25 inch Brown trout on a hares ear with a 3wt

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  • @yourthebest7942
    @yourthebest7942 6 років тому +56

    Great Trout. What makes the video perfect, you don’t have some garbage music playing. Nothing better hearing the water flowing as you land that monster. Thanks for sharing

    • @awaken77
      @awaken77 5 років тому +4

      fully agree

    • @ggolbs
      @ggolbs 4 роки тому

      Also what makes this clip perfect is that you’re using a click and pawl reel and not some disc drag BS.

  • @watertothepeople
    @watertothepeople 6 років тому +11

    Caught the King of the pool! Fantastic trout, congrats! Always amazes me to see what big browns can live in a small creek!

  • @efalkenberg13
    @efalkenberg13  7 років тому +38

    Thanks for all the love and hate! This fish was not a stocked fish. Fish in South Dakota are not pressured and have a high feeding rate. If you know the right spot, big fish are a dime a dozen.

    • @mikemower1939
      @mikemower1939 7 років тому +2

      I feel like theres not a fish alive over 6" that is not stocked here in the crowded midwest anymore, except maybe in the muddy Mississippi. Nice catch!

    • @MIOutdoors1
      @MIOutdoors1 7 років тому +8

      Yeah seems like 50% of fly fisherman enjoy the sport because they like telling other people how they should be doing it. Nice video and GREAT fish! Monster browns on tiny water has got to be one of the most fun ways to fish!

    • @SouthernFisherman
      @SouthernFisherman 7 років тому

      efalkenberg13 nice fish bro I just subbed please sub back. And post more good vids thanks

    • @nicksandoval4618
      @nicksandoval4618 7 років тому

      Very nice fish! Well done 👍🏾

    • @justin1979ify
      @justin1979ify 6 років тому

      Great catch, I’d imagine you were using 5X? On a 3 weight that thing was going where ever it wanted to lol. Well done!

  • @MrKindermusik
    @MrKindermusik 3 роки тому

    Good job on getting that beauty back in the water quickly. Beautiful fish.

  • @DoinThupidThings
    @DoinThupidThings 7 років тому +6

    Nice fish buddy, tks for releasing

  • @ewanmacfarlane9195
    @ewanmacfarlane9195 2 роки тому

    We heard wild fishing tales for generations....it was this BIG.you tube has finally confirmed a great deal of those epic tales to be true.Just a beast son.well done

  • @frankdigiovanni4946
    @frankdigiovanni4946 6 років тому +1

    Iam so glad you released that fish good job.

  • @12dougreed
    @12dougreed 6 років тому +1

    Great fishing great casting cracking fish

  • @unclefuddelmer9224
    @unclefuddelmer9224 3 роки тому +2

    Great job netting that fat Brown without hurting him. And handling
    & releasing him gently so y’all can catch him again! The Small streams are my favorite for Big trout here in N.C. PA too. And always let those breeders live on. Tnx for sharing man!

  • @gregorykrohn509
    @gregorykrohn509 7 років тому +2

    This reminds me of me catching a bonito on my three weight rod. Have fun

  • @20plusflyfishing57
    @20plusflyfishing57 6 років тому +1

    Any trout over 20" is a great fish and difficult to land on a tiny fly! Nice work!

  • @WISCOFISHINGANDOUTDOORS
    @WISCOFISHINGANDOUTDOORS 8 років тому +6

    i bet you wont forget this day anytime soon! NICE!

  • @rileyfussell935
    @rileyfussell935 5 років тому +15

    How’d you catch that without looking like you walked out of fly fishing catalogue?!?! Great fish, and so cool that you found it in such a small pocket

  • @whowhophoenixaz.2583
    @whowhophoenixaz.2583 8 років тому +5

    DAMN ! NICE BROWN ! WELL DONE .

  • @northernroots1
    @northernroots1 6 років тому +1

    nice patience working that fish.

  • @everest001
    @everest001 7 років тому +1

    Great fish! Great fishing! Makes me itch ...

  • @lead5s
    @lead5s 7 років тому +1

    fish look different on video, that was 25 inches and at least 5 to 6 pounds, glad he didnt run down stream, may have emptied ur spoil, beautiful fish, great catch

  • @kdeyoung11
    @kdeyoung11 7 років тому

    Well done playing that fish! Like a boss.

  • @RamBowMike
    @RamBowMike 2 роки тому

    Wonderful job of landing the fish.

  • @awaken77
    @awaken77 5 років тому

    Nice catch, cant believe it is in such unfavorable conditions - bright sun, skinny water, and fish must see angler from such short distance

  • @erudite1579
    @erudite1579 5 років тому

    Big fish ... from a little puddle ... on a little stick. Well done!

  • @Vincentdonnelly5158
    @Vincentdonnelly5158 6 років тому

    Great vid and fish congratulations

  • @fishingguru6535
    @fishingguru6535 7 років тому

    Awesome fish congratulations

  • @douglynch9012
    @douglynch9012 6 років тому +2

    I never understood why the Black Hills was never a go to destination for trout fishing. I grew up part of my life in Rapid City and used to fish below Pactola Reservoir for Browns back in the late 1960's and early 70's.

  • @cpullic
    @cpullic 4 роки тому

    Awesome catch 👍🏼🍻

  • @GrReaIm
    @GrReaIm 7 років тому +2

    lot of skill, and a beautiful catch

  • @baybornbalkanbaby7277
    @baybornbalkanbaby7277 6 років тому +1

    Just goes to show that you can beat the water to death in one spot and still pull out fish! Nice 0ne!

  • @MikeWitmerNatureJournal
    @MikeWitmerNatureJournal 6 років тому +1

    Looks 25 to me. Nice job!

  • @traditionalprimitivearcher3561
    @traditionalprimitivearcher3561 2 роки тому

    I didnt think it was 25" until you netted it. Holy cow

  • @fishinglaboutdoors
    @fishinglaboutdoors 7 років тому +1

    Beautiful fish!

  • @gangunitsergeantmartinez7656
    @gangunitsergeantmartinez7656 5 років тому

    Amazing to catch a trout that size in such shallow water. Good job .

  • @bernhardnizynski4403
    @bernhardnizynski4403 2 роки тому

    Wow - were you using a wet fly?

  • @bradygreenberg6668
    @bradygreenberg6668 7 років тому

    I live in the great lakes, where 25 inch browns are the norm, and that one is skinny but definatly close to 22-25. Nice fish for a teeny creek!

  • @sdriza
    @sdriza 2 роки тому

    Good job landing that monster. That is a life reaffirming moment.

  • @greyghost1223
    @greyghost1223 5 років тому

    Nicest stream trout video,thanks.

  • @meximanofsteel4685
    @meximanofsteel4685 7 років тому +19

    Maybe 20". But a nice fish none the less.

    • @flyman451
      @flyman451 7 років тому +4

      Much bigger than 20" but not 25" either.

    • @flyman451
      @flyman451 7 років тому +2

      I've caught, and measured, hundreds of 17" - 22" trout and that brown is 20" maybe 21".

    • @CookedToPerfection
      @CookedToPerfection 7 років тому

      easily low 20s.

    • @theoriginaljoeschmoe5987
      @theoriginaljoeschmoe5987 7 років тому

      Matt Troutman Sorry. I call bullshit.

    • @sirmegallot3276
      @sirmegallot3276 7 років тому +1

      Meximan of Steel yeah he looks over 20

  • @carlmoeller56
    @carlmoeller56 7 років тому +2

    Very nice fish and very nice job netting it. Period :)

  • @LandvsFish
    @LandvsFish 7 років тому +1

    That trout is a beauty and large for such a small stream! Great job fighting him on a 3wt, no trout in FL sadly. Great video!

    • @flyguy4515
      @flyguy4515 3 роки тому

      30 inch 11 pound browns push up in creeks. All depends on time of year. They chase other spawning fish....🤐

  • @jasonreyes2057
    @jasonreyes2057 7 років тому

    What is your set up? and the pack?

  • @donerskine1089
    @donerskine1089 6 років тому

    what a pleasure to see. Well done all the way around

  • @sickb2200
    @sickb2200 6 років тому

    Beautiful Trout!

  • @wuya31100
    @wuya31100 7 років тому

    I have yet to learn how to fly fish but I think I could cast it alright understand the line is the weight and all that. But the loose line and reeling is what looks tough. and 3wt? is that how small or heavy this rod is?

    • @efalkenberg13
      @efalkenberg13  7 років тому

      Toto Tojo it's a smaller rod and reel with lighter line.

    • @mountainman4756
      @mountainman4756 Рік тому

      Just takes time and practice. I can’t recommend fly fishing enough. I used to be a die hard conventional guy and now I have sold all my gear and switched to nothing but fly fishing. Can’t explain the feeling of catching a fish on a fly, especially one you’ve created.

  • @jagdmeisterschuler1323
    @jagdmeisterschuler1323 7 років тому

    what rod were you using. me and my dad backpack a lot, so I was looking for a 2 or 3 wt rod. thanks.

    • @accountnotinuse1535
      @accountnotinuse1535 4 роки тому

      the maxcatch ultralight fly rod is a good backpacking rod and you can get it cheap on Amazon.

  • @paoloflores6282
    @paoloflores6282 7 років тому +1

    very very nice. congratulations.

  • @goneFishing-yx5zy
    @goneFishing-yx5zy 4 роки тому

    What rod length is that

  • @loneduck8953
    @loneduck8953 7 років тому +1

    Sleepiest brown I've ever seen. Still jealous, nice job.

  • @Flies_the_limit
    @Flies_the_limit Рік тому

    Jesus, u get within 30 feet of a creek that low where I live and they spook for hours lol. Well done sir

  • @erindawn78
    @erindawn78 9 років тому +3

    May I ask what kind of fly rod and reel is that?

  • @aperfectdriftguidecompany
    @aperfectdriftguidecompany 7 років тому +7

    That's a beauty.. Good job.

  • @fuciledacaccia
    @fuciledacaccia 5 років тому

    What size leader and tippet were you using??? Great catch!!

  • @krislochlan5366
    @krislochlan5366 7 років тому

    my pb(measured and all the fun junk) was 24 inches. this fish **appeared** to be a good 4-6 inches smaller than mine. it may just be the size of your hands but still.

  • @NicholasWalsh
    @NicholasWalsh 7 років тому

    beautiful brown!

  • @muddcnt7138
    @muddcnt7138 7 років тому +16

    So many jealous trolls on this comment thread

    • @michaelwoehrl1746
      @michaelwoehrl1746 7 років тому +2

      Thats what I was thinking.

    • @dionlindsay2
      @dionlindsay2 6 років тому

      Me too. What a load of panty waisters! Given the clickbait we are offered elsewhere routinely, why cavil at this? It's a nice fish from difficult looking surroundings, and since a man's span is 8-9 inches and the fish is pretty thin and long tailed I'm happy to applaud the cited 25 incher.

  • @scottmontgomery4537
    @scottmontgomery4537 6 років тому +1

    Nice. catch and released?

  • @taylorluttmer2111
    @taylorluttmer2111 7 років тому

    gorgeous brown!

  • @johncats5903
    @johncats5903 7 років тому +1

    BIG FISH IN a little pound lol
    & enjoyed ur skills

  • @ronoostveen5542
    @ronoostveen5542 7 років тому

    In the back hills of Dakota lived a young boy named rocky racoon nice fish

  • @tuck5492
    @tuck5492 7 років тому

    Beeee-uuu-teee-ful! and if you say it 20 or 25 then that's sho nuf good nuf for me.

  • @docbailey3265
    @docbailey3265 7 років тому +1

    I love those cuttibtownbos.

  • @Roboli-nr1mv
    @Roboli-nr1mv 7 років тому

    beautiful fish!

  • @nbfisherman3760
    @nbfisherman3760 7 років тому

    nice fish how long is the rod?

  • @MorganBrown
    @MorganBrown 7 років тому +1

    inspiring video, thanks!

  • @jamesdunn9714
    @jamesdunn9714 4 роки тому +2

    I fish a local small creek and regularly catch rainbow that run around 12" with my 3 weight rod. They feel large on that setup, I can only imagine catching a 25" trout! That would be a blast.

  • @oldsmugglerflyfishing
    @oldsmugglerflyfishing Рік тому

    Great trout

  • @fishinacreek
    @fishinacreek 2 роки тому

    dude nice job!!

  • @Iheartmyson
    @Iheartmyson 6 років тому

    WOW I would give an arm for such a creek with this big trout

  • @jamesstinnett9895
    @jamesstinnett9895 8 років тому +2

    wow! beautiful. Nic Job.

  • @zackshafer3966
    @zackshafer3966 6 років тому

    What lb test?

  • @billybeveridge9172
    @billybeveridge9172 7 років тому +1

    in scotland we call it a hares lug nice troot nane the less

  • @talesfromthetail4012
    @talesfromthetail4012 9 років тому +2

    sick video man!!

  • @SDPBALLCOACH
    @SDPBALLCOACH 2 роки тому

    I don't know what this creek/river is like but I'd guess when water was high he moved down below that culvert pipe and now can't get back into deeper water.
    Hopefully he'll move up or down with bigger runoff...

  • @tlsolesby
    @tlsolesby 8 років тому +2

    Very nice!

  • @alexshort1363
    @alexshort1363 8 років тому +2

    Near what city in Black Hills was this taken

    • @efalkenberg13
      @efalkenberg13  7 років тому

      Hunting and Fishing with Alex the closest city is Spearfish, S.D. The best fishing you've never heard of!

  • @olavborgson6357
    @olavborgson6357 7 років тому +1

    Although 3 years ago; Congrats man.

  • @danstennis1817
    @danstennis1817 7 років тому +1

    there was a 10 inch brown trout in my toilet this morning.

  • @manjay49
    @manjay49 7 років тому +1

    Nice job. Patient.

  • @slapnutzracing2152
    @slapnutzracing2152 6 років тому

    Simple hares ear easy
    to tie and very effective.

  • @joeyjacildone4500
    @joeyjacildone4500 6 років тому

    woooooow that’s a beautiful fish

  • @Francois_Dupont
    @Francois_Dupont 4 роки тому

    nicely done, very good work not breaking the tippet! were you using 6X or 5X?
    were you using a wet fly? i keep hearing we cant use them on a 3wt, i have one myself but have not yet used it. (winter)

    • @1Lukemusic
      @1Lukemusic 2 роки тому +1

      It's in the title

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 2 роки тому

      @@1Lukemusic thank you

    • @jdp11284
      @jdp11284 Рік тому

      I routinely use my 3-wt in winter/spring with a nymph indicator rig and does fine. Obviously, I avoid false casting as much as possible and I use a wool/NZ indicator to offset weight and provide a nice soft presentation in small streams. Get em'!

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont Рік тому

      @@jdp11284 Thanks!

  • @harryhathaway1086
    @harryhathaway1086 7 років тому

    Are these native trout ?

    • @jodyhammer1723
      @jodyhammer1723 6 років тому

      Harry Hathaway browns were brought here from england.

  • @jcmoye1
    @jcmoye1 6 років тому

    Well land that thing wow!! Talking about wearing a fish out!

    • @codyfischer3113
      @codyfischer3113 6 років тому

      2 minutes and 15 second fight is wearing it out?

  • @tankc6474
    @tankc6474 7 років тому

    great trout 👍

  • @Sittin.
    @Sittin. 7 років тому +1

    Never underestimate them small streams. Sweet fish bro :)

  • @asymptoticsingularity9281
    @asymptoticsingularity9281 7 років тому +1

    That fish oughta have a name. She should have a damn mailbox.

  • @johnsagnella7445
    @johnsagnella7445 2 роки тому

    Thing of beauty.

  • @flyman451
    @flyman451 7 років тому +2

    Creek looks like a mud hole. It is though a big brown. I think more like 23" but if he wants to say 25" that's okay. I do though think it is a stocked fish. The tail is beat up and it is just unlikely that a wild fish could grow that big in such a tiny piece of water as there isn't enough food.

    • @CookedToPerfection
      @CookedToPerfection 7 років тому +1

      many fertile streams have fish at that size or bigger, seen 28" fish come out of holes that size. that wasnt a 25" like you said, but still a nice fish. definitely wild.

    • @flyman451
      @flyman451 7 років тому

      Matt Duncan What makes you so sure it was a wild fish? Are you the fellow who caught it? sometimes when a stocked trout survives a couple of years it begins to look like a wild fish. I think that is fine but what I don't like is too see big hatchery trout that have all beat up tail fins and clipped pectoral fins.

    • @benhollinger2638
      @benhollinger2638 7 років тому

      If you can't rule out natural reproduction doesn't occur...then you can't say its a stocker and he cant say it's wild. It has all its fins, there is for sure enough food, and his tail has a boo boo..could be anything. Who cares its a great fish and it took skill.

    • @plutoplatters
      @plutoplatters 7 років тому +1

      oh I can tell.. it was 23.3

    • @codyfischer3113
      @codyfischer3113 6 років тому

      I'm familiar with that stream and that small creek is a tributary to a larger creek that holds big fish. Sometimes they move up this spring branch in the summer.

  • @Sills71
    @Sills71 7 років тому +2

    I dont think it is 25 inches but more like 21-23... that creek private?

  • @curtiscordray8730
    @curtiscordray8730 7 років тому +2

    Nice fish man... and forget all the nay sayers, I'm going with 25 an nd a half inches, nice catch

  • @chuckd5877
    @chuckd5877 7 років тому +4

    A hare's ear is not a dry fly. That should be obvious since he's using an indicator.

    • @flyman451
      @flyman451 7 років тому

      Actually I have seen Hares Ear tied as a dry fly, same rough rabbit body but with wings and hackle.

    • @stevestringham1095
      @stevestringham1095 7 років тому +1

      parachute hares ear man...

    • @onthedry8386
      @onthedry8386 6 років тому

      indicator fishing is not fly fishing wet or dry only ..czech nymphing etc is not fly fishing the only thing in common is a fly rod and reel

  • @ThePierreduski
    @ThePierreduski 8 років тому +1

    since when is a hare's a "Dry Fly?"

    • @duderoony
      @duderoony 4 роки тому

      Don’t see it being posted as a Dry...... ??????

  • @michaelwisth3480
    @michaelwisth3480 3 роки тому

    Nice 19" brown

  • @deaddriftinmt531
    @deaddriftinmt531 7 років тому

    Nice fish.

  • @markpinther9296
    @markpinther9296 6 років тому

    Browns, at least where I live, are very wary of anything with a hook on it. I hooked one while ice fishing on the tiniest lure possible and it broke off at the hole. Most people never get the chance to even hook one.

  • @jamesbrede6234
    @jamesbrede6234 8 років тому +32

    I think you stretched the size a little bit ! lol

    • @amandacackett680
      @amandacackett680 8 років тому +6

      James Brede lol yeah ;)

    • @fishbummin27514
      @fishbummin27514 7 років тому

      Lol yea def not 25 but still a solid fish for sure

    • @11happychap
      @11happychap 7 років тому

      That fish would do close to 25 inches but its not in the best condition though but still a fish around the 3 1/2lb to 4lb mark

    • @efalkenberg13
      @efalkenberg13  6 років тому +1

      James Brede only size I stretch is my squirmy worm

  • @Burnwash
    @Burnwash 7 років тому

    As you can see at the right side of the pool, they also grow some monster pineapples in South Dakota...

  • @DAVIDKIDANE
    @DAVIDKIDANE 7 років тому

    Like fishing in a barrel. The stream is so shallow.

  • @davescopes249
    @davescopes249 6 років тому

    Nice one bro

  • @capitanpoostab7411
    @capitanpoostab7411 7 років тому +5

    No Freaking way a fish that large lives in such a small creek, great find!

    • @jspreston2769
      @jspreston2769 6 років тому

      @captain poostab I beg to differ I have caught bigger in smaller trout are an amazing animal

    • @davidteare4921
      @davidteare4921 6 років тому

      that's small were i from

    • @Henlarious
      @Henlarious 6 років тому

      Shows you know nothing about fishing. I’ve caught 30+ inch brown trout in Upstate NY all these time in streams just like this. Tributaries. Learn the fisheries.

  • @micpay
    @micpay 6 років тому

    Nice ! I'm jealous! 😂

  • @spg77777
    @spg77777 6 років тому

    wow, well done.