How To Catch Trout in Late December (GIANT SURPRISE) 2023

Trout fishing small PA streams in the winter months with my Mepps spinners & catching some big fish on this outing!

[@ralphempson2719]

What a huge surprise!!!!! Rainbow monster......

[@flatlanderoutdoors2549]

Watching that hammer of a brown dart out and grab the Melpps was epic 💪🏻

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Couldn’t agree more….. nothing like an aggressive visual take from a big Brown👌🤙😍😁😎

[@ralphempson2719]

Hi Dusty! You know how much I appreciate you.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Brother it warms my heart to hear that man…… really glad you’re enjoying bud! 👌🤙😁🎣

[@karlhorvath5084]

Awesome video! You just got me back in to fishing after 4 years. Used to fish the tulpehocken years ago with my grandfather when he was still here, lived in bucks county and would come up all spring. Now I live in Berks county in amity and have local streams abundant. Would love to link up and fish or even chat to pick your brain about something’s and really help me get back at it! Tight lines🤘

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

That’s awesome my man….. really good stuff to hear boss….. glad you’re enjoying & hell yeah man, next time I’m in that area I’ll hit you up & maybe hit some wild water together!🤙

[@troutmiester7441]

Awesome fish, Sir! You'll remember him chasing down your spinmer for a long time! Great that you got it on camera! Good luck beaver hunting 😊 Good luck

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Absolutely, those are the Eats that you definitely don’t soon forget….. the old rod tip touchers, Sooo super cool when they eat at your feet👌🤙😁

[@bradgeffers1080]

Nice big male Dusty! That clip shows how you have to get the spinner,fly etc.. so close because not always but many times those big fish don’t like leaving cover very far so your casting has to be spot on. Nicely done.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Precisely…… and most times they don’t even show you a glimpse of their existence & if you’re not persistent with a spot that you feel confident that there’s a big one dwelling in, you’d never know it was in the world! 🤙👌😁 I’ve showcased this in several other videos….. definitely a game of inches!

[@russ517]

Couple of nice fish, Out in the cold, you deserve a nice fish or two. Tight lines pal.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thanks Buddy…. Yeah one big one in a day is a win anytime, but especially in the winter 😁🤙👌

[@dirtyjersey8562]

Some great fish but that ‘bow 😍

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thiccccc

[@joethiel77]

You’re spot on with your casting brother!

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Lol…… yeah that’s what happens when you hack into the Matrix! Lmao😂 Fortunately, when I was young, my dad took me to small streams with tight quarters to fish and I developed that flip cast pretty well. It’s definitely served me super well the latter part of my fishing career since I’ve started using spinners and streamers. 🤙😁🎣

[@benjaminbabus6466]

Another great video my man! Well done !

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thank ya Brotha 👌🤙😁👊🏼

[@dogboy19d31]

Beautiful rainbow, what dreams are made of. Here in South PA stock trout are puppies compared to that.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Yeah I actually bounce around the state a fair amount for the content that I get….. Southern PA can definitely be a toughy though for some reason 🥴🤷‍♂️

[@chasinbowsnbrowns3652]

Awesome stuff Dusty! Incredible takes and beautiful browns ! Caught a bow like that once , so hard to handle and so strong, nice job with that one 👏👏Always love under bridge takes ! I think it’s time for a new net , fishpond makes the nomad emerger 32 inches overall and a little deeper basket , your net has definitely put in the work 😂 tight lines

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thank buddy….. & Lol, yeah my nets definitely seen it’s better days….. prob going to have to upgrade soon!

[@JP-dz7zu]

Might want to explain what jaggers are for the non western Pennsylvanian 😂

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

What everyone isn’t familiar with the lead singer of the Rolling Stone’s 😂🤣😂 Lol…… damn multi floral rose has taken over everything these days…… worst plant ever invented 😂

[@mietekkmc]

Nice trout mate.. U still go upstream even winter time? Hello from Estonia!

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

I Thank you kindly…… 😊 yep, the fish are still facing upstream even in the winter so I’m still fishing upstream! Lol.👌😁

[@joedas2370]

Awesome fish. How do you cast to them from close without spooking them?

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thank you Kindly! 👌😁 Well in 99% of the cases I’m always fishing upstream & in 99% of the cases the fish are facing upstream so if you’re approaching them from behind they can’t see you….. other than that in most cases also the fish are hiding in some sort of cover therefore when I retrieve my cast delivery past them they ambush it as it goes past them! If the water happens to be clear though, and the fish is out in the open, you have to keep your movements to a bare minimum though or you will spook them chances are. Hope this was helpful👌🤙😁

[@user-od3xc1rc6g]

Суппер!это сказочная рыбалка.если такая рыба в реке есть,значит вы делаете все правельно.респект!

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Any chance you might translate that to English for me? Thank You👌😁

[@user-od3xc1rc6g]

super! this is fabulous fishing. if you have a big fish in the river, then you are doing everything right. respect!

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

@@user-od3xc1rc6g Thank you very much for the compliment! 👌😁

[@Big38OnTop]

Have you ever fished for wild browns in potter county?

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

I have…… there is some great fishing in Gods Country 👌😁🤙

[@quinceyvanfossen5725]

how do you pick which streams to fish I always look for class A but i never find trout that size when i do fish any same size streams too?

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

I mainly fish streams that I’ve fished my whole life….. but when I go exploring I just try fishing a whole watershed, even if it takes a few trips! You can pretty much narrow things down on which water has potential by what they produce on your first outing…. Whether it be visuals or actual catches! 👌😁🎣

[@Big38OnTop]

Do you tie your own streamers? Or buy them from like cabellas?

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

My good buddy actually ties them….. unfortunately he doesn’t sell them to the public! Trade Secrets 👌😂🤷‍♂️

[@BJJ_Jim]

Rod length, action, power?

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

It was originally a 5’9” now it’s a little under 5’ due to a little truck door incident lol…… but Medium Power, Fast Action

[@87oceanwave]

Description of rod that you are using…

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

It’s a St. Croix Legend Tournament 5’9 Medium Power, Extra Fast Action…… but has since been customized to about 4’8” due to a truck door🤦‍♂️😂🤷‍♂️

[@87oceanwave]

@@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620 Thanks for getting back to me. Enjoy the vids

[@TakaVln]

Beavers help trout streams and the surrounding ecosystem. The dams don’t make the water warmer in the summer. They actually help cool them along with providing habitat for fish and other organisms. There are lots of studies showing that trout have no problem moving past beaver dams. Take a look at “Eager” by Ben Goldfarb and he also appears on an Orvis podcast episode discussing this topic.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

I’m not arguing that with smaller beaver dams, but how does a trout get up over a 5 or 6 foot high Beaverdam? I have been fishing many of these streams for years, and I noticed the decline in numbers above these dams where I was catching larger fish to nearly 0 on the streams where there are large dams like I mentioned present! I’m pretty good at adding 2 & 2 without a study! 👌 I feel that beaver dams are great for growing big fish because all they eat is bait fish essentially, and possibly baby ducks, geese Muskrats & Beavers lol….. but the beaver problem is getting out of hand in many of the streams that I fish, there is no denying that and I’m seeing the results first hand! 🤷‍♂️

[@ronbreon6796]

If you want to thin the beavers down invest in 330 conibear traps. Quick dispatch.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Thanks for the info boss!🤙🦫👋

[@ronbreon6796]

No problem. Been watchin all of your videos. Man you get alot of big brownies. Hats off to you. I fished nothing but spinner last season and had fun catching trout. I live in centre county and only fish the Bald Eagle Creek. It is right behind my house. Lived here my whole life

[@jeffreysteltzer]

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[@gratfulparrot2]

Hey targeting browns during spawn is a real dink move. One of them fish you caught was full of eggs. Get a clue. Oh pretty colors spawning colors dink.

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

Have you ever heard of a thing called “Post Spawn”???……………….. Dink Trust me dude, not my first rodeo…… seeing 0 Redds or spawn activity!!! 👌……. Dink👌😉

[@samsterling1462]

What's wrong w/ targeting fish during the spawn if you're catching and releasing?

[@gratfulparrot2]

@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620 That would work but the brown that went under bank if you look you can see the redd dink so so stupid

[@cb5767]

Trump 2024! FJB!

[@notme1453]

Was a steelhead not a rainbow

[@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620]

That stream was 100% 75-100 miles from a Great Lake👌

[@donhess506]

Awesome video! Thank you & keep them coming! 🎣💪👍👍