When I was younger I came across a rattlesnake. Ever since then I have never fished the river especially climbing down boulders and rocks. Catching fish however would make me less scared lol.
Thanks! This year had some colder weather that really slowed things down at the lake for a while. It's finally warming back up and the fishing is getting better.
Interesting! I've never fished the lower canyon river stretches. I was always in a hurry to get to the upper river and had to get back to work and home on the way back down. I figured it was bass and suckers in the lower anyway ( not that its necessarily a bad thing) Thanks for the breakdown! (ixnay on the springhillnay Lol)
I've caught quite a few crappie in the canyon. I used to fish that section 3-5 times a week when I was younger and only hit the upper on the weekends. Here recently, I feel that everyone and their brother are at Springhill now, so I finally put it in a video. It got washed out quite a bit so only the North side is open. That tent cabin/Cannell Creek Lodge have been bringing in a lot of people to the area and it's also a guide favorite.
@@RoadandReel I was just kidding on Spring Hill. The fall was my favorite time to fish it. I never did see another angler in the 8 seasons I got to experience that amazing gem of a River up there.
@@SaraShepherd-nu6jf you'll pass a lot of creeks on the way there that are good. Peppermint is also a pretty good creek to fish, or at least it was. It pushed a lot of fish out with the major snow melt last year, but I think they're coming back. There's a 4 mile trail that follows along from lower to upper and many of the deeper runs hold fish.
@@RoadandReel I’m on the river, staying just above kernville. Gonna try to hit the evening bite somewhere close, probably venture to Isabella tomorrow.
@@ryant6220 you can try going higher. Usually at this time of the year I move up to the smaller streams that flow into the Kern. If you stay on the Kern, fish the undercuts and around the structures in the water. Fish are likely holding behind them and out of the current.
