that is such a great area to explore. my favorite is out in the miter basin. a close second is out over trail pass to the southfork of the Kern, golden trout creek, little Whitney meadow and over to volcano creek and meadows. goldens in their natve waters. drop to the kern for the best backcountry fishing in the Sierra Nevada. so many incredible backcountry fly fishing options from horseshoe meadows. cottonwood lakes 1-4 are only open to fishing late in the year . usually in September. it can be tough to fish there as well. lots of pressure once they are open. 4 out of the 5 times ive been there its been gale force windy. have to get lucky and have a day with no wind. i usually have to spin fish there and have the most success with a clear float a 5x leader to a dry or a beadhead nymph. the bubble allows me to cast through the wind, far out to the middle of lake where they tend to be. in the mornings and evenings soft plastic jigs are excellent working the rock structures on all of the lakes. in that area, i prefer long lake right before new army pass. same size goldens as cottonwood lakes, better camping and open the whole summer, im able to fly fish.
@@hikesteepfishhigh awesome info, thanks for commenting! Can’t wait to get up there again, would love to do a bonafide multi day backcountry fishing adventure exploring multiple drainages
Very cool. I have decided that fishing there is likely not in my future. I have enough opportunities an hour away. So I will leave it to you and your intrepid viewers and lower the pressure. I really enjoyed this. Grew up fishing that region. Thank you and keep adventuring!
Great fishing action! Thanks for sharing!!! I fished that area a couple of years ago the cottonwood creek full of little golden and the lakes for bigger golden. oh and i spent a night at the cottonwood lakes campground
Hey Mike, Awesome Angling and Congratulations on landing a handful of Golden Trout! There is a lot of brush but possibly try your luck at Tuttle Creek! Worth a look... Enjoy the Holiday weekend! \'''/
@@AMZHikes Hey Andy, did you fish Tuttle Creek right at the campground? I was hoping to fit that in the morning I was leaving but it was shaping up to be a real hot day so wanted to get on the road early
@@MO_Lives Mike , I did fish a few days @ Tuttle Creek in the campground! Landed my first wild brown there! Nice holes and areas but you have to work for it upstream. Had my Tenkara setup so bow and arrow casting worked and some drifting... Small creek small fish big fun though! So Cool your Goldens @ Cottonwood Creek!
Thanks Andy great to hear from you! Fires starting to pop up all over the place up this way... really hoping they don't close down the local national forests. They tend to do that in bad fire years till it rains. Fingers crossed for fall angling in the san berdoos.
I did this in High country Nevada and it was the same. very narrow but the trout I caught had very orange bellies even more than yours. Its hard to fish these areas which is a good thing for nature and the trout.
@@MO_LivesIts been so long I can't remember the exact spots but their are high mountains in NV where streams can be found. Table top mountain would be one.
Hey Mike, good video. I'm curious, I have a similar truck, do you mind me asking what travel trailer you have/ pull with it? Also think it would be fun if you through a little of the camping in for the sites you visit. Thanks!
@@chaskep23 thanks for the great suggestion! I will definitely look to showcase campgrounds/sites I stay at as part of the vids. My trailer is a tiny teardrop/pop-top hybrid called the Viking 9.0TD by Coachmen, 2020 model. It’s lightweight (~2000 lbs), purchased when I drove a jeep wrangler which didn’t have much towing capacity.
Its a special place and I am privileged to be able to visit it
Nice ramble
that is such a great area to explore. my favorite is out in the miter basin.
a close second is out over trail pass to the southfork of the Kern, golden trout creek, little Whitney meadow and over to volcano creek and meadows.
goldens in their natve waters.
drop to the kern for the best backcountry fishing in the Sierra Nevada.
so many incredible backcountry fly fishing options from horseshoe meadows.
cottonwood lakes 1-4 are only open to fishing late in the year . usually in September. it can be tough to fish there as well. lots of pressure once they are open. 4 out of the 5 times ive been there its been gale force windy. have to get lucky and have a day with no wind. i usually have to spin fish there and have the most success with a clear float a 5x leader to a dry or a beadhead nymph. the bubble allows me to cast through the wind, far out to the middle of lake where they tend to be. in the mornings and evenings soft plastic jigs are excellent working the rock structures on all of the lakes.
in that area, i prefer long lake right before new army pass. same size goldens as cottonwood lakes, better camping and open the whole summer, im able to fly fish.
@@hikesteepfishhigh awesome info, thanks for commenting! Can’t wait to get up there again, would love to do a bonafide multi day backcountry fishing adventure exploring multiple drainages
Very cool. I have decided that fishing there is likely not in my future. I have enough opportunities an hour away. So I will leave it to you and your intrepid viewers and lower the pressure. I really enjoyed this. Grew up fishing that region. Thank you and keep adventuring!
@@daveschlom4033 thanks! Glad you enjoyed.
Great fishing action! Thanks for sharing!!! I fished that area a couple of years ago the cottonwood creek full of little golden and the lakes for bigger golden. oh and i spent a night at the cottonwood lakes campground
Glad you enjoyed. Looking forward to heading up there again and plan to hike up to the lakes
Hey Mike, Awesome Angling and Congratulations on landing a handful of Golden Trout! There is a lot of brush but possibly try your luck at Tuttle Creek! Worth a look... Enjoy the Holiday weekend! \'''/
@@AMZHikes Hey Andy, did you fish Tuttle Creek right at the campground? I was hoping to fit that in the morning I was leaving but it was shaping up to be a real hot day so wanted to get on the road early
@@MO_Lives Mike , I did fish a few days @ Tuttle Creek in the campground! Landed my first wild brown there! Nice holes and areas but you have to work for it upstream. Had my Tenkara setup so bow and arrow casting worked and some drifting... Small creek small fish big fun though! So Cool your Goldens @ Cottonwood Creek!
Thanks Andy great to hear from you! Fires starting to pop up all over the place up this way... really hoping they don't close down the local national forests. They tend to do that in bad fire years till it rains. Fingers crossed for fall angling in the san berdoos.
Is this by Kennedy Meadows?
No... north of that, near Lone Pine
I did this in High country Nevada and it was the same. very narrow but the trout I caught had very orange bellies even more than yours. Its hard to fish these areas which is a good thing for nature and the trout.
Interesting…what part of NV?
@@MO_LivesIts been so long I can't remember the exact spots but their are high mountains in NV where streams can be found. Table top mountain would be one.
@@gqftoastNV is a beautiful state… I knew it had streams and fish just didn’t know it’s got goldens. Awesome!
Hey Mike, good video. I'm curious, I have a similar truck, do you mind me asking what travel trailer you have/ pull with it? Also think it would be fun if you through a little of the camping in for the sites you visit. Thanks!
@@chaskep23 thanks for the great suggestion! I will definitely look to showcase campgrounds/sites I stay at as part of the vids. My trailer is a tiny teardrop/pop-top hybrid called the Viking 9.0TD by Coachmen, 2020 model. It’s lightweight (~2000 lbs), purchased when I drove a jeep wrangler which didn’t have much towing capacity.
What was your total catch for the day?
Finished with 5 little fellas landed. A great excuse to take in the hi country for the day!