WINTER STREAMER FISHING! (Why you should trout fish in the winter)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- THE STRUGGLES OF WINTER TROUT FISHING!
Winter trout fishing is arguable the most difficult time of the year to catch trout - which is what makes it so good. While most anglers are sitting at home tying flies there are a few who still decide to brave the elements and go fishing. The rewards on a good winter day are always worth the misery, and because so few people are out fishing you can have entire rivers to yourself. This makes it a perfect time to explore your local waterways for some of the biggest fish of the year.
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The intro was meant more as a general commentary on winter fishing, I am well aware that the particular day this video was filmed the weather was amazing!! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed!
The excitement in his voice when he caught that Second Brown just says it all. 👌🏻
Hyped up to how tough and brutal winter fishing is. Seemed like pretty good weather to me 😂
The intro was a general statement about winter fishing, not a commentary on the specific day I was fishing 😂 if you think winter weather isn’t brutal then that’s a different conversation.
You from wv ? Where you get that hat man ?
Those were some really nice brown trout, and some very skillful streamer fishing on your part. Winter can be tough - but your excellent videography also showed the beauty of the season. Well done!
Thank you!
I'll do about anything to fish without guys fishing so winter is my favorite time of the year to fish love the elements you vs mother nature and when you come through it's awesome tight lines hardman brothers keep em coming!
I fish winter at 10,000 plus ft elevation and it's cold af but it's always worth it. Love your videos
No complaints, I always enjoy watching winter fishing videos. Thanks for sharing. Until next time. By the way, gorgeous brown's. 👍👍
Thank you!
@@hardmanfishing I think I won the rod give away, I don't have a Instagram account, what do i need to do?
Winter is one of my fav times to trout fish!
I try to get out in the winter as much as I can, even more than the summer since it’s always nice to have the stream by yourself even if the fish are less prone to bite. Love the dedication man.
Thank you!
That is an awesome setup. I just got the same rod about a year ago and I fell in love with fishing all over again.
Whats this setup? Rod, reel, line, streamer??
Just had a day of steelhead fishing! I went 0/1 but it was still great!
Since I find your channel I watched all you’re vids keep up buddy you’re doing a great job I am excited for the next vid when I have my license I’m going to fish all day because of you when I see the Natur like that it’s just beautiful 🙌🙌🐟
Absolutely. Big browns sip. And small browns pound the top column.. watched some higher 20in browns sip just a ring at dark.. and then another. Cast let it flow down no indication just a ring set. And omg. 22in . But during the day even in summer temps all the big browns find deep pools n holes n sit tight. Hammer crayfish and ez meals Caddis. Chase minnows. But not like rainbows will slash 6x at it till it hits it. Love your videos bro. Nothing fancy. Just cover good water.
Love your videos! Makes me miss my old WV home. Curious as to the gear you use. It would be helpful if you went over your setup at the beginning. Thanks for the great content.
Nice to see you out fishing.
Fishy, fishy in the brook, you be the captain and I'll be the cook.
I was fishing yesterday here in Owen sound Dec 30 2021. It was - 3c. I caught a 7 lbs female rainbow. Awesome. Caught her on len thompson green glow in the dark 5/8 oz lure
7lbs???
Big long thick girl!!!!!
Great stuff. The jaws on those trout are huge! Like a swimming head….
That one fish was super nice! Lots of lovely color on all of them, too. Nice!
Thank you!
Hey Bro .Your first trout is so perfect .It's an authentic wild Atlantic brown trout, my favorite.We have the sames in France i love so much this species.For me the most beautiful species trout .Thanks so much for yours videos mate 💖👍👍
Looks like a great day on the water man! Beautiful fish! Well done!
I would like to "trout fish in the winter" but in France we can't because of rules of the Fishing Federation 😢. I understand it's to preserve the species during reproduction period. In France we're allow to fish trout from midle of March to midle of september.
Indeed, amazing video as usual :D
Come visit the US someday and try your luck man!
@@tlfish1710 I would like to man ;)
Trout fishing isn't open all year round in all places in the USA either. 😒 Most mundane redundant laws you experience..we also experience.
Great vid ,beautiful browns. winter is tough fishing ,but i love the solitude
Winter fishing is the best. Got my PB brown, rainbow, and cutty all in icy bitter cold conditions
That's awesome!!
this man always drops bangers
Nice vid! When they are in the mood to eat streamers there’s almost always going to be some missed eats but I’d mention that a strip set instead of a trout set might have stuck some of those ones you missed! It takes a while to get that muscle memory dialed but goes a long way once the strip set is second nature. Anyways keep up the good work killer video
Way to go man!! Winter is tough!!! You made it happen!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
more like early fall fishing... no offense but you should try to fish the Salmon River in NY in the middle of the winter... with temps below freezing, wind 10+ mph, ice in the rod guides, ice slush in the water... and you swinging flies for winter steelhead :)
Well this particular day wasn’t bad but I’ve had my fair share of iced up guides and ridiculous weather :)
So true fly fishing in the winter caused my hands to bleed in school, and still enjoyed it.
Geez…
@@hardmanfishing lol
The Moment, the Adrenalin overcome, 👍👍😏
Just went fishing a few days ago on the edge of Tennessee-north Carolina, caught a 15 inch fat boy rainbow trout, beautiful fish.
That’s awesome!
You should go to Washington its great there!
Awesome video! Love your content! Your one of the best gopro fishing channels I watch!
Thanks for the info and the vid. I haven't done much streamer fishing yet, look to in the future though.
I’m in England and our trout season closes from October to mid March.Waiting for the spring to arrive 👍🏻
We have some closures as well.
I really enjoy your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for the great video! Nice work and it was insightful as someone who is learning to streamer fish in my local small creek.
Awesome video as always guys!! Happy New Year to you and all your friends and cheers to catching hundreds and thousands of quality fish this year! 🔥🔥🔥
I didn't go out to do any fishing but took my girls out to check out some water and found some very beautiful places to fish here in Pa.
That’s awesome!
I got a fly rod for the colder months to go adventuring for trout! So far, very mild winter.
Yep same for us. The fishing has also been pretty mild lol
GOD BLESS! haha you had me there. Imma start saying that when I hook up now. Nice vid, I'm just learning how to fish streamers for browns in the winter, enjoyed watching you have some success. Where are you at if I may ask?
Hi love the video! What rod do you use in the video?
Great video, I'd still love to see you pick up a tenkara rod, especially for the wild Brook trout.
I plan on it! I was actually looking at them the other day
@@hardmanfishing I have 6 and my favorite is the Dragontail Mizuchi. It's a zoom rod and you can fish with it at 3 different lengths. With your UA-cam following Brent Auger might give just send you one?? It would sure be worth sending him a email. It's a great smaller company and they definitely stand behind there products.
Merry Christmas and happy new year.
Tight lines " my friend ".
Winter fishing is great lol
My favorite time to fly fish - the solitude and the stillness of winter fishing, most definitely worth braving the elements and the challenge of catching fish this time of year. Happy New Year - cheers!
Happy New Years to you as well!
Awesome video! What type of fly line did you use for streamer fishing? I assume a sink tip?
Nope, floating line!
Good quality trout. Nice video
Thanks!!
Nice video. The creek and the fish are beautiful. I'm thinking the water must be cold. But the hard worked paid off.
I’m glad you enjoyed the vid!
Nice
Any day is a good day to be on the stream.
No doubt!!
Looks more like mid to late fall . I was out on the green New Year’s Day …. Icy edges 25 degrees….
Your lucky here in Michigan trout season closes in September
Where can I buy the streamers you use?Dave love your videos..
Lovin the vidz man.🙂👍 Please keep em comin bro. Happy New Years and peace brutha. ✌😎
Thanks man! Happy New Years to you as well!
Great fish Jon..
Thank you!
Yessirr!! Loved the video!
Dope creek looks like would be epic in summer with a big fat stimmy dropper type rig…. Have a good NY man 🤘
I’m sure it would! I haven’t had the chance to fish it during the summer though. But happy New Years to you as well man!
Awesome video as usual guys
Thank you!
That’s about the only time I can fish for trout, is in the winter. Cooler temps is when the steelhead run where I live. There are some native trout streams but when the summers hot and dry, you’ve got to avoid them.
I love winter time fishing you should come over to Oregon I'll put you on some fish
I'll try to some day for sure! Thanks for watching!
I wish we could in Vermont. Not much to do until April.
You are making winter streamer fishing look easy. Is casting upstream a key to successful day? Walking upstream doesn't alert upstream trout to your presence.
I'd love to do some fishing, but with all the rain here in Oregon, I'm not sure how to fish fast, dirty, high water.
I have luck swinging pink in muddy high waters up in lower mainland bc
gets too cold to winter fish here.....everything ice's over .......we cut holes in the ice an jig no casting after dec usually
Hey Jon, I live here in Ga.
and have never used streamers! What setups do you use when streamer fishing?
it depends on what size streamer you use
Again another great video,nice browns,2 questions what gear are you using & wit the Korkers Bollo Lace system heard there was a problem freezing,have you had that issue yet ?
You gotta try some bead fishing. In washington, where i am right now the bead fishing is unreal for trout, and also really good thru spring. also as a little note Beads are far superior to egg flies so give it a try! not shure if the work well where you are but in spring im its a shure try.
I’ve done it before actually! It’s crazy effective
Nice game changer you got there
Yessir!
Awesome area you are fishing. What state are you in? Can you give us some information on the set up you’re using line, leader, rod?
Is there any flies you’d recommend? Individual or a kit? I’m just getting started into this fantastic area of fishing. Fished for years but never fly fishing. Thanks 🙏
Our season opens tomorrow! Gonna get out next weekend
Nice!
Do you ever use sinking tip for streamers? Thanks for the video!
Would you tell us what area of the country you are in? What was the outside temp when you filmed? Thanks
the trout season in the UK closes for the winter to give the fish some rest for breeding
Do you use a sinking line or a sinking leader?
Regarding the fishing style you cast a quarter upstream and then strip it in, right? What's the advantage of that over just swinging it across?
You can do that if you're in larger water. The issue with smaller rivers and streams is if you get up beside or in front of the fish to swing the streamer it may spook them. So typically I'll fish at a 45 degree angle at first and then swing the streamer if that doesn't work
Where you using a WF line?
I’m one of those idiots out there fishing when it’s shitty out. Guess I’m just addicted
We don't even have any trout over here in Walla Walla Washington they killed most of or still head and salmon off
That first one is a parr. That means he was either this years or last. You can tell cos of the finger prints
What streamer patterns are you using?
I imagine 3ft+ of snow and temps typically 20 and below are a little different than winter fishing where you live.
Oh I'll have the same issues, it's just been a mild winter so far.
Great video as well as solid technique!🔥 what’s your rod/reel/line setup if you don’t mind me asking?
Thank you! Rod in this video was a risen 9 foot 5 wt with a sage 5 wt reel. Line is just regular floating line from scientific angler, although I don't remember the exact kind. I use floating line for the smaller creeks and rivers for more control over the streamer
Great video, what kind of camera do you use?
Lumix G9 Mirrorless camera
Haha here it's been -20 to - 40°f and the trout streams and rivers are or are almost entirely frozen over
We got a few more inches of snow today where I am, so I’m staying inside.
Happy New Year everyone.
Awesome video as always. When will yalls next native video be? Also when will yall announce the contest winner from the previous video.
Thank you! And I’m not sure when the next native video will be, depends on the weather. And January 10th!
Great video! That is a great river, definitely fun to streamer fish! I have also found that that upper stretch ends up producing more fish. I had to compare the spots on a few of the fish you caught to some of mine I caught, I was thinking we might have caught the same fish.
It’s not impossible! But there is a ton of fish in there so I’d be surprised 😂 but glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice vid! When do you prefer winter streamers and when nymphing?
Streamers almost always will catch a few fish. So I'll typically start with streamers, especially if the water is high. If I can move a few fish then it gives me a good baseline for the day. Nymphs can also work anytime but I prefer lower/clear water.
hey happy new years bud im curious what fly lines you use?
Hi, really like your vids. Im from the UK. Out of interest are these all wild fish or are they stocked?
They are wild!
Haha I know what books you've read with that conveyer belt explanation 😛
I can’t say that I read many fishing books, and I’m not sure if I know where I got the conveyer belt explanation from honestly. Probably someone who read the book you’re talking about lol
Hey john what kind of fly line are you using for chucking streamers? normal floating line or a sinking tip?
Floating line for smaller rivers/creeks. Sinking line for larger rivers
How do u know whether fish is biting
Lets go!!! Ha.
How do you like the boots with the wire laces? I just ordered some, looking for others experiences with them. Are they durable?
They’re amazing! Best purchase I’ve ever made
What weight line and rod do you have
what name of this river?
Nice WV hat
Thank you!
And I’ll be wet wading this winter in wnc and gsmnp