job there.I also were dark clothing to match the surroundings.

[@robertcampbell1292]

Great to see my cousin has his own fishing channel.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks! It was great seeing you yesterday.

[@timjames6190]

Really enjoyed this film it’s on my bucket list next time I visit America thanks for sharing from the UK 🇬🇧

[@rogerbloom4410]

Enjoy the quest along with the research….it makes the challenge that much more rewarding! Roger Bloom

[@jxsanc1238]

That mountain is very recognizable and I’ve never been there but know where it is

[@SeanLawn71]

I always respect when anglers don’t share their locations. Ironically I have been doing a lot of research for a bucket list trip to catch the Golden Trout and you are doing pretty much the exact route I was planning! What a treat to find this video. I’m planning on a trip next month for my birthday. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@GoFishingOften]

Right on! Sounds like a heck of a birthday! I hope you have a great time up there.

[@JuanMoreFish]

My son and I passed through the Golden Trout Wilderness on our JMT thru hike. We caught Golden Trout on our way through. I”m from PA but we’ve been to CA many times in the past few years. We have 4 of the Heritage Trout under our belts so far. Great videos man! Will be watching them all.

[@GoFishingOften]

Congratulations on your JMT thru-hike and your 4 Heritage Trout! I checked out your channel and subscribed. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the eastern watersheds. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos thanks for the support.

[@jerrypeevey]

I just bought a property 5 miles from where little Kern meets the Kern. I am going to head out from there sometime in the next few weeks and spend some time back in there. Maybe someday I will guide the area. Oh and when you come up on a small creek ,,,,,, act like a cloud LOL Something I learned about my immediate area is that some of these small creeks in steep areas have very small ponds carved out of rock. Now you may think there is nothing there but some are like trout aquariums and I have seem some 3 pound rainbows sitting like they are the only thing that matters. Finding these requires a lot of rock climbing sometimes but wow what a shock when you do .

[@noah5889]

Need a caretaker or a beer supplier?😂

[@doloresmartens1419]

Great video! This is on my bucket list! I will catch & release one someday! I live at the mouth of the Kern Canyon.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks! Good luck on your journey to check this one off of your list. It is definitely worth it!

[@andersed1]

What blows my mind is the flat water. Nothing like trout water in nc. Those streams look like what I would catch catfish here.

[@GoFishingOften]

That's crazy! It's a bucket list of mine to head back your way to catch Brooke trout in their native waters. Can't wait to see what streams back there look like!

[@jtfish6008]

Nice video caught a golden trout in the eastern Sierra glad I was able to release safely...

[@samuelloy516]

I love the soundtrack of this video

[@andysanchez3030]

Excellent video! What rod are you using?

[@jasonbrandt9007]

Awesome videos man! Make it back to volcanic creek. Its tiny but worth it!

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks, I think I tried to pack too much into two days. I definitely want to go back to explore volcanic creek and more of the surrounding area.

[@gadzooks6811]

Excellent content, much better than the usual YT whooping and hollering with no useful information. Much appreciated. PIcked up a trick that might be useful? When I forget to wet my hand, or for anyone who has trouble bending down to the water...just put your hand on the bottom of the wet net and Bob's your uncle.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! A lot of effort goes into making these videos, and it's always nice to know they are helpful and appreciated. Great tip! I will test it out on my next trip.

[@75c30]

Great video. I re-did much of my heritage challenge fish much like you did - backpacking through the GTW being part of it, for the goldens and KRR (Trout creek, Volcano creek, upper kern river). Volcano Meadow felt like being on the moon. Did you do Eagle lake? Man that was the most difficult by far. I plan to revisit GTW again (Horseshoe to the Kern River Valley)

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! I wanted to go to Eagle Lake and some of the tributaries of the McCloud River last year but was unable to access them due to the forest fires. I'm looking forward to going as soon as I can. Congratulations on your Heritage Trout, and good luck on your next GTW trip!

[@sauceLegs]

Wow this video was amazing. cant wait to watch the rest. What is that net you have on your belt with the leather sheath? Thats awesome

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you! It is a Handy-pack-net. I have been using it for a couple of years now it works great.

[@noah5889]

5:45 I just read vice versa btw golden trout creek to mulkey then cotton wood lakes which makes sense cause the meadow below the lakes was where they originated. And then they stocked them higher and more north

[@mikeescalerasr7954]

Awesome video! Did you use a Tenkara fly or a hopper pattern?

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks! I used the size 12 foam hopper pattern the whole trip.

[@harbordetail6852]

15 fish solo over 2 days averaging 2-4in maxed at a nice 7-8in at headwaters right before the dry up as of 10/21/21 low flow in SKF and everywhere prefreeze.

[@samshepperrd]

Seen a few vids.on fishing Golden's I'm native waters where they're catching for the pam. No net. Probably barbed hooks. Sickening.

[@jeromedamian5740]

yeah I've been up and around those parts back in the late 90s looking for those species of golden trout. there is totally a major difference in the volcano and Volcanic Golden's , beauty footage by the way. the one thing I'm not a fan of, up in that wilderness is the livestock and fence. If there is going to be so much effort, time, and money to protect a species then keep it completely wild wilderness. I use to work for the Department of Fish and game and I was lucky enough to be a part of dropping fish from a plane into Yosemite today that had all change.

[@jeromedamian5740]

I feel there are multiple golden trout spices in different Run off systems. But I believe the most pure is the volcanic creek Species.

[@samshepperrd]

27:20. I read the reason gowboys planted trout into Cottonwood creek is so they could catch fish for food while driving cattle to and from the high meadow. The only reason there are trout in the Kern River and it's tributaries is steelhead used to travel to and from the sea and spawn in the high tributaries. Then a volcano cut the steelhead off from the sea and they evolved into the Golden Trout species. I'm thinking the species evolved in volcano/volcanic creek - upstream from where lava cut the creek off from the sea. Then maybe the South Fork strain was the result of transplant by cowboys or who knows, maybe native peoples.

[@derekbeaumont973]

Is there water in this creek year round? Seems like it would dry out by summer end and freeze solid in winter. If so, how do the fish survive the dry/frozen season? What months is this actually fishable? Loved the video! Going to watch your other videos next.

[@GoFishingOften]

It mostly depends on how much snowpack we get during the winter months. If we have too many consecutive "dry" years, conditions can get though on the trout. Moving water takes longer to freeze than still water. This is because streams freeze along the sides and bottom first, and snow acts as a layer of insulation during the coldest months. Thank you!

[@hikesteepfishhigh]

did you fish volcanic in the meadow or up the left stringer?? i believe the left stringer is what is talked about in the study as being the purest. they look like the mulkey ones. really dark gold.

[@nicholasgiumarra2088]

What net do you have I have been looking for a packable net.

[@GoFishingOften]

A Ghost series Handy Pak Net. Best net I have ever owned.

[@greggerow7183]

What trailhead did you start at?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That's the fish (and the creek) featured in McClane's _Standard Fishing Encyclopedia._

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

How big do those Goldens get?

[@AdventuresWithPloopy]

So mulkey counts for the heritage and the mulkey goldens are native ?

[@GoFishingOften]

Mulkey Creek is a tributary to The South Fork of the Kern so goldens caught in Mulkey creek are native and qualify for the Heritage Trout Challenge.

[@jaimeram909]

What month was this footage filmed

[@sirmedium]

Wow, great flows for August

[@GoFishingOften]

We filmed this in August 2020

[@OPFlyFisher304]

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[@gregoryabbot420]

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[@smelltheglove2038]

Awesome post.

[@aaronwhaton8213]

Too bad you filmed this with a potato

[@derekbeaumont973]

Bruh what are you talking about? It looks great

[@mitchmarkota8814]

Brian, you love your hobbie and your videos are so informative. I learned so much.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thank you, I do enjoy reading the scientific studies and picking out the information that I can apply practically to catch more cool fish.

[@ryanjoseph1309]

14 min there's someone on your 6

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Have you ever saw anything strange while hiking to your spots?

[@michaeltaylor6238]

Nice video, thank you. My father and I went there in the early 90s. We caught the biggest volcano goldens were the volcano rock actually meets the creek. Largest 11 and a half inches. Beautiful fish and memories. Happy I found this video! .

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks, I'm happy you found this video too. Glad I could bring back some good memories. That's what this channel is about, that and catching fish! haha

[@HuckOutdoors]

Great job out there. I have the same Tenkara rod. It works great.

[@GoFishingOften]

Thanks, that means a lot coming from you. I enjoy your channel. I love using the Sierra rod in the Sierras!

[@alxmeadows]

I have to stick around to find out? Uh. Skip to the end. Haha. Lame.

[@williemickbillie]

i mean if they come from golden trout creek in little whitney meadow they're the "REAL" golden trout. but I've caught them all over on both sides.

[@healerondemand3464]

Where you using a Tenkara rod? Informative video.

[@jacksonshafer5140]

How do you find the stories about the golden trout?

[@mikeervin3147]

Jackson, there's also a book called the Sierra trout guide by Ralph Cutter, very informative

[@misterinterfuel]

Ralph Cutter is the oracle