A brilliant capture and a magnificent creature which was rightly returned.
@petermason-l6p3 ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning fish.
@blondie8533 ай бұрын
Well done Damien.You just carry on what your doing mate.These trout deserve the respect that you give them!.
@anotherangleUK3 ай бұрын
Cracking fish, was good to see it returned. Always going to be your call what to take and what you return. Thanks for sharing.
@garyjohnston3243 ай бұрын
This fish deserves to have it's place in that loch. It is clearly a venue that produces some absolute beasts probably much bigger than those you've caught and lost here. Anything that has survived to this stage has fought for its own survival and has helped replenish stocks in a difficult water devoid of a spawning burn, a proper achievement of nature. I'm sure it'll spend it's summer months munching down on a small char or trout 2-3 times a week if that. The thing about this loch is that even with it's local community it has never been a "mecca" of trout fishing and has never faced real fishing pressure and I'm sure it never will. I've personally never seen more than a single dog walker here. Fish like this are safe here as it is only the truly dedicated people who will come across them and they aren't going to fall to every tactic. That fish could stand to be someone else's PB and who knows what size it might end up before the end of it's lifetime but only because you returned what some people might have made into a cast to hang on their trophy wall. The prize was watching it swimming out of sight. Well done again jake and keep on with the commentary vids which are much easier on the ears. 😅🎣
@povfishingorkney3 ай бұрын
Thanks Gar 😊
@PeteDevlinootnaboot3 ай бұрын
Hope yer nae gonnae bore me with this next month? It's an absolute beauty Damien and no one is going to blame you for showing it off. Loving the commentary vids. Keep pumping them oot, you'll be famous(er) soon enough.
@MrMerciless673 ай бұрын
Awesome mate thanks for sharing
@9suuupersonic3 ай бұрын
Brilliant fish brilliant video ,and regards the fella telling u to kill it don't be getting involved he haw to do with him definitely a fish of a lifetime I'll hopefully get one next year
@PaulBrownlee-gx3ql3 ай бұрын
Good on you putin them back esp the big boys Thats the future Keep the vids commin Thanks
@mattwright29643 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right to return it. I've been fly fishing 40 years in the Highlands. My only criticism is not about doing this and putting it back but publicising the names of lochs. Just go and fish and take the memories home, don't publicise it.
@povfishingorkney3 ай бұрын
We don't have many up here, process of elimination and a keen eye would soon identify it. The point of the channel is to keep me motivated through massive medical problems and promote catch and release in Orkney, I don't really bother who catches them to be honest.
@mattwright29643 ай бұрын
@povfishingorkney Hope you can find a way to manage your medical issues.
@highlandfishingdiary88183 ай бұрын
I think some people forget how an ecosystem like that works and think that ‘humans’ should be the only ‘predator’ in the cycle. My lad watched it this morning, very impressed with that brown trout and its teeth 😆👍 all the best.
@AyrshireFlyGuy3 ай бұрын
You keep doing what you're doing mate, the guy is talking out of his arse. Bravo, you put the hours in, karma.
@Caithnessflyfisher3 ай бұрын
Forget what the locals are saying... I really don't understand that chaps logic.. Aye.. Kill the big fish and leave the smaller ones??... WTF is he on aboot... Where the fuck do you think those 3/4 lb fish are coming from? 😂😂.. That's just pure jealousy mate... Keep on lure fishing those lochs.. Its sure as shit not illegal over there
@whitetroutchannel3 ай бұрын
how many eggs will he fertilize during the next spawn? people are idiots and think they can do it because they seen a video online, where are they all when the force 8 westers are screamin in your face? at home greasen their butt rings thats where, great seein that monster again mate 👍👍🎣
@barryirvine53423 ай бұрын
Awesome troot Damien, certainly a fish of a lifetime.. Would of been a shame to kill him...