Fly Fishing for 1 Hour: How Many Trout Can I Catch? (Brook Trout)

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How many fish do you think you could catch in 1 hour? Well in this video I set out to answer just that question.
I chose to fish a small creek for native brook trout - arguably one of the easiest fish species to catch if you know where they live. They're the cutthroat trout of the eastern US. Not only that but I chose a stream that I heard was high in numbers, but not size. Which set up perfectly for this type of numbers challenge.
I fished with a smaller size 16 elk hair caddis the entire video, which is one of my favorite dry flies! I started off hot and caught almost a fish per minute for the first 20 minutes or so before having a string of bad luck. My bad luck cost me 3 lost fish and 2 flies (both of which were stuck in a tree). This evened out to me being able to land 23 fish total in 60 minutes of fishing, which I'm happy with. I think anything over 20 is incredible!
So how many fish do you think you could catch in an hour? I think caching 5-10 under normal circumstances would be outstanding, but there have been many hours where I haven't caught much of anything. This was a fun video to film and I hope you guys and girls enjoyed it!
#troutfishing #outdoors #flyfishing #fishing #nature

[@hardmanfishing]

How man fish do you think YOU could catch in an hour??

[@Trails_trout_surf]

If I’m on a little wild or native stream probably like 20 or more

[@sethdunlea9156]

I guess it depends on the set-up and target. It's amazing how fast an hour flies by when you're fishing though!

[@grocer3]

I’ve gone fishing 8 times in a row and not caught a fish

[@Owen74740]

@hardmanfishing if somebody did this challenge fishing for stocker trout that would be unfair 😂😂

[@SCYCOFISHINGHUNTING]

@@JP-dz7zucan’t beat the magic hour!

[@tristanbullard2637]

If i had 1 hour to fly fish I would loose 5 flies get hooked 7 times break my rod and catch nothing😅😂

[@hardmanfishing]

HAHA that's me on a lot of days too! Thanks for watching

[@jimmyscrimshaw]

Good Job Bob. Nice Catching in the Hatching. Brook Trout Rout.

[@timothyhorner416]

brings back good times as kids . What a beautiful stream and loaded with gems. Thank you for sharing !cheers

[@ChrisFar]

Love them little brookie streams. Went out today an explored a new one after watching this vid. Cant beat the scenery on these little tribs.

[@hardmanfishing]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching

[@user-sv4hn4ri5y]

Looked like a great workout sprinting up the stream, really beautiful trout as a reward, Tight Lines!

[@hardmanfishing]

Definitely got my steps in on this fishing trip! haha thanks for watching

[@what...5926]

Brother, thank you for telling us what you're throwing! Appreciate it!

[@henryleslievermont6004]

My favorite Trout to catch 😀 Enjoyed the hour challenge 👍

[@hardmanfishing]

A native brookie is tough to beat! Thanks for watching

[@johnmoore3924]

Another awesome video , I like the layout of that stream

[@hardmanfishing]

It’s an awesome stream! Thanks for watching

[@clydeshope6942]

Another awesome video well done some really nice fish

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@cooperlee3662]

Banger vid per usual, keep up the good work

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@mipe1205]

@hardmanfishing What flyline and size leader/tippet do you normally use? Would love a complete rod setup video sometime! i'm just starting out so i have been binging your videos lately, good stuff and thanks for sharing!

[@josiahwilton]

Love the content keep up the good work🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@hardmanfishing]

Will do!! Thanks for watching

[@charlesjohanesen1651]

great video as usual!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@landonsemelsberger6852]

What action do you recommend for Brooke trout fishing? I want to be throwing both dries and nymphs.

[@TheJigJitsu]

I just got a new fly rod today. Casted it for the first time, I am pumped to go fly fishing.

[@JohnKolb-iq3gw]

I liked the change or should I say challenge! Have fun and keep doing what you do.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the change of pace

[@ZaydenHetherington]

I am new to fly fishing. I live in West Virginia as well and I would love to catch my first Native Brooke Trout. Any tips on what flies and location to use and fish at?

[@philliphaworth3387]

Do you always use powder for your dry flies? Does it work better, or last longer than gel floatant? I’ve always used gel, but am considering trying the powder

[@briljantje9583]

Champions in small creek fishing.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@danehouston549]

What wt amd leangth rod dp you use?

[@TheJigJitsu]

@hardmanfishing you should make a hoodie that reads: "Your a King!"

[@donpattonjr]

Looks like fun... regardless of how many you catch 🎣

[@hardmanfishing]

It was a blast! Thanks for watching

[@TheBeatenPaths]

I've got a video on my channel of me catching ten trout in an hour. And I didn't move from the spot I was standing in.

[@tonycamplin8607]

What a lovely little stream and full of small trout. Do you think that they were stunted because there were so many in there? If so maybe that's why they were so keen to take your fly. Its reassuring to see that even the expert catches a tree sometimes.

[@hardmanfishing]

I have no idea, it's very possible. I don't know a ton about this stream so could be any number of things. Thanks for watching!

[@stewartthefishwhisperer]

It really depends on what the conditions are where you're fishing and what you're targeting

[@hardmanfishing]

100% agree. It's a cool experiment to run for yourself though, I know I had fun with it.

[@Conorkinsella]

What time would you recommend to go fly fishing for brown trout

[@hardmanfishing]

Time of year? Or time of day?

[@Conorkinsella]

@@hardmanfishing both please

[@austinkister3617]

What time of day do you normally target brook trout?

[@hardmanfishing]

Whenever I can, I'm not sure that it matters in most situations

[@ceilingbro]

where can i get that same net you're using?

[@hardmanfishing]

Catch cam nets check them out!

[@hunter0630]

I went to a stream in southwestern PA and caught around 25 fish in an hour. Good day

[@FranklinFishes2424]

Holy crap 30 seconds ago also I’m the first comment! Pin? Loved this video and fly fishing, tight lines🤙😤🔥🔥🎣🎣

[@hardmanfishing]

I would if I hadn't pinned my own comment!😂 But thanks for watching!

[@FranklinFishes2424]

@@hardmanfishing Thank you and your welcome😃🐟🐠🐳🎣🔥

[@justin00ish]

I got 22 fish in about 4 hours one day fly fishing/wading up creek they were rainbow trout and small mouth bass all around 9 to 12 inches but as for 1 hour I caught upwards of 30 sunfish on the fly in about an hour at a local swimming hole hahahaha not trout but it was super fun

[@user-vd1uz3dj8l]

Try East Walker River, near Bridgeport, Calif. You will get tired of catching 5 lb plus brown trout.

[@billyj5086]

Does anyone know what he uses for a line setup

[@hardmanfishing]

I was using cortland's ultralight fly line and a 9 foot 5x leader

[@billyj5086]

Thank you, you’re the reason I’m trying to start recording myself

[@TheJigJitsu]

I know Maine has good brook trout populations. But do you know if they have good brown trout populations too?

[@hardmanfishing]

No clue, never fished Maine

[@timtipton6349]

No minimum size? I don't bother w minnows

[@hardmanfishing]

I mean I could have made a minimum size but that wouldn’t have been as fun 😂 maybe I’ll do a minimum size if I try it again

[@ibang3257]

I Liked your watch😍 Link for ordering

[@hardmanfishing]

The link is in the description!

[@maximelee679]

What state are you fishing in

[@hardmanfishing]

This was WV

[@bb-fe9ur]

Make sure you like👍

[@landonedwards7504]

Gonna go against the grain here. I prefer to see quality vs. quantity. But enjoyed the change of pace, anyway.

[@hardmanfishing]

I’m the same way honestly. But this was still fun

[@timothyhorner416]

Wet hands rule!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kot_pilot12]

Man do you do some flies???

[@TheTropicalYard]

Yup he uses flies

[@timtipton6349]

It's not about how many dumb little minnows you can scoop up! I'd rather catch 1 LEGAL size fish in an hour. Hooking and handling traumatizes young trout beyond surviving. They'll dart off, but often die soon. Some hero.

[@hardmanfishing]

A large majority of the fish in this video are mature, they just don't get big. As for the fish being small it's a fair opinion, I just thought it would be fun to challenge myself. Next time I'll make sure that I get the opinion of timtipton6349 before I film a video and see if he thinks I'll be considered a hero for a KZbin video 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@justin00ish]

Biggest fish you can catch in an hour

[@angelocurro447]

I was so turned off my the title of this that couldn’t bare to watch it. You’re young so you do get it yet. The numbers don’t matter it when you are fishing in a way you enjoy on your own terms that match how the fish are feeding at the time is what it’s about. I would rather spend time fishing to fussy and challenging 12” fish I can see or that are eating on dry flies on the surface in small numbers than chucking worms for 5 pounders. In a world of shrinking habitat and dwindling trout populations pounding on them for big numbers is just plain wrong.

[@hardmanfishing]

I hate the "young people don't know anything" narrative so much. You clearly don't watch my videos much or you'd know I rarely go for numbers. I've also not thrown a worm for a trout since elementary school so idk where that's coming from. And my actual job is to protect clean water and I'm friends with and work with people who have done more for these fish in the past week than most have done in their lives. It's just such a tired argument for some old fly fisherman who likes throwing dry flies to complain about a young dude having fun on the water. Stop gatekeeping and being condescending and you might actually get young guys and girls to participate and give back to a discipline I'm sure you enjoy greatly. Tight lines.

[@old_iron_axe_and_tool]

Brookies are not trout. That's what's wrong with the title.

[@user-sz2qe9wb4c]

Bro those are minnows , just leave ‘em alone. Let them do their little thing in that stream . And to count ?

[@mitchellbyrom853]

Who asked ? And also I would like to see you catch as many fish in a hour as he can

[@llucq1]

Wish I lived in that world 😀