Fly Fishing a Small Creek with a Big Fish!! (Brook Trout)

FLY FISHING FOR NATIVE BROOK TROUT!!

The Appalachian mountains holds some overly impressive brook trout, mostly known for their bright colors. So when I went out fishing last week looking at some new water, I knew my chances of catching one of the most beautiful fish on earth was very likely. However what I didn't expect was to catch one so BIG!

I started out the day catching numbers, but nothing of size. This was somewhat welcome just because I didn't know what I was getting into when I fished this small creek since I had never been there before. But after fishing for several hours without seeing a fish over 8 inches, with most of them being around 4-6 inches I was getting discouraged.

Then finally, as I came up to a big hole I knew HAD to have a larger fish if any existed in the creek... it happened. It's funny watching the fishing video back because I almost called it out before it happened. But I caught this big brook trout out of a nasty log jam. It set up perfect for a jig streamer which is exactly how I caught the fish. To say I was happy would've been an understatement.

I then decided to go lower in the creek to fish some bigger water and sight fish for some trout who were eating dry flies. Dry fly fishing never gets old! I caught a few more fish, got frustrated, and left. Overall it was an awesome day!

This video sort of shows my thought process on how I catch fish and how I fish new water, so I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!
#fishing #flyfishing #outdoors #nature #fishingvideo #troutfishing