My biggest wild brown trout on the fly in over three years!

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A little video documenting another successful, dad's taxi Friday evening hours worth of fly fishing! I was convinced I was going to blank until this stunning wild brown trout suddenly decided to take my bibio snatcher fly. I was absolutely thrilled to land the fish as it had been a while since I'd landed a bigger wild brown trout like this one. It had been a while - March 2021 to be exact!
I hope you enjoy the video, as always thank you to all the people that have subscribed to the channel and also I'd want to thank people that have liked and commented on my videos. It really is much appreciated.
TACKLE USED
- 6/7 weight 9'6" rod, WF7 Cortland peach floating line
- Two fly cast - bibio snatcher on a dropper, wet mayfly on the point
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[@mikef6114]

Wonderful fish Mat and what a great take. Fantastic stuff. Well done!

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Cheers Mike, it really was a great take. we are so lucky to cross paths briefly with wild fish like brown trout, sea trout & salmon. Just picture perfect it was, another one that’ll live long in the memory. Crossed the Doon & Stinchar en route to Cairnryan - both looked incredibly fishy. All the best 👍

[@theanglingfront]

Magnificent mate 👏👏 Awesome watch!!

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it all the best 👍

[@JoeQuinnWaterlodge]

Well done stunning trout there

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thank you Joe, almost as big as some of your Irish lough trout , tight lines 👍

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

Beaut! fantastic! well done Matt! the intrepid warrior braves the wind and rain for his reward 😂👍👍

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thanks Dave, oh yes such a hard life 😆 it was bloody freezing though, honest! Spare a thought for my daughter when I collected them having to live through my tale of the epic battle! Take it easy mate 👍

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

Ha ha! I remember my daughter as a teen enthralled with my fishing tales 😂😂

[@povfishingorkney]

Well done sir, fantastic troot!! 👏

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thank you, almost to Orkney standards 😆 i was thrilled, I’m happy to encounter any wild trout but I can’t lie, that one was a bit special for me. All the best 👍

[@robertgreen5217]

Great stuff 👍

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Cheers Robert, I’m sure how thrilled I was came across, hopefully it won’t be as long wait until the next but if it is I can live with that 😆 all the best.

[@captainflint89]

stunning wild hill brown , not many like that around these days ! total season maker

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

I know, it took me a while to find another one, the lochs throw up some really good brownies every season so I always go there with hope and that ‘you never know’ outlook. Nice to get it in to have a good look at it. Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed it, certainly one I’ll remember.

[@simonartley1645]

A very fine Skye fish..yes enjoy the feeling..always worth the graft Hope there's a few more of that ilk Simon Artley Manchester

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Hi Simon, hope you are OK and thanks. Yes there are very good brownies in both lochs and bigger ones than this are caught occasionally most seasons by those lucky souls presenting the right thing at the right time and getting some good fortune as well. It’s been a while for me, come close a few times so I was made up with this one. I was close to a bigger one last week fishing a dry fly, one for another day perhaps 👍

[@Hardlinesangling]

Brilliant Matt well done. I see you've braved having your camera under the water great release video. Your doing well this year so far. I've had a 2lb 5oz perch today on a massive pike lure would you believe 😂. Had the perch rod with me aswell. Tight lines for the next trip.

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thanks Toby, yes the camera took it’s first dunking 😂 takes a little while for audio to right itself after, but it’s great being able to do it easily. I was made up to get that fish, absolute stunner, I had one bigger go over a dry mayfly last wk when i had my first go off a boat for the evening rise. There was a big hatch of anglers curse that night too, it was a tricky evening but stunning in the calm and sunset. The perch sounds fantastic, a great fish that Toby. They are another stunning fish, but a wild highland loch perch like that (assume in a loch) is a great catch well done 👍

[@gmckayak]

I'm just back from my annual Shetland trip and these very windy conditions and size of Brown trout are very similar.

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Shetland sounds fantastic, this trout is more the exception than the rule for me personally, but it makes it a bit more special when one turns up. There are some great fish in there so you need a bit of luck and time on there obviously helps. But we are lucky to have the lochs with the chance of a real bonus fish. I had a close call with a bigger one earlier in the week fishing the evening with a mayfly. Keeps the fire burning 😆👍

[@nairnfly]

What a great take and superb brownie i would have been delighted to catch a fish like that myself, really well done !!!

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Thanks, yes I find on the rare occasion I remember to fish a bit slower, the takes can be quite savage, it certainly wanted it! All the best and looking forward to following more of your salmon & sea trout escapades over on the east coast. Cheers.

[@Aboutaweekago1787]

Stunning trout mate well done. I must say though spending alot of time on Fada this season. You not been to the hill lochs yet?

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

Cheers yes it was a beauty. I’ve yet to get out to hill lochs though still time. Work and family commitments have meant taking a full day to go off hasn’t been possible really. I fish the odd competition on a weekend (only the one so far, & one this weekend) so if I do take a day, it’ll be one of those. 90% of this season has been short trips like the hour in this video - I often do a dad’s taxi run on a friday so ususlly get time to nip up to the lochs before i need to be back. I’ve been trying in the sea for sea trout too. I think on Fada I’ve done less than 2 days if I add up the short trips, similar on Leathan probably less - never enough time is there? 😆 i hope to get to some hill lochs (one in particular) though i’ll be looking to the rivers soon. I’d like to go to Raasay with the tent to fish some lochs there but will have to see, always next season. I hope you are having a good season and really appreciate the nice comment thank you for the support 👍

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Congrats on that beautiful fish.. how long do you think it was???

[@highlandfishingdiary8818]

I’m honestly not too sure, I tend to just want to get them back but if I had to estimate it would be over 2lb but I’m rubbish at guessing weight. Such a stunning fish though, one glimpse of a fish like that, which for me are quite rare, makes you want another! I need to measure the bottom of the net that would probably give me an idea of length. All the best hope you are still getting those lovely brownies over in the States 👍