I Caught the fish of a LIFETIME! ( GIANT Michigan stream brown trout) ( not clickbait) 

I still can’t believe I caught that fish

Ive been fishing my whole life for a true stream brown that big and havent caught one yet...24" is my biggest...you are a true sportsman worthy of your fish...your whole concern was how delicate the fish was and what it meant to release it and how important that was...so much class...

Thank you!!

Thank you!

It was so cool!

Awesome thanks for checking it out man!!

I still can’t believe it! Such an incredible fish! Hope to see one like it again !!!

I totally agree, thank you!

Thank you for watching!!!

Thank you!!

O wow very cool! Thanks for checking it out! How’d you Guys do tonight?

Wasnt holding my mouth right I guess. I am a newbee. Walked down Monday just when you landed a nice one. That was my first time fishing for steelhead.

O wow well you were in a good spot! I’ve done really well down at that spot this year!

Great chatting with you as well! Thanks, I will let you know, hope to try again today.

Still can’t believe how lucky I got!

@@themichiganangler4746little luck there. More skill there than most people will understand though. I'll give you some credit 😬

@@CrouseOutdoors totally appreciate that man! Can’t wait to get back out with trout gear and see what else is lurking in those log jams!

Haha that's as big as anything you will come across here in the us as far a creek browns go. Amazing girth for a winter wish as well. I think he was 26"-28" if I had to guess

Thanks man! Still can’t believe It!

Thank you!

That warm up a few days ago really help out down here!

Thank you!

Lol thanks man!

Thank you!

He was way down river unfortunately! Thanks for watching! 😀

It was unbelievable man! So aggressive!!!!

Right? When you wish you had a mouse fly on

Absolutely!

@@themichiganangler4746 This video shows the tremendous aggression that a mature brown takes when triggering him in his territory. Been hitting the hogs for years with big streamer flies that trigger this type of fish to set off their aggressive response. Much like bass fishing or big cat cat fishing they try and hit that bait and stun it then repeat for the meal. Kelly Galloup from T.C. Prior owner of The Troutsman Flyshop now called the Northern Angler Flyshop owned by his protege Russ Maddin are two well known (now famous) Michigan big brown streamer fisherman. Kelly’s original book Big Streamers For Trophy Trout changed the game on taking these bosses on the fly (streamer) since the 90’s many of us have been targeting these big fish like Kelly mastered. Check out his RU-vid channel at his Galloup’s Slide Inn (his place on the Madison River) now in Montana. Also Russ Maddin and several other of guys from Michigan. Sorry so long of a response but just wanted to share! Longtime Michigan teacher and flyfisherman all over the state now down near the Cumberland River KY and have been all over the country flyfishing. Keep up the great work!😊

It was insane. So glad I got that on camera!

Well thanks for checking it out!!! Lol I got lucky !

Thank you!

Thank you! I was fishing a little jig and wax worm that day!

Thank you!

Thanks man!

Thank you!!! 😀👊

Me too! Incredible rods for the money!

Thanks man!!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you

Thank you!!!

This fish was absolutely incredible! Still can’t believe it .

Thank man!!

Rather it live to be caught again!

A steelhead jig lol! I couldn’t even sleep that night I was so jacked!

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😮 that’s nuts!

@@themichiganangler4746 I didn't know how rare it was. They were both released. I still see a few smaller ones in the same area her sw mi . But the property is all privately owned now.

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Well your guess would be incorrect 👍 there’s many distinct differences with resident browns and lake run.

Well you're thinking that it is a resident is most likely based on the color and the shape. But neither of these are distinct differences between lake run and resident Browns. Also before Brown planting was ceased in southern lake Michigan, the DNR stocked the same strains as are currently planted as land locked residents. The fish you caught is a post spawn male, that's why hes colored up and thin. We have zero way of knowing if that fish has ever ran to lake Michigan or not for sure. So you assuming it is a "stream trout", "resident" is only a guess like mine.

@@rossvolker In my experience fish do the unexpected time and time again. The "Lake run" Browns I've caught in a river have been in March and April on the St. Joseph river. I did get one possible LRB in July one year Skam fishing also. Not all fish do the same thing at the same time. They don't play by the rules you have set in your mind. Ive seen coho full of eggs caught just this week, and a river king also. As for the data Michigan keeps a fish stocking database free to the public. Also lots of WI guys catch LRB in tributaries well into the spring. Sometimes pre spawn full of loose eggs, etc.

@naturalangling Feel free to share this video with all of your trout buddy’s and see what they think! If they say it’s a lake run I’ll change the title of the video to I’m an idiot who can’t identify a fish. Thanks for watching and make sure you subscribe 😀👍

😂 😂 😂 I still don’t know what took him so long lol

@@rossvolker lol easy mix up 🐰

@@rossvolker I’m still convinced you were making a 💩 behind a bush somewhere

Lol I was freaking out a little 😂

@@themichiganangler4746 lol I see next time big ross needs a peep in his step lol

Lol o trust me, i haven’t stopped razzing him since ! Think he may have been dropping a 💩 behind a tree somewhere or something lol 🤷‍♂️

@@themichiganangler4746 🤣🤣 that's hilarious

Thanks man I still can’t believe it!!

Lol I was freaking out. I was laughing so much going over this footage 😂

Thanks for watching!

@@themichiganangler4746 I ran into your video trying to learn about fishing for trout in Michigan, I haven't done it since I was a kid. Now that we are forced to buy the trout stamp I thought I would look into it. After several hours of figuring out the regulations I have a few target locations in mind. Looks like the micro-worm works well.

So many amazing trout streams In Michigan! I primarily use a spinner or just a single hook with a small red worm depending on the stream.

Hopefully!!

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Thank you!

I feel like I may never see one that big again.

Thanks Bill!!

Definitely 👊👊

Thanks man!!!! 😀👊👊

Thank you! Such a great fish!

I had my okuma sst 10’6 rod with daiwa balistic reel with 15lb braid that day

Total giant

Thank you!

😂 never again!!

😂😂I definitely was freaking out

LOL for sure like ROSS!!! Get the eff down here now with the net!!!

The trusty jig and wax worm

This was an insane day! Good luck on your outing!

Primarily the west Michigan rivers

I’ve never eaten trout actually but I’d think this biggin wouldn’t be the best, I’d like to keep a couple smaller ones this summer to try!

@@themichiganangler4746 imo lake browns beat all of our great lakes fish for taste

@@zachschultz3534 I caught some lake run browns out of Holland a few springs ago. Absolutely delicious!

I have yet to try a small stream brown though!

@@themichiganangler4746 Thanks for letting the old beast back to return to being the King dog of that creek for years to come. What part of the state were you at on Lake Michigan down south Muskegon/Manistee/Frankfort or further North?

This section is type 4 trout stream open all year

You must be joking. Would you like to know where he finds his morels too? And his sweet grass?

I was using a jig with a wax worm 😀👍

Lol it’s hard to tell in the video but when slowed down you can see him hit my bobber! Such an angry fish

I agree lol

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SW Michigan

This one is in lower Michigan

I been wanting to find trout near me I'm in sandford Michigan but I need good idea for river an area

@@harleycolberg6758 checkout the trout routes app, shows all the local streams 👍

Thanks bud

lol

Thank you!!

I don’t disclose river names or locations on my channel

unfortunately will never know!! everyone I've talked to now is saying somewhere between 25.5 and 27. either way I still feel so lucky to have landed that fish!

😂 😂 I was freaking out

@@themichiganangler4746 i know i saw you in the vid you were so lucky to land that huge fish with all the snags and stuff. at least now you know you got this

@@ericssunsets7421 totally!! Stoked I got it on video! Bummed I didn’t get a measurement though.

@@themichiganangler4746 well its at least 7x the width of your hand maybe a bit under 30? can't wait to get up there

You’re Absolutely right, he was super aggressive and territorial. Such a cool fish.