I have fished for native brookies in Pennsylvania since 1978. Never ever saw or heard of a native bigger than 12" My two best were 12" with the vast majority of them being 5" to 8" but I consider every one a trophy- hand painted by God.
@@erikroach8235 That's definitely going on my list of things to do! I fished Quetico Provincial Park once back in the 90's and that was awesome for Pike and Walleyes, but no trout. BTW I speak French at an intermediate level, just in case. However I suspect a lot of Canadians are actually bilingual anyway.
Brook trout fishing is the love of my life. I plan on over wintering in a log cabin near Gunnison soon. I’m going to tie flies, read some good books and eat food cooked on my wood stove. A dream come true. God is good!
Beautiful Native Brookies with spectacular colors, beautiful creek, peaceful surroundings, bugs in your ears, mouth and up your nose ... EYEP ... you are living the Dream !!! 😊😎
Beautiful video!! Did my first native brook trout fishing up in New Hampshire a couple weeks ago and it was some of my favorite fishing I’ve ever done.
I fished for brook trout for the first time today and it was the best fishing trip i have ever had, i can only now see how pretty they are after seeing them in life, the camera does no justice
I’m in northern Wisconsin and I’ve caught a 17in brook trout, I was amazed when I reeled him in, it was also on the river that holds the state record for a inland brook trout, I feel blessed to caught a fish like that when I know some guys that have been fishing for 50+ years and their largest is a 13-14in brook trout.
Another great outing for the gems of the Appalachians. 👍 Regardless of their size, anyone who can't appreciate native brookies, and the places they're found, needs to take up a new hobby. Thanks. Take care and God bless! 👍👊🏼🇺🇸
As an avid wild/native brook trout fisherman in the state of Michigan, you’re probably never gonna catch a 15 incher in a small creek like that. There are lots of streams in the Upper Peninsula that look just like that, and from my experience the trout max out at around 12-13 inches. Maybe if you find a creek with large waterfalls and pools you could find a brookie that approaches 15 inches. I’ve caught lots of brook trout 15 inches or larger, and the best place to find these trout is in spring creeks that run through meadows, have beaver activity, and have aquatic vegetation. I’m sure somewhere in West Virginia there are creeks that have those three attributes. Best of luck on your quest!
I’m sure there may be a place or two like that, but usually it’s one or the other. It’s either spring fed and small, or has beaver dams and temp issues (for the most part). Because of environmental issues most of the native brookie water in this area has been destroyed, and they’ve kind of been pushed into the headwaters of streams. That’s partially why catching a 15 inch fish is almost unheard of, and I’m not saying that lightly. I know of only 2 people in the state who have caught fish of that size (although many claim). But thanks for the advice!!
I hate to disagree but I routinely catch Brook trout in a much smaller creek than this one and have several in the 17-19 " length a year. It depends on food and the depth of your pools .
Hey Bro. I'm 70 years old now and I would love to meet up with you and fish the N. GA streams that my Dad took me to when I was a youngster. I know and remember some great spots !!
Central PA was hot and dry this summer so trout was on hold and after two months of smallies which is still pretty awesome I will be back at it this weekend for brookies. Awesome video keep up the great work. Tight Lines.
Beautiful fish, beautiful stream, beautiful video. I've said it before, there's nothing better than a good day on a trout stream. Love the videos, thanks for sharing. 👍
Nice to see wild brookies that size and color thriving in the back country. There so far in the wilderness most people will not put forth the effort to reach them. I say good for the brook trout population. Enjoyed watching, tight lines.
What an outing you had! Gorgeous stream, gorgeous fish! I wish you success in your quest for the 15” native. As always, thank you for these fishing adventures.
Great fishing trip. The larger fish were awesome, but I'm giving first place to that brilliant orange one. The colors of the brookie continue to amaze me.
Brook trout can reach lengths of over a foot in beaver dams. Find a brook with brookies and come across a nice beaver dam pond the fish will be bigger.
My man, you really do catch some amazing natives! That one was a HOG!!! Congrats. I'd love to fish for some of those West Virginia brookies. I think you all have better native fishing than we have here in Pa
@@jacobhornberger8073 , yep, I've caught some nice natives here in Pa, my biggest being 13.5". They seem to have consistently larger brookies in WV though. Maybe because they don't put stream names on a list for the world to read? lol
To be fair, 12 inches is huge in WV too. But if you know WV water you can kind of narrow down where to look for bigger fish. Idk about the other states but certain drainages tend to be more productive or just have more connectivity. Which are 2 massive keys to bigger fish.
Great video brother! I got into native fly fishing in central Virginia back at the beginning of Covid and haven’t fished for a stocked trout since…and highly doubt I ever will. Native Brookies are one of the most beautiful creatures on God’s green earth! PS, send me a private message with the GPS coordinates of this stream. 😂
Good stuff dude, those chunks towards the beginning were so nice. And that one you caught from that rooty hole ... those colors and shoulders! We've got some massive brookies in some of the alpine lakes in CO that I'd love to target.
Man, I sent you a message about a month ago inquiring about Renegade rods, even asking if you had a code. Didn't hear back and went ahead and ordered anyway (black 3wt). Now I see you have a code. Once again, my lack of patience bites me. Hopefully I can be half as successful as you with it! Fantastic video as always!
Dang man I’m sorry!! Unfortunately I can’t / don’t get to see all of the messages. Especially if I’m gone for a week and don’t check them often. I hope you enjoy the rod though!!
@@hardmanfishing No worries. Didn't need the discount, only asked about the code in case it would earn you something on the back end. And I actually landed my first fish with it yesterday evening... small little 13" brown.
I might have been fishing this same stream the day you shot this. My buddy ran into you on the trail not far up into it. I was down in the creek so I missed you. Great footage as always!
Yes!! I did talk to a guy on the stream that day. He was down lower on the creek. Talked to him for a good few minutes before heading up the mountain and mentioned his buddy was just down in the pool below him. Small world!
Beautiful fish on your channel. I just recently started fly fishing and love it! I live in east TN and it’s been my dream to catch some brook trout. What kind of rod and reel are you using for these? The rod almost looks like a 2 to 3 wt. but looks perfect for these fish.
Heck, I just want to catch one. I'm from the Cumberland Plateau so I only know rainbow trout fishing. Where are some good streams in East Tennessee for brook trout?
Thank you! And just so I had a second way to possibly catch a fish. I kind of mentioned it towards the beginning, but if I don’t see fish actively raising a lot of times I’ll put on a dropper. You just catch so much more fish, regardless of depth
Amazing video! Some giants in there haha. That brings me to a question though. I’m aware you’re in West Virginia so that may be partially the reason, but how do you find amazing streams like that? I’m used to tiny mountain streams that hold little water and I can’t take my fly rod in, for it is too brushy
Well I’m not exactly sure where you’re from, but this type of stream is not WV exclusive. Every state I’ve visited in their native range has had similar water. NC, TN, Va, and Pa are all outstanding. Even Ga and SC has some amazing water.
On the videos where I don’t talk people ask me what I’m doing, if I do talk people complain that I talk to much. I try to find a middle ground but quite frankly I know I can’t please everyone!! Thanks for watching regardless
God was in a great mood when he created the beautiful Brook Trout.
Great comment.👊🏼
Amen!
I always thought that God must have made Brook Trout and Wood Ducks on the same day. Great video of those incredible fish.
Couldn’t agree more!!
Indeed He was.
I have fished for native brookies in Pennsylvania since 1978. Never ever saw or heard of a native bigger than 12" My two best were 12" with the vast majority of them being 5" to 8" but I consider every one a trophy- hand painted by God.
you need to come up to Canada then!😊
@@erikroach8235 That's definitely going on my list of things to do! I fished Quetico Provincial Park once back in the 90's and that was awesome for Pike and Walleyes, but no trout. BTW I speak French at an intermediate level, just in case. However I suspect a lot of Canadians are actually bilingual anyway.
@@erikroach8235 You guys have a completely different strain of brook trout than the ones in most of the Appalachian Mountains.
I catch them in PA
Brook trout fishing is the love of my life. I plan on over wintering in a log cabin near Gunnison soon. I’m going to tie flies, read some good books and eat food cooked on my wood stove. A dream come true. God is good!
Caught one brookie that was right around 16" once. magical day. So memorable, On a native stream beside a trail trestle in north central Pennsylvania
Beautiful creek and fish. Brings back memories of some brookie fishing in Virginia back in the 90s.
Beautiful Native Brookies with spectacular colors, beautiful creek, peaceful surroundings, bugs in your ears, mouth and up your nose ... EYEP ... you are living the Dream !!! 😊😎
Thank you!!
Beautiful video!! Did my first native brook trout fishing up in New Hampshire a couple weeks ago and it was some of my favorite fishing I’ve ever done.
Love those Brookies! You truly know what you're doing. Watching this video is a blessing. Always tight lines.
Thank you so much!
I fished for brook trout for the first time today and it was the best fishing trip i have ever had, i can only now see how pretty they are after seeing them in life, the camera does no justice
I’m in northern Wisconsin and I’ve caught a 17in brook trout, I was amazed when I reeled him in, it was also on the river that holds the state record for a inland brook trout, I feel blessed to caught a fish like that when I know some guys that have been fishing for 50+ years and their largest is a 13-14in brook trout.
fantastic stream and surroundings
Thanks for sharing another Hardman Fishing Adventure. Your enthusiastic comments makes it very enjoyable and inspiring to watch. 👍
The sight of the incredible colours of those brookies is being in the nirvana. The strong orange of the fins and especially the magenta spots…wow…
Another great outing for the gems of the Appalachians. 👍 Regardless of their size, anyone who can't appreciate native brookies, and the places they're found, needs to take up a new hobby. Thanks. Take care and God bless! 👍👊🏼🇺🇸
As an avid wild/native brook trout fisherman in the state of Michigan, you’re probably never gonna catch a 15 incher in a small creek like that. There are lots of streams in the Upper Peninsula that look just like that, and from my experience the trout max out at around 12-13 inches. Maybe if you find a creek with large waterfalls and pools you could find a brookie that approaches 15 inches. I’ve caught lots of brook trout 15 inches or larger, and the best place to find these trout is in spring creeks that run through meadows, have beaver activity, and have aquatic vegetation. I’m sure somewhere in West Virginia there are creeks that have those three attributes. Best of luck on your quest!
I’m sure there may be a place or two like that, but usually it’s one or the other. It’s either spring fed and small, or has beaver dams and temp issues (for the most part). Because of environmental issues most of the native brookie water in this area has been destroyed, and they’ve kind of been pushed into the headwaters of streams. That’s partially why catching a 15 inch fish is almost unheard of, and I’m not saying that lightly. I know of only 2 people in the state who have caught fish of that size (although many claim). But thanks for the advice!!
I hate to disagree but I routinely catch Brook trout in a much smaller creek than this one and have several in the 17-19 " length a year. It depends on food and the depth of your pools .
@@IRONHORSE427RACING Shhh!!! Don't let the cat out of the bag!
Hey Bro. I'm 70 years old now and I would love to meet up with you and fish the N. GA streams that my Dad took me to when I was a youngster. I know and remember some great spots !!
I absolutely can not come up with the words to express how amazingly beautiful those fish are! Thanks for the videos!
I'm glad you enjoyed!! These are some of my favorite videos to make
Bro the intro is on point I watched it like 3 times.....It's so good!!!!! I got chills!
That’s awesome!!! Glad you enjoyed!
You guy should do a brake down of your setups. Nymphing, streamers, dry fly,from flys to leader set ups that would be sweet !
I will one day for sure! Make sure you keep an eye out for the "Fly Fishing for Beginners" series because I'll most likely cover a lot of that there
Central PA was hot and dry this summer so trout was on hold and after two months of smallies which is still pretty awesome I will be back at it this weekend for brookies. Awesome video keep up the great work. Tight Lines.
Beautiful fish, beautiful stream, beautiful video. I've said it before, there's nothing better than a good day on a trout stream. Love the videos, thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed
Excellent! Good luck on your quest for the elusive 15”er. You’re right on, Native Brookies are “Absolute Perfection”. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed!!
Nice to see wild brookies that size and color thriving in the back country. There so far in the wilderness most people will not put forth the effort to reach them. I say good for the brook trout population. Enjoyed watching, tight lines.
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching
Nice job!...beautiful fish
Pb native is 18'3/4, so crazy that it got that big!
What an outing you had! Gorgeous stream, gorgeous fish! I wish you success in your quest for the 15” native. As always, thank you for these fishing adventures.
I use to watch fishhawk alot when I was on the darkside (spinning rod) lol but now that i flyfish I watch you're channel wayy more, love the videos !
Hahaha the dark side sounds so ominous! But glad you enjoy the videos. Fish hawk is amazing and I’ve tried to get him to fly fish a few times.
Great fishing trip. The larger fish were awesome, but I'm giving first place to that brilliant orange one. The colors of the brookie continue to amaze me.
It’s hard not to! Now I just need to catch a big one with those type of colors
Beautiful brookies - one that is still on my hit list to complete the Nebraska Trout Slam. Love your videos - keep them coming.
Thank you so much!
Love the content man keep up the great work
Thank you!
Thanks for showing the fly setup.
Those are beautiful brookies and huge for such a small stream , enjoyed watching !
Thank you!!
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing this adventure!
Great video, enjoyed the fishing experience you shared. Beautiful fish and loved the scenery you fished in.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Brook trout can reach lengths of over a foot in beaver dams. Find a brook with brookies and come across a nice beaver dam pond the fish will be bigger.
My man, you really do catch some amazing natives! That one was a HOG!!! Congrats. I'd love to fish for some of those West Virginia brookies. I think you all have better native fishing than we have here in Pa
In pa here too. Second that^
@@jacobhornberger8073 , yep, I've caught some nice natives here in Pa, my biggest being 13.5". They seem to have consistently larger brookies in WV though.
Maybe because they don't put stream names on a list for the world to read? lol
A 12” brookie is huge here in western NC. WV has the goods
To be fair, 12 inches is huge in WV too. But if you know WV water you can kind of narrow down where to look for bigger fish. Idk about the other states but certain drainages tend to be more productive or just have more connectivity. Which are 2 massive keys to bigger fish.
beautiful fish. I am still looking for my first on a fly. You attract the rain, don't you.
Tight lines my friend.
Great video brother! I got into native fly fishing in central Virginia back at the beginning of Covid and haven’t fished for a stocked trout since…and highly doubt I ever will. Native Brookies are one of the most beautiful creatures on God’s green earth!
PS, send me a private message with the GPS coordinates of this stream. 😂
Nice trip! Thanks for sharing with us. Some beautiful Brooks. I've heard that water temps have a lot to do with the coloration of trout.
Yep we’ve had some really cool weather here recently. I’d bet anything that’s why a few have started to change
@@hardmanfishing yes sir. I can’t wait till it drops in north Georgia.
Good stuff dude, those chunks towards the beginning were so nice. And that one you caught from that rooty hole ... those colors and shoulders! We've got some massive brookies in some of the alpine lakes in CO that I'd love to target.
Yeah I’d love to get on a big lake brookie out there sometime for sure!! Thanks for watching man
Great video! This is Pennsylvania? I never knew there were such beautiful streams there, but then, I've only been there a few times.
Man, I sent you a message about a month ago inquiring about Renegade rods, even asking if you had a code. Didn't hear back and went ahead and ordered anyway (black 3wt). Now I see you have a code. Once again, my lack of patience bites me. Hopefully I can be half as successful as you with it!
Fantastic video as always!
Dang man I’m sorry!! Unfortunately I can’t / don’t get to see all of the messages. Especially if I’m gone for a week and don’t check them often. I hope you enjoy the rod though!!
@@hardmanfishing No worries. Didn't need the discount, only asked about the code in case it would earn you something on the back end. And I actually landed my first fish with it yesterday evening... small little 13" brown.
Beautiful creek! Love the small streams!
Thanks Larry!
Beautiful!
I might have been fishing this same stream the day you shot this. My buddy ran into you on the trail not far up into it. I was down in the creek so I missed you. Great footage as always!
Yes!! I did talk to a guy on the stream that day. He was down lower on the creek. Talked to him for a good few minutes before heading up the mountain and mentioned his buddy was just down in the pool below him. Small world!
@@hardmanfishing yeah man! I had been hoping to run into you on the stream one day. I was bummed to find out I missed you.
Brook trout are my favorites! I fish them a lot. RMNP!!
I'll be out that way here in like a week or so!!
Could you do a video explaining the tactics you use to target big brown and brook trout in smaller water sometime? Thanks!
Of course!!
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Absolutely beautiful brookies!!
Thank you!!
Beautiful fish on your channel. I just recently started fly fishing and love it! I live in east TN and it’s been my dream to catch some brook trout. What kind of rod and reel are you using for these? The rod almost looks like a 2 to 3 wt. but looks perfect for these fish.
Brook trout are truly beautiful fish. Not a true trout but a char but beautiful nonetheless.
Thanks for a great video .
WI has inland natives in my area that can grow 16-19 inches.
Sounds like I need a driftless trip in my life
@@hardmanfishing not common but definitely there. See pics every season from fisherman
Amazing video! I also I'm kind a brook trout enthusiast!
Glad you enjoyed!!
Killer video as always!
Love your videos bud. My favorite waters to fish in Hot Springs NC. Do you ever make it out that way?
I have before! I wanted to make another trip down to NC this year but not sure if I’ll be able to make it happen or not
Beautiful
Heck, I just want to catch one. I'm from the Cumberland Plateau so I only know rainbow trout fishing. Where are some good streams in East Tennessee for brook trout?
Curious why you went with a dry dropper instead of just a dry one since the creek seemed so shallow. Your videos keep improving which is nice.
thanks
Thank you! And just so I had a second way to possibly catch a fish. I kind of mentioned it towards the beginning, but if I don’t see fish actively raising a lot of times I’ll put on a dropper. You just catch so much more fish, regardless of depth
Where is this stream? Great video!
Nice brookies! Just wondering what your rod/reel set up is?
Amazing video! Some giants in there haha. That brings me to a question though. I’m aware you’re in West Virginia so that may be partially the reason, but how do you find amazing streams like that? I’m used to tiny mountain streams that hold little water and I can’t take my fly rod in, for it is too brushy
Well I’m not exactly sure where you’re from, but this type of stream is not WV exclusive. Every state I’ve visited in their native range has had similar water. NC, TN, Va, and Pa are all outstanding. Even Ga and SC has some amazing water.
Fishing greetings 👍
Love your vids. What kind of watch are you wearing
It's a Vaer Watch! Pretty sweet watch IMO
Great video! What are you wearing to wade?
Killer. I have never seen a 13" Brook.
Tencara would be perfect
What’s the best way to start fly fishing?
Question were do you get your flyrods
What camera do you use?
Hey Jon can u give me some tips
Forgot, August 13th was my Bday!👍
Aren't the brighter colored fish the males?
yes
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Hey Trout!
It’s actually pronounced apple aken not apple achen!
You know, I like your videos, but quite frankly with all due respect , you talk to much….
On the videos where I don’t talk people ask me what I’m doing, if I do talk people complain that I talk to much. I try to find a middle ground but quite frankly I know I can’t please everyone!! Thanks for watching regardless
No, I don't agree that he talks too much. He does a perfect job with the commentary.
you using a dry dropper ? awesome vid
Absolutely gorgeous fish!