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

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, with Cody Fischer. Spooky fish on a spot and stalk

[@yourthebest7942]

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]

fully agree

[@ggolbs]

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

[@watertothepeople]

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

[@rileyfussell935]

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

[@MrKindermusik]

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

[@efalkenberg13]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@nicksandoval4618]

Very nice fish! Well done 👍🏾

[@justin1979ify]

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!

[@unclefuddelmer9224]

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!

[@traditionalprimitivearcher3561]

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

[@ewanmacfarlane9195]

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

[@DoinThupidThings]

Nice fish buddy, tks for releasing

[@frankdigiovanni4946]

Iam so glad you released that fish good job.

[@gregorykrohn509]

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

[@20plusflyfishing57]

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

[@lead5s]

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

[@northernroots1]

nice patience working that fish.

[@erudite1579]

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

[@WISCOFISHINGANDOUTDOORS]

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

[@loneduck8953]

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

[@RamBowMike]

Wonderful job of landing the fish.

[@awaken77]

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

[@kdeyoung11]

Well done playing that fish! Like a boss.

[@gangunitsergeantmartinez7656]

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

[@baybornbalkanbaby7277]

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

[@douglynch9012]

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.

[@whowhophoenixaz.2583]

DAMN ! NICE BROWN ! WELL DONE .

[@sdriza]

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

[@12dougreed]

Great fishing great casting cracking fish

[@LandvsFish]

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]

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

[@Flies_the_limit]

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

[@bradygreenberg6668]

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!

[@MikeWitmerNatureJournal]

Looks 25 to me. Nice job!

[@carlmoeller56]

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

[@fishingguru6535]

Awesome fish congratulations

[@everest001]

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

[@GrReaIm]

lot of skill, and a beautiful catch

[@ronoostveen5542]

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

[@Iheartmyson]

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

[@johncats5903]

BIG FISH IN a little pound lol & enjoyed ur skills

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Great vid and fish congratulations

[@johnsagnella7445]

Thing of beauty.

[@jamesdunn9714]

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.

[@Sittin.]

Never underestimate them small streams. Sweet fish bro :)

[@docbailey3265]

I love those cuttibtownbos.

[@tuck5492]

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

[@greyghost1223]

Nicest stream trout video,thanks.

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

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

[@cpullic]

Awesome catch 👍🏼🍻

[@donerskine1089]

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

[@krislochlan5366]

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.

[@fuciledacaccia]

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

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great trout

[@NicholasWalsh]

beautiful brown!

[@taylorluttmer2111]

gorgeous brown!

[@olavborgson6357]

Although 3 years ago; Congrats man.

[@jcmoye1]

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

[@codyfischer3113]

2 minutes and 15 second fight is wearing it out?

[@sickb2200]

Beautiful Trout!

[@fishinacreek]

dude nice job!!

[@scottmontgomery4537]

Nice. catch and released?

[@Roboli-nr1mv]

beautiful fish!

[@paoloflores6282]

very very nice. congratulations.

[@aperfectdriftguidecompany]

That's a beauty.. Good job.

[@nbfisherman3760]

nice fish how long is the rod?

[@meximanofsteel4685]

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

[@flyman451]

Much bigger than 20" but not 25" either.

[@flyman451]

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

[@CookedToPerfection]

easily low 20s.

[@theoriginaljoeschmoe5987]

Matt Troutman Sorry. I call bullshit.

[@sirmegallot3276]

Meximan of Steel yeah he looks over 20

[@capitanpoostab7411]

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

[@jspreston2769]

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

[@davidteare4921]

that's small were i from

[@Henlarious]

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.

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Wow - were you using a wet fly?

[@Francois_Dupont]

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]

It's in the title

[@Francois_Dupont]

@@1Lukemusic thank you

[@jdp11284]

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]

@@jdp11284 Thanks!

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

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...

[@wuya31100]

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]

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

[@mountainman4756]

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.

[@joeyjacildone4500]

woooooow that’s a beautiful fish

[@billybeveridge9172]

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

[@fishinglaboutdoors]

Beautiful fish!

[@jasonreyes2057]

What is your set up? and the pack?

[@curtiscordray8730]

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

[@slapnutzracing2152]

Simple hares ear easy to tie and very effective.

[@michaelwisth3480]

Nice 19" brown

[@tlsolesby]

Very nice!

[@MorganBrown]

inspiring video, thanks!

[@danstennis1817]

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

[@goneFishing-yx5zy]

What rod length is that

[@jagdmeisterschuler1323]

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]

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

[@markpinther9296]

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.

[@Sills71]

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

[@codyfischer3113]

Public water

[@erindawn78]

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

[@chuckd5877]

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

[@flyman451]

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

[@stevestringham1095]

parachute hares ear man...

[@onthedry8386]

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

[@jamesstinnett9895]

wow! beautiful. Nic Job.

[@deaddriftinmt531]

Nice fish.

[@muddcnt7138]

So many jealous trolls on this comment thread

[@michaelwoehrl1746]

Thats what I was thinking.

[@dionlindsay2]

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.

[@beneque79]

Very nice! (can't say the same about the camera work :D - just joking)

[@martinramirez6702]

Wow!

[@flyman451]

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]

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]

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]

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]

oh I can tell.. it was 23.3

[@codyfischer3113]

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.

[@tankc6474]

great trout 👍

[@Burnwash]

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

[@charlesloftis2920]

I know that water very well. Great midge fishing. I will withhold mentioning its name. You've a lot to crow about about with that fish.

[@efalkenberg13]

Charles Loftis I'll be there shortly

[@holyworrier]

That trout is well over 20". I've landed a 23" bow, and this fish is easily as large.

[@manjay49]

Nice job. Patient.

[@flyfish4trout645]

Guys not trying to instigate but I've seen fish much bigger than that caught in streams about the same size and depth,and they were not stocked,just saying,not saying that that fish possibly is stocked either tho

[@zackshafer3966]

What lb test?

[@codyfischer3113]

4X

[@talesfromthetail4012]

sick video man!!

[@chuckd5877]

And honestly there is no reason to use an indicator in that skinny of water when you can see everything going on. You'd probably be better off without it because here's less chance of spooking the fish. Obviously that didn't happen in this case but it's a possibility.

[@ryantherock7664]

well how would he see the take then?

[@danielm4114]

In the Black Hills of South Dakota lived a young man named Rocky Racoon...

[@spg77777]

wow, well done.