Catching My Personal Best Trout on the Nantahala River || Fly Fishing Western North Carolina

I head out to Western North Carolina to fish the Nantahala RIver Delayed Harvest in the search for some trout, and catch an unexpected surprise. While nymphing under an Oros indicator, I hook into a trio of rainbow trout, brook trout, and brown trout using a fly combination of an apricot egg, a sexy walts, and a perdigon.

[@Brackburrell]

Big fish

[@franklamotta541]

Hey guys nice video and awesome fish. I just had a suggestion. We all want to protect the fish so we can hopefully pass on that experience to other fisherman. It would really help the fish survive if we keep them in the net facing upstream prior to taking pictures. They get stressed out after a good fight. Keep your hands wet and try to let the fish face upstream with a slight current flowing across their face. Cradle the fish upright until you feel them ready to swim away on their own. Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm just trying to pass along some helpful tips to keep our friends healthy. Tight lines and keep the videos coming.

[@boxingstarcmbballer8797]

Yessir also give it a little kiss goodbye and thank it for the fight👍 the saddest thing that happens while I’m fishing is when you hook a fish in it’s gills. The even worse part of that is when you are in catch and release area and you know the fish is going to die so you have to let it go suffer . I remember one day I was fishing a delayed harvest spot and I hooked a fish and brought it in the hook was in worst part possible in gill you could see the blood before I got him in net . A DNR officer had just checked my license and was standing beside me and I was telling him man this is the worst thing possible . I know fish is going to die and have to suffer . He seen it right away too and no kidding he told me go ahead and keep it . I know you’re doing right he had seen me catching fish after fish before he checked my license as well. We got to talking more and he told me that stipulation has been brought up and talked about a long time. The saddest part is reason why they can not allow that stipulation is because of greedy people who aren’t starving would catch their limit and just put hook in the gills after they brought it in and then kill it and string it . I know it’s true too, sad people in the world like that and they call themselves sportsman .

[@marcustullis245]

Dat's a purty stout trout! Nice catch!

[@lumis-fly-fishing]

Thanks! Hope to catch many more like it!

[@uni_shadow164]

Nice Trifecta and huge rainbow! How far is this area from Cleveland Tennessee? Would love to try it out! Just subscribed!

[@lumis-fly-fishing]

Appreciate it. According to maps, an hour and forty minutes. A good way to spend a Saturday!