Tomorrow I'm off on a hunt for three native Northern California Redband Trout... part of my effort catch all 11 catchable native trout in their native drainages. After this trip I should have enough of the 11 to qualify a California Heritage Trout certificate from CDFW. I'll be using this thread to post up photos and comments along my way.
My redband hunt is a three day adventure to three different river drainages in Northeastern California where I hope to catch, in each, the resident redband trout. If time permits, I'll also scout out some camping areas for possible return with wife and dog.
The first part of my journey will take me to Warner Mountains between Goose Lake and Fort Bidwell. The Warner Mountains are home to two different redband trout: the Warner Lakes Redband and the Goose Lake Redband. The former can be found in creeks draining to the east while the latter in creeks draining to the west.
The second part of my journey will take me to McCloud area. There I'll be chasing after the McCloud Redband. I'll be fishing isolated creeks northeast of Mount Shasta.
My basic plan is to fish each area until I've documented a couple of catches, then move on. I'll sleep in the back of my Cruiser, eat/drink on the move, do long haul driving in the dark, etc.. I'll be putting in 700 or more miles with at least 14 hours of driving, mostly pavement. I'm hoping these creeks aren't blown out. I'm fishing them high, near their source springs, so should be okay.
Anyways, time to do double check I've got everything packed in cruiser... next update from somewhere in Modoc County.
My redband hunt is a three day adventure to three different river drainages in Northeastern California where I hope to catch, in each, the resident redband trout. If time permits, I'll also scout out some camping areas for possible return with wife and dog.
The first part of my journey will take me to Warner Mountains between Goose Lake and Fort Bidwell. The Warner Mountains are home to two different redband trout: the Warner Lakes Redband and the Goose Lake Redband. The former can be found in creeks draining to the east while the latter in creeks draining to the west.
The second part of my journey will take me to McCloud area. There I'll be chasing after the McCloud Redband. I'll be fishing isolated creeks northeast of Mount Shasta.
My basic plan is to fish each area until I've documented a couple of catches, then move on. I'll sleep in the back of my Cruiser, eat/drink on the move, do long haul driving in the dark, etc.. I'll be putting in 700 or more miles with at least 14 hours of driving, mostly pavement. I'm hoping these creeks aren't blown out. I'm fishing them high, near their source springs, so should be okay.
Anyways, time to do double check I've got everything packed in cruiser... next update from somewhere in Modoc County.
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