What Remains: The Survival of Native Trout - A Sierra Nevada Story

After a long period of decline in population and habitat, government agencies and conservation organizations are working to restore and revitalize native trout populations all across the region. This cine-documentary shows the progress these programs have achieved under the scenic backdrop of the Sierra Nevada's.Two students travel to the upper Sierra Nevada's to fly fish and document the progression and regression of the native trout species in the area.
Film Supported by:
Trout Unlimited
Trout Savers
Official Selections:
Oregon Documentary Film Festival - Best Northwest Documentary Film
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Cordillera International Film Festival - Best Nevada Documentary
Oregon Short Film Festival - Finalist-Best Cinematography
Frostbite International Indie Fest - Finalist
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
IF4-Stimmie Awards

[@mercertevyn]

Hey, fellow southern Oregon people!

[@AvonxErif]

Super well made video, what a nice surprise to stumble on. Always exciting to see a video about conserving our goldens and LCTs. Thanks for sharing!

[@redbandcreative]

Thank you Jason! It means a lot :)

[@Trouterrs]

Im shocked with how under rated this is?? You have really good shots, and you made this for a good reason. Good job!!

[@redbandcreative]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I hope to do more documentaries on trout in the future. For now, I have another one I just uploaded on a logging town here in Oregon. -Kaden

[@KevinRapkochFishing]

Very, very cool video. Thanks for creating and sharing! ✌️🎣

[@honeybree_]

awesome doc. great work really quality pic. keep it coming

[@raindown0830]

Such a beautiful doc! AJ and I are both so proud of you! Thank you for sharing your passion with the world to see!

[@redbandcreative]

Thank you so much Raina! We still have a lot in store for this film.

[@mariuszmierzwa4362]

Awesome video!!!!! Great job capturing Sierra Nevada’s beauty!

[@redbandcreative]

Mariusz Mierzwa Thank you! We tried our best to achieve that especially 😉

[@jswart6888]

Xlnt, well-rounded production

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

So beautiful.Glad u guys ate some of those beautiful fish.I would have brought some back home to eat also.

[@phill122004]

Thank you for this beautiful video, and for not naming the first location.

[@redbandcreative]

Of course. Discretion is something valuable for amazing locations.

[@kevincarlson6183]

Itd be great to see more fly fishing films like this one.

[@redbandcreative]

I really appreciate that. I’m hoping for these next coming years to be adventurous for me as a filmmaker. Hoping to get back to my roots in fly fishing and native fish and create some really interesting and educational films :)

[@pacohealy2998]

Really well done Doc! I’ve researched the lake but haven’t been yet. Soon enough though!

[@chubbybeastfishing]

Dope

[@redbandcreative]

😎👏🏼

[@alanhelton]

Synergy! For the puffer in you🥳

[@Mr38thstreet]

Nice video, but I found the music very distracting.

[@ChristiannTyler]

What month did you guys head up there in?

[@redbandcreative]

We were there in late August! It was a beautiful time of year. The weather was perfect!

[@bassboybilly1147]

What lake did you fish I live in the Bay Area and my dad really wants to catch one with out having to hike that far and you didn’t seem to hike that far

[@redbandcreative]

Bass boy billy Well it was actually 9 miles with over 2000’ in elevation gain, and since we had help with finding this lake, it’s a secret :/

[@noahnicholas4627]

I would love to catch one to do you know anybody I could talk to that might help with finding a spot. Any help is appreciated

[@christophermouanoutoua385]

@@noahnicholas4627 there are loads of resources online anyone can google. Also checking in with local fly shops in those particular area(s). You’ll get solid beta. Cheers!

[@dylanwolfe2473]

Imagine gate keeping a lake 🤣

[@joeblow9478]

Great documentary....but if you are going to post this public video, but claim the location is a secret, well, that's what the self-anointed do. The rest of us just shlep along...without our university educations and attitudes...just a thought. Thanks for listening...

[@redbandcreative]

I made a promise to a friend who gave me this location; it wasn’t mine to publicly announce.

[@user-lu5hf3ub2v]

There are no native trout in the eastern sierras, including the golden trout. They have all been introduced by stocking.

[@redbandcreative]

@@user-lu5hf3ub2v Come again? You want to mention the Lahontan Cutthroat of the East Walker River Drainage, or the Paiute Cutthroat Trout of Silver King Creek, or the Kern River and Volcano Creek Golden Trout? There’s so many. I’m a fisheries biologist fyi.

[@user-lu5hf3ub2v]

@@redbandcreative Guess I should have mentioned that that was according to my father in law who worked for CA fish and game at the Hot Creek fish hatchery

[@NorthweSteelheadJunkies]

Pro-tip reintroduced fish species are "wild" that were endemic (native) to the area.

[@elffirrdesign2063]

The Sierra Nevada is a beautiful place. Please don't sully its name by pluralizing Sierra which in Spanish describes a range of mountains with ridge that looks like a saw sticking up in the sky. It's so bush league and irreverent to miss the meaning in this name. Did yah fall asleep in class at SOC? There many sets of mountains with sierra in their name on our globe. Such a beautiful piece of work with a scratch in it. Best of luck at job that many others who have gone before with lesser tools...realize that and we move forward as humans.

[@redbandcreative]

We agree in a way with what you are saying. Remember, we made this film when we weren't even legal to drink yet... Myself, Kaden, am two months from graduating with a BA in Env. Science & Policy; I understand the coliquilisms. Also remember the history behind the Spanish and the genuflection they caused the native people in the 1600's in California... Sierra Nevada is not the true name to the native tribes such as the Paiute or Washoe.

[@elffirrdesign2063]

Good then...best of luck