Are There Any MONSTER Fish in This Mountain Lake? (WILD)

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27 күн бұрын

Me and porter ventured to a high mountain lake here in northern AZ in search of a new personal best fish. I had 2 of them to beat and he had a first to catch! Did we do it?
Northern AZ is a great place to be especially when the weather is heating up in the valley. This lake is absolutely loaded with fish.
Allegedly there are even some monsters in here, so that is what we will be targeting.
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@davidferguson5011 20 күн бұрын

Lower lake Mary for anyone who wants to know, I caught some nice pike this week in upper lake and a 4 lb bass, I don't fish for trout very often, that spot is full of people on weekends

@blackbreezo4007 15 күн бұрын

Minnesota?

@davidferguson5011 15 күн бұрын

@@blackbreezo4007 Lake Mary Flagstaff Arizona

@richrodgers9961 9 күн бұрын

Yeah I’m trying to go up this Friday to maybe beat crowds

@user-xv9bi3ne9m 25 күн бұрын

You and Porter find the most interesting places to fish and have the best times. Thanks for letting us tag along and have fun. Be blessed. My friend.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! We try and explore as much as possible

@CrayzMark 25 күн бұрын

It's always nice to see someone enjoy fly fishing. Northern pike can definitely be solid table fare. 💯💯

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

I do like it sometimes! Gotta keep Things interesting. I have heard! Heard they suck to filet tho so that stopped me lol

@MaxBrains 23 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20 Supposedly it's not so bad. You fillet them like any other fish, but you'll end up with Y-bones in the fillet that are not difficult to remove after they're cooked. I've never had the chance to fish for them though. Here in Arizona you're required to immediately kill or release the pike you catch, presumably to make sure anglers aren't moving around apex predator fish in a condition where they could reproduce, which would be bad news for any waters where they aren't already present. So if you intend to keep them, you better bring a cooler instead of a stringer. That's the one thing I think would make things difficult.

@montanamountainman 15 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20pike are the worst to filet out. Tons of tiny bones and cartilage

@CactusJackFit 21 күн бұрын

If that’s lower lake Mary I’d recommend throwing those pike on the bank if you wanna keep on catching trout there upper lake Mary however I always out the pike back they have some monster pike you’ll definitely catch a pb there

@mangotheballpython 27 күн бұрын

So excited to watch... whenever i can't fish I just watch you instead lol

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

Hahaha awesome

@FishingWithPorter 25 күн бұрын

INSANE DAY! Puts my trout and pike to shame 🤣

@highthai7 25 күн бұрын

You shoulda whipped out the Cornwater!!!!

@FishingWithPorter 25 күн бұрын

@@highthai7 😂😂😂😂😂

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Loooool ‘twas epic

@ddhh6552 25 күн бұрын

Awesome video. I have been wanting to go there for over a month now. Super cool to watch you guys slaying it. I thought about taking the canoe and trolling it too. Hopefully I will go soon 🤞. Great job man

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

You should! Its guaranteed at least 10+ pike if you know what your doing.

@GetTheNetProductions2020 16 күн бұрын

Awesome video man! Super pretty landscape!

@TheFishinMagician20 16 күн бұрын

Thanks! It’s beautiful up here forsure

@Salty_Sals 27 күн бұрын

Hell yeah let’s go! My sons going to bug me to watch the fishing guys as soon as he see this 😂 lucky for him I like watching too 😂

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

Hahaha awesome I’ll see yall there!

@TroutWest 25 күн бұрын

I'm surprised the water came down even more since the last time we were there. I thought this last few Winters would have fixed that problem but apparently not. Maybe they let it out for other reasons. I was fishing that Lake with 2 lb test 😂

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

You and me both! It seems to fluctuate a lot. The first time here I fished 2lb also lol. Caught a few pike and some bows

@codytso6214 23 күн бұрын

awesome video i love that place!! i grew up there!! loved fishing it!

@TheFishinMagician20 18 күн бұрын

Thanks! It’s a cool place forsure

@JC_Outdoors 22 күн бұрын

Quality fish! Those fly fishing clips look awesome 💪

@TheFishinMagician20 22 күн бұрын

Had to throw some in there haha thank you sir 🎣

@wademarsh2560 25 күн бұрын

Lake Mary is always fun

@montanamountainman 15 күн бұрын

I have some GREAT pike swim bait lures. They absolutely love them. They're the Storm wildeye live perch lure. They come in bags of 4 or 5 and they have the tail that spins. That and a steel leader works great! Hold the pike down by it's eyes to avoid those teeth

@lineshooter5w 14 күн бұрын

I like the way you talk about your gear and set up. Very informative and im a new subscriber to your channel. 👍

@keelidavenport1245 25 күн бұрын

As always, love watching you fish.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼

@greghicks9401 8 күн бұрын

Brings back memorys, I grow up in Flag. Fished all the lakes around there and hunted elk all around stonemen lake. Quail hunting around Kingmen was alalways good. 86 COCO

@TheFishinMagician20 7 күн бұрын

thats awesome! It was so cool getting up there!

@jbatina 19 күн бұрын

Wish they could find a way to keep water in that lake. It’s so very productive for trout, but they can’t survive with how they lose water. I could just imagine a fish surviving 3 years in the could truly be something to behold. Not a pike guy, wish they weren’t there, but I’ve hooked a couple of tanks that ended up biting through my tippet

@NiceneCreedFTW 10 күн бұрын

The Panther Martin size #4 are also great, we catch a ton using them

@HECTORGONZALEZ-fe7xf 25 күн бұрын

Cool video bro. Nice to see lake mary didn't disappoint you. When you going back to pleasant for more white bass. Sucks you lost the stringer last trip.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Thank man! The white bass have gone deep again already. They’re super tricky from shore now. Not sure when I’ll Be back

@ohno4458 22 күн бұрын

a little tip for pike in az, go to Munds Park, caught two nice pike about the size of the last one about a month ago in Odell Lake. Golf courses are stocked too, gotta be sneaky though. Goodluck boys

@robbysmusic8507 25 күн бұрын

Excellent!

@the92guy 22 күн бұрын

I’m here in Avondale/buckeye area just fishing in park ponds.. I just lost one due to what I believe was my line of possibly 6lbs. What lb. and type of line would you suggest I use for these waters?

@alexanderostrowski628 25 күн бұрын

I was contemplating my whole white mountain trip around that lake. We're going to pinetop instead. Gonna hit Silver Creek for pb rainbow trout and hopefully firstApache!!!

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Oh nice! You should do plenty well up there too!

@tboneaja 9 күн бұрын

You’re at my local fishing hole Lower Lake Mary!!

@TDFishing 22 күн бұрын

You guys killed it out there! I need to go soon!

@TheFishinMagician20 19 күн бұрын

You do man! In fire

@TonyHookedonVanlife 17 күн бұрын

Love Lake Mary! Well, I have only fished at Upper Lake Mary, Lower was completely dried up at the time(2022)! It was a big green grassy field then, I would watch elk & mule deer graze out there from the parking lot right by the dam. I caught a 30lb northern pike in I believe July of that year, iirc, in Upper Lake Mary. There's video of it on my channel! It hit a big Strike King KVD squarebill crankbait(chartreuse w/black back) on 30lb Spiderwire braid (which broke!). I had to jump down & grab it with both hands!! I have caught sooooo many pike & walleyes there, big ones too, got LOTS of videos of em, check em out! There are also still pics on my community page. I was doing the #vanlife thing & just traveling & fishing every day... In the wintertime I'd stay down at Lake Havasu. Aaahhh, that was the life!

@Ghossty1444 25 күн бұрын

Love you guys but unless that lake in az is connected to the ocean, those are definitely just regular rainbows

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

We are aware 😂 steelhead was said jokingly

@jasonvining8108 6 күн бұрын

We get plenty of huge steelhead in Michigan not connected to the ocean

@Ghossty1444 6 күн бұрын

@@jasonvining8108 must be. If you look up what a steelhead is you would also know that it can’t be called a steelhead unless it is anadromous

@raulosorio8337 25 күн бұрын

Damn epic session pretty cool to see the stickers turn wild again hehe

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Yea man it was crazy! Full fins

@faith_ofc1 26 күн бұрын

Sadly, I’ll be at the kids fishing event but after i’ll definitely come back to watch this

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

No worries! How was it?

@digitalmdrealmd9124 22 күн бұрын

Nice fish. Is that upper or lower lake mary?

@outdoorfreedom9778 13 күн бұрын

Pike??? My first thought was, ya gotta be shitten me!! Question: Can you use a ORV to get around on these little lakes?

@darianhonahnie1467 25 күн бұрын

Awesome bro watch your video n I always catch there bad a spot

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

@bigbear1499 18 күн бұрын

Awesome good time 💪💪

@TheFishinMagician20 18 күн бұрын

Yes it was!

@BiggDawgC 18 күн бұрын

Yall always having a blast man. Thats awesome. Im an AZ native born and raised. Where might this be?? Lower or upper part of the lake?? I would love to check it out bud. Yall keep it up. Love the vids

@TheFishinMagician20 18 күн бұрын

Thanks! Yes we do. Lower

@MovewithGina 25 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Thanks ma 🙏🏼

@SilverThePeacemaker 27 күн бұрын

Will be fun to go up to the Rim myself this weekend, would stay longer if it weren't for the gale force winds forecasted Sunday.

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

Should be amazing up there I haven’t even been close to skunking up there

@SilverThePeacemaker 27 күн бұрын

@TheFishinMagician20 Hope the wild browns don't challenge that statement. 😆

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

@@SilverThePeacemaker hahaha nope last trip I caught 4 and I wasnt even targeting them. Trip before that my dad and I got 10 and none nicer ones. You’ll slay em!

@kunaiwithchain5278 25 күн бұрын

Idk if it’s just mine but the Mepps I bought (1/12 oz) does not spin very well and takes a long time to start spinning too.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

The smaller ones don’t do as well forsure

@JC_Outdoors 22 күн бұрын

Those Az steelhead are great eating!

@TheFishinMagician20 22 күн бұрын

Heck yea bro 🔥

@johnqualls5990 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the fly fishing! Some people look at you weird when you do it

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

You got that right! Haha I like fly fishing, just have to get the KZfaq audience used to it. I’ll be sprinkling in some more here soon

@cmqguy 18 күн бұрын

What part of Arizona is this? Does anyone know? I want to go catch a mondo rainbow and feel the fight they put up.

@Krush0-0 4 күн бұрын

I am visiting Tucson soon and didnt plan for any fishing gear in my luggage. Looks like I should bring at least 2 diffferent power rods and reels now. 😅

@TheFishinMagician20 2 күн бұрын

You should!

@yongfuchen7066 24 күн бұрын

what camera mount is that for 2nd person view thanks.

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

It’s just a tripod setup. A basic one from Amazon 👍🏼

@DadBeard-pi2oy 15 күн бұрын

Nelson Resevoir👍👍

@CommonPerson0 11 күн бұрын

Nice big quality trouts. Don't need to release then they're stocked for a reason. They want us to harvest and take them out.

@_JUN3BUG 25 күн бұрын

The size of those rainbows is absolutely ridiculous!!😂😂 that’s insane!!

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

I know right! Mondos

@noahvaughn7852 25 күн бұрын

Love the vid. One day you need to let Brock chase the fish 😂

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

lol when it’s not pike definitely 😂

@richrodgers9961 9 күн бұрын

I’m heading up there on Friday

@codeanski 22 күн бұрын

I've got a question and a comment. Q: Was that an 8 weight fly reel? C: Take out the H bones and pike tastes exactly like walleye if not frozen (incidentally, so does muskie). Of all the fish in the world, walleye is the best fresh!

@TheFishinMagician20 22 күн бұрын

5wt that’s what I’ve heard but just didn’t feel like dealing with it that day lol

@FishEditRepeat 24 күн бұрын

Nice pike and trout holy sheet

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

Preciate you man! 🔥

@sebastianrios3133 23 күн бұрын

I saw your video when you caught a carp on a tiny fishing rod. You should try this unique looking kid rod called The Rocket Fishing rod!

@TheFishinMagician20 23 күн бұрын

Man I haven’t seen that in years.

@panchoarce5688 24 күн бұрын

Lower lake mary has been real good lately

@jonathandelatorre4040 28 күн бұрын

Try Velveeta cheese for bait

@weremuppet7625 17 күн бұрын

Going fishing, aiming for PB and doesn't bring the net.... it's like going to pick up the grandparents from the trainstation but you take the bicycle instead of the car :P

@JoshuaFlores-ru3eh 13 күн бұрын

That looked like a Musky the first one

@nrainfidelforlife 25 күн бұрын

Fishing in a bucket 🪣 I'm ok with that 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Not quite lol. We were in one cove of this huge lake

@ryryk6977 25 күн бұрын

Is there a way can send you some pike spoons I use up here in Canada

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Shoot me an email. thefishinmagician12@gmail

@stevematlock6527 25 күн бұрын

Looks like lake Mary a little low

@Arizona_Fishing 26 күн бұрын

I went fishing on Monday night and checked my baitcater, and it was running, and i got a 5 lb catfish

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Awesome 👏🏼

@diamondbacks224 24 күн бұрын

Those big trout put a good fight

@TheFishinMagician20 23 күн бұрын

they did man sheesh. Hardest AZ fight ive had on a trout

@nunyabizznizz7326 25 күн бұрын

lake mary?

@wyioughta 3 күн бұрын

most scenic lake drive in Az.

@user-rp3tx2xq9j 23 күн бұрын

Top 3 favorite fishing KZfaqrs

@TheFishinMagician20 23 күн бұрын

Are you asking?

@user-rp3tx2xq9j 23 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20 no your my top 3 fav

@Jav801 25 күн бұрын

Where is this at

@blakeridley2806 6 күн бұрын

You should go to canyon an saguaro and Bartlett

@TheFishinMagician20 5 күн бұрын

Done Bartlett but not canyon and sag yet

@epimartinez5347 25 күн бұрын

In your opinion what’s the best bait to use for fishing trout in ponds?

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

If you just wanna catch your limit? Powerbait on the bottom, work and bobber, even try mini jigging a spacebug or any small soft plastic

@epimartinez5347 21 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20 thank you for the tip

@MovewithGina 25 күн бұрын

Let’s goooo!

@hectoralcantara2111 24 күн бұрын

Where is this at??

@salt_river_fishin 27 күн бұрын

Is this in the white mountains?

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

You’ll have to wait and see

@morganyazzie1081 27 күн бұрын

Lake mary

@markcharles2565 25 күн бұрын

Lower lake Mary?

@michaelratcliff5422 25 күн бұрын

I knew it was the moment I started watching the video. I use to fish there

@sandraholley2633 11 күн бұрын

What lake is this?

@blackbreezo4007 15 күн бұрын

Location please??

@demonnixloudandproud9335 27 күн бұрын

Kibab lake? I'm Williams AZ

@TheFishinMagician20 27 күн бұрын

You’ll have to wait and see 👀

@morganyazzie1081 27 күн бұрын

Lake mary

@MiniWarMutt 27 күн бұрын

Lower Lake Mary

@demonnixloudandproud9335 27 күн бұрын

Very possible. It would be cool to fish with him!

@therealbnasty223 25 күн бұрын

What lake is this

@Dirtdiggerjohn 25 күн бұрын

Lake Mary

@user-mq7tw6jm7o 21 күн бұрын

Can you tell me where did you fish

@brucefortune5861 25 күн бұрын

I use inline spinner as big as ur rapala box. I'm from ohio.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Oh man that’s sweet. I’ve seen some giant ones. Today we were just going for numbers but I think next trip will be a big fish only time

@markvanderstelt8999 24 күн бұрын

Looks like a man made Pond is this a Friends Pond ?

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

This is man made like a lot of the water here in AZ, this was only a small cove of the huge lake tho

@SilverThePeacemaker 25 күн бұрын

I'm annoyed how the Game and Fish Department wants to remove all the pike from the last few lakes where they persist.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

I kinda get it, upper has walleye and pike but used to have more gamefish like perch, more crappie, etc. the pike eat everything and diminish. The thing is tho unless they electroshock the lake they’ll never be able to remove them

@user-fj7vm9fz2h 8 күн бұрын

Small pike need to grow up. They’re too bony. Taste good but many small bones. They’ll never be as easy as a trout for eating. But Arizona this surprises me. Where’s the Cold water come summer? Off the higher mountains?

@davidferguson5011 20 күн бұрын

They sell worms about 100 yards away a bait store

@TheFishinMagician20 19 күн бұрын

i realized that after the fact lol luckily we didnt need them

@RubenB2010 14 күн бұрын

I thought it was illegal in AZ to throw caught Pike back into the water?

@InstrumentalArcanum 23 күн бұрын

The question still remains. Where is this ?

@highthai7 25 күн бұрын

What a great day of fishing at Lower Kiwanis Park Lake!!!🎣

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

😂😂 love it

@Explorando_Arias 25 күн бұрын

The REAL ONES!! SUWOOOOT!! Monster Trout!! Definitely bigger Pike!! Why didn't you weigh it?? The teeth??

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Thanks man! We coulda weighed it yea but wasn’t even thinking about it lol maybe 3lbs

@stevematlock6527 25 күн бұрын

Those are big trout

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Indeed

@cody.chambers.9421 25 күн бұрын

Fishing sucked for me today went to Mansel Carter oasis it’s official I will never fish there again.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Haven’t you said that before? 🤔 you should some canals over there

@cody.chambers.9421 25 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20 yeah but the only transportation I have is a bike. And some of the lakes and canals close to me are pretty far to ride to.

@jonathandelatorre4040 25 күн бұрын

Try Velveeta cheese

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

You’ve made this comment like 3 times now 😂

@dalesharpy9197 24 күн бұрын

It is a dammed reservoir….. high mountain lake is a stretch.

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

You call it whatever you need to to make you happy 😄

@ieangler 25 күн бұрын

I WILL make a video with you guys one day . Dropped my first videos if you guys watched one it would mean a lot . I feel like you or porter would like them . Great video bro 🔥

@TheFishinMagician20 24 күн бұрын

I appreciate it man! I’ll give it a look

@edwardogarcia5800 18 күн бұрын

Always keep the small ones and let big ones grow seems like you haven’t fish or know the rules

@TheFishinMagician20 18 күн бұрын

I follow the rules in the law book. This is a put and take reservoir for trout. I have no issue taking them home

@bcdrummer1962 7 күн бұрын

Fun video! One critique: you guys ought to handle the fish you plan to release with a little more respect. Be a pro, dude. This comment sent with only good intention, not hate.

@TheFishinMagician20 7 күн бұрын

what do you mean by that? We were letting them swim off but they would just get stuck in the weeds. Had to give them some distance so they could get back to open water

@bcdrummer1962 6 күн бұрын

@@TheFishinMagician20 If you don’t know what I mean, check out the channels you are aspiring to be and watch how the real dudes treat the fish they catch and release…NWFS, NDYakAngler, Tenkara Addict, Jon B., One Rod…..and on and on etc. They don’t drag them up on shore, squeeze them, and manhandle them. If you wanna reach the next level as a content creator in this segment maybe it’s something to think about, no?

@bidenadministrationischina5091 9 күн бұрын

Bout time you went to lower! Ty Not many like pike but I say y’all just never caught one n jealous. Let pike exist. This ain’t democrat california

@SH-os1ck 25 күн бұрын

Jealous :(

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Get out there!

@user-bz8pq6uk6l 21 күн бұрын

DUDE YOU YELL AT YOUR DOG ALOT @@ GET OFF HIS BACK

@rmflyer1258 11 күн бұрын

Not nice of you to give away one on my fishing spots for the past 30 years you jerk in Flag LLM

@TheFishinMagician20 11 күн бұрын

Your spots? You’re the only one that fishes here huh? 😂😂😂 never mentioned the name in the video.

@michaelratcliff5422 25 күн бұрын

I used to fish this lake s all the time growing up. I would fish on the other side also in waders. My pb there was over 5lbs on the fly rod. I miss fishing there. But if you want big pike, go to the upper lake to the far in. The pike in the lower lake are minnows. Don't know if you can still crappie and blue gill, unless I caught them all before I moved.

@TheFishinMagician20 25 күн бұрын

Nice! Yea we tried upper for a Few hours and only got 1 pike there about the same size. I definitely believe there’s bigger in there

@michaelratcliff5422 24 күн бұрын

We worked the shore line. Oh yes there is. I don't remember the time of year, but at the end of the lake where you will find channels, the big ones would hang out there to spawn.