Solo Camping & Fishing for Extremely Rare Trout

Get adventure! Glad I stumbled upon your channel.

Heavy rain... hahaa youre a loser. Naw, just joking, you're pretty cool.

Thank you I'm a happy camper and this is so refreshing to watch. God bless you and keep you safe.

Thank you for being such a great mentor to Xander 😂😂😂!

You and Xander are hilarious picking on each other...

does someone know where his hat is from?

thank you for teaching Xander so much. lol. this was a beautiful video. thanks for sharing.

Totally flopped - LOL jk brother. I enjoyed, thank you!

I would be fishing at midnight lol

I remember a fishing trip with my Dad and brothers for Aurora trout. It was nice to catch. We were only allowed one each. We couldn't do catch and release because they died almost as soon as we got them out of the water. The large ones are greasy. The purple colour also disappeared very quickly.

Why even eat them

I love all char species. It looks almost identical to a brook trout in every way. It’s weird, I’ve seen brook trout around my home in NB that don’t have the red dots, and also don’t have the yellow pattern on the back.

Hopefully they’re just as tasty!

What is with the rock throwing?

As a kid I always hated fishing at summer camp because of all the same reasons you don’t like to use bait or barbed hooks. I was taken deep sea fishing in the Florida keys as a surprise a few years ago by an ex who knew I loved the outdoors and I had to explain that I hate fishing but I would give it a try since he booked and arranged the entire thing. It was worse than I could have imagined we first caugh bait fish off the reef, that seemed harmless enough with the net. Until I realized they were going to be attached to a line and held down by a weighted line for the big fish….. I proceeded to nap the rest of the day below deck.

So I am surprised to say I actually enjoy your fishing videos. You treat each animal with so much respect and dignity. I really appreciate learning from you knowing that you appreciate everything in your surroundings equally.

This video indeed did not flop

Yea! I just walked a full mile without my shoelaces untying themselves. U da Man... Nice catches.

trout feed at night ....next time bring a small , top water frog or mouse......listen carefully

Come over to fish Siberia. You can catch trout any time any number, you can keep, you can eat. You can even sell
It's amazing how communist Canada has become, much more than USSR never was

Very cool fish adventure!! Beautiful place. Nice fish.

The Aurora Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis) is a unique variant of the Brook Trout, distinguished by its colouration. It is a member of the Trout and Salmon family (Salmonidae) and has the following characteristics:

Looks similar to Brook Trout, yet adult fish lack the yellow marks throughout the dorsal region and exhibit few to no red spots with blue halos;
Dorsal surface is typically olive green to dark brown with iridescent steel blue and silver sides and silvery white underparts that are often tinged with pink;
Anal, pelvic and pectoral fins with a white leading edge followed by a dark stripe, the rest of the fins are reddish;
Caudal fin nearly straight or with a shallow indentation;
The largest known Aurora Trout was 3,500 g and 600 mm long.
In 2011, the Aurora Trout was determined by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to be ineligible for assessment as it did not satisfy the discreteness and significance criteria that would justify its recognition as a designatable unit within Brook Trout. Similarly, it is no longer considered eligible to be designated as a species of risk under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 (2011). Reassessment of the species’ status under the federal Species at Risk Act is currently underway.

Habitat
Distribution of the Aurora Trout in Canada
Distribution of the Aurora Trout in Canada. Red dots indicate the native populations. Black dots indicate the introduced populations.
The Aurora Trout was native to a few remote, high-elevation lakes in the Temagami district of Ontario, Whirligig Lake and Whitepine Lake, located north of Sudbury. The original native populations were extirpated as a result of lake acidification in the 1960s. Using captive breeding stock, the Aurora Trout were re-introduced into the lakes in the 1990s following improvements in water quality, and have since become self-sustaining populations. It is also stocked in other lakes in northern Ontario. Natural reproduction by Aurora Trout introduced in two non-native lakes is limited.

The Aurora Trout is a coldwater species found in clear, cool lakes. Spawning occurs in late October to early November over rubble, sand and gravel in water up to 4 m deep. Females construct redds and embryos are buried in the substrate. Groundwater upwellings are likely important spawning areas. Sexual maturity is reached at two to four years. Aurora Trout have a lifespan of approximately eight years.

Threats
The Aurora Trout was lost from its natural range due to acid precipitation that disrupted reproduction. Low pH from acid precipitation and runoff is a continuing threat to the Aurora Trout. They are also likely affected by limited habitat (particularly a lack of groundwater springs for spawning and necessary elements for thermal refuge). Inbreeding, resulting from the small genetic pool of captive individuals, is also likely contributing to long-term threats to its viability.

While on these campouts. Do u ever listen to music? And if u do. Besides obviously RUSH. S there anything else you recommend?

The thing I learned from this video was from Xander! Thanks for the knot tip. I love simple fixes. Also liked your vocalized inner dialogue. One I have had many times was releasing a fish, planning on eating one I would catch later.... yeah. Glad you got your lunch. Worked out in the end.

Did it scare you when Bigfoot threw those rocks in the lake?

Rare indeed ,the non pressure . The only person on a lake not a lot of cabins and other man made boxes some call paradise. The time alone to reflect and recharge. Life can be beautiful if you can avoid Mankind.

1st time seeing an Aurora trout, what a beautiful fish ! Such a tiny lake, I guess they won't grow to much size in there?
Perfect summer day in the north !

did beavers like your rocks?

Try a Mooselook Wobbler on those trout. I've used them on Lakers, Brook, Brown and Rainbow. Oh, and that lake all to yourself is priceless even without fish.

Love your adventures John, need to know your scotch of choice. I am a big fan of Glenlivet and Johnny Black.
Congratulations (a bit late) with you and Erin's nuptials.

That fish looked soooo delicious

Beautiful fish!

They look like Char rather than trout ?

Lame video

I bet the local beaver were wondering what kind of giant beaver was whacking its tail.. and all were thankful it was the four slap message

That trout is obviously part of the large salmon family of fish. Only a few evolved into the ocean cycle. Even less became landlocked after developing that aapect. IE: Rainbow trout and Kokanee .. The paler flesh trout are likely an even more distant cousin.

How did the canoe magically appear??

Ah, it's late. I'm subbed and quequed this for tomorrow.

hooks a lil' large for such small fish no?

Truly a beautiful and ultra rare trout species.
Jon a true sportsman and another awesome vid. Packing up and realizing that someone else is out there. However I think that you were not always alone. Four huge rocks thrown out causing big splashes had me thinking that Sasquatch doesn't want you there. LOL!
Thanks for sharing and ☮️.

A man after my own heart, as the saying goes.

How did you get your canoe there

What is your rods length and power?

Does anyone know how he cast so far? I have the same reel, but its smaller and on an 4,6 ultralight rod. Does that have anything to do with it?

You taught Xander well in the force😉.

Oh no, a fisherman that absolutely knows how to tie knots didn't know that he was supposed to be tying his shoes with a slip box knot??? 😂 Love it, it was my daughter that taught me that very same lesson on a fishing trip when my boots kept coming untied 😂

Great 👍 video as always Jon. Be safe out there buddy.

Thank you for making these it helps relax me

I wasn't sure about this then you started cooking nice choice for food.

723984 views def not a flop jon ....heavy rain not needed lol

Isnt tht just a brookie