Fishing for GOLDEN Trout 🔆Backpacking Idaho's Highest Lake

[@JonConti]

Join me for the livestream Wednesday at 7:00 for a deep dive into this area and adventure! Set your reminder here kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4vLhIWDmJZmb9E

[@tuckerg1975]

FYI, the Nemo tents don't seem to do well in the wind. We are looking for a new tent and saw this a few days ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJeTfnyYo7p5lbs

[@JonConti]

@@tuckerg1975 I just took my Nemo Dagger to the Wind River Range where the wind was brutal. It worked great. But that tent is heavier than my hornet and that guys dragonfly. I wonder if there's a cutoff where super light weight becomes fragile.

[@tuckerg1975]

@@JonConti I'm sure there is. I think the high fly of your tent and the dragonfly also contributes to catching wind instead of shedding it. Looking forward to the Wind River video! Just watched a two-hour WR camping video and that place is definitely on the to-do list now!

[@thomasrobb5564]

I honestly don't understand how your channel hasn't blown up. Amazing footage man. Keep it going.

[@JonConti]

Thanks man!

[@carolwagener6804]

@@JonConti we need to share!

[@JonConti]

@@carolwagener6804 do it 👊

[@iodicelaw]

Jon, you are gifted. Keep up the great work. You're capturing the beauty of nature. Thank you from Seattle.

[@JonConti]

Thank you! Chris the guy I bumped into out there was from Seattle

[@AverageWeekender]

Definitely a type 3 kind of adventure. Really enjoyed the video! Stunning views and gorgeous trout!

[@JonConti]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@randysandberg5615]

Beautiful country. Nice fishing. I had never seen golden trout before. Thanks.

[@jackshu4426]

This is probably the coolest KZbin video I have ever seen, cinematography is amazing and the music matches it so well

[@JonConti]

Haha thanks Jack!

[@ChristianPaulPhotography]

Cool to see the Tenkara in action! I use a Sierra Rod by the same company and I love it for backpacking and long distance hiking! Looks like a great area!

[@shanel9643]

Nice video shots especially doing everything solo. Good job man.

[@coryfixesthings]

I don’t know how I happened upon your channel but makes me want to get back up into those mountains. Great video sir!

[@JonConti]

Haha glad you found us! Thanks for watching and get your ass back in the mountains!

[@morganhillbilly1475]

Some epic drone footage in this video. Love it! That Cutthroat was absolutely beautiful. So your tent decided to become a bivysack for the night, added to the adventure and it gives you a good reason to go to REI for either a tent repair or new tent. Thanks Jon…

[@JonConti]

haha I do own 4 tents now. One of them I didn't get from REI!

[@jared83221]

Great video Jon! Great channel! Don't ever give up!

[@JonConti]

Thanks Jared!

[@SamwiseOutdoors]

I've backpacked a few alpine lakes in the Sierras over the years, and never tried fishing them. It's always been on my bucket list, though. Thank you for sharing your adventures and indulging my ambitions for backcountry fishing.

[@JonConti]

You're welcome 🙏

[@Thiago_Benedicto]

Here goes my like for the video and for having done the subtitle! Thank you very much from Brazil! 👊🏻

[@JonConti]

Wow Brazil! Ola, obrigado por assistir! ✌️

[@DitryDee]

You ARE a monster! You've inspired me to take this loop on!

[@JonConti]

Maybe do the out and back 😂 that last climb wasn't worth it in my opinion

[@HoopesJohnC]

Loved this video. Please, for the love of the fish, get a small net. Golden's and other high altitude fish can be somewhat delicate - it'll help get them out of the water fast and gently and then back in.

[@brettsuthers9448]

Lonesome Lake in the White Clouds is actually the highest at 10,449 ft, but there aren't any fish in the lake. Great ice water though. Beautiful post. Keep it up.

[@JonConti]

So I've been told

[@TheBankersSafe]

Sweet vid man. You're a beast

[@JonConti]

Thanks man ✌

[@matt123411]

My favorite mountain lake to fish for golden trout is mystery lake. It is located in the Frank Church Wilderness. You can drive to the trailhead on Loon Creek road which is the only road in all of the Frank Church Wilderness. The road dead ends at Loon Creek which is my favorite place to tenkara fly fish. You can hike to a hot springs located on the creek which makes for an amazing fishing spot. The whole area is a protected trout habitat so it is only catch and release.

[@benkracht536]

dude this is one of the best videos i’ve ever seen. keep this up. 👍

[@JonConti]

😆 thanks Ben!

[@miketaylor6700]

I have GOT to start bringing my fishing gear with me when I’m out hiking/ backpacking. That’s it… I’m putting it on my checklist right now!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[@JonConti]

Ya man! ✌️

[@anglingwithac7312]

Hell yeah, love seeing people film in idaho

[@JonConti]

✌️

[@CDAFishboy]

Jon, Nice video. Been backpacking king alpine areas for 42 years. So you are not inspiring to me, I do that all by myself. But I do appreciate a passion and appreciation for our woodlands. It is not about making money or getting famous . Keep it real, enjoy the challenge and beauty of undiscovered places.

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, greetings from Northern California. Thank you for sharing this beautifully filmed video. Great filming and narration. All the best to you. Stay safe out there. 😊

[@scottpoole1908]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your adventures.

[@JonConti]

You're welcome thanks for watching!

[@adrianlemus2768]

These videos are awesome man!

[@billk8579]

Wow, this makes me want to be 30 years younger. Great videos…new subscriber.

[@JonConti]

Thanks Bill ✌️

[@fabianjavierlicha]

Keep it up brother man 🔥

[@JonConti]

Will do ✌

[@AlpineWarren]

Love your videos Jon - I know it's a ton of work to video and produce, and you do a superb job! I appreciate it! God Bless and keep it up!

[@JonConti]

Thanks Warren! Thanks for watching ✌️

[@thetetons744]

These videos are always amazing 💜💜💜

[@JonConti]

Thanks! 🙏

[@Itztheadventurez]

Love it great video! 🔥🔥🔥

[@barrymiller2272]

This is amazing! I used to backpack in Wa. State. Way above Lake Chelan. Enjoy your youth! Oh, and we caught hundreds of huge cutthroat. Oval Lake...12 mile excursion

[@JonConti]

Sweet! Thanks Barry!

[@mkoenig57]

Nice job on the night time lapses. Most people have no idea how much effort it takes to capture that, especially when it doesn't even get dark enough until like midnight! Might as well forget about getting any decent sleep for that shot. Great work - new sub.

[@JonConti]

Thanks ya I set an alarm for midnight and 3am usually. Thanks for the sub!

[@HikingwithGus]

Another epic production by Grandmaster "J" Great vid as always! Heading to the Cabinets next week! Can't wait! Cheers!

[@JonConti]

Hahaha thanks Gus! Never made it out to Washington, hopefully next year!

[@HikingwithGus]

@@JonConti Yeah I missed a couple of great trips due to our fires. You can always come over and do some snowshoeing! :)

[@schopke]

Love your videos. Just subscribed today. I hope you are still making these videos.

[@JonConti]

Thanks Rob ✌️

[@mantismamba]

Rad video! The fish are actually cutthroat trout

[@JonConti]

Thanks Ben! Do you know why they have that gold color to them? These are the first cutty's I've caught with that gold hew.

[@dysonmorgan7753]

Dude.. killer video ✊

[@JonConti]

Thanks man ✌

[@rayg9168]

Yaaaaaaa! Lesser known mmmm!

[@Deheader]

Great video! I live in IF, hope to see ya on the trails someday!

[@maksimderinskiy2325]

It’s really unfortunate how little subs you have man. Keep it up!

[@JonConti]

Thank you 🙏

[@ryjuy7781]

Great footage bro! Just found your channel in my feed and subbed

[@JonConti]

Thanks mate! Cheers

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Great video! Thank you.

[@JonConti]

You are welcome!

[@bartgamett6270]

Great video! The lake in the southern end of Surprise Valley is informally named by the Forest Service as "Surprise Valley Lake #2".

[@JonConti]

Well that's a silly name. Just call it Surprise Lake! 😀

[@adampanunzio4191]

Amazing shots and colors. I’m going to have to visit Idaho.

[@JonConti]

You should!

[@stepsforthesoul]

Love the channel. Liked and Subbed. Keep on grinding on the channel. You have real talent

[@JonConti]

Thanks a lot! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@ricardoallende2597]

Don’t quit !

[@The800Dragon]

Thanks for the video.In August I ran into a family also from Seattle up in Hell Roaring lake and I too hiked to Goat lake but that was in the Sawtooths. Going back to the Sawtooths in early October for some more fun.

[@JonConti]

I just got back from the Sawtooths! It's the best they've looked all year.

[@BS2Dos]

Great footage, again, but I’m calling out the audio editing on this one, which was really f$&@ing good! 👍👍

[@JonConti]

Thanks man! Audio is 51% of the story. An audio compliment means more than a cinematography compliment in my book

[@DannyJSchaefer]

Great video! I was under the impression that Lonesome Lake in the White Clouds was the highest in Idaho at 10,449'? I believe this is fairly new knowledge, as old maps have Lonesome at 10,335'. Great quality video, and fantastic editing. Thanks for sharing.

[@bartgamett6270]

What map shows Lonesome Lake at 10,449?

[@JonConti]

Thanks man! I'll have to take my Garmin out to Lonesome and see what it says, sounds like a good follow up! Did you ever go hiking with Gus?

[@DannyJSchaefer]

@@JonConti Right on! Definitely not trying to spark a debate or step on any toes here. It’d be awesome to find out, and if you ever make it up to Lonesome I’d love to hear what you find. Aha good memory! Not yet, but I think we may do a small collab in the Cabinets of Montana in the coming weeks. By the way, what camera do you use?

[@JonConti]

@@DannyJSchaefer I have the A7siii. I have the full list of filters and lenses and such in the description of the videos if you want to check it out. What are you using?

[@DannyJSchaefer]

@@JonConti Right on, thanks! To be honest I’ve been rocking the GoPro 8 Black for the last couple of years, but as I get more into this I’m definitely noticing a lack in production quality to a point in my videos. I’d like to upgrade to a Mirrorless/DSLR for next year, and am just trying to decide what to start saving for.

[@Borok85]

Great video

[@JonConti]

Thanks!

[@rydes107]

Surprised you didn't filet and cook one of those bad boys up! Gotta be better than the freeze dried meals 😂

[@JonConti]

O I'm sure! But who knows how many fish are in that lake. Those golden's are rare. Plus that's too much work 😄

[@rydes107]

@@JonConti I hear ya, that's a beautiful fish. Btw recently did Loon Lake after seeing your video and it was amazing. Appreciate your work!

[@slayfishin8238]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JonConti]

👊

[@deaconmma3048]

beautiful fish - what kind of cutthroat are those??

[@JonConti]

Cutthroat are cutthroat I believe. A species of trout. These ones are gold for some reason though. I think it has to do with that specific lake

[@lonroyd]

Another great video, at the 10:55 mark did I see a lightning bolt hit your tent, or did you add that?

[@JonConti]

Thanks! No it’s an effect caused by my headlamp. I got out of my tent to check on my camera taking a timelapse and then went back into the tent, so it’s just me moving.

[@TroutStalker1]

What is the electricity hitting your tent at the 10:55 mark?

[@JonConti]

Me with a head lamp!

[@iflanzy]

Definitely excited to visit these lakes next year since I wasn't able to get the hike in this season. I'm still planning on doing it as a day hike so we'll see how dumb that ends up being. Worth it for the goldens, though.

[@JonConti]

People came from the other direction too. I heard that was an easier route for day hiking. Beer. 🍺

[@iflanzy]

@@JonConti Good to know. So going clockwise might be easier? Thanks to your previous videos, I bought a Garmin GPS (with SOS) so I'll see what it looks like when I get a track setup on that. 🍺

[@HikingwithGus]

Hey Jon, where did you score that little tin you stash your flies in? It is exactly what I am looking for.

[@JonConti]

It came with my rod from @tenkararodco

[@HikingwithGus]

@@JonConti Thanks Jon!

[@yt3141]

Real live goat at 7:40 also.

[@JonConti]

Good eye!

[@steerdup3842]

Its called Conti lake

[@JonConti]

Hell ya it is! 😂

[@steerdup3842]

@@JonConti 😂👍

[@MiltonWoolf]

damn good way to make a place unknown ti well known area with this video. i love the Pios but i dont tell people... come on man

[@alphasxsignal]

I won't buy one of those tents.

[@JonConti]

Lol. 😂 it was a little user error as well. I should’ve camped lower instead of at that high exposed spot

[@Yenko1992]

Stop making these videos everybody's going to want to move to idaho! Just kidding

[@okeydoke]

No kidding. There used to be a bumper sticker that said "Keep Idaho A Secret!"

[@josemercado4048]

It’s more westslope cutthroat trout than golden trout

[@bruceevans9664]

really good video and a great area. Would be better without the loud crappy music.

[@JonConti]

I feel your pain. I hate loud crappy comments.

[@Goyahkla100]

Great video but dump the music!

[@JonConti]

You got it Hans Zimmer.

[@locus2639]

why dont you eat them?!

[@imaxfli]

Didnt look like goldens....