Fly Fishing for MY BIGGEST BROOK TROUT EVER!! (New PB)
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2022
- NEW PERSONAL BEST NATIVE BROOK TROUT!!
The story of my biggest native Appalachian brook trout starts out relatively unassumingly. I got a late start to my day and ended up deciding to try a new stretch of water. I didn’t even get to my intended fishing destination until noon and… only partially prepared… I started the descent down into the West Virginia Backcountry.
I ended up catching the biggest native brook trout of my life at just a tad under 14 inches. It's a fish I won't soon forget and I probably won't out do for a while.
Over the years some of my most popular videos have been about brook trout, and videos like the Goliath series have been some of the most talked about videos on my channel. I’ve gotten more questions about Goliath then I have some of my 24 inch brown trout. Goliath stands as more of a symbol of what big brook trout are to me: I know they exist, I see them occasionally, but catching them seems nearly impossible. And because they’re migratory in nature they usually disappear from my life as quickly as they came into it. This fish however, was one of the luckiest catches of my life. As much as I purposefully hunt for big trout from time to time, I’ve found that nearly always my biggest fish come when I least expect it. But that’s why I love it, the unpredictability of fishing keeps me on my toes and keeps my mind from wondering. You just never know what the next cast might hold.
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I’m 77 and have caught a bazillion brookies, and I have to say…that is the most gorgeous native brook trout I have ever seen. The size, the coloring, everything about that fish is why we fish for them. Truly a beauty; congrats on bringing him to hand. 👍
Thank you so much!!
What a couple beautiful, native wild brookie bucks! Native fish are the best fish no matter the size. I appreciate how carefully you handle them too. Nice.
Caught an 19 inch brook trout in the Adirondacks in a brook that was no more than two foot wide. It was right under a tiny waterfall that had some white water. The water was about two feet deep and it had to be the only trout in there. We also fish beaver ponds in the mountains of Upstate New York, brookies love them.
Best i ever did was a 17 inch brookie. In the most random spot. I k ew instamtly ill never catch a bigger one. But who knows.
And this is my first year fishing.
You gotta come to Canada and fish lake nipigon and nipigon river, 5 plus pound brook trout are very easy to come by, got my biggest ever this spring 27 inches 8 pounds
Native gang
That really is the native brookie of a lifetime! Congrats!! Unreal colors on that fish. That's the kind of native that keeps me chasing them.
Thank you so much!!
I'm 65 and have caught some big brooks, but yet to catch one that big !! What a treasure to find..
Congratulations on those amazing fish! And even though you forgot your main camera gear, you still got some stunning shots! What a great adventure you shared - many thanks!
Thank you! The iPhone does decent in a pinch. Thanks for watching
I'm from Ontario, Canada, and have caught about 5 beautiful male trout up to, but never over 15 in, and soawner males are probably amongst nature's prettiest fresh water fish!
Thats a super pretty fish. My uncle actually caught a 22in Brook trout on a peice of bread while fishing for baitfish in big island Virginia.
The average Joe will never comprehend or appreciate what a big deal this was. Beautiful! Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Yep! One look through the comments and you can find people saying it's not a big deal. Thanks for watching!
..it's honestly not that big.. if it was double that size I would be slightly impressed
What a beauty of a brooky!!! A huge specimen that is pure bliss to gaze. Congratulations!
Good morning my friend fishing 🎣
Good panorama fishing greetings 👍👍
I love wild gamefish...... spooky as a blind horse and as colorful as a neon beer sign in the rain..
Great video
That was amazing! Congratulations! I'm happy for you and I know how much you appreciate the beautiful fish that you landed. That is why we fish.
No doubt! Thanks for watching
What a beautiful fish. Very nicely done. I caught my largest brook trout this week, under a waterfall too. Thanks. 😊
That's a crazy size brook trout from a small stream!
Congrats on those brookies. The colors on the second one......I'm speechless. I am without speech. Awesome brookie fishing adventure.
I've never gone fly fishing before. I've only caught stock trout with cheese balls and worms and occasional roostertail. I've been pretty successful at catching smallmouth bass in Creeks while wading,. I tried to convince myself I was not interested in fly fishing and let fly fishermen were all crazy, and there's two types of fisherman, the fly fishermen and then the baitcast fisherman and we're not supposed to get along. Though lately I'm contemplating learning how to fly fish and came across your video and I'm impressed. Just want to let you know that I really enjoyed your video and your personal best Brook trout catch
Thank you so much!! And there's no reason fly fisherman and bait fisherman can't get along. I've done it all and I don't judge anyone based on what they throw. I personally find fly fishing more fun at this point in my fishing career because I like the challenge and I have time to mess around with it. you should definitely give it a shot!
Wowzers what a brace they were, the last one especially, the colours were unbelievable
Nice fish. He’s been eating those little
Ones
What a fabulous fish! Colour-wise, it reminded me of the char found in Scottish lochs, so much so that I looked them up to understand the difference. I then learned that some people call brook trout, brook char. Whatever, yours was a proper native fish. Beautiful.
Gorgeous fish and great filming thanks
This is what fly fishing is all about 😎 thank you for sharing this amazing story 🙏🏻
And thank you for watching!!
Your video just popped up in my feed. I'm so glad it did! Your enthusiasm is contagious. That fish was a stunner! So beautiful. I love how you did some close up video. I felt like I was there and I was excited for you. Thanks so much for sharing!
That's awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I share your love for the brookies. The good Lord sure knew what he was doing putting that combination of colors into the clean,cold water of a mountain stream. Your big guy was a wonderful example .....for eastern USA. You do need to take a trip Quebec and do something about that PB. There are places where you'll think you're already in heaven. No one talks inches only pounds. 🤗
I know… going up that way is for sure on the bucket list. But I’d still keep my southern Appalachian PB separate! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video!
the most beautiful colours on a brookie I have ever seen. Gift of God.
Outstanding! "Always expect every cast to be a big fish", My Dad.
Thanks Larry!!
Hell yea, great fish! A moment you won't forget.
Way to go, very nice brookie. What you said at the end of this video, your exactly right, you never know what's around the next ripple. That's what keeps me coming back. Tight lines. 👍
No doubt! Thanks for watching man
That fish was perfect, love the bright spawning colors. Congrats on the PB!
Goliath!! Good job nice fish love me some stretch of creek
Happy for you, grew up fishing the streams and back country in West Virginia, really enjoy the videos
"you just never know what that next cast might hold." amen
Jon, that was an amazing brookie and so beautiful. I loved my time fishing for brookies in WV. Haven't been there in 35 years but yearning to go back.
Beautiful fish and fantastic atmosphere. I do love small streams
Same type of behavior for the trout up in northern VT and New England. Seems the altitude and the weather follows the Appalachians north into the Adirondacks, Green Mountains and White Mountains. Something to keep in mind. Tannin colored water, shale and so on different but the trout seem to behave the same. That square tail is epic for that stream. My biggest is 10in or so. Monsters for the beaver dams and streams I fish.
Not bad for how small of a stream you're fishing ! Beautiful colors 😍 👌
That is a beautiful fish, and a giant for a small creek. This one lake I fish in Ontario the smallest ones are 14-16 inches, 1-1.5lbs and they get up to 6lbs, wild fish, however, that is a totally different fishery. For a southern creek that one is nice!
What a beautiful pb brookie. Keep up the good work Jon. Keep these videos coming. God bless you and always tight lines. Tony
Thanks Tony!!
Had an experience of biggest brook troute I seen in my life fishing with my kid behind my house. It got away but seeing was like holy smokes. Got some little guys today.
Love the colors on Brookies! Congrats on the nice catch
I love the brook trout.Colours Amazing a truly beautiful creature.
So beautiful and I’m just a jealous as that fish is pretty❤❤
Those are beautiful fish. I love native brookies.
Very good fish and video also I really enjoyed your Cortland pod cast. Keep filming and I will keep watching
Thank you!!
WOW!!! Amazing brookie!!! Looks like one of those aurora brookies!
Congrats man, those are some northern Maine looking brookies. Awesome to see a fish of that caliber in small water.
One of the most beautiful trout I have yet to see. I agree on the surprise factor. Went out yesterday to celebrate Veterans Day by getting in a trout stream in the driving rain and caught a very nice brown trout. Stunned and surprised and so thankful
That's awesome!! Thanks for watching
Amazing colors, only fish as pretty is mahi mahi and the way the y turn green gold blue white .great video.
Amazing , beautiful fish
That is one real pretty trout in its beautiful spawning colours!
As a West Virginian, we sure do have some beautiful brookies. Congrats on the catch! Some crazy trout up there in the national forests and whatnot.
Hey man I'm around your neck of the woods and am just blown away at the size of that native man! Great job and absolutely love these videos!
Thank you man!!! Glad you're enjoying the videos
Seriously! Great fish and video. Thanks for sharing. Seriously!
Thanks for watching!!
Wow, that is a huge native brookie, and the colors are amazing! We have brook trout here in Idaho, just not native ones. Never seen one with that much color here.
seriously beautiful trout! wow!
Hell of some natives, congrats man!
OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!
Awesome video! Nothing like catching native fish in the Appalachians
Nice bro love you're channel 🤠
Always enjoy your videos....seriously...😀
That brook trout was awesome! Congrats man that’s something to be proud of for sure!
Thank you!!
Hermosas imágenes.
Good job.
Regards from Madrid. España
Thats seriously a nice trout, good fish
What a beautiful place you fished!
Wow, Just an amazing beast of a Brookie
Beautiful!
Here in Michigan we have brookies that travel out into the big lakes called coasters, once caught one that weighed nearly 5 pounds, 20.45”
That was a very impressive Brookie!!!
Yes the video I’ve been waiting for
Seriously, seriously, lol! I knew it had to be something special when you just couldn't help yourself and rambling, lol! Great video!
That was an awesome video thanks
I caught a wild 16" brown out of a steam that size years ago doing the same thing. Fishing below big falls. Unbelievable fish on a 2wt
Love the native trout
Nice fish! I fish a little for natives here in north east PA and haven’t seen one that big. As a side note the rich guy hunting and fishing club near me has a hatchery. They donate fish that get stocked in a bass pond near here for the kids fishing contest. My son caught a 18 1/2 and his friend caught a 20” brook trout. Hatchery fish just aren’t the same.
Just wow!
this was, for lack of a better word, seriously, a fun video to watch, nice fish 🎣
Thank you!
Awsome! 👌👌👌
just amazing.
Cracking fish. Looks very similar to the native browns I catch on the small Scottish streams I fish (we call them burn trout). Largest I've caught is a 3/4lb. Perhaps around 12 inches long.. beautiful colours...
Congratulations on breaking your PB! Can’t wait till u catch that 15 inch one! That fish absolutely beautiful from the mouth to it’s gorgeous tail! The scenery u have to fish in this video is beautiful! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed!
Awesome video and nice brook
SERIOUSLEY good video
Cool as hell! Thanks!
I’ve caught some really nice brook trout in PA but nothing to that level. They are apparently out there, just tough to find. Two incredible fish!
That fish was sick! It's nice to see conservation efforts paying off. You might run in to that 20in native brookie before your buddy does!
Gorgeous brookie.
amazing video, would like too see you handle brookies less because of how delicate they are, but over 20000% percent better than any youtuber out there! GGS! AMAZING CATCH!
When going through wooded area it is safer to carry the rod point behind you to prevent breaking the rod point and ruining your day.
I used to work for the forest service and the biggest brookie we ever got was a 16.5 inch monster. It had a hook jaw and a hump back like a salmon. It was a true monster for West Virginia.
That is a monster native Appalachian brookie. I bet no more than one in 10 or 20 thousand get that big.
Hello! I’ve watched some many of your videos and I can’t get enough! I love your educational videos as well, I’ve taken a lot out of them! I’m a college student in Montana where I’m also from. I’ve been tying flies for a while and in the process of starting up a business with a buddy! I was wondering if sometime in the near future I send you some flies to make a video with!
Thanks,
Bridger Hall
Yeah shoot me a message on IG! I'll eventually check them LOL
Very nice
You need to head up to Ontario some day for brookies. Get one of those fish camps to sponsor you. Or Newfoundland.... 5-8 pounders
Some of those smaller fish looked like they were colored up like rainbows. That big boy was a beautiful fish. Seriously.
Fantastic
Good job
Pure magic
That's cool! For me doesn't seem that big, but I'm in New York haha, we've got some big natives in the ADKs
Yeah the size of native brookies is definitely regional. Southern Appalachia has much smaller fish. Once you get below Pa it's tough to find a fish over 12 inches
Beautiful brookies. I'm having a fiberglass replica made of a 16 inch I caught in Wisconsin on a small river. Mine was in the spring. According to the warden it was the biggest one caught on that opening day in Wisconsin.