Catching Big Brown Trout and Brook Trout (NEW PB) 

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

Thank you! I'm glad you notice that. We do our best to make sure the fish are healthy when we release them. Thanks for watching the video!

He was such a gorgeous fish! Thanks for watching

Glad you liked it!

Really makes me wish I had a good fishing buddy

I'm glad you liked the video! Tight lines!

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Yeah it is honestly pretty insane. We had actually gotten pretty discouraged after I lost that fish and had stopped recording. That is part of the reason I wasn't recording the hit on the biggest brown. Glad you liked the video!

Well the white river hold 40 pound tanks

I lost two fish yesterday, got one up to the waters edge and as I went to net the fish, it got off. However, I am counting that as a catch! Three on, two of good size and another strike that missed. A fun day all and all.

We definitely enjoy using the native net! And we knew there was something going on with the brookies in that stream. I could tell that they weren't all native strain but I'm not necessarily an expert on that creek so I don't know the history or if the other species are reproducing. I'd rather be lucky than good! Thanks for watching

Thank you! Glad you liked the video!

Thanks man!! This creek has the best of both worlds for sure!

Yeah luckily the flows were pretty good that day so the fish weren't too spooky. But I'm glad you like the videos! I know that day will live on in my memory for a very very long time. Not just because of the fishing but behind the scenes we had an unbelievable amount of fun. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. God Bless you and tight lines as well!

Thank you so much! Glad you liked the video

Glad you enjoy them!

I plan on returning the Colorado to try to catch some native cutthroats! But yeah the natives out east are the brookies for us. The browns were all stocked at some point and now reproduce on their own much like your brookies. It makes for some interesting fishing. Glad you liked the video!

Thanks man! We take pride in our fish handling techniques. Glad you liked the vid!

Thanks man!! I'm glad you liked the video!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks!! We do our best!

I’m from WV too. Watching this I miss home. Mountaineers are always free!

Will do man! Glad you liked the video!

I'm glad you liked the video! I'm sorry your streams are starting to get posted.. I've seen a few of mine get posted as well. I wish you the best! Thanks for watching

Yeah that's what we figured as well. It definitely wasn't the native strain and had the traits of a wild fish. We caught a few later on that were 100% wild fish but that one was probably stocked a few years back. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!!

Thanks man! Hate to see the fish go, but love to see them swim away. That is our new catch and release motto. But anyway thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the bonus footage! Tight lines :)

Keiran,you do anything you wanna do, don't focus on the little imperfections,focus on your passions and the things that drive you, and go get it !!!...Best wishes from an old man.

We honestly don't think about it or talk about it much. But you are correct. I originally started the channel and Andrew was hesitant to get in front of the camera... now he does as much as I do. As the gentleman in the replies has said, follow your passion and don't worry about the imperfections. If you make good videos your passion will show and nobody will question the little things. Tight lines!

Stone fly thanks a lot man means a lot planning to get out tomorrow and try to make a video 🙂

@@keiranrooker7981 Do what you love and love what you do...Most folks in the fly fishing community are respectful and would never comment negatively about a speech problem.Even if someone does, shake it off, forgive their ignorance and move on. Life's too short to pay much attention to the small stuff...Again,best wishes

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much!! Glad you like the videos!

Thank you so much!! That is how a channel like this one grows, that means a ton. I spend a lot of time editing the videos so I'm just glad people notice. Tight lines my friend!

Yessir! Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much!

Thank you for watching the videos!! I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked the video

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Thank you!

Thank you so much for the sub!! And I'm glad you liked the video!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!! Glad you liked the video!

We always release the wild trout! Thanks for watching!

New Zealand is on the bucket list! I definitely plan on getting out there at some point. My PB brown was around 66 cm. Thanks for watching!

Yessir we try to advocate for the correct handling of trout. It hurts me to see people practice "catch and release" and not use proper handling techniques. Anyway thanks for watching!!

Nice net? Net to small, please take a big one with you when you go fishing!

@@hanspeterluthi3230 what does that have to do with anything?

Yes it did! Thanks for watching

Thank you!

Thank you so much!! Glad you like the video! And we will definitely do one, last time we went to do it Andrew didn't have all of the materials he needed. It will come though!! Thanks for watching

Thank you!

Thank you!

Glad you liked the vid! And thanks for watching!

Thanks man!!

Trust me if you asked the average person here they'd say the same thing. These fish don't get big by being dumb, you have to put in the time and try and find places where others don't fish. Thanks for watching man! And I wish you the best in your own fishing adventures!

Thanks for watching!

It's all good! Thanks for the sub! And I'm glad you're enjoying the videos

That's awesome!! Congrats!!

Great videos you blokes love you're respect for the fish all the best from Australia

@@jeffreykearns1970 Thanks man!

Nope this is not a catch and release section and it isn't (necessarily) hard to get to. I would call it slightly overlooked. Having said that we were following foot prints when I caught that fish and we saw two guys starting to fish it on the way out. I attribute most of our success to watching weather patterns and knowing that higher pressured bodies of water have to be fished at different times.

Yessir it is! Congrats

We definitely plan on making a few trips out there!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you!! And we were using a little Laser Legal Streamer. Nothing too special

Well honestly that brown probably fed mostly on other fish. Whether that be minnows and chubs or the native brook trout, I'm sure he doesn't discriminate. Once the browns hit around 18 inches they usually feed almost exclusively on other fish.

if you're talking live bait then night crawlers used to be my go to. But if you're talking lures you can't go wrong with a spinner.

I'm sorry man! You'll get it next time for sure

@@hardmanfishing hopefully

Yessir I love them! No complaints

Yeah man its pretty awesome! To be fair we've never seen a brown that big so that might be a slight exception. We always see the natives though! Thanks for watching

No this was a redington cross water. I have since broken this rod but it was a good one for the money

We were using a 9 foot 5 wt rod.. believe it or not it has landed larger fish although I don't prefer it with that size of fish. thanks for watching!

They are Dryft Waders and I highly recommend them. I've used several other waders in the past and these are my favorite so far.

Yep... and it isn't a good one!

It is silted in some areas but for the most part it has some good gravel. A majority of the headwaters of this creek are on national park land so it is somewhat safe from heavier sediment load from mining or other activities. I have personally never been in the fall to see if I can find redds or anything like that because it is a pretty far drive from me.

I was using a streamer

Dryft waders! I highly recommend them

Hardman Fishing Adventures ohh ok, curious, do you have a discount code with them?

It all has to do with noticing differences between certain strains (subs species) of trout. In WV there are two strains of brook trout. The native Appalachian strain and the New England strain. A trained eye can tell the difference between the two and if a brook trout is the New England strain then it IS NOT NATIVE. Therefore it was either stocked by a truck, or (in some cases) stocked fish mix in with the native population and reproduce. Once fish start reproducing they are considered “wild” fish because they did not grow up in a farm. So that is how we jumped from native, to stocked, to wild fish. Different strains, fish condition, and multitude of other factors come into making the decision. Hope this helps! And thanks for watching

I was using a redinginton cross water 5 wt 9 foot rod with a Sage concept c reel. We were throwing a small laser legal streamer.

@@hardmanfishing Thank you for the reply ! I own a couple of Redington rods; a 3 wt. 7' 6" and a 5 wt. 9'. Great equipment without breaking the bank. The Sage reel is a reel I'd like to own. I caught a nice 14" rainbow today and a 8" rainbow using the 3 wt. on a small creek here in Utah.

In this video we almost entirely used the laser legal streamer.

Yessir! We love a big native brookie

Thank you! This is from the US in the state of West Virginia

I believe so. Although I've never been to the head of the creek

It was definitely a nice one! Thanks for watching!

You'd get drunk quickly!! I could cut them out but to me I like more of an uncut/real life version of the videos. Thanks for watching!

Nope, these are the fish I chase in my day to day videos though. Browns, rainbows, and brookies dominate the east

The PB was towards the end. It was the 11 inch native. The brookie at the beginning was planted at some point but we don't count that one.

PB stands for Personal Best. I'm not totally sure if that is what you are asking but that's what it seemed like to me😂

@@braydonsmedley5652 You are right I completely misread that! HAHA whoops.

@@hardmanfishing dont worry, I got your back😂

Not the wild trout, but we do eat stockers

We have one we just didn't bring it with us! Thanks for watching man!

I'll watch it next!