Tag Archives: Golden Trout
Road Closures for 2022 – SQF
The Sequoia National Forest just released a news update regarding closures and openings of several recreation areas. As for the Golden Trout Wilderness, the west side will have a road closure due to hazards from past wildfires. The North Road … Continue reading
Video: Search for Volcano Creek Golden Trout
A couple people headed out into the Golden Trout Wilderness to search for the pure strand of Golden Trout in Volcano Creek (Golden Trout Creek is another name too). Come along and see how Matthew Chenoweth and company did on … Continue reading
Video: California Golden Trout’s Long Journey Home
Due to historical drought conditions, CDFW rescues several dozen pure strand Golden Trout fish from Golden Trout Creek. One year later they are returned back to their habitat.
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Tagged California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish, Golden Trout, Golden Trout Creek
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Video: Fishing for Golden Trout
Enjoy the videos of a few users heading into the Golden Trout Wilderness to do some fishing. Do you have an idea where they went?
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Tagged fishing, Golden Trout, Golden Trout Wilderness, Videos, YouTube
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Video: California Golden Trout’s Long Journey Home
Check out how the California Department of Fish and Wildlife return native Golden Trout to Volcano Creek. They released the fish back to their native waters on July 13, 2017. Why did they need to rescue them? Check out the … Continue reading
Last 2017 Snow Survey Results
The final snow survey results are all in for 2017. How exactly is the wilderness looking this year? It is looking exceptionally good! For the May 1 survey the Kern River Basin is setting at 210% of normal for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, access, Golden Trout, Kern River, May, snow pack, Wilderness
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Trip Report: Groundhog Meadow Loop
User rhyang from the High Sierra Topix did a 2 night/3 day trip into the Golden Trout Wilderness on the Inyo National Forest side. The trip resembles the Groundhog Meadow Loop for about half the time. Rhyang starts from Horseshoe Meadow, hikes … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Whitney Meadow, Chicken Spring Lake, Cirque Peak, Cottonwood Pass, fishing, Golden Trout, Golden Trout Creek, Golden Trout Wilderness, Groundhog Meadow, Groundhog Meadow Loop, Inyo National Forest, Mowery Meadow, PCT, South Fork of the Kern River, Trail Pass, Tunnel Meadow
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Camp Fire Stories – Videos
Here are a few videos taken this summer season in the Golden Trout Wilderness. Enjoy! Hail at Silver Lake – July 2015 Excitement from Don catching his first Golden Trout In search of old historical abandoned cabins and of hot … Continue reading
History: Two New Sources
Updated the history section of the site. There are two new history accounts regarding the Golden Trout Wilderness. The first is an old document scanned by Google regarding Golden Trout fisheries surveys in the Southern Sierra Nevada mountains. This document … Continue reading
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Tagged 1905, 1969, Douglas Powell, Golden Trout, Historical, History, Kern Lake, Little Kern Lake, sierra nevada, Snowfall, World Record
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Golden Trout Wilderness 