Catching MONSTER trout in skinny water

[@jaar8320]

Great fish man, that's the type of freshwater fishing that would make anyone excited. I love the care you had for the 65er when it knocked its head, great job again man cheers

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much for the kind words mate. I would have been so upset if that fish didn't recover!

[@AndrewFishman]

Thanks for not holding its jaw and swishing it back and forth in some imagined attempt to do good for the fish. This may work well enough for tunnel breathers in the salt water which breath by water forced through the mouth and over the gills, but freshwater fish breathe in through the gills and out through the mouth, with the jaw movement providing the pumping action. By jaw locking them whilst swishing them you are effectively drowning a freshie. Love your approach and exactly the right release method, once you actually got it into the water @@RKJFishing

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Roo. Yeah they know what they're doing, all he needed was to be held upright and given a little push once he stopped seeing stars and had his energy back. You still had to have a tiny dig didn't ya LOL

[@AndrewFishman]

Not so much a dig mate, I did not mean it to come across as such, sorry. You sure went above and beyond, mate. @@RKJFishing

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah I know mate, it's all just fun :)

[@tombombadil4033]

Wow. What a beautiful brown! Congratulations Rohan 🎉

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Tom

[@trueaussieray9093]

Well done to Jacob for getting you on to the trout! Nice fish!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Ray

[@lenlemaic7849]

The fishing gods have found their disciple, Rohan you have been chosen. Earlier on you caught a PB Silver perch an extrodinary trophy fish, and now PB Brown trout, another magnificent trophy fish, mate you are on a roll, a sincere congratulations from me. Before this year finishes I hope that you can get another trophy fish and make it a trifecta so that all your followers will remember 2023 as Rohan year.

[@RKJFishing]

haha Thanks Len! Hopefully it can be a really big yella or cod, but I'll take anything! Even a PB carp would be exciting! Cheers mate

[@RKJFishing]

Mate believe it or not I just caught my PB redfin hahaha. You gave me good luck!!!!!

[@lenlemaic7849]

@@RKJFishing I am very glad to hear that Rohan you deserve it mate. Keep up the good work. A bit of positive energy from those of us who wear our hearts on our sleeve always helps.

[@RKJFishing]

You're a legend mate thanks again

[@terryharwood1969]

Awesome session

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Terry!

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool, Thankyou. What a Great Spot. Awesome Fish. Nice Work. All the Best. cheers

[@RKJFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks mate

[@browntrout1156]

Awesome Rohan, beautiful spot and beautiful fish. Well done.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@peterhipwell4632]

Wow wonderful congratulations

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Peter

[@jerrymaggard9748]

You and Jacob had a great time catching trout but that was a big trout that you cough awesome videos

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Jerry, it's going to be a long time before I see one that big again I reckon

[@Urbanfisho]

Those skinny creeks CAN produce some fish! You went for quality OVER quantity!

[@RKJFishing]

Indeed they can! Quality is right haha. Thanks mate

[@tezzaskayakfishing]

Lovely markings on those healthy fish.

[@RKJFishing]

They sure were pretty!

[@bushfishncook2128]

What a bloody awesome trout session and a great new PB that was huge 💪🎣

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate, that fish will stay my PB for a long time I reckon haha

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@RKJFishing I bet it will, I caught a 60 brown in the river and it gave me the fight of a lifetime 🎣 It's still my PB brown and one I will never forget, unfortunately it was in my early days of the channel and I forgot to hit record... Still happens now but definitely less than back at the start of the channel

[@RKJFishing]

Cracking fish mate well done! Oh no, I hate when that happens! (it still happens from time to time but I'm much better at triple checking I'm recording these days LOL)

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@RKJFishing yeah in a deep river, i had no idea what I had hooked, when I finally seen it was so excited, our river only gets them once in a blue moon... If they raise warragamba dam it will never happen again, only once they release water during floods do we get trout close by, but just over an hour we have some streams that I travel to every so often 👍 Yeah if I'm not sure these days I always just on/off the camera just in case...

[@beckhorsburgh4741]

How good is donkey gully! Proud to say I discovered that place with him, so good!! A few platypus is there too

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah Jacob told me you and him 'founded' the spot! It's an amazing place. We didn't see any platypus but we did see a few tiny crayfish!

[@tonypeters3334]

Congratulations mate a fish of a lifetime

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Tony, yeah I doubt I'll beat that one on a hurry (if ever)

[@silverfox2.026]

Well done Rohan lovely 2lb fish that 46cm. Love the video well done

[@silverfox2.026]

The 65cm lovely 5 and a half pounder well done 👍 👍👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate, yeah at least he was a thick boy hey! I wonder what the bigger one weighed!?

[@silverfox2.026]

Just watch it again Rohan I say it went 6lb as it’s in good condition again well done 👍

[@RKJFishing]

haha thanks for the extra view mate! It felt pretty heavy!

[@michael-fb7ps]

Wow that’s a couple of cracking fish out of a little creek congrats on the pb mate it’s always a great feeling and took great care of the fish it swum off to fight another day cheers mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Michael! I was gutted when it floated up like that, I'm so glad it came to and swam off fine. Cheers mate

[@christophergold6056]

Congratulations Rohan, what a ripping BT! You'll never forget it!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate, I reckon you're right haha

[@brumbyrider54]

what a great fish well done

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@adrianhamilton4724]

Well done mate great catch🎉🎉

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Adrian!

[@chriscoyne4827]

What a beast of a trout well done on your pb well bloody done

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Chris. Gonna be hard to beat that one!

[@chriscoyne4827]

@@RKJFishing that's for sure it's one in every chance mate. My biggest is 78cm and still haven't came close to beating it haha. That 78cm is on my wall my trophy fish

[@70hammo]

Great job guys

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@joelvivian5581]

Wow! On like donkey kong in donkey gully, well done on the pb mate, loved the noojee bush goods brag mat!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Joel. Is that what Jacob's mat was? I honestly didn't notice I was too busy looking at the trout LOL! I'll have to call into that store someday and say g'day to Hanno - if I ever get down there

[@joelvivian5581]

@@RKJFishing All good, I can imagine mate had you hands full thats for sure. It's my local noojee, very beautiful spot, awesome tackle shop and hannos a top bloke.

[@Jorre-Fisk]

That was incredible!! It looked like one of those monster salmon you see in Alaska but its in a tiny creek. A personal best and what a spot to get it 🎉🎉

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate! I've seen videos of those Alaskan salmon, they look like loads of fun to catch!

[@AndrewFishman]

OH, and by the way mate. With all the mirth you provided in your professionalism, I forgot to mention WELL DONE ON THE PB great fish! Now you'll have to come and visit the Snowys to beat it;)

[@RKJFishing]

hahah thanks Roo, I might have to do that someday

[@gusmcintosh7632]

Great trout Rohan

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Gus

[@julianigoe1291]

Congratulations Rohan that was a beautiful trout. Thanks for sharing. 🍻🍻

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Julian

[@gregorymcleod]

I thought the tree stump on 1st trout hole was some one else fishing😂😂 well done on PB.

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha I watched it back and it does kinda! Thanks so much Greg

[@bradtuckerman388]

Nice fish mate, he was a ripper

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Brad

[@HookedOnFishing61]

Great video Rohan, it was great to catch up with you again and even better that you got a new pb!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Jacob, it was a great day!

[@robbiefishing]

Beast mode.... WOW, Its easy to see why Jacob calls it Donkey Gully. Well done to you both, they were akl decent fish.

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah it's a very appropriate nickname I reckon. Thanks so much Robbie

[@wayneberry8703]

Great work to you and Jacob for sharing those beautiful trout with us, Rohan 👍🏼. What a stonker that last one was….

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Wayne, yeah he was a ripper. Gonna be very hard to beat that one!

[@wayneberry8703]

@@RKJFishing absolutely, Rohan.

[@captainfrank01]

WOW! Two great fish, but that second one was an absolute BEAST Rohan, well done on a PB and great of Jacob to introduce you to those donkeys.

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you Frank, it's certainly one I won't forget in a hurry. Jacob is a top bloke for sure

[@pierreborg]

That brownie was an absolute monster. That's definitely one of the best episodes. Well to be honest, I enjoy all your content. Especially helping to eliminate the carp. Great work Rohan keep up the great content.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much for the kind words mate! That trout was bigger than most of the carp I catch hahah.

[@pierreborg]

@RKJFishing Thank you Rohan. In a world that's crazy, you bring some sanity into your viewers lives. Thanks again mate.

[@glenbaker4024]

Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!!!! That’s the biggest I’ve ever heard of in Australia. Bloody well done and thank you Jacob.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Glen! Robbie tells me his PB was 68cm, so there was at least 1 bigger haha. Definitely a HUGE thank you to Jacob

[@glenbaker4024]

@@RKJFishing I’ve watched every single one of Robbies’ videos and I don’t recall seeing one that big. I stand to be corrected, that’s a Lot of videos. Obviously not every fish caught is on film and hence provable but if Robbie says 68 I believe him.

[@RKJFishing]

From memory I think he has a photo of it, pretty sure he caught it before starting his KZbin channel

[@jfisho.7]

I’ve caught a 79-80 cm trout once but it was a stocked one so probably doesn’t count 😂

[@RKJFishing]

WOW that's a dinosaur mate, stocky or not that's a great catch well done!

[@billyboy1441]

good on you lads,

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Billy!

[@youlross6544]

Holy snapping ducks now thats a trout 65cm well done What a unlikely bit of water to catch a hugh fish Hope you get a screen shot and get it framed

[@RKJFishing]

haha I certainly wasn't expecting that thing to come out! I might just do that lol. Thanks mate

[@craigparry5648]

Well done, great fish. You don't see trout like that much anymore in those small waterways. I noticed that the willows had been removed in the beginning. Some creeks i fished for trout had the same thing done, now the trees have gone so have the fish.water temp, cover?

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Craig! I certainly wasn't expecting it haha. The first stretch was definitely very quiet, I suspect they all headed upstream to where there was more vegetation and shade because that's when we started seeing fish. I reckon they're way more likely to be in the areas where they can hide from the birds, they wouldn't stand a chance in the open sections if there was a big bird of prey around

[@1tr1ck]

Well done mate. Great fish. 👍

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Lindsay

[@aripapadopoulos7146]

Wow that’s a really big trout 👍 good work keep it up🤘

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Ari

[@coopersfishingadventures]

I’ve been looking forward to this after I saw it on your Insta! Well done Rohan! Epic video mate, keep it up. Have a good one mate, all the best🤙🤙

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Cooper, you too mate

[@davehendricks4824]

Wow that was a nice trout! Around by me there aren’t any clean waters for trout. I’ve got Lake Michigan though, where the brown trout can grow to 20 pounds! And what do you mean you won’t tell me the name of the stream? I was planning on coming down to fish for brown trout later today.😂👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Dave. Yeah my area doesn't have trout streams, I have to drive a fairly long way to access water like that. hahaha you're funny Dave!

[@AndrewFishman]

Lol, "Wet my hands, professional trout fish oooh..." What was that net release called? Always keen to learn something new from a professional. Seems quite efffective. Maybe works better over water, then the trout don't bounce so high 😁😉🤣

[@RKJFishing]

hahahaha I was saying 'professional' sarcastically which might not have come across due to being cut off by the fish flopping out of the net LOL! I'll definitely try it over water next time though haha

[@RKJFishing]

I get the impression you're still watching, I'm bracing for the impact of your criticism of the last fish's release :o

[@AndrewFishman]

Oh, something for me to anticipate and look forward to. I am just up to about 10 mins in! @@RKJFishing

[@AndrewFishman]

And I think the sardonic context of "professional" was well enough conveyed to feel comfortable taking the piss out of it ;) @@RKJFishing If I thought you were serious, I would have really ripped into you lol. As far as I am concerned, it is amusing to see the care most Aussies handle trout ad they are no more native or less invasive than carp are, which get a ceremonial bonk on the skull. Trout are just another import.

[@RKJFishing]

lol yeah I figured you were just having a friendly dig, but other people might not know if they stumble across it. I've learned the hard way that people take things WAY too literally online haha. That's true but there's only trout and redfin in that creek so I might as well care for them the best I can (which isn't very well apparently hahahaha)

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

Nice trout mate. A question. Where do you access the weranga channel? I was told, if you try one of the gates on either side of the road people get narky with you?

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Phil. There's a few spots along the Waranga channels where the gate just doesn't exist, those are my usual access points, along with a couple of spots accessed via a farmer's property (with permission). The spots without gates are usually on the backroads not the main highways. I hope that helps!

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

@@RKJFishing It does. Ta!

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

@@RKJFishing It does. Thanks.

[@timgalley7435]

what lure is that rkj

[@RKJFishing]

Both of my fish were caught on a Hooked On lures 'wiglet' in brook trout colour. You can check out their facebook page here Tim: facebook.com/HOLures

[@coreyrule7525]

That is a bloody horse!! Why tf can I not catch these fish or even find them 😂

[@RKJFishing]

haha I can assure you it was mostly luck mate. I certainly wasn't expecting that fish to come out of that tiny creek lol

[@coreyrule7525]

@RKJFishing oh I don't think k anyone would expect a fish of that calibre to come from a creek like that! Honestly, top job mate!

[@AndrewFishman]

Hey, which creek is that?Looks great. I wanna go there and catch some fish to take home for the freezer.

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha you're funny Roo!

[@AndrewFishman]

The number of people that ask on trout and native videos is amazing. I try and get them to go to the carp places, but they aren't interested in knowing them. If only they knew the same places are often the cod holes I fish ;) @@RKJFishing

[@RKJFishing]

Yeah I get asked a lot where I'm fishing. Funnily enough as you said, they don't seem to ask on the carp fishing videos, but if I'm catching yellas cod or trout I'll get at least 5 comments asking where it is in the first day. That's why I ever so gently hinted that I'm not telling, which has worked so far - but give it time people will still ask I guarantee it hahaha

[@AndrewFishman]

Without a doubt, hahahaha @@RKJFishing

[@tezzaskayakfishing]

A bit of bloke on bloke action in donkey creek.🤔. 😂😂🎣👌

[@RKJFishing]

hahahaha

[@mickelston7512]

Shit hot, well done mate! I just got myself the trout booster pack from mccreddins, goin for a try at lake eildon soon, havent caught a trout in years, whats the best retrieval method with these lures. Slow wind with a few aggressive flicks or?

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate! I'm not familiar with what's in that pack but it always pays to change up your retrieves with trout, try a few different things and see what's working on the day

[@mickelston7512]

@RKJFishing Will do mate. Cheers for the response 🤘

[@joshmcdonald967]

It looks like u can catch blackfish fishing

[@RKJFishing]

I honestly don't know if there's blackfish in there, but I might try and find out soon

[@joshmcdonald967]

Ice never caught a blackfish you got any good recommendations for blackfish holes

[@RKJFishing]

The only place I've ever caught blackfish is in a spot that Robbie showed me, so it's not my spot to share sorry mate. I reckon a lot of the creeks over to the east and south east of Victoria hold them though.

[@joshmcdonald967]

@@RKJFishing yea ok mate do u know anywhere yourself or and that's fair enough

[@timgalley7435]

That will be good tasting in the smoker

[@RKJFishing]

I reckon you're right Tim

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Wow what fish donkeys. Gpdat video. Unbelievable.

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Vincent! I doubt I'll see another one that big for a long time.

[@dougpetty6854]

A donkey from donkey creek... well done😊

[@RKJFishing]

haha thanks Doug!