It's important! And I've talked to people who live around there and they say the most annoying thing about fisherman is the trash they leave. Which is just embarrassing... anyway thanks for watching!
What a great video. I just love your play-by-play on the river, it's as entertaining as the great fish you caught and chased. Beautiful golden trout. Thanks!
Great fishing. Watching from northern England where the rivers are very similar. Love your nymphing technique, it's uncomplicated. You are 100% correct about nymph depth being the only thing that really matters. Good that you've prompted some comments about wild/stocked; it gets people thinking about ecosystems and the longer term future of our rivers. Tight lines Jon.
Your videos have inspired me to fish dry dropper rigs at the very same stream my dad and his brothers used to fish when they were kids. Love catching the wild browns and native brookies!
Well I just commented on your latest Christmas video about putting big trout on your reel, and you just did it perfectly with that big brown you caught LAST Spring. So I will keep my advice to myself.😊 Big Big Brown! I will be fishing N.C. next week for Christmas.
HAHA you’re good! 😄 I don’t pay too much attention to advice I get in these videos anyways. No offense to you or anyone else, but everybody seems to be an expert nowadays! Wouldn’t know who to trust anyways. Thanks for watching!
Just started my own fishing channel, and I love your content, I also just started fly fishing as well and you videos have helped me learn a lot, I hope to catch my first trout on a fly soon!!
Dear Sir, there are NO UGLY TROUT!! I fish the ADIRODACKS. All are a blessing. PS, trout live in beautiful places - it gets me every time. Also, I love your site. Thank you.
@@henryleslievermont6004 these abominations are golden rainbows or palomino trout, engineered in a hatchery. Golden trout are native only to the southern Sierra Nevada in California.
@@jackinthewoodsii8653 either way they are mutations of a rainbow inbred over many generations to create a Frankentrout. There’s a reason these don’t occur in the wild. They would never survive predation with that coloring. Of course the rainbows you have back east aren’t much better, all just descendants of McCloud River trout bred in hatcheries.
One of my favorite videos you've posted. Being originally from the same town as you are I enjoy your videos so much. I understand not letting people know where you are when you fish native streams, but I do wish you would tell us when you're on a stocked stream.
It's just more out of respect for the people who live on this river and already have to deal with stocked trout chasers who leave trash and everything else. I also just have a thing where I never mention where I'm fishing just to keep it consistent. But thanks for watching!
@@hardmanfishing Trash on this river is terrible. Almost "sewer" like in area's. Spent the day there yesterday nonetheless! Thanks for your message at the end.
Great vid & fantastic action! If you're gonna catch stockers, at least hooking that golden makes it interesting. Gorgeous fish! Thanks for the detail on your rig. Agree about getting near the bottom, and overcoming the difficulties presented in heavy water. When you do that successfully, I think fish will eat almost anything. Also appreciate your reminders on the environment. Too many streams continue to get trashed.
Dude .... What an insane video as always ..... Juste insane I don't have words anymore ... Just keep on doing videos ! Your no music videos are awsome and relaxing, you really feel like fishing while watching those ! And then you have the full on video where its just a roller coster of emotions ! Your intros are always stop on... Just well done ... You really got the YT thing man ! Keep on the good work !
Jon I think this was the most genuine video you have put out, this probably my favorite.. Great looking water and great browns!!! It amazes me the states will stock over wilds??? Don’t get it???
Loved this video and what beautiful scenery, living in the UK looking at it is something that I really enjoy. That large powerful river was quite unlike the usual small streams that you fish, what fantastic fish it holds including the stocked ones. I don't share you opinion of them, a lot of trout fishing over here is on reservoirs and the fish there are all stockies. Don't think I'll ever get used to describing fish size by length and not weight. Looking forward to the next episode, by the way I'm glad that you dont follow a lot of peoples obsession with redicously weak tackle.
Yeah I'd rather use heavier tackle and land all of my fish then make some ridiculous challenge and injure the fish in the process. The challenge is getting the fish to eat, past that I want the fish in the net! But thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed!
Hey this might be a stupid question but I’m new to trout fishing but what if a stock trout and a wild trout mate if that is even possible what would that be
My would have been PB was a monster brown that got off this weekend 😅 but so far my pb is a 15 inch brown so it's funny hearing you say these fish aren't big when they're all bigger than my pbs 😂
@hardman fishing adventures, can we please get a rod set up for this video and maybe a tip on how to you set up rod when targeting didn't species (new to fly fishing )
I may be relocating to a state where I can fly fish for trout for the first time and came across your videos and love the channel. What state are you located in?
Hardman nice video, If you are off work in June, I;am going up to Cherokee, NC again. I want to show you my 5ft fly rod that I fish small streams, the told you you about those wild trout streams in NJ I fish , date in June 9th-14th have to see the weather is..
Another great video. I commented a few videos ago that I was looking to visit West VA from my state of PA. Do you have any recommendations as to what area(s) I should look into? I am looking to fish smaller mountain streams. Keep up the good work, thanks!
No beef with brookies, just stocked brookies. And my beef with them is they intermingle and take the place of native brookies. The stockers aren't the same strain of brook trout as the natives so there's really nothing good about a stocked brookie in water with native brook trout
Jon. That first brown you land. What type of fly line/leader are you using? Because it looks like you have a long length of sighter leader attached to sinking line....??? Another great video!
I watched your video to the end, but im still confused. You showed the Cortland 20' 10.5 sighter leader, but clearly you have some other line on your reel...?? Is the sighter leader simply attached to the backing?
@@tenkarapondfishing4611 Ohhh yeah I got you! I just have cortland's mono core euro line on the reel. It never comes off the reel when I fish honestly so I don't pay much attention to it
I’m not shur what state you live in but it seems like you always find the native trout and I would love to native fish I live in pa so if you know any native spots here I would really appreciate it
What even is the policy on browns now? Are they just naturalized and stocked ever since we realized we can’t get rid of them? Cuz I heard they’re pretty bad for native brook and rainbow trout larva
How often do you fish in the eastern part of WV? I know some of the best around Edit: i also fly fish and tie my own flies. Just havent been at it for a while due to work
I mean define eastern 😂 if you mean eastern panhandle then I do for brookies but that’s about it. If you just mean like east of I79 then that’s all I fish just about
Thank you for incredible video! Hello, I’m a new for the fly fishing. I’m musician, play violin and viola. I’m originally from Ukraine. In Ukraine fly fishing is not popular, I would like to introduce fly fishing for the Ukrainians and I need a support. I will be very appreciated for any help and support in this. I just got my orvis combo, I’m very low on the budget, and don’t know what kind of flys I need to have. Will be very appreciated for any suggestions! Thank you so much for your understanding.
Man, the stock trout hate is real with Mr. Hardman. Someone has watched too many Patagonia videos 😂. I assure you, natives and wild trout aren’t that cool.
Listen I don't hate stocked trout UNLESS I'm fishing for wild trout in a river filled with wild trout 😂 Let the wild fish do their thing. I'm just not a big fan of stockies in wild water. If I want a stocky I'll go down to the local stocked river and have a day!
80 percent of these fish are stocked. Similar to the delayed harvest streams that all of us are fishing. Look closely at the mid sized browns definitely not wild. Cocky attitude toward the stocked fish ruined the video
@@Tightlines-r1r doesnt mean they are all stocked. Impossible to know the difference between wild and stocked when some of the browns were stocked as fingerlings. Would need to send a sample to a lab to know for sure if its stream born. Just because some guy stocks it doesn’t mean wilds don’t exist. At that point ill call it a wild
Relax buddy, I said lots of these fish were stocked. But I've also watched the browns spawn in there and I catch young of the year fish (not fingerlings). So just take a deep breath and go leave comments on a video where you have knowledge of the fishery. It's not that serious. I love reading comments because of people like you, gives me a good laugh!!
I'm Japanese and your wonderful video inspired me to start fly fishing. I would like to try it in America someday.❤
I would like to try snowboarding in Japan 🏂
I hear it's amazing
Go to Canada instead. Its better than the US for fly fishing
try Canada it’s a lil bit easier for fly fishing, if u want to go to the US tho try MT or vermont
Montana is good for fishing
from my experiences i belive norway is better
I cannot fish anymore, but your videos remind me of the pleasure that I experienced while fishing in beautiful Nature. Thank you.
That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video
I'm sorry to hear that....
Another nice video as always.
Loved you stressing for fishermen to help keep the rivers clean and healthy at the end of the video.
It's important! And I've talked to people who live around there and they say the most annoying thing about fisherman is the trash they leave. Which is just embarrassing... anyway thanks for watching!
Wow! What a fantastic fishery. Nice video.
What a great video. I just love your play-by-play on the river, it's as entertaining as the great fish you caught and chased. Beautiful golden trout. Thanks!
Great fishing. Watching from northern England where the rivers are very similar. Love your nymphing technique, it's uncomplicated. You are 100% correct about nymph depth being the only thing that really matters. Good that you've prompted some comments about wild/stocked; it gets people thinking about ecosystems and the longer term future of our rivers. Tight lines Jon.
Nymph depth is key, fly choice is secondary for sure! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video
Just want you to know this is THE BEST trout fishing video I have ever watched!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful stream and some gorgeous fish. Nice job fellas!
awesome videoooo that golden trout was incredible. so beautiful. many blessings tight lines always
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video
You inspire me to fish a small stream and I caught huge brook trout all day
Are you able to show your flies and how you’re fishing them? As a beginner I’m very interested in seeing set ups and how they’re fished. Thanks!
I live in montana and your videos convinced me to get a fly rod and I want to say thank you😊
Super beautiful nature! Quality time! Great vid! Thanks!
I followed your tips from all your video and managed to catch a 25 inches brown trout thank you so much
Dang bro that’s a tank! Congrats
That's incredible! Congrats!
Your videos have inspired me to fish dry dropper rigs at the very same stream my dad and his brothers used to fish when they were kids. Love catching the wild browns and native brookies!
That’s awesome!!
Your content is the best man I follow alot of UA-camrs and your videos always get watched first.
I really enjoy the videos that you do!!! You and Davie mcphail are my favorites 💯
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Well I just commented on your latest Christmas video about putting big trout on your reel, and you just did it perfectly with that big brown you caught LAST Spring. So I will keep my advice to myself.😊
Big Big Brown! I will be fishing N.C. next week for Christmas.
HAHA you’re good! 😄 I don’t pay too much attention to advice I get in these videos anyways. No offense to you or anyone else, but everybody seems to be an expert nowadays! Wouldn’t know who to trust anyways. Thanks for watching!
Man what a great river!! The stockers do get old but a fish is a fish. Those browns though, amazing!! Great video, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
Jon, you are making the best videos on youtube! Love watching every one of them.
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed the video
Great challenge Jon. Thanks for the pic of Eastern Red Spotted Newt. Never seen on before.
Just started my own fishing channel, and I love your content, I also just started fly fishing as well and you videos have helped me learn a lot, I hope to catch my first trout on a fly soon!!
Dear Sir, there are NO UGLY TROUT!! I fish the ADIRODACKS. All are a blessing. PS, trout live in beautiful places - it gets me every time. Also, I love your site. Thank you.
Ugliness can be debated I guess! Glad you enjoyed the video
Incredible water. Cartwheeling trout. This was really entertaining to watch.
Love catching and watching wild trout. Enjoyed 👍👍🎣🎣No Golden Trout here, very cool to see
I hate when people call those golden trout…
@flyguy2021 Foreign to me, what is the best name 🤔
@@henryleslievermont6004 these abominations are golden rainbows or palomino trout, engineered in a hatchery. Golden trout are native only to the southern Sierra Nevada in California.
@@flyguy2021 Golden Rainbows and Palomino's are 2 different strains. The more popular breed is the Golden Rainbow.
@@jackinthewoodsii8653 either way they are mutations of a rainbow inbred over many generations to create a Frankentrout. There’s a reason these don’t occur in the wild. They would never survive predation with that coloring. Of course the rainbows you have back east aren’t much better, all just descendants of McCloud River trout bred in hatcheries.
One of my favorite videos you've posted. Being originally from the same town as you are I enjoy your videos so much. I understand not letting people know where you are when you fish native streams, but I do wish you would tell us when you're on a stocked stream.
It's just more out of respect for the people who live on this river and already have to deal with stocked trout chasers who leave trash and everything else. I also just have a thing where I never mention where I'm fishing just to keep it consistent. But thanks for watching!
@@hardmanfishing Trash on this river is terrible. Almost "sewer" like in area's. Spent the day there yesterday nonetheless! Thanks for your message at the end.
Great vid & fantastic action! If you're gonna catch stockers, at least hooking that golden makes it interesting. Gorgeous fish! Thanks for the detail on your rig. Agree about getting near the bottom, and overcoming the difficulties presented in heavy water. When you do that successfully, I think fish will eat almost anything. Also appreciate your reminders on the environment. Too many streams continue to get trashed.
That's true! The golden trout can be a treat every now and then. But thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the detail on the rig I was using!
Dude .... What an insane video as always ..... Juste insane I don't have words anymore ... Just keep on doing videos !
Your no music videos are awsome and relaxing, you really feel like fishing while watching those ! And then you have the full on video where its just a roller coster of emotions ! Your intros are always stop on... Just well done ... You really got the YT thing man !
Keep on the good work !
Thank you so much man!! It means a ton! Glad you enjoyed the video
Wow what a solid couple of days!
Doesn't get too much better! Thanks for watching man
Great video! I’m taking my fly rod out for the first time ever this Saturday.
That's awesome!! Good luck!
Nice video, enjoyed the action! Those were very nice size fish you caught.
Thank you!
Great fish! Amazing Browns! I did not think there were Golden Trout in the Appalachians. Stocked I assume?
Jon I think this was the most genuine video you have put out, this probably my favorite.. Great looking water and great browns!!! It amazes me the states will stock over wilds??? Don’t get it???
Thank you!! And I have no idea… they’ve always done it and it would take a major culture change for it to ever be stopped.
Jon, fun video to watch, keep it up BUDDY!!
Nice video. I miss North Georgia sometimes.
Love your vid man. They’re always entertaining to watch.
Thank you man!!
Love your “leave the river nicer than when you got there”. Pick up some trash, empty beer cans and the like, goodonya!
Loved this video and what beautiful scenery, living in the UK looking at it is something that I really enjoy. That large powerful river was quite unlike the usual small streams that you fish, what fantastic fish it holds including the stocked ones. I don't share you opinion of them, a lot of trout fishing over here is on reservoirs and the fish there are all stockies. Don't think I'll ever get used to describing fish size by length and not weight. Looking forward to the next episode, by the way I'm glad that you dont follow a lot of peoples obsession with redicously weak tackle.
Yeah I'd rather use heavier tackle and land all of my fish then make some ridiculous challenge and injure the fish in the process. The challenge is getting the fish to eat, past that I want the fish in the net! But thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed!
Another great video Jon
Thank you!
I Love your video. Keep upp the good work.
Thank you!!
such a sick vid! Did anyone else see the badger or something crawl into the river at 16:52
Hey i’m new to fly fishing and I was curious what were some of the rigs you threw in the video?
Hey this might be a stupid question but I’m new to trout fishing but what if a stock trout and a wild trout mate if that is even possible what would that be
My would have been PB was a monster brown that got off this weekend 😅 but so far my pb is a 15 inch brown so it's funny hearing you say these fish aren't big when they're all bigger than my pbs 😂
Right on🙌
What line are you using? I love your channel by the way, I love how you mix it up. Every fishing trip doesn’t need to be a trophy
Great show just wondering were you wear fishing I am in Pennsylvania. Thanks
@hardman fishing adventures, can we please get a rod set up for this video and maybe a tip on how to you set up rod when targeting didn't species (new to fly fishing )
I may be relocating to a state where I can fly fish for trout for the first time and came across your videos and love the channel. What state are you located in?
Hardman nice video, If you are off work in June, I;am going up to Cherokee, NC again. I want to show you my 5ft fly rod that I fish small streams, the told you you about those wild trout streams in NJ I fish , date in June 9th-14th have to see the weather is..
Man I hope to land a big brown one of these days!
Another great video. I commented a few videos ago that I was looking to visit West VA from my state of PA. Do you have any recommendations as to what area(s) I should look into? I am looking to fish smaller mountain streams. Keep up the good work, thanks!
I’d like to see like a rod and reel collection and what u use like line flies tippet stuff like that
Love your videos, especially as a fellow West Virginian! Is this Williams River?
Thank you! And no sir! Although the Williams is an awesome river
Hi.. awesome video.. please share the spec of your set up.
I just moved to Raleigh, NC from TN. What are some healthy rivers I can drive to and flyfish for a weekend?
What reel do you use
you got some giants
Well done mate beautiful trouts, and well done for released them back.
Is euro ninphing the technique?
Sorry I'm a beginner
Yessir! I go over it a little bit at the very end of the video
Where were you fishing at
The coolest!
Yoooo first comment sick video spring brook trout and rainbows are the best great video👍🏼
Yes l also would like to see the flies&how to fish em
Nice fish! What flies do you use? There aren't very many hatches where I fish, and I don't know what to use.
Thank you! And I put it at the end of the video
@@hardmanfishing Ok! Thanks!
At 16:52 you can see a animal crawl out of a tree stump
Loved the vid but whats the beef with the brookies
No beef with brookies, just stocked brookies. And my beef with them is they intermingle and take the place of native brookies. The stockers aren't the same strain of brook trout as the natives so there's really nothing good about a stocked brookie in water with native brook trout
Hi John, why did you not consider to switch to a streamer when you saw that big brown chasing your prey? I definitely would have done that.
But what an excellent brownie at 12:30. Gosh.
I probably should have but for some reason I don't think I had my streamers with me at the time. But thanks for watching!
Jon. That first brown you land. What type of fly line/leader are you using? Because it looks like you have a long length of sighter leader attached to sinking line....???
Another great video!
I go over my setup at the end! That's pretty much what I was using the entire time. I don't even use conventional fly line when I nymph.
I watched your video to the end, but im still confused. You showed the Cortland 20' 10.5 sighter leader, but clearly you have some other line on your reel...??
Is the sighter leader simply attached to the backing?
@@tenkarapondfishing4611 Ohhh yeah I got you! I just have cortland's mono core euro line on the reel. It never comes off the reel when I fish honestly so I don't pay much attention to it
These guys get high on G.O.D.
Hey brotha. What’s your setup on the first hole? Are you nymphing with a sink tip?
Nope! It’s a mono rig of sorts
Seems like I hardly ever see your fly line, generally speaking how long are your leaders? Thank you
Or it might just look different in the video.
That's because I euro nymph! So I quite literally don't use the fly line on the reel.
16:51 an animal jumps into the water from the tree, what kind of animal is that.
hey , quick question where do you find you're fishing spots?
Most of the spots near where I live I’ve known about for years. I don’t remember how I first found them tbh 😂
@@hardmanfishing 😂 okey thanks
What state you fishing? MI and N.C. nice also!
I’m not shur what state you live in but it seems like you always find the native trout and I would love to native fish I live in pa so if you know any native spots here I would really appreciate it
I know this is late but up in potter county check for small streams and non stocked creeks that's where I've found them
@@Rednecksofthenorth thanks I’ll be on the look
What rod setup do you have?
In this video I was using a Cortland Competition series MK II nymph rod!
Where you using a euro nymph rig?
Yep!
What even is the policy on browns now? Are they just naturalized and stocked ever since we realized we can’t get rid of them? Cuz I heard they’re pretty bad for native brook and rainbow trout larva
incredible stuff. mono rig?
I’ve asked him before, I think he uses both but I think he said he prefers the mono rig. I like the mono rig way more
Gosh darn it. Damn so hate cussing !!!😂😂😂
🎉🎉
did u see that beaver or something jump off the bank 16:48
I did not!
What's that rod?
What fly real do you use
How often do you fish in the eastern part of WV? I know some of the best around
Edit: i also fly fish and tie my own flies. Just havent been at it for a while due to work
I mean define eastern 😂 if you mean eastern panhandle then I do for brookies but that’s about it. If you just mean like east of I79 then that’s all I fish just about
anyone notice the beaver or otter come out of the tree at 16:50
are you fishing barbless flys?
Correct!
If you don’t mind me asking why do fly fishermen don’t ever keep their fish
Along with keeping the rivers clean,catch and release, not catch and cook. Great video though
I can always tell the stocked brooks from native brooks by the feeling of their skin . You ever notice that ?
I've never paid that much attention I'll be honest! I just look at the color patterns and the head and that's usually enough LOL
Hello wheres your hat from
pleas talk about the flys you are using thanks
Check the end of the video!
Normally you can Stocks tell by how flat the bottom Tail Fin is
What state is this in?
Thank you for incredible video! Hello, I’m a new for the fly fishing. I’m musician, play violin and viola. I’m originally from Ukraine. In Ukraine fly fishing is not popular, I would like to introduce fly fishing for the Ukrainians and I need a support. I will be very appreciated for any help and support in this. I just got my orvis combo, I’m very low on the budget, and don’t know what kind of flys I need to have.
Will be very appreciated for any suggestions! Thank you so much for your understanding.
Man, the stock trout hate is real with Mr. Hardman. Someone has watched too many Patagonia videos 😂. I assure you, natives and wild trout aren’t that cool.
Listen I don't hate stocked trout UNLESS I'm fishing for wild trout in a river filled with wild trout 😂 Let the wild fish do their thing. I'm just not a big fan of stockies in wild water. If I want a stocky I'll go down to the local stocked river and have a day!
I fish the way you do: no indicators or whatsoever. Just feel Best way to do it.
80 percent of these fish are stocked. Similar to the delayed harvest streams that all of us are fishing. Look closely at the mid sized browns definitely not wild. Cocky attitude toward the stocked fish ruined the video
The browns besides one was wild idk what your seeing. Dont watch the videos if your offended
Interesting to read the comment from the guy who actually stocks the stream, all fish were stocked
@@Tightlines-r1r doesnt mean they are all stocked. Impossible to know the difference between wild and stocked when some of the browns were stocked as fingerlings. Would need to send a sample to a lab to know for sure if its stream born. Just because some guy stocks it doesn’t mean wilds don’t exist. At that point ill call it a wild
Relax buddy, I said lots of these fish were stocked. But I've also watched the browns spawn in there and I catch young of the year fish (not fingerlings). So just take a deep breath and go leave comments on a video where you have knowledge of the fishery. It's not that serious. I love reading comments because of people like you, gives me a good laugh!!
come on man why you release that trout :(
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