Putnum Pond - Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area Loop Trout Trip with a Hornbeck Solo Canoe
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- I paddled across Putnum to camp and fish at a few ponds in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area.
"WILDERNESS IS NOT A LUXURY BUT A NECESSITY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT"
-Edward Abbey
Please respect the woods & waters and leave them better than you found them. Pack out all trash! Collect only dead and down wood in the Adirondack Park. Respect Mah Nature!
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Thanks for watching.
nice gear
Buy once, cry once. Enjoy for life..
After breaking off numerous rod tips bushwhacking to fishing spots in the ADK, and having to rewind line caught on a bush more times than I can count, I switched to a variety of collapsible and sectional lightweight spinning rods with spincast lightweight reels. My favorite is an under the rod trigger release spincast reel. These are easy to carry, pack, and store. I also carry a foldable plastic net that will fit into a pocket. Most of my gear I got 40 plus years ago so I don't know what is available now. I don't feel hampered by the portability when actually fishing. The lightweight tackle is actually a plus when fishing for brook trout. If you can find Vietnam era jungle fatigues in an Army Navy surplus store, they make ideal fishing outfits. They blend into the background when stream fishing. If you could find camo, that would be a bonus. Both the jacket and pants have numerous pockets for tackle, the cloth dries very quickly if you get wet or sweat, and is ripstop nylon. The sleeves are made to roll up. The pantlegs are tapered to fit easily into hip boots or waders. They have built in tie offs to keep out ticks and critters. Boonie hats make good fishing hats too. Most have a chin tie off to keep the hat from getting blown off on a breezy lake. Mosquitoes and blackflies can't bite thru the cloth. I wore my jacket out and outgrew the pants. I weighed a lot less in the Army. All ADK tested! These are secrets the current generation will not know!
Time tested in the ADKs. Thanks!
Where u been
Hey Bud, I'm getting out but haven't filmed much. Occasional posting on IG. Keep it wild.
This is one of my favorite spots in the Adirondacks. Back in 1973 I took my wife and 4 year old son on a short backpacking trip to “Grizzle Ocean.” It was our anniversary. It is one anniversary that my wife tells me that she will never forget. It is not because she enjoyed the trip. It is because backpacking was not her idea of the best way to celebrate a wedding anniversary! She was a good sport, though, and we all did have a good time. We slept in the lean-to while a thunder storm raged above us. In spite of the storm, I got one of the best night’s sleep ever. I love your videos. I have a 12 foot Hornbeck classic that I bought in 1991. Although I have had many boats of various kinds, I will never part with my 12 foot Hornbeck!
Haha, but memorable it was! Type 2 fun..miserable while its happening but enjoyable in retrospect. Maybe paddle across putnum and shorten the trail next time around or just go to the paradox brewery and relax.
currently looking at the Hornbeck, enjoyed the video. Nice to find another person protecting the backcountry and waterways. So how do you like your new boat?
Thx for watching. I love the hornbeck for the aestetic and weight and function. My only complaint is comfort sitting all day. The northstar adk I want to try as well as a hemlock canoe srt if I ever get a chance. Overall very happy.
@@NatureIntoAction thanks for feed back
That's such an awesome section of the park, sandwiched between two cool towns but still very wild.
For sure! I think because the campground was still closed at the time the park was fairly empty.
Thank you for sharing. Spent all of my childhood camping Putnam Pond and fishing all the ponds you did in this video. Have hiked everyone of those trails. Bringing back memories!
Beautiful place with so many options. I did a winter trip on Putnum and found a few bass and red eared sunfish through the ice. Have some footage but haven't put it into a video to share.
Good job on the vid. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a great trip!
check the rules about leaving fish entrails in the water (page 74 of the 2022 regulations)
Thanks.
@@NatureIntoAction still a nicely done video. a fishing biologist told me clear pond was one of the only ponds in the Adirondacks that supports Kokonee salmon. did you catch any?
Great trip David! Some of those shots were absolutely beautiful!!! Glad you're enjoying the Hornbeck :) I'll have mine out this week (although not a carry in trip). I'm still playing with the carry setup myself but haven't done the yolk yet. Looks like it worked pretty well.
I used a yolk when I went and it worked so well.
As always the Adks show their beauty and share their bounty. Love your content and your ethics. Keep it up David.
thanks John. Gotta respect mah nature.
NatureIntoAction I’ve been tripping and backpacking in the Dacks since I was 15. I’m 61 now and still canoe tripping 5-6 times/year. Of all the places I’ve been (BWCA, WCPP, Alaska,etc) the Adirondacks are still on the top of my list. I think it’s because it’s #1 in my heart.
Very nice trip video! Enjoyable to watch…thanks for making it!
Thanks Scott. Really enjoyed that trip, sometimes solo is just what is needed.
Nice country. That new boat looks sweet!
you know it!
so jealous bro 🤗
Take the kid..zip up 87n and breathe in some freedom.
I love those Lake Clear Wabblers - Best Brook Trout setup in the Adk's ;)
They got the little brookies this trip..nothing big caught. I'll just have to keep trying.
@@NatureIntoAction Myself & a buddy slaughtered some really nice brookies on a pond in Minerva with Lake Clear's - I never really was a huge believer in those spoons until that day :)
Hey David! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures. Always look forward to your videos.
appreciate it :) thanks for watching.
What are you using for a rod holder setup? I have a similar boat and concerned about damaging the Kevlar.
Another great video, thanks for sharing! My girlfriend and I just went there about a month ago, awesome place. I think you're right about the ponds being stocked recently, we caught a bunch of those little brookies. We got a few bigger ones also but most were 6-8 inches.
cool. yeah, the loons and mergansers looked happy about em.
I was in the general area in beginning of June. Such a gorgeous area.
yes, beautiful
Oh man, I need a trip like that
Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be hooking into some browns
Great video David
Seems to be a good trip! Those canoes look so good. Way too light.
For sure. Had a few great trips already with that boat. Thx for watching.
David - Great to see you out with your new canoe. It's funny to see such gleaming wood on those gunwales. I'm sure it won't take much time for you to use it enough for a nice patina to develop. That's all for now. Take care and until next time....be well.
Thx Snapper. You know I looked for used for a while knowing I would scratch it up..but didn't see any for sale and couldn't wait any longer..
I’m camping at Putnam on Tuesday. Did you ever make it to Clear Pond?
Yeah, sure did. Nice easy trails
Just re watching this ! I gotta get up to that area , near Pharroah lake, not that far for me about three and a half hours ! Looks beautiful, you were sure having good luck with the brookies !
I'm just over 4hrs away and have been back 5x in the last 3 years, at least once per season. The fishing was good...seemed like a recent stocking of small fish in the area. I'd like to carry in to Pharaoh Lake and troll for a weekend...maybe hook into some Lakers. Probably decent bullhead fishing from camp just about anywhere too.
@@NatureIntoAction Awesome ! I need to explore that area, I might try and get up there after ice out for some early spring canoe camping, fishing, maybe I will run into you ! cheers !
Awesome ! Great to see you out man ! Nice canoe ! Thanks for sharing man ! Cheers !
Thx :) Got the next few planned out and just waiting on time and cooler weather.
NatureIntoAction Gotcha, spent last week canoe camping in Maine, very hot ! Cheers
NatureIntoAction I want to head up to the Ceder river flow area again maybe in August/ September ? I really like it over there.
@@MeetMeOutside Yeah, great area. I'd like to make it down the flow to Carry Leanto and pond. Once hiked it but want to visit by boat.
@@MeetMeOutside just added all your recent videos to my watch list! I hope to visit Maine but need to plan out a great trip.
How long were you at that lean-to? I’d be very surprised that someone would leave their “junk” aka personal belongings there for more than a few hours.
Unfortunately, i see it often at easy to access leanto spots, definitely abandoned. And I give people the benefit of doubt.
It’s been a long time waiting for one of your videos Green Frog! Glad to see you’re back at it. Great video and thank you for sharing it!❤️
:) Thanks
What are you filming with looks great !
My Samsung phone. It takes quality video but not so great in low light and no real zoom quality but it doesn't get any easier than taking it out of a pocket and hitting play.
NatureIntoAction Makes sense ! Awesome !
Amazing trip! I'm loving the new Hornbeck -- what length classic did you end up going with?
thx Jay. It is the 12ft classic fishing boat.
BACK IN THE SADDLE!!
14:30 you got it
Where is your friend?
Haha, he'll be on another trip soon.
What's up with that yoke? Looks neat.
It just screws on with a bolt and wingnut. I had it setup backwards at first but got it all dialed in by the end of the trip. Depending on distance and gear the boat can also be carried on a shoulder.
@@NatureIntoAction interesting, thanks!
Love the light switch... Are your gunnels treated? If not try 50/50 Lindsey oil and Thompson's water seal apply it using a saturated cotton cloth just so it wets the wood a couple times a year. Looks like you had some wind well into the nights each day. Awesome morning mist and bird songs...were those salmon or rainbow? Didn't look like a brook trout.