1 hr 16 min
Kern River Fly Fishing with Guy Jeans - Skwala Hatch, Golden Trout Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
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- Wilderness
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/325
Presented By: Togens Fly Shop, Zoe Angling Group, Angler's Coffee, Reyr Gear
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
Guy Jeans, owner of the Kern River Fly Shop, host of the Kern River Fly Shop Podcast, and vocalist of the band Stoneflys; is here to take us on a wild ride up and down the Kern River. We talk about the 10 native species in California including the golden trout. We find out what fishing is like in different parts of the Kern River, the seasons and hatches, gear, techniques, and flies they use.
We also dig into Guy's newfound passion in podcasting - talk about some of the remarkable guests he's had on the podcast. Plus, we hear some of his band's original songs and I got to tell you.. they're pretty awesome!
Kern River Show Notes with Guy Jeans
05:15 - There's a great fly fishing club in Ventura called, Sespe Fly Fishers - they helped Guy get started in tying flies, building rods, casting, etc.
05:45 - We talk about Ska music
06:45 - The Kern River is in the Sierra mountain range, Southern Sierra - 3 hours North of Los Angeles. The river is about 170 miles long.
07:30 - The most popular fish that people come to fish for is the native California Golden trout, the Kern river rainbow, and the little Kern Golden trout
09:30 - Guy went permit fishing in Xcalak Mexico
11:00 - They also have the tailwater called the lower current, below a giant lake where they fish smallmouth and largemouth bass - they fish here in June
12:00 - They also fly fish for carp in Lake Isabela - they held carp fly fishing tournament in May
15:00 - They do 4x4 trip where they have full outfitter camps with a chef and tents
16:00 - Their hot season is in July, August, and part of September. March and April is a prime time to fish in their section on the Kern river - salmon fly hatch and mayfly hatch
17:00 - People took some of the Golden trout and put them in places like Wyoming and Montana
17:55 - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has a program called, Heritage Trout Program - a mini-contest within California that challenge people to catch the 10 native trout species in California. If you catch 6 of the 10 natives, you get a certificate that has prints of the species you caught drawn by Joseph Tomerelli
19:00 - Guy mentions the 10 Native Trout in California
20:20 - There are 2 forks - North Fork Kern River (flows into Kernville and comes down from Mt Whitney) and South Fork Kern River (doesn't get blown out, you can fish it anytime)
23:10 - It's mostly dry fly fishing for the wild golden trout - from downstream to upstream. Presentation is the key.
24:30 - The typical flies they use are stimulators, smaller stimulators, parachute adams, royal wulf, and ants
25:15 - The gear recommended are super light - 2 wt or 3 wt
25:30 - The biggest golden trout you can probably catch is 15 inches - typical is 6 to 12 inches
28:10 - Tim Landwehr was on the podcast at WFS 273 where we talked about smallmouth and largemouth bass
28:30 - Guy is holding casting clinics in California
29:00 - They use pontoon boats because of the river structure
30:00 - They have an Instagram called Kooks of the Kern where people post funny photos of what they do on the Kern river
33:00 - There's a wild trout section in the wilderness area part of the North Kern and they fish stonefly patterns. Nymphing works good there too. They also have chinook and kokanee salmon in lake Isabela.
36:20 - In Fall, they have caddis, mayflies, and some tricos later in the season
37:30 - Their website is the best resource they recommend to people who want to learn more about Kern river fishing. You can listen to their podcast there too.
39:10 - Guy had a guest on his podcast who's a fishing game warden - he told a story of when he confronted some gang members that were fishing
39:40 - I read a book years ago called, Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden
41:00 - Guy tells us about their
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/325
Presented By: Togens Fly Shop, Zoe Angling Group, Angler's Coffee, Reyr Gear
Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors
Guy Jeans, owner of the Kern River Fly Shop, host of the Kern River Fly Shop Podcast, and vocalist of the band Stoneflys; is here to take us on a wild ride up and down the Kern River. We talk about the 10 native species in California including the golden trout. We find out what fishing is like in different parts of the Kern River, the seasons and hatches, gear, techniques, and flies they use.
We also dig into Guy's newfound passion in podcasting - talk about some of the remarkable guests he's had on the podcast. Plus, we hear some of his band's original songs and I got to tell you.. they're pretty awesome!
Kern River Show Notes with Guy Jeans
05:15 - There's a great fly fishing club in Ventura called, Sespe Fly Fishers - they helped Guy get started in tying flies, building rods, casting, etc.
05:45 - We talk about Ska music
06:45 - The Kern River is in the Sierra mountain range, Southern Sierra - 3 hours North of Los Angeles. The river is about 170 miles long.
07:30 - The most popular fish that people come to fish for is the native California Golden trout, the Kern river rainbow, and the little Kern Golden trout
09:30 - Guy went permit fishing in Xcalak Mexico
11:00 - They also have the tailwater called the lower current, below a giant lake where they fish smallmouth and largemouth bass - they fish here in June
12:00 - They also fly fish for carp in Lake Isabela - they held carp fly fishing tournament in May
15:00 - They do 4x4 trip where they have full outfitter camps with a chef and tents
16:00 - Their hot season is in July, August, and part of September. March and April is a prime time to fish in their section on the Kern river - salmon fly hatch and mayfly hatch
17:00 - People took some of the Golden trout and put them in places like Wyoming and Montana
17:55 - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has a program called, Heritage Trout Program - a mini-contest within California that challenge people to catch the 10 native trout species in California. If you catch 6 of the 10 natives, you get a certificate that has prints of the species you caught drawn by Joseph Tomerelli
19:00 - Guy mentions the 10 Native Trout in California
20:20 - There are 2 forks - North Fork Kern River (flows into Kernville and comes down from Mt Whitney) and South Fork Kern River (doesn't get blown out, you can fish it anytime)
23:10 - It's mostly dry fly fishing for the wild golden trout - from downstream to upstream. Presentation is the key.
24:30 - The typical flies they use are stimulators, smaller stimulators, parachute adams, royal wulf, and ants
25:15 - The gear recommended are super light - 2 wt or 3 wt
25:30 - The biggest golden trout you can probably catch is 15 inches - typical is 6 to 12 inches
28:10 - Tim Landwehr was on the podcast at WFS 273 where we talked about smallmouth and largemouth bass
28:30 - Guy is holding casting clinics in California
29:00 - They use pontoon boats because of the river structure
30:00 - They have an Instagram called Kooks of the Kern where people post funny photos of what they do on the Kern river
33:00 - There's a wild trout section in the wilderness area part of the North Kern and they fish stonefly patterns. Nymphing works good there too. They also have chinook and kokanee salmon in lake Isabela.
36:20 - In Fall, they have caddis, mayflies, and some tricos later in the season
37:30 - Their website is the best resource they recommend to people who want to learn more about Kern river fishing. You can listen to their podcast there too.
39:10 - Guy had a guest on his podcast who's a fishing game warden - he told a story of when he confronted some gang members that were fishing
39:40 - I read a book years ago called, Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden
41:00 - Guy tells us about their
1 hr 16 min