HUGE 25 INCH WILD BROWN TROUT SURPRISES ME!! (Creek Fishing)

This Brown trout is in our Top 3 Wild Browns caught this year... It is only slightly edged out by Tank himself. The fish was just barely hit the 25 inch mark and was one of the most beautiful fish we have ever seen. Creek fishing has become a passion of ours and chasing these big wild brown trout on the fly is probably our favorite thing to do. This video took 2 months of scouting, fishing, and studying to finally coax these big browns out of their haunts. The biggest brown was caught on Andrew's hand tied streamer on a 7 wt rod with floating line. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy this video.
Shouts out to Catch Cam Net for providing the awesome nets.
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[@FishHawk]

What a freaking monster! Congrats!

[@camerongilmour7673]

Fish hawk I lovely videos

[@camerongilmour7673]

Fish hawk how are you doing

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks man! We'll have to get together and fish sometime soon.

[@joejoerobinson8724]

Fish hawk is a legend but this guy gets way more giants.

[@gregoryscully6036]

Just want you both to know you’re both right up there in my top channels to watch, love the shots and music in the videos as well. You guys ever come to Connecticut or New Hampshire to fish let me know!

[@benstiles5765]

Man those browns are truely beautiful fish. I like how u shared the fact that this was a 2 month effort to make this video, I can truely respect the effort and skill it takes to even get a brown like that to turn at your streamer and how it may take weeks for all the elements to come together perfectly with a touch of luck and u finally get rewarded when u fool quality trout like those it's an amazing feeling, and just as fun to watch in your videos. I deff respect u guys and the quality , effort and honesty in your work is what makes this channel so good and unique in my opinion. Keep up the great work can't wait for next video.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the video and thanks for the kind words. It means a lot!!

[@alexsilasi630]

Who disliked?😡😡😡

[@patjordan3267]

Nothing but admiration to u guys in the respect, treatment of these fish and and your catch and release practices! Thanks!

[@mikedixon3734]

Awesome video Andrew. Thanks

[@DownstreamDownrange]

No better way to spend my rainy Friday. Nice video..... I’ll be back out tomorrow 👍✅

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks man!! Glad you liked it

[@jeromedwojak918]

All I can say is beautiful! Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@georgesandu7938]

No

[@kennyharding511]

Awesome video guys keep up the great work and thanks for sharing

[@hardmanfishing]

Will do! And thanks for watching

[@thomasross3412]

What beautiful shape and colors owned by those browns. I love to see healthy bfish well handled. You do it! Thanks.

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

Love the big browns. All that effort, taking the time to study your fish and the waters you go to shows every time you lift one of those gorgeous beauties from the net. Thank you for sharing. I fish almost every day year round and I still think the browns are the most beautiful God put on the planet.

[@hardmanfishing]

They're definitely up there man! Some browns are just unbelievably gorgeous

[@verdantia]

darn, Grats experience with nice catch

[@codylloyd9968]

Beautiful man i landed my first big rainbow a few weeks ago over 25 inches as well big chunky boy

[@rougehead5464]

Best intros on youtube🤘

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! I spend way too much time on them sometimes.

[@ewanmacfarlane9195]

You show big respect to the trout which is very important well done son.

[@hardmanfishing]

They deserve all of the respect in the world. Thank you for watching!

[@angusfrithsen300]

I love your videos and a great intro.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! I spend way too much time making intros sometimes. Glad you liked it.

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

That is my dream fish!!! Lucky

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Those were beautiful trout buddy!! And some of the biggest ones I have ever seen 👍👍👍 really enjoyed the video!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks!! Glad you liked the video and the trout.

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

That was an awesome fish and a great job landing him. Love those big browns. And always tight lines.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@davelester3357]

Awesome!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@TheJunkyardNews]

I have watched a few of your vids and have now subbed. I use to do a lot of small stream mountain fishing in Utah and have only caught one brown that size in my whole life. Much respect. JYN

[@jacobb3063]

Good to hear the hard work and months and years that go into catching these. Not as easy and going out and praying for a bite but actually putting in the time to learn. got yourself a subscriber. Keep it up

[@utubulatortwo]

I remember when you first started. It’s really been a pleasure to see you grow from an eager kid into an accomplished angler and videographer Keep up the good work !

[@michaeldenny6915]

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FISH

[@liamabbott9253]

Very nice trout

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@kevinpayne5825]

Nice!

[@vinci492]

Nice brown trout, greetings from Poland. I am waiting for my heart and best regards :)

[@hardmanfishing]

Haha thanks for watching! Best Regards from the good ole US

[@prestonward7533]

Thanks for the video. I'm in California and totally locked down here due to covid. These videos are helping me get through these days on end looking at 4 walls and the Mrs. I can't wait till they lift the shelter in orders. I snuck out one day to fish and sheriff deputies had all the rivers and lakes baracated. It's like Nazi Germany here!

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah California is crazy! I'm sorry to hear that, I'll try to keep the videos coming!

[@bobsmmrs8712]

Lovely browns. Man, you get some good hook-sets!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@flyman451]

Good job! I'm quite impressed.

[@faruk2032]

Finally the video is out! Nice trout! Just came back from a trip caught my PB 17 Inch Softmouth trout! Keep up the good work!

[@anthonyarens797]

Brown trout are cool

[@joshpangle6882]

Nice brownie !! Impressed how good that footage of the last trout you caught was. Especially on your own. It can get pretty crazy in fast moving waters sometimes

[@hardmanfishing]

It can definitely be tough!! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the video!

[@tightliningmd]

Man that fish at the 5 min mark sure looked to be coming in slow and an easy fight, which we know never happens, then he BOLTED down stream. Very cool to get that on film. Loved the video, excellent intro. HFA banger as usual. Keep it up guys, and congrats Andrew!

[@hardmanfishing]

I know that fish woke up! Thanks for watching man, I actually just got on to go check out your video. Tight lines!

[@jamesschmitter2643]

Ya go to net big toothy brown, big toothy brown says "I don't think so". So much fun on those browns. Another great video. How many streamers do you go thru? I know a lot of the browns I've caught absolutely destroy my streamers. Was thinking before you mentioned falling, that once or twice a season put out a blooper video, ya know, slips, falls, snagging overhead trees, we've all been there and sometimes can be quite comical. Tight lines man!

[@hardmanfishing]

I've thought about keeping a blooper reel going with all of our mistakes but I usually end up deleting clips because I run out of space. Thanks for watching and for the kind words!

[@andrewhardman3720]

I usually end up losing the streamer from breaking it off on something before it falls apart, so I’m not sure how long it would actually hold up. I can usually keep a streamer for several fishing trips however before I end up losing it.

[@brunomarquezan]

Great video! Totally worthed . Congratulations

[@jamesnauert7844]

Excellent video

[@RGRIMOWEN]

Congratulations, hard work pays...

[@hardmanfishing]

Indeed it does!! Thanks for watching

[@bettyhardman8149]

Nice trout

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@petrovifishing4766]

Nice video! Huge fish... keep it going!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!

[@frankieshoenfelt8550]

Another Great Video Guys!!!👊

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks Frankie!!

[@thetroutadventure3495]

Another beautiful video hardman, big browns beautiful. Love from Kashmir ❤️

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@360fishingadventures8]

Looked like an awesome day! Congrats man!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@martincorcoran8263]

Tanks.from ireland

[@OpportunityFishing]

Sick Video! Brown Trout are the best trout! Big Brookies are a close second though

[@hardmanfishing]

It is tough for me to rank trout. I think I like them all for different reasons and it is tough to explain honestly. Glad you liked the video!

[@ironbrutesrage]

I love your rod and real set up man I'm jelly lol i recently broke mine and looks like it'll be quite a while till i get a new one...but i use my spinning rods still quite often lol. Keep up the good work man!

[@tristendunn1808]

Wow this is me, ive been learning the brown trout in a small river near me, and they only swim through to go up and spawn, but they get so big and are so hard to catch, i got a trip planned next weekend hopefully I catch a good one

[@hardmanfishing]

Good luck man! And thanks for watching!

[@mattokeefe691]

Amazing brown in not a lot of water. Nice milky water. We don't have that out west. Grows big fish

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@Osnyfishingadventures]

Holly s***😂😂😭 that brown was a monster!!! Congrats man your killing it out there, I’ve been catching some behemoths as well, but not sure if any topped that fish 😂😂😂 keep on killing it man congrats! Look forward to the next one!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks man! Glad you liked the video!!

[@teamlosi11]

Dramatic intro! Loved it. One of your best produced videos, and with that classic Hardman love of nature! Keep it up and amazing fish!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! Glad you liked it

[@rex7lee]

Great video! Nice fish.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@rex7lee]

@@hardmanfishing How long was the second brown trout in this video?

[@hardmanfishing]

@@rex7lee If I remember correctly it was like 21-23. Somewhere in that range. But I could be wrong

[@vasilbalega7889]

like from Ukraine🤘👍👍👍👍👍👍🙂

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@joejoerobinson8724]

Had a great day fishing in Colorado yesterday, I caught 15 trout in total, mostly brown trout and I caught a 3 1/4 pound rainbow. The locals weren’t getting shit. I feel like a real pro. I’m super addicted to fishing now. But I think I really want to just fish to keep to eat because trout are really sensitive and die easily.

[@Justanotherday2day]

Cool video mate!!

[@felipemullerfishing2383]

👏👏👏🎣🎣🎣

[@cbwelch4]

Nice job on the 2nd. I wasn’t sure you were getting him in when he started downstream.

[@hurakhuruk9193]

Good video!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks!

[@flyfishingscotland863]

What a bony fish 💕

[@willbuckner9467]

Always on the raining days, high water too.

[@danschmitz4699]

Like the LL Bean reel, go get’m

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks man!

[@WVFisherman]

What color streamer is your favorite cause I’m from West Virginia too in mineral county and I’m pretty new to fly fishing and my biggest trout on a fly rod Is only 14 inches

[@hardmanfishing]

Depends on water color. I'd say we tend to throw black/brown/tan most. But that changes often.

[@bluelineangler8450]

I'm in mineral county too! Where abouts?

[@danielcannaday2207]

Good videos good fish as usual y'all consistently put big trout on the board when the waters are a little bit high and cloudy you figured out when to go after the big boys calls in the Clearwater it makes it very difficult I know, great wild fish and it amazes me that you have some hidden streams that get such little pressured hold fish like that especially when there's houses all around, wear I'm at everybody be throwing a nightcrawler or power bait an minows in there and they catch most of the fish out but there's a few larger streams nearby that hold big ones all year round it's just so big it's hard to get them good job

[@hardmanfishing]

Glad you liked the video! High muddy water is definitely the ticket. Thanks for watching!

[@danielcannaday2207]

@@hardmanfishing thanks a lot for the comment back man you guys got it figured out and do super quality videos I'm a flying and I've been telling people about your channel I'm just a little bit jealous cuz we don't have the streams you do in your area lol but if I would start traveling we got lots of streams in the hour and a half to three and a half hour range

[@mrpoconojoe]

I'm from the Poconos in NE PA, and that sure looks familiar 🤔

[@robertbartley284]

Awesome video. What rod is that and what weight line are you fishing? Keep up the great videos!

[@colinrobertson4065]

You know its a good fish when the angler goes quiet.

[@floydgilmour3994]

Congratz on that huge brown deffo worth all the effort you guys put in!!! Just wondering have we seen him before a tad smaller in an earlier vid?

[@hardmanfishing]

I highly doubt it. I mean I've only fished this creek in one other video before and I know for a fact we didn't catch that fish. Unless he swam from one creek to another.. HAHAHA thanks for watching!

[@floydgilmour3994]

@@hardmanfishing I was sure I recognised that spot with the wall and you caught a real nice brown there ( but not as nice as Andrew's lol) anyways probably a lot of places on these creeks look similar eh? Thanks for replying bro 👍

[@blairfritz3798]

Awesome video, you guys ever nymph for them? Are those hold overs or wild?

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir we do. We have many nymphing videos we just don't usually catch the size of fish and therefore they don't get as much attention. And these fish are wild.

[@uluacom]

🔥

[@dominic9907]

Love the videos. Fellow pa trout fisherman. Fly fishing noob. I’ve got a 7ft 3wt butterstick. what leader, tippet do you fish with those big streamers? Thoughts on furled leaders? I thought I noticed one in a recent vid

[@mountaingoatgreg1691]

Those first 2 fish were in skinny water. Crazy how such a small spot can hold browns like that!

[@hardmanfishing]

Well to be fair they only hold in those spots in the right conditions. 9 times out of 10 theres probably nothing sitting in those holes (at least nothing of size).

[@bennosal6268]

Crazy trout what size tippet do you guys use it seems like you have to horse these fish bc the creek is so small

[@hardmanfishing]

We don't use tippet when throwing streamers. Most of the time we just use 12-15 pound floro

[@keiranrooker7981]

I miss the spring time crushing giant wild browns it’s so much fun having a little trouble getting them now that it’s summer hoping the fall will be as good as spring maybe even a little better

[@hardmanfishing]

The spring is by far the best. Summer the water warms up and the fish get stressed out which causes them be more difficult to catch. Fall is good just as the temperature drops but then you are dealing with spawn so you have to be sure to allow them to spawn so you can continue to catch them for generations to come!

[@keiranrooker7981]

Hardman Fishing Adventures if you were to catch a brown on toe bags in a creek and release would that fish still spawn I’ve heard they won’t but I’m wondering if that’s only when there actively spawning on redds

[@keiranrooker7981]

Hardman Fishing Adventures also is nymphing any good in the summer I don’t like fishing with dries because my eyes are bad and I miss a lot of fish or is it just mainly dry flies the fish feed on

[@cbwelch4]

Gorgeous. I love the blue streak some of them get. What setup do you use?

[@hattonabernathy3050]

Those are some studs. Where are you fishing? Curious to what state carries small creeks loaded with browns like these that isn’t out west

[@minsujeon5421]

What size rod and reel do you use in the small north ga streams?

[@aleprada8494]

Hi, amazing trout, really, congratulations! where is this stream, which City or Town, best regards from Argentina

[@smoothsounds801]

Nice boys! What fly lines y’all using?

[@hardmanfishing]

Shoot man I have no idea. I know we have been using scientific angler but it has been a minute since I put it on the rod to be honest.

[@smoothsounds801]

Hardman Fishing Adventures I should have asked full sink or sink tip, sorry. Trying to up my streamer game like y’all. I’m using a versi leader tip on floating line . My local river slightly larger than yours . Doesn’t seem like it’s getting down. Does it matter to big browns if it’s all the way down?

[@hardmanfishing]

@@smoothsounds801 Yes it does. I mean maybe if a brown is super active it will raise up and eat a streamer but most of the time you want it right in their strike window. I do use sink tip line if I'm fishing a bigger river.

[@flyman451]

I hope you can go get a better fly reel because that thing you are using sounds like the cheapest possible fly reel. The clicker should not only allow line to come off the spool smoothly when a fish runs but also should nice. Precision cut gears meshing with a hardened steel pawl.

[@lgt304]

What is a good rod and reel to have that will be good for a beginner and will last ?

[@vjaldere2]

Need help. Hooked and lost 4 yes 4 back to back brown trout in 3-5 pound range. All on highly Pressured water and light tackle with small flies so no big rod, tippet or streamer. They sit in deep pools and have to basically hit them in nose with a tiny fly they’ll decide to eat. Have never seen them budge to eat. Anyways, I hook them, they make initial run sometimes two, then park the bus at bottom of a 8’ deep pool and then just feels like your stuck. I’ve tried to put heat and the tippet pops to get them to tire, I’ve just say there and let them sit for 20+ mins but they’re not tiring and something happens either hook pulls out or bends out or line breaks like I said if I try to put any heat to make them tired and move out of hole. Any tips for bringing these fish to net? Very frustrated.

[@KR15nAK]

50 bucks to fish it, then you got to leave by 6? Thats harsh. Congrats on the beautiful rainbows

[@kenwintin3014]

You are truly a good flyfisher and know how to hook nice trout. On the other hand you need to learn how to use a landing net.

[@gaigecutlip7212]

I’m from wv and I’d like to know where you are not exact location but general area or creek

[@outdoorswithangel]

Do those streamers sink, or are they topwater?

[@hardmanfishing]

They sink

[@williamcoolhat5438]

what rod and reel is he using in this video?

[@kierenwade8531]

What brand of waders are those

[@ericharvey3698]

And some kid with a ball of Velveeta cheese on a hook could catch it next week 😂

[@hardmanfishing]

HAHA if a kid can get that lucky then more power to him. Thanks for watching!

[@marioortiz7116]

Nice!!! Where is this location?

[@alexwalsberg6135]

Hey I’m getting into wild trout fishing how do you guys find you spots? Or do you have any advice are they class A?

[@hardmanfishing]

We don't have ranking systems where I fish. Most of them I have found "blue lining" and some were spots given to me by friends/family.

[@cameronenright9947]

Which one was supposed to be 25 inches?

[@nathancutler743]

Could you do a video about how you fish streamers?

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir will do!!

[@elijahstrait7390]

Where do U get your flies at ? Just started fly fishing and want to different flies.

[@hardmanfishing]

Elijah Strait we tie our own for the most part. But I do occasionally buy from Kelly Galloup’s Slide Inn

[@elijahstrait7390]

Do u sell your flies

[@willbuckner9467]

Elijah, learn to tie, you'd love it, you'll be worthless after but you'd love it.

[@tomrivera8480]

Hey I really enjoy your guys videos but I was wondering, I notice a lot of the spots that you fish are filthy and littered what's up with all that!?

[@hardmanfishing]

A lot of the areas are very poor and have very little money to the point there is no trash disposal system. That leads to litter issues and just general nastiness... but because of that the fish are overly large from the lack of fishing pressure.

[@tomrivera8480]

@@hardmanfishing well that's one plus haha thanks very much for the response

[@gregoryhunts3006]

You can't really walk in many of the stream's I fish, either to muddy or to deep.. I catch alot of big trout, just wish we had some nice rocky stream's I could walk in and fish like that..

[@aaronhoyes1781]

What state/country are you in?

[@ZuNk]

Don't you weigh them?

[@joelhenderson7780]

Do you have a Fishbrain account?

[@hardmanfishing]

I do indeed!

[@joelhenderson7780]

Hardman Fishing Adventures what is it?

[@joshhanna2255]

Not 25 inches lol

[@willtilley513]

That river is full of junk. Is it polluted?

[@hardmanfishing]

Unfortunately it is. At least with trash it is. The water itself is relatively clean.

[@willtilley513]

Hardman Fishing Adventures That’s too bad. Great fishing there in such a small river 👍

[@seastheday2020]

Nice!

[@anthonyarens797]

Brown trout are cool

[@hardmanfishing]

I agree