All Hope was Lost... Then I Caught THIS FISH!!! (New Species!)

I fished 3 spillways in one day to find this fish!
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[@outdoorswithmatt4709]

It's been rough around northern IL for a few weeks now. Glad to see you having some luck! Tight lines Nick!

[@paulcreed3622]

My local canal has catfish and carp and more in England, great filming thanks Nick.

[@adamstanley1996]

The second two spillways are some of my favorite places in the world and i have buckets of memories at each of them. I moved from that area last year and i really miss the fishing...there is a small lake very close to the second spillway that you should check out called lake kincaid. No its not kinkaid with two "k's" its a really small lake with some really really big fish man. Look it up!

[@alanshearing7515]

Nice one Nick , 3rd time lucky !. A spillway tour special , patience payed off . Well done . Tight lines .

[@thanossavv_adventures]

One of the best channels...hope to see more like the old videos like the true beasts and more PBs.Have a nice day.

[@paulhegwood5062]

Tiny little green sun fish is the catch of the day . Keep the video coming Nick.

[@scottcrowell361]

Very nice of you to leave the tackle box. Not many people would have done that. 🎉

[@Twyler68]

Well done Nick! I love that you always keep going and do it with a smile

[@robt9466]

Welcome back Nick! Once again you prove worthy of the title as the “Spillway Slayer”!

[@ezramarks6081]

Aslo great serial killer name

[@robt9466]

@@ezramarks6081 Good point! LOL!

[@jasonchow6475]

@@ezramarks6081 Victims meet their end at the bottom of a spillway

[@jussdank]

Appreciate all the hard work you put into these entertaining fishing videos, Nick. Tight lines!

[@stephenandkarenlee5516]

I always enjoy your fishing adventures, keep it up. Thanks

[@ItsDLC]

Nice. Adds a bit more excitement hitting new spots.

[@chrisbednar577]

Love your videos Nick! Always entertaining and positive, plus all the driving and hard work you put into these makes them Incredible! Tight Lines! ❤

[@Enigamis]

I know you been looking for a big fish, however seeing such a wide range of fish in that area is a great sign of biodiversity in that river system. Such a neat video to see so many different type of fish and I say that the quantity over massiveness really nice change of pace too! Thank you again for bringing us along.

[@overloadedoutdoors7582]

What and adventure and some beautiful fish thanks for taking us along

[@robmangeri777]

Putting in the work! Nice pay off! Great video as usual Nick!

[@johnhine8725]

Classy move on the tackle box. You’re a true sportsman. Dang those green sunfish eh?

[@darius-rospinning]

Awesome video! Great turnaround!

[@guylelanglois6642]

Your editing is outstanding. Best fishing show out there.

[@zackeudy2978]

Stay great buddy. Love your show!

[@maryannegreenslade78]

I really enjoyed this one Nick🐟🎣🐟🎣

[@wayneward977]

Another great video Nick. keep it up.

[@math19074]

Thanks for the revisit and awesome video Nick.

[@Meditation409]

Looking forward to another adventure!! ❤

[@Curry_Prodz18]

Great video nick keep up the great work!

[@weedhopper]

thank you nick always enjoy watching your videos

[@jeydonbieber4068]

A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work so keep on fishing Nick 🎣

[@martymiller9514]

Tough going out there just now. Thanks for the effort.

[@MtnMan-ny6vu]

Been brutally hot here in NC this Summer. Fishing kinda stunk. Thanks for the upload, Nick. Enjoyed it 👍

[@WildLife_Perspective]

I like how how you appreciate every fish 🐟 😌

[@KoryKines]

Always enjoy your videos. Definitely top tier film work. You are awesome. Keep it up 👍

[@fredziffel3443]

Spillways and retention ponds will almost always surprise a fellow. I caught a 31 lb snook in a spillway running into Davie river, Ft Lauderdale. The spillway was only 12' to 15' wide, and 4' to 5' deep. MONSTER SNOOK !😂😅

[@mikehunsinger8351]

It's always an awesome day for all when you are catching fish!! You are competed correct though, fishing has been tough th the last month or so here in western NY also

[@tncoffroadrecovery7126]

Hey 618 i have lost a few lures in that second spillway. Use to fish it a lot when i worked south of virden in the coal mine. Told wife i knew where you were at, so i had to bring it up on google just to show her. Good luck on your adventures.

[@joshysanti91]

You got that right about fishing being tough 😅 fishing here from shore in Hawaii and it's been tough for me this week. 😢 I went out today just for a couple hours and nothing 😢 but there's still more to come. 😂

[@MrAgevans]

We love your fishing videos!

[@mikeBP2000]

Hey Nick, I appreciate the "See ya later Buddy". In fact I try to catch a time where you forget to say it. Lol. Thanks for the fun videos.

[@christopherbrown6891]

Hell yeah! Great video as always! I didn’t realize there were black bullhead. I’ve only caught the yellow ones.😎👍

[@redneckmini14]

There are actually 7 different species of bullheads.

[@TB-zw7dt]

There's black, brown, and yellow bullhead in my area. I believe those were actually channel cats Nick caught.

[@redneckmini14]

@@TB-zw7dt The first one looked like a Black Bullhead to me. The rest were definitely channels.

[@DamianPereyraHs]

No falling and/or injured Nick in this end of video. That's a rare one. 😂 Thanks for the quality content as usual! ❤

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff Nick thanks

[@CastBlastCamp]

I hear ya on fishing being tough lately, but you still managed to get ya a new PB! Awesome to see it, keep at it and hopefully things will pick up, for the both of us lol!

[@FrankKeefer37]

We love ur spillway videos they are so entertaining and inspiring but you could definitely fish the main lake of some of these spillways if the fishing is slow

[@davidnapper8097]

Hate to see all your spillway's so low ! Waters levels are down here in Texas too . Farmers Almanac is predicting a wet winter for everybody so we can hope . You still caught some fish so no skunk , guess that's a win , any day fishin is a good day ! Hang in there and pray for rain 👍👍

[@dogleg]

Fishing has been VERY slow here. We're leaving in the morning to an airbnb with a few stocked ponds. Hopefully, things will turn around for us both, Nick!

[@JamesBronson-hy3rb]

Stocked pond you will do just fine

[@danaparks8812]

I don't know if you knew this already, or not, but something I can't upon in my earlier years of fishing. Before the internet (so that could tell you how long or how old I am). I would say in the early '80s or late '70s, I would catch green sunfish at different locations up north in Pennsylvania out in the "boondocks." This particular species however got huge in some places. Had a hard time explaining it to people by just word of mouth and being a kid. Many people thought I was crazy. But they were as long as an average size bass but had the same patterns as the green sunfish. Later on when doing a Google search, found this to be extremely accurate information and that they do get pretty big. It was a rare find when I was younger to see these fish though, and I'm pretty sure I've fished them out of the small farm ponds and irrigation ponds in orchards and the like. Also fought like you can't believe as well! Haven't been able to find them in years!

[@matthewwhitaker1775]

Nick makes Thursdays one of my favorite days of the week with his videos

[@walkerwyse1047]

Fishing been tough all year

[@brianlewis7632]

Blessings 🙌🏿 KANSAS CITY IS WATCHING 👀

[@MegaYangman]

Last spillway saved the day! Awesome trip!!

[@mrmilo1971]

Enjoyed the content Nick👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@mattkramer8006]

The excitement that freshwater sheephead can drum up is simply incredible

[@joshuagibson2520]

I catch some crazy drum on Watts Bar from time to time when bass fishing. Tanks. They fight.

[@Jutmeemes]

Can you post a video showing your combo and what you use a lot😢pls

[@caddisfly9651]

Never give up. Put in the time, get rewarded. Nice job.

[@robertblanchard3027]

Cool video for stagnant water.

[@aandwfishing]

I really want to see more big catfishing videos. Those are my favorite

[@Meditation409]

That last spillway was quite surprising!! 💪💪🤟😃❤️

[@22gonefishing]

Rough start, but you found the fish,, only took half a day but it's better than working. Might need to head to the big river, all these little ones are drying up.

[@poindxtr2000]

Best thing about the first two spots are you can see what's on the bottom when the water is running. Intel can be worth more than fishing itself

[@TaylorElizabeth-zi4gq]

The 3rd location was a charm!! Good job baby 😘

[@618Fishing]

Yeah it was! Thank you for watching baby! 😘

[@jeffie8696]

Ever tried Gulp baits? I even caught a carp today with a Gulp minnow , never caught a carp with a minnow before . I also caught a few really nice Crappies .

[@outdoorbrothers1342]

Great video man keep ‘‘em up

[@ratdaddy7774]

Nice black bullhead we catch tons of them here in Pa

[@calvinpaul2230]

Love the videos I am so glad u posted

[@davidhelms7944]

I love every show. Ty for sharing

[@AndyDrake-FOOKYT]

Sees dead drum. "Whoa i never expected to catch a drum here!" I get it...Whatever you gotta do to make something out of a slow day...I do enjoy watching your videos.

[@_JamesBrown]

Welcome back!

[@pianofloris4011]

Dear Nick, love your video's! Been following you for a long time. Who is the singer of "i'm a rolling Stone"? I love that song. Keep on fishing! Wouter from Gouda, Netherlands.

[@tombombadil6591]

Been waiting so long! Lets gooo!!

[@dylanhod55]

You should fish the Maumee river sometime! The dam in Grand Rapids has monster flatheads

[@ricardogomez4772]

“Spillway slayer”!!!

[@pflick13]

Rock on my friend!!

[@Mancing_Baronang]

Nice a fishing,,👍

[@ericsproutfourteen5307]

Thxs 4 all u do!

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I get a lot of joy watching your videos Nick, you have come a long way since those trickle screams. 😎🎣🎥👍

[@MRF983]

Anyone else want this guys music playlist?😂 Love the videos Nick! Keep up the wonderful work you put into these videos! Stay safe!

[@scottywalker4312]

Nice video! And no turtles this time! 👍😂

[@kevinhoffman5651]

What a birthday gift!! Love your videos!

[@618Fishing]

Happy birthday!

[@JettTranner]

Hey nick im a huge fan I catch i huge catfish thank to u always help me out with bait and I catch a big one

[@troybradley9188]

You make me want to go fishing 🎣

[@rusticoutdoors]

Awesome fishing

[@danrich9794]

Nice fishing

[@TheSimong69]

great vlog brother.

[@jebbbig]

Great adventure

[@Bikelife_AJ]

At my local pond there are black bullhead and I caught one before but my friend caught a huge one there

[@sarahyourtube]

Thank you for your videos. Very cool. What’s the music for this one?

[@lucasdoesthings1867]

I LOVE catching tiny catfish! Great video again Nick!

[@JamesBronson-hy3rb]

Why

[@lucasdoesthings1867]

@@JamesBronson-hy3rb they put up a great fight on an ultrlight

[@bakerjeffery1970]

Ok, I’m gonna spew a little secret spot of mine off here. It is the tail waters of the Melton Hill Dam outside of Knoxville, TN. You can show up there at the break of day and catch multiple species of MONSTERS. Stripers, Drum, Flat Heads, Channels, Bluecats. It’s is unbelievable

[@jasonhumphry5836]

Green sun fish mixed with a war mouth bass kinda a rareaty

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

Wow, caught bullhead before but never a black one, that's cool Man

[@taddmason1187]

Those 2 catfish be cool in an aquarium

[@emberkaldaka1411]

Fishing been pretty tough up around your first stop. I was out that way not to long ago and was only catching bullheads. Would love to know where the the third stop is located, looks like a nice place to fish.

[@greasyrails2571]

These kind of days suck but are always rewarding nice vid

[@j0909vfjklc]

Hopefully we get some good rain soon to save these spillway fish

[@patrickstoyreviewspatricke8083]

Nice fish

[@reesejames9757]

Long day ! But great end of Day !!!!!!!

[@danshroder9389]

Time to try some lively spots.

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

Nice display of tenacious dedication to completing your mission! How many backup spots do you typically line up for a day?

[@618Fishing]

Usually just one! It’s a rough day if I need to start thinking about a 3rd spot haha thanks for watching!

[@EnvySorr]

I went on a fly fishing trip this week and have so far easily got 75+ brown trout (stocked but still pretty and fun to fight) and I still have tmrw morning

[@knotagainfishing]

YOOO NEW VIDEO JUST DROPED

[@scottbarnett8835]

We always called the yellow bullhead catfish MUDCATS