Fisherman Captures Bigfoot Carrying Infant in Photos at Shaver Lake
Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
So, I just came across this fascinating video on YouTube from the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch channel, and honestly, I had to share it with you all because the evidence discussed is pretty compelling. The video centers around photos taken at Shaver Lake, California, where a fisherman named Arty, who goes by Trout Slayer, believes he captured something extraordinary in the background of his fishing photos — what appears to be a Sasquatch carrying an infant on its shoulders.
Arty was fishing at an inlet at Shaver Lake last summer on May 12th when he started noticing something unusual. The ground was littered with footprints — a mix of small prints and larger ones that seemed to travel together. When he zoomed into one of his photos, he spotted a figure in the background that looked like a Sasquatch with something smaller and similarly colored perched on its shoulders. The description matches what researchers often look for — dark brown with shades of black, consistent with Sasquatch coloration reported in the Sierra Nevada region.
What makes this story even more interesting is the footprint evidence Arty documented. He mentioned finding tracks that were around 14 to 15 inches long, which the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch team noted is typically the size of an adult female Sasquatch. Alongside those, there were smaller prints around 8 inches long, likely belonging to a youngster. And then there were the big ones — some measuring up to 20 inches long, which could potentially belong to a male, possibly the father of the youngster. Arty pointed out that these tracks were in rocky areas where no normal person would be walking barefoot, and they all seemed to lead to and from the same direction, suggesting a well-traveled path — what he called a "Bigfoot highway."
The conversation between Arty and the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch team really highlights how family groups of Sasquatch might travel together. Researchers have long theorized that these beings live in family units, with mothers caring for young while fathers patrol larger territories. The footprint pattern Arty described — female tracks alongside juvenile prints with occasional giant male tracks — fits perfectly with this theory. The Sierra Nevada mountains above 5,000 feet are well-known hotspots for Sasquatch activity, and Arty mentioned finding similar tracks at Balsam Forebay, Huntington Lake, and Wishon Lake.
One of the creepiest parts of Arty's story involves a separate incident where he left a stringer of fish in a nice pool of a creek while he continued fishing upstream. When he returned, the stringer had been moved, and there were tiny, weird-shaped footprints leading to and from it. This kind of behavior — Sasquatch interacting with human items out of curiosity — has been reported countless times by witnesses over the years. It's that playful, intelligent curiosity that so many researchers describe when discussing encounters with these beings.
The Rocky Mountain Sasquatch team was clearly impressed by the photo, noting that the figure has the classic Sasquatch shape up to the shoulders with what they described as an elongated head, and you can apparently see the butt of the youngster along the back of what they believe is the mother. They emphasized that the footprint evidence backing up the photo makes it even more credible.
Honestly, this is one of those cases where the physical evidence — the tracks, the size patterns, the location — all line up in a way that's hard to dismiss. If you're into Sasquatch research or just love a good mystery, definitely check out the video for yourself. The Rocky Mountain Sasquatch channel does a great job going through the details and zooming in on the photo so you can see what they're seeing. It's the kind of evidence that keeps the conversation going and reminds us why the Sierra Nevada remains one of the most active regions for Sasquatch sightings in the country.