EXPLORING THE CALIFORNIA WILDERNESS || For Wild's Sake: The Rare Trout Chronicles | Episode 4

Join us for episode 4 of For Wild's Sake: The Rare Trout Chronicles, season 1! A series which explores human beings relationship to the natural world, in hopes of gaining a better understanding of how and why we assign value to wild things and places. In a quest to illustrate rare and threatened species of wild native trout in watercolor, artist Chase Bartee and wife Aimee set off on a multi year, cross country adventure of discovery.
We pick back up at Death Valley's famed "Racetrack" playa before making our way out of the valley and onto the California coast. With fishing still taking a back seat, we learn the value of observing nature from a distance. We stop into our friends at Gowesty headquarters, and make some major upgrades/modifications to Bullwinkle, and push him to the limits climbing the Big Sur mountains. But before we can leave California on our way to fish in Pyramid Lake, NV, were struck by the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, and are quickly faced with the hard decision to either stay on the road, or seek shelter in a relatives home.
Special thanks to Andrew Angel from ‪@TheFlyDudes‬ Check out his channel for awesome fishing content!
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0:00 Recap
0:40 Intro
1:31 Racetrack
7:08 Dunes
11:10 Mountains to The Coast
24:04 On the Move Again
26:59 Locked Down
37:04 Roadrunner's Delight
41:39 Credits

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Your videos are life changing. Thank you for the adventure..

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So excited for the next episode!

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absolutely crushing it…thank you for the journey

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It is simply beautiful!!!

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Never disappointed. You capture everything that allures us to get out there!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much!

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Great job as always guys!

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[@ResumeStudios]

Just now getting around to watching these last two episodes and I just want to say thank you. For consistently creating content I look to, to get out of a hole I'm in. It gives me hope for my future and sometimes makes me feel like I'm less odd than everyone around me currently makes me feel. I appreciate you Aimee, Chase and Levi. I hope you are doing well

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Thanks so much! I was worried this thumbnail wasn’t working very well but I’m glad it caught your eye! Thanks for all the kind words and the sub!

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Exploring California Wilderness. I was expecting to see some Golden Trout.

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What a wonderful Ep. 4. A top notch production, very creative and inspiring! Thanks for sharing your journey! :) :)

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[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

That was great 👍🏻 Anxious for the next episode. New Mexico is my old stomping grounds. I could show you some hidden gems of trout streams very few know about. Love this series

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Amazing work as always. Really neat to see your view of places we've been recently as well. Just one bone to pick with you, though... next time you're 20 minutes away from where your cousins live, let us at least buy you lunch.

[@TightLoops]

Ha! Thanks Dan, and yeah we know, we know. In our defense, things were getting...weird, covid wise. Next time!

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You guys need to come check out the San Luis valley in southern Colorado. And Bishop's Castle in Rye Colorado.

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Fantastic! Thanks for taking me along.

[@TightLoops]

Cheers, Frank!

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[@TightLoops]

Hahaha! That random persons roast of me will stick with me for life lol. Cheers! Thanks for watching!

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Yep!

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[@TightLoops]

Thanks, Patt! Mavic 2 pro!

[@clanman8278]

Man, I can't wait for your next episode. This series is amazing, and it looks 100% professional. I was able to head out to arizona this summer, and target those trout. I don't know if your talking about the apache or the gila, but either way, it'll be cool. I had 1 day on my vacation to target some gila, stocked in the east verde, but of course, we went the week where 4/7 days there is rain. The water was very muddy, and I talked to a few other fisherman, and nobody caught anything. I got skunked as well, and they all said the fish probably got washed downstream from the recent storms. Really missed out on my chance, cause for all I know that could have been once Ina lifetime for me, but I couldn't do anything about it. At least I will get to see some amazing footage of the fish I dream about. Thanks for that

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❤

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Very Nice!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks James!

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I love how Aimee is the pseudo star of these films

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Always inspired

[@TightLoops]

👏

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[@flannelman105]

Amazing footage! But as far as trout fisheries that peak in the winter...thanks for not exposing the ice fishing enjoyed by the northerners.

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The editing... oh man.... Hope you get well soon and in the mean time take it easy

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The more you lower the volume the better the video gets.

[@TightLoops]

You’re on a roll.

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First! ❤️

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I love watching your videos and documentation of the incredible landscape we live in! Keep up the fantastic work! Peace...from your neighbor in Mansfield, MA!

[@tomramostr1]

In here for fatty trout not news clippings. More trout drawings plz.

[@TightLoops]

Well, I'd hope you're here for us, and our story telling, because there's plenty of better places to get fatty trout. Trust me, I don't want to talk about the pandemic anymore than you do, but it's part of our story, for better or worse. The trout, and the drawings, return in the next episode!

[@dougmcgill2568]

Hope you are both well and happy !!! ... I'm not ... miss you !

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Is this called the rare trout chronicles because you rarely fish for trout? I have to give you a dislike.

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These videos are in the top of fishing content on here along with @Rolf Nylinder. Check him out of you enjoy this

[@TightLoops]

High praise. We’re lucky enough to call Rolf a friend, and it’s our belief that he’s unparalleled in the fly fishing film world. There’s a lot of great filmmakers out there doing really great things, but none are as interesting as Rolf. He’s a true genius. Check out a film Big Land if you haven’t already, Rolf composed several original songs for it!

[@1312Mork2]

@@TightLoops ooh that makes sense, awesome to hear. Will put Big Land on my watchlist for tonight, cheers🥳