Fly Fishing a TINY Creek and catching a HUGE TROUT!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Fly Fishing for Big Brook trout and Rainbow Trout!
When I decide to fly fish a tiny creek I usually don't expect to catch anything massive. Typically a 12 inch fish in a small creek is pretty big. So when you run into a rainbow trout that is pushing 23 inches in a creek you can literally jump across its something you won't soon forget!!
I spent around 15 minutes trying to catch the big fish before it eventually at a size 12 stonefly. I had seen the fish earlier in the day but wasn't able to cast at it before it disappeared. So I spent some time fishing a different section of the creek and came back to the hole where I knew the big fish was laying. After hooking the fish all hell broke loose!
This fight is easily one of the most intense fights I've been in. Not necessarily because of the fish (I've caught bigger) but because of the small creek and the amount of stuff the fish could get into. It took me a while to tire the fish enough to even attempt to net it. And during that process I ended up falling face first into the creek. The water and air temperature was cold enough that it literally took my breath away. The fear of hyperthermia entered my mind as I desperately tied to get the fish in the net.
After finally netting the fish I realized that at some point (probably during the fall) I had hurt my back. Which at that point didn't matter much because I had the fish in the net. I was able to safely release the fish and get home without any real issues caused by taking the polar plunge.
If you guys enjoyed this fly fishing video then let me know in the comments below! Thanks for watching.
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You netted that beast but I’m not sure who won the fight
I know… it was rough
It’s cool that when you hooked the big one you could also see little ones scooting around. Shows how good they are at hiding in their surroundings
Wow! I love watching fishing videos but I have never been tense watching a fight like I was with that last one. That was awesome! Nice catch, dude!
That's insane! I grew up in the Niagara Region in Southern Ontario and I would travel with my father up north to fish for large spawning Rainbow Trout like that one. They would be coming in from Georgian Bay and the Great Lakes to spawn in the local rivers, way bigger than that. Eastern Brook Trout which I love watching you catch could be found throughout the creeks, beaver ponds and small rivers throughout the region I grew up in and they are a stunning and beautiful fish!
On the West Coast of British Columbia where I have lived now for more than 30 years Eastern Brookies are only found in stocked lakes and they can get big.
Really enjoy your videos and miss those Brown's that I used to catch on the Bow River in Alberta many years ago when living there.
Our river's here offer Rainbow Trout, Western Cutthroat Trout, Sea-Run Cutthroat, Bull Trout (Dolly Varden) which is actually a Char, and salmon in season.
Keep the videos coming, I am really enjoying them!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Bull trout are on my bucket list. Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing this video. Loved the video, but gotta say the BEST part was the stream clean up efforts at end of video! Awesome.
Beautiful trout! Fantastic catch. Congratulations !! Thanks so much for the great view from your angle. Heal fast
Thank you for the kind words!
Wow, massive rainbow!!! From a little creek. Holy cow!!!!
I consider this channel as the NDYak of trout fishing channels. Excellent stuff.
I’ve not watched too many of his videos but I know he’s legit. Thanks for watching!
Some amazing fish - and fishing skills! Well done, and thanks for these adventures you share!
Thank you for watching the adventures!
Epic, not much more you can say! Except, thanks for your channel!
Dude, that was an epic day of fish in really small streams! And that was one incredible fight! Great way to end the day. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Epic battle! That was fun to watch and the fish was way worth getting water in your waders to catch! Well done
Bravo Hardman ! What I wouldn't give to be young again and able to hike to the water that rarely sees humans. I almost drowned in the Arkansas about a month ago. Once your waders fill up you're at the mercy of the current. I went under three times. Stupid yes but better to end my days on a river than a nursing home. Smiling all the way back up stream and never more happy to climb into my truck. Tight lines youngster. There's got to be fish in paradise or I'm commin back.....lol
Another great video! Cannot believe the size of fish within that creek!
Glad you enjoyed!!
Beautiful looking trout. Well done you.
Great job Jonathan. All amazing fish. The video of you dunking was exceptionally well done. Keep up the great work. Thank you.
Thanks!
One awesome video, so impressed with the way you handle the fight this huge trout brought forth---thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed!
Those trout r so beautiful and clean looking!
ngl the mustache caught me off-guard! haha great vid fun stream!
Haha!! It's gone now!! Thanks for watching
Wicked catch bro!! Make you way up to nipigon river/ lake for some true monster brook trout! I caught my biggest brookie ever this spring in the nipigon river 27 inches and 8 lbs, true fish of a lifetime
Hey, sow glad i clicked and stuck through to the end. Wow. Much love, best wishes. Holmen.
It's always a good fish when your back hurts and you're out of breath lol but it's also a good note to end the day on
That was a hell of a bow, John. Yoy got him n the net pretty quickly (1 minute 40 seconds). It usually pays off to change flies. Well done. 👌
I was putting the gears to her that's for sure. If I didn't she was going to get me wrapped up in the cover on the bank, so that naturally shortened the fight. Then of course me falling into the creek sped things up a bit too LOL
Jon, that was an epic battle on that giant rainbow! Almost like "A River Runs Through It" type of epic battle. You've seen that, I'm sure.
I actually am reading the book now!
Surprising amount of big trout for that tiny creek. Awesome video, man! Congrats on the big rainbow
You and me both! Thanks for watching!
That is one special little creek you’ve got there!
Huge fish, good video, but man that little triangular net kinda pisses me off 😂
LOL why?😂
@@hardmanfishing it’s just kinda small and I think I’d miss netting some fish with it.
Bruh! WOW 🤩! That’s it I’m moving back to Appalachia!!!! God what a slammer for that creek. Size for the water was A+++
Thanks man!!
You are the real Paul McLean.Way to go Hardman.
It doesn’t look like a pure wild strain to me, but it sure fought like one. I usually just look at the tail to distinguish. It also could be a lake run fish if that stream has any connection to a trout lake. Either way, great catch man!
What a stud rainbow. Great job.
Thank you!
Catch of the year already! That was so fun to watch, worth the wet socks.
No doubt!! Thanks for watching
You should post a video about your own personal favorite set up!
Great video beginning to end. You also helped me decide whether to winter fly fish or not. I’m planning a trip immediately.
Thank you! And good luck out there
What amazing catches!!! Congrats bro!!
We have in Britain browne trout and rainbow trout. Beautiful to eat 😋
Great fight on that big one.
Some big fish where you are at mate! Good job.
I’m happy you had a good knot tied for that fish. Those big ones love to give us a run for our money :) awesome fish, nice job.
No doubt! Thanks for watching
No problem, stay safe and have a great year of fishing and adventuring.
Love this video! I enjoy all of your videos. Suggestion though. Please wear your wading belt tightened up. Keeping my wading belt tight while fishing has saved me many cold dunks and prevented water in my waders. I know the water isn’t that deep there, but people have died being drug under while wearing waders without a belt.
Keep up the great content! You are my favorite TH-camr to watch. 😊
Thank you! And probably a good suggestion. As you said I don’t typically fish areas where I’m super worried about actually drowning, and if I do I don’t risk it. But I’m no immune to falling in every now and then. Thanks for watching!
Well done my friend!😁👍 That's the way to SERIOUSLY COMMIT to the catch.😁 Hopefully you were able to, at least, have feeling in your "extremities" afterwards.🙏😬 Great vid, awesome catches, and looking forward to the next one. Peace ✌😎
You know you’re getting old when you start getting hurt easily 😪😂
I know. It’s all downhill from here 😂
This is THE most exciting trout video I've ever seen. What a fight! She almost beat you! What a battle! BTW, how do you deal with hypothermia? Was it hard getting back to your car or truck? How do even find these places? Seems like it takes a Daniel Boone to do that. Great, great job! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video!! I didn’t really have to deal with hypothermia because I left just after I caught the fish. But thanks for watching!
Great fish man and your right it was a holdover stocker you can tell by rounded tails
Good catch, love the wader bath. I should know :)
Awesome trouts! Greetings from Poland.
Awesome catch bro !!!! I had a big tussle with a huge rainbow last season 2 times in a week 2 different ones lol 😂 the second one was also in wv and it raced up in down a hole just like that tiny stream tank perfect water condition for them to fight as hard as possible lmao 🤣 may 🤦♂️ of course . I was up in down the hole in my basketball shorts getting that bad boy . Didn’t have my net had to scoop and toss it on the bank lol 😂
Awesome catch!
Looks like a steelhead instead of a normal stream size rainbow,very impressive on the fly
Thank you!
Epic fight! great skill to land it too
That’s amazing how shallow they are
Sure you don’t have steelhead in that beautiful creek. Congratulations!
Dude!!, you always catch the most fish!
Thank you!!
What an amazing catch man!! 🎣
Thanks! 👍
Interesting to see you have turned to the dark side (euro nymphing). Since I've started I've really enjoyed it. What rod are you using?
let's go boys!...great as usual
Wet and worth it! Great fish. Great video
Thank you!
I love this guy
What a beast! What a way to end your day.
Hey what sort of fly line do you use? It looks very thin and transparent, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fly line like it. It’d be great to see a video where you talk about your setup and the philosophy behind it, the factors you consider that go into choosing certain parameters, etc.
Great video as always, beautiful fight, I’m sure that’ll be one to remember!
I think for this nymphing setup he's just using thicker fluorocarbon or nylon. The flies are so weighted+longer rod that's like a 3wt all that's needed is that timed swing to load the road enough to chuck them out that short distance.
Correct
If I sound like I am out of breath it is because I am😉🤣. Couldn't have said it better. Hell of a fish 🤯👏🏻😎
Thank you!!
Awesome job looks like you’re fishing in my home state waters of WV them was some studs for sure
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
Love it
Nice lunker bow!!!
Beautiful video
We all want to see the flys you chose!!!
Awesome catch. Love the vids
Awesome job brother
Thank you!
What a monster. Makes me want to head out to Appalachia.
Great video as always! Hey new to fly fishing it seems like your double nymph set up is different from what I have seen in ''how to rig" videos. How do you get your first fly to set up like that?
Yeah it’s technically a euro nymph setup. I’m sure there are a lot of videos on it if you search that up. But I can for sure do a video on it one day
Nice fight! Been in you waders.
Awesome! Love this!
Glad you enjoyed!!
Super fishing
Thank you!
That was amazing !
BEE-AAY-OOOOTIFUL!
As always, SICK VIDEO!!!!!
Thank you!
Great video! You let a little water send you home?
HAHAHA Thanks for watching Larry
Nice Rainbow! Enjoyed :)
Holy cow!
You should do a video on how you tie your top nymph off like that I usally just tie it on my main and then off the shank of the hook but that looks like it would be more natural that way
Awesome video!
Nice rainbowtrout🔥 which fly rod U use?
Legendary
I lost an absolute monster Rainbow in that creek about 2 years ago. We always catch nice size fish when we go there.
I'll be honest this creek has not been nice to me. I haven't seen any big fish in there (although this was only my 3rd time fishing it)
Good catches, what rod and reel are you using please? Thanks
A 23 inch river rainbow is about my PB too, I’ve only got one other bigger and it was from a lake.
I caught a 19” 2 lb brown yesterday while ice fishing in upstate ny. It certainly didn’t look like that rainbow but it’s still awesome. Have a great season, stay safe.
Yeah that rainbow was a monster and gorgeous fish but a big brown is hard to beat. Those fish can be picky but worth every minute of stalking. Likewise, tight lines Jason.
Is that a catch cam net?
That fish whooped your ass bro, but that’s a nice fish.
Are you using euro line or mono? 🔥🔥 fishing bro
I've got both on the reel. In this video I was just using a mono rig
@@hardmanfishing sick, I’m planning to do the same to my euro reel, now that I have hard evidence it works! Thanks 🙏🏻
Need a 30 lb. mono rig for that little creek😁👍
I know 😅
🤩
Would be nice to show the fly used after each fish.
Does anyone know the general area where this guy fishes? It kinda looks like central pa imo
Well done .Wants your setup? I liked
are you double nymphing? or do you have a dry fly?
Double nymph
@@hardmanfishing and are you using any type of indicator? babber? Sorry, new angler here just trying to learn. thank you!
Using the phrase “let’s go!” is the quickest way to a non-subscriber
No offense man but if "lets go" makes you unsubscribe then I didn't care if you were subscribed to begin with LOL
Those....were...some whoppers!!!!
What river flies you using
5:45 Yeahman
niiiiiicccceeee
What length rod do you recommend for small creeks?
Depends on what you’re fishing for…