FIRST MUSKY ON THE FLY!! (Creek Fishing)

[@dougphillips8729]

Three musky day! on a self tied fly? yeah I'd like to see some more...

[@hardmanfishing]

We will definitely be doing some more in the future!! Thanks for watching

[@limoucheu8522]

Great congrats, Le me give you some little advices of an old pike fly fishermen (more than 20 years now). First Your casting is very accurate and that is really important (more than distance), If you want to progress, try to have a basket line (no problem of tangling anymore), now the most important, try during fishing action do not twitch with your rod (you can twitch with poppers because the action is on surface but not with fly under the surface), because you loose the contact with your fly and if the fish takes when you have the slack he release immediately and you feel nothing. This is the reason why do not put angle when you retrieve you must be in the direct the rod tip touching the water (any slack is not good in predator fishing especially with percidae, I also fish zander and this point is critical with them because they release almost immediately when they feel something wrong, we loose a lot of fish because we fish in big rivers at deep with WF8 Sinking 9 at more than 5 meter of deep frequently) and finally try the strip strike, of course sometimes the normal contre strike works, but it is better to feel the predator on the hand line and stripping to set the hook after you feel the weigh you put a second contre strike with the rod. The fly rods are not really made to do "trout" contre strikes with predator (especially glass rods what are more flexible) what have a so tough mouth. Advantage if you feel the fish, you strip strike, the fish is not on, your fly have not disappear for him (lift the rod and your fly travel of more than 1 meter and the fish loose his target), 30 cm and the fish could strike again. I am not a hater it is just advice of some young fly fishermen I admire very much (for your fantastic trout fishing). I am not a muskie fishermen because I live in Europe but I have catch lot of good predators on flies (Pikes, zander, perch). An observation of your fly, first I feel that she is fantastic, some points, that is not necessary to put three hooks, two are sufficient, but if you want to increase your hook rate try to put the second one in another plane (the problem of grasping predators, as pikes they grab the prey fast and shut the mouth, the hook is flat in their mouth and sometime it pulls of. My little trick is to change a little (less than 10° the angle of the point) and the best advice, no barb, easier to release, easier to pull out when it is unfortunately in your finger or your hand (a 6/0 is enormous!) and better for hook rating. All the best.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for the advice!! We are by no means expert musky (or large predator) anglers. We have caught musky many times on conventionally gear and just thought it would be fun to try out. I think a lot of the “mistakes” that were made in this video was just from years of streamer fishing for brown trout. Especially with something like the strip set. Either way thank you for watching and taking the time to type out this comment! We’ll definitely take it to the water next time we’re out there.

[@limoucheu8522]

@@hardmanfishing If my modest advices are useful for you, I be proud. Don't take that as "mistakes", there are simply things to increase efficiency. Do you see my comment about your largest trout on the other video, It is probably a Salmo trutta lacustris or lacustran one. There are the largest brown trout by far (sometimes 15 kilos especially in Dranse in France and in Iceland). If you have catch one there are possibilities there are much more.

[@kpagac]

He is catching fish with his technique, he does not need , nor did he solicit your unwanted advice, People behind their keyboards suck, They don't go fishing but want to comment on everyone elses efforts

[@jonathanholley7807]

@@kpagacthe guy gave some genuine and kind advice. The only one sticking their nose where it’s not wanted is you.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

Most impressive! I always thought fly fishing was just for small fish like pan fish & trout. You sure proved me wrong on that count. My sister gave away all my things including my fishing tackle since I've been in the hospital a long time. When I get out, you've inspired me to try fly fishing. Good fishin'!

[@vando4206]

damn that was heavy from your sister

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

Wait until you see tuna caught on flies

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

Yes. My brother-in-law was telling everyone that I was "dying!" My home, truck, motorcycle, guitars & amps and fishing tackle: all gone! 😮 I have an attorney working with me to dissolve my Special Needs Trust. After that, I need her to get my inheritance (my Mother passed away) from my brother who sold her home & kept all of the money for himself! My advice is don't get sick! Greed turns people Demonic! 😮

[@bakamovic]

@@benjaminhawthorne1969 fuck man, how are you doing these days man? Hope youre good!

[@jamesdisanzo]

Cheers, Ben! I wish you good health and tight lines man. I hope you’ve picked fly fishing up!!!

[@mckessa17]

This is cool. Thought it was Canada but being in the US makes it more impressive.

[@JulieFought-jn6zu]

Awesome!such a humble kid,I enjoyed watching

[@Harmon_95]

Awesome day of Muskie fishing and congrats on the first! Some pointers going forward when you start targeting the bigger fish start practicing strip setting the hook. “Trout setting” will sometimes pull the hook out of the fish’s mouth or you won’t get a good hook set and the fish will throw the hook.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep completely agree! It’s hard to unlearn years of trout setting 😂 but Andrew and I talked about it when we watched the clips back for the first time. Just something we’ll both probably have to work on. Thanks for watching man!

[@markgrant654]

Thank you Sir, may we have another. That was amazing!!! Thigh lines Bro!

[@hardmanfishing]

Definitely! Thanks for watching!

[@davidbalderston2751]

When a fish follows a presentation but fails to strike at it, natural instincts tell it that what they are looking at is not something they are used to feeding on. I think the best approach is to offer them a different target at that point.

[@ugsisr]

Good for you... Nice Fish..Good Day.. I find it easier to put Bigger Fish on the Reel...But it's fun..

[@BryceK60]

Great video beautiful fish you guys are definitely tempting me to learn to start fly fishing that looks so fun what a fight on a flyrod

[@hardmanfishing]

Fly fishing becomes an addiction! It’s a tough learning curve but well worth it

[@TreyTheFisherman]

Wow what an awesome video! I caught my first Musky ever smallmouth fishing on the same weekend!

[@hardmanfishing]

That's awesome! Congrats on your first musky!

[@danielcannaday2207]

Great video I will definitely like to see y'all do some more musky and even some smallmouth bass fishing with the fly rod

[@hardmanfishing]

I’ll definitely have some of those videos in the future!

[@brianmv13]

Thoroughly enjoyed this clip. Nice to see a different species on a fly rod. Keep it up gentlemen!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

We will! Thanks for watching!!

[@TheXeniaman]

What a great watch! I hope you record fishing for them again.

[@hardmanfishing]

We’ll definitely do it again! Thanks for watching

[@risenfly8987]

Great job guys!! Glad you got to check a new species off the list.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir! And with the Risen Goliath!

[@nitronick1220]

Im starting to chase them this month, getting all my gear ready now. hopefully im lucky enough to get one aswell! Great video as always! Loving the multi species content.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the vids!

[@michaelsmith7193]

Wow, that was amazing! What an adventure that was - thanks!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for watching!!

[@MrBlode1]

Awesome, definitely would like to see more Musky

[@hardmanfishing]

We will definitely be out chasing them some more this year!

[@lhoffmanmy]

That was a pretty cool video man,I never knew you could catch musky in smaller creeks

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir! Especially in their native range

[@verdantia]

You guys😁🤗 thank you for videos

[@adventuretimefishinghunting]

That's pretty sweet Creek fishing for muskie! Great job!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@bennosal6268]

Nice lungs Andrew !2nd one was def food at one point, back fin was all torn up

[@WildernessChanneling]

Great vid! Keep up the good work!

[@hardmanfishing]

We will!! Thanks for watching!

[@benstiles5765]

Super cool video guys, muskies on a fly rod is a magical thing when it all comes together, as it did for you in this video. As much I absolutely love watching you guys catching beutiful trout in amazing waters. This was definitely a great switch up, loved it. Keep up the fantastic work guys

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BlueLinerMedia]

3 Muskie in one day on your first trip is amazing! Something I will do one day!

[@hardmanfishing]

We’ve only done it twice! Thanks for watching

[@nate627]

Another awesome video! Thanks for sharing brother!

[@zm6695]

Awesome video thanks...

[@jakeyjakey4018]

wow awesome video

[@funkychinaman7118]

Dude, keep your hand on the cork. Grabbing a pole further up increases breakage exponentially

[@jasonmetz3456]

Nice job

[@cormackjames]

Love this video, great job on the editing and the appreciation of your surroundings. What beautiful fish. Are they eating fish, are they related to Pike? I am new to species in US, as far as good to eat goes. I love yellow perch and walleye, catfish is okay too. Been fly fishing for 40 yrs, but I moved from Scotland to Indiana and there is a lot to learn, we had like 5 species maybe lol

[@SUflyfshn-YT]

Going tomorrow morning on the new river. Hope for at least a shot at one. Great content as always! Tight-lines!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! And good luck!

[@larryhudson4511]

Super video! Great day on the water!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you Larry!

[@frankieshoenfelt8550]

Nice Work👊👍

[@dustinsunderman2678]

Little Buddy that was landed in the 9 min mark had a tail that looks like he's been fightin for his life- there's probably a 40" or 3 in that body of water.

[@hardmanfishing]

Oh yeah there for sure is!

[@matthewmccollumn7126]

congratulations Andrew

[@hodgepodgeoutdoors]

Great musky vid! Do more pls.

[@markvincent8964]

Love creek musky on the fly great video

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@danieltorrez2895]

“That was poor, if he wants it he’ll get it” haha I like that”

[@jarrettlandreth285]

This is so sick!! I’m gonna be going to grad school at WVU this coming summer right on the Monongahela R., I can’t wait to try this out on the smaller tribs! What pattern would you say the streamer you tied most closely resembles? I’m dying to tie one up myself and try it out!

[@limoucheu8522]

I don't know the exact formula of this streamer but it is simple. Bucktail, normal mount, a little pinch of flashabou, , chenille flash, more flash, bucktail reverse, and predator dubbing in reverse, done (lot of glue!!!!) (if you want you can put this on the hook and do the same on a shank (I never put two hooks on this type of fly). Or bunny fly, a tail in rabbit, big nylon to avoid tangling, wrap a second rabbit strip along the hook, done (it takes pikes, sanders, perch and cat fish of more than 80 kilos in Europe).

[@jarrettlandreth285]

@@limoucheu8522 thanks for the tips! That bunny streamer sounds super easy I’ll try that out as well!

[@roadiefishing8127]

Man that looks like a great spot.

[@bppry3471]

Awesome man! So rare!! Ironically.. my brother is like mr musky on the fly in Michigan.. intothewildflyfishing.... he probably would love to swap info..hes a guide. I will have him watch this. Hes the most passionate fly fisherman and I'm sure u heard this b4.. but at least check his out.. I mean not just muskys.. everything trout and salmonoid of all kinds giant bass . I wouldn't waste your time.. but I watch all your vids . So u should check a few of his or if u have a simple question. Not saying u have to ur very talented.. ! Love the small water. gin clear.. sight fishing.. We grew up brookie fishing in blue Jean's and tennis shoes on the last Saturday in april.. in upper Michigan.. so cold the fish hardly would be up the rivers.. roll 6 catch 1 in 5 miles of pristine river.. wth were we thinking.. ? Trout.. lol hope u like the feedback brother.. much support from the crazy yoopers... !!

[@bppry3471]

Articulated streamers sink tip em with large eyes.. make it like rainbow but with red and black with lots a flashibou.. 6 8 10in dont seem to matter but bigger keeps walleyes and bass off it.. sometimes.. ba... bang n hang the hell on.. no offense.. but ours would eat yours. Lol thanks again for Sharing your adventures. If u make it up for some summer drys.. I'll throw in a sick Airbnb.. for nothing.

[@babslegacy6141]

Very nice good fishing fly

[@cooltuber1404]

Nice, interesting and eek 😨 dang those teeth are scary... but Native Trout are still the Love of my life !

[@hardmanfishing]

Well these are just a slightly larger natives... Bu thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@levelwitme]

You guys have the touch! Nice video.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@kriyashivajiva]

3 nusky! damn yo

[@nrvangler253]

Great video and great catches! You did fantastic!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@clanrobertson7200]

Hay. Great video. We never quit learning about fly fishing. I am 73 and I Lear from you and your brother every time I watch. I read the comments from the gentleman below and I learned something from him too. When you think you know it all then you know that you are the asshole that people say that you are. The old professor Live free or die! Death ☠️ to all tyrants! The truth will stand when the earth falls!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed!

[@IntoTheWildFlyFishing]

Congrats on your first! What part of the States is this? Awesome seeing musky chillin in a small creek.

[@swordfish9921]

Nice!! What kind of leader setup you using?

[@davidleimeister5027]

What a great video Andrew. They say that a muskie is a fish of 10,000 casts. I believe the last muskie you caught was tiger muskie which is cross between a muskie and a nothern pike. Sterile because of crossing.

[@limoucheu8522]

Don't thing so it is probably a pure masquinongy. the tail is pointed and the fins to. The rounded extremities is a good sign of hybridisation. A good document for base: after that there are some specialised publications: www.luckylures.nl/beeld/esox_species.jpg

[@hardmanfishing]

There aren’t any tiger musky in this particular area. Younger musky just have more vibrant color patterns. Similar to parr markings on a trout. Thanks for watching!!

[@cormackjames]

Can you tell me about snaps, I have heard mixed reviews of using them, I want to use them for my streamers and poppers? Where do you get good quality without them bending. I saw some made by Mustad, been using them since I was a kid.

[@willbuckner9467]

Another awesome video!!

[@assyscrotron6583]

Love your content! In what state are you fishing?

[@hardmanfishing]

West Virginia in this video!

[@stringbean8663]

Where is this, and what's the creek called. We have a creek here in WV called 12 pole that looks a lot like this. It has a lot of muskie

[@OpportunityFishing]

Well that is just about the coolest thing ever! No Grey Muskellunge in Colorado. We only have hybrid Tiger Muskies. Great looking fly. Question, you guys ever try fly fishing for Carp?

[@limoucheu8522]

You can fish Cyprinus carpio with floating flies and nymphs. 8 weight could be a minimum if you have correct fish and a very very good reel with good backing capacity (especially in open water because the carps are frequently as strong as tuna). If you are in a pond, you can imitate the surface food of carps (someone does it in england) they cast some food and put a fly what is an imitation of food. If you want to be more as a "fly guy" you can observe sign of activity on the surface and bellow and propose a dry (imitation of bread or a salmon egg) or a big nymph. sometimes when you have no visual contact we can use a strike indicator. This is the way we fish the carp in Europe.

[@OpportunityFishing]

@@limoucheu8522 I fly fish for carp alot. In my local creek the commons eat (among many other things) small crayfish. So I use crayfish imitations to tailing fish and do well!

[@hardmanfishing]

I never have but I’ve actually been planning to some here in about a month if everything works out. I’ve caught them on conventional gear but never the fly

[@limoucheu8522]

@@OpportunityFishing Of course if you fish in a place where you knows the type of food propose an imitation of the local food (this is the base of fly fishing) Small crayfish especially when they loose their carapace are soft and really appreciate by the fishes. A small articulated crayfish could be a really good "nymph" for carp.

[@appleseeD552]

NICE CATCHIN BRO! 😲👍 That looks a it would be in the Pike species, no?🤔 Keep these vidz comin man, LOVIN EM. Peace ✌🙂

[@appleseeD552]

Just had a thought🤔...you guys ever done a catch-n-cook?🤔 It'd be cool to see a Musky cook/recipe kinda thang...just sayin...later ✌🙂

[@hardmanfishing]

I think the musky (muskellunge) is in the pike family. But they’re not the same species. But thanks for watching! Also I’m not sure if I’d do a musky catch and cook, but I’d definitely do a catch and cook one day!

[@jonhanson9985]

You guys may have done so in past but can you talk about what gear you have on wading into the streams.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yes we can!

[@stevenbisking8129]

Forrest caught a Muskie! At a boy gump!

[@ryanlilly1293]

This video gave me Jon B vibes

[@jakeharkness2996]

the jon b music

[@jefflitwin5074]

😮😮😮

[@zm6695]

Are you in Pennsylvania ??

[@tomj16601]

They looked like tiger muskies

[@kyle_juhl4716]

I want to fly fishing for musky so bad now.

[@user-bq3it8ee7h]

Where is this. What state

[@gregsargent9882]

Congrats on the Musky ! Was wondering if yal sale any of ur streamers u tie

[@hardmanfishing]

Not at the moment.

[@gregsargent9882]

Ok thank ya

[@traviscole6509]

Where is this?

[@maxnamba]

Just wondering is there a reason that you set the hook the way u do versus strip setting

[@hardmanfishing]

I mean usually we don’t strip set because of lack of room and fishing the streamer upstream (hard to explain). But honestly in this situation he probably could’ve strip set and just didn’t because he wasn’t used to doing it.

[@maxnamba]

@@hardmanfishing thanks a lot I switch between both and just wanted to know the pros and cons of each

[@jakeyjakey4018]

i think that last ones a tiger muskie

[@DersABigBuck]

How do you guys find all these cool spots?

[@hardmanfishing]

Lots of years of fishing... and my dad HAHA He actually grew up in the area and past the spot down to us.

[@DersABigBuck]

@@hardmanfishing Ive been looking for good brook trout spots for a while and fish all of the driftless area of Wisconsin but they are hard to find. Either way thanks for the reply and great video man!

[@livefree2342]

What state is this in?

[@kylesettle455]

More toothy fish videos

[@hardmanfishing]

We’ll definitely be getting out there and trying to catch some more! Thanks for watching

[@willmelrath4205]

Thats awesome man. What state?

[@hardmanfishing]

WV!

[@willmelrath4205]

@@hardmanfishing nice man. Thats where I'm originally from. I use to catch muskies in the creeks up around Morgantown area

[@unclefuddelmer9224]

👍👍👍😃😎