Sight Fishing MONSTER NZ Trout!

Sight Fishing and catching monster new zealand trout fly fishing rods. Huge thanks to Lance from Fish the drift!

[@jackfittler8031]

You know you're having a fun fishing trip when you can drop a 15lb trout (5:20) and not immediately break down in existential crisis on the river.

[@luke11306]

Hahaha 😂

[@Synapses01]

These make every trout I have ever caught seem minuscule!

[@armpitsmcgee3000]

great channel, no bs, just fishing

[@ethansalvadore7189]

One of the best trout fishing vids you have made

[@cainolson3350]

Love you stuff. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you. Keep it up

[@kaschbalsepp403]

Trouts are the most beautiful fishes we have on this planet and Trouts are one of the signs, that mother nature is still doing well. Catching a trout with a fly and release is back to the water is such an amazing feeling and a joy to watch. Thank you for this great video

[@ethanashe9457]

Absolutely loving these videos at the moment!

[@havok2396]

I've never even caught double figure fish... Let alone half a dozen in a row..! Nice going guys!

[@Stickinit]

Woooooo hooooo!!!!! Looks chilly. We're still wet wading in Colorado but the waders are getting restless. Thanks.

[@CrazyAboutFlyFishing]

Every video of this is just crazier. Amazing fish.

[@agustinaregullin6810]

Bro, those are some monster trout!! Holy crap. Awesome vid!!

[@bellabear653]

A trout fishermen's wet dream.

[@danielcannaday2207]

Another great video as always unbelievable size fish, really enjoy all the videos but these last ones have been super

[@Sebbylagana]

unreal landscape my friend..

[@The_Real_Rodfather]

Siiiick. Looks like a epic mission.Another top notch solid vid. Makes me want to take a trip down from the west coast 👊👊👊

[@jpowers667]

Very professional, Thanks for sharing..

[@FishingDohaR]

Your fishing was incredible, that first fish you caught is beautiful, you are a great fisherman, congratulations. Hug!!!!!👍🎣🐟😎

[@robgrubb420]

This video was top tier brother! so so good.

[@claeseklund6419]

Nice catch and nice nature!! Regards from Sweden!

[@jacobrohr5903]

Breathtaking video Gareth. This spoke to me in a way words cannot. We will fish one day :)

[@AddictedFishing]

We will be right over! 🤘🎣🔥

[@lostaspects13]

Addicted Fishing hi!

[@travago166]

Once these darn borders open up, can't wait to see the video yall make of our buetiful Aotearoa, New Zealand, been following yall for a while now

[@spudspudson4978]

Great video as always brother.

[@christergoransson177]

Jurrasic lake - no !! Jurassic crazy River🤣 Amazing big steelhead🎣

[@AminhakimLeeChannel]

A relax person when fight big fish in fly..nice one mate!!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks

[@willr69420]

Those trout are MONSTERS!😆

[@waynenaylor5734]

OMFG - those fish are just bonkers!! I’d love to fish that river someday 🤙

[@schmoonkie]

Love your videos ( and Alex's ). NZ is on my list once the virus problem is over.

[@carterward2364]

Great vid man loved it

[@southernnzoutdoors9190]

Awesome vid, awesome channel

[@BrockDonati]

Crazy fishing channel

[@hernandiegoguerraortiz177]

well done boys ,,,epic fishing

[@johnshand6176]

Beyond belief in Jurassic park and so enjoyable to imagine or dream of a similar experience.

[@callummcmurtrie5197]

That river is just👌🎣🤙

[@cweedmbr]

Bros mean, dedicated hunting gathering in winter spring frost condition and then the sun on your back brings back memories ,I live in brisbane but move back this January to rotovegas , aamping to spot and catch in the many streams back home won't be monsters but will definitely taste the same, smoke trout ,if your from Vegas smoke trout, maketu mussels and pipis are always on your mind, tight lines brother great vids

[@Esoxluciouss11]

thats nuts, well done.......

[@tommytaylor4458]

What in world do those trout feed on???? WOW!!!! Awsome!!!!😳😳😳

[@anglerdong9758]

Amazing video！

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Holy Cow guys Awesome good for you 👍 🎏🇺🇸 The Vermonter

[@twopassionsfishing386]

Great video friend

[@theangler93]

Epic stuff... Good on ya 😏

[@rod708]

Hello bro.....I live in Washington state and we have the mighty Columbia river which puts out some big Steelhead and Salmon but those trout you are catching are real monsters.......love watching you guys catch those awesome fish!

[@MichaelPhillips-jw4bj]

the difference is your fish are true native wild fish finely tuned over thousands of years to the columbia, that survive the trip to and in the ocean for years. whales,sharks,seals,pike minnow,eagles,bears,dolly varden etc its 8% out of millions of smolts from birth that make it.. No disrespect but These fish are plants with almost zero natural predators and hatchery, food farm escapes, feeding on hormone altering hatchery and farm pallet food that leaks into canals from the many hatcheries along it. This leads to all the deformities were seeing in many of the large fish he catches...... Note i respect these fish and am not trying to diminish the angler but i'd treasure the few native wild steelhead left more then anything

[@ddeboy002]

This is one main reason I need to go back to nz. Last time I cycled. Now I need to fish it.

[@FishingForeverFilms]

That’s pretty dope bro

[@bradrtorgersen_videos]

Absolutely astounding size, on those rainbows. And one after another! I've pulled some decent (17 to 19 inch) rainbows out of the reservoirs of northern Utah (my home) but nothing even close to as big as what this New Zealand water produced. Amazing.

[@joedennehy386]

In taupo they have to be 24 inches to he taken

[@davidream5175]

Great Fish! What size tippet do you use with those monsters?

[@sputnick66]

Nice Vid, sick fish. What flies were you using?

[@AnEm_Fishing]

oau ... that's just amazing ...

[@azrafishing]

waw very good fishing

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@MarceloSzachta]

Exelente !!👏👏

[@TilFrohlich]

Hi from Ireland. Nice video. Do the river close for spawning over there at all?

[@jmichaelperez1575]

SICK,SICK, SICK Fish!! Just curious, what pound tippet?

[@000cjm000]

Insane trout , what was your set up? tippet size etc

[@tyestey4560]

I live all the way in Washington and these are the biggest fish I’ve ever seen

[@puprilla]

Caught a 32lb king in bellingham wa when i was 12. Plenty of monsters in Wa.

[@bobsmith5109]

Rufus Wood lake in eastern washington has trout this big and larger

[@tyestey4560]

Bob Smith thanks I’ll check it out sometime

[@MrKveite1]

Yup, another great vid as expected:) Btw can you do me a favour and try to catch a few on chernobyl ants later when temp comes up. Both dead drift and swing if you can be bothered trying?

[@isleboy7]

A Monster indeed!

[@AminhakimLeeChannel]

What wt you use when hunting a big trout mate??..i’m new in fly fishing

[@big1dog23]

Another great video. Without wanting specifics, are those canals fish, coming out of the lake...or what? I never did fish in a lake when there, but my guess would be that's what they are?

[@generalgeneral2018]

Not canal fish. Genuine NZ River fish. NZ rocks!

[@benjaminlongmire9131]

HOLY SHIT! dude what weighted rod is it?

[@uramag7]

suns shining .. birds chirping .. 17 lbers are biting...fully

[@dxiques]

Dang!!!! That's all....dang!!!

[@oregonuplands8687]

Wow what lb leader you using for these beasts

[@greenhawk_1495]

9:06 You literally just caught the Idaho state record rainbow..... Nice fish

[@markmeredith5521]

How old would those 18/20lb trout be.....maybe 40 yrs ? What makes them so big in that spot And finally where do all the 1lbs live? Great video bro.

[@sickerOr]

Great questions!

[@samerckenbrack]

What line do you use for nymphing?

[@imraduin]

One day you are going to catch a 30 pound jack, and I'm going to be here to see it 😎

[@dexfy.]

NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@deanhoward3212]

Sick

[@cainolson3350]

What size tippet are you using?

[@explozivefishing4716]

What river in NZ jesus those are some monsters

[@wesrauber7528]

Anyone know what type of fly line hes using to cast so far?

[@lucaplett6553]

😂....those trout are ridiculous

[@joshreed7102]

Are those fish spawning?

[@joedennehy386]

Not quite but they are in full spawning livery

[@MrAdamred]

wow just the size

[@nakedgranpaw]

Yeah boi. Hey, can anyone explain the rules of fishing in NZ? Licences, courses etc. Curious

[@cweedmbr]

Haven't lived in nz for ten years but wen I left, you needed a trout license but ocean fishing was for free and you didn't need boat license or boat rego only trailer rego unlike here in oz

[@thor_6886]

@@cweedmbr Yip, that's it. All freshwater fishing requires a licence. Some areas are restricted to fly fishing only, some to artificial lures and flies, and some allow natural bait,. Some areas close to fishing at certain times of the year.The topic of 'private waters' is an interesting one. Supposedly nobody owns rivers, but you can only fish rivers running through private land if you can follow the river bank very closely and access the river from public land at some point - e.g a bridge.

[@Roolis77]

Nice video. Looks like fish was in spawning mood , and very weak? I mean dont even take you down to backing? hmmm..

[@footnassfishermen8817]

What dreams are made of

[@Marklafko2023]

First one boi

[@mauromorosin7197]

Crazy fush. Are the rivers / canals still open to angling in NZ? Great to see catch and release 😊

[@gabecarson2231]

Man what is the name of that river y’all are at ?!

[@56dicko]

Ohow !! I envy u

[@asawhitman8728]

What country or state is this in

[@joshuajamison3832]

What weight rod you guys use for this? I would think you need at least an 8 like I use for surf, but the lack of fighting butt makes it look like its a 5 or a 6. I cant imagine trying to get a 20 pound fish on a 5 wt, I dont have the skill for that😂

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

6wts in this video bud.

[@jmontee65198]

Seriously!!?? Did you guys use a time machine to go back to some prehistoric time for these monsters!!! No non-GMO fish here!! 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂

[@kDub1129]

You’re talking about fish in pounds the way I talk about fish in inches haha.

[@dansmall7206]

Is this river actually open for fishing?

[@twizel5844]

Yes, it's the first year F&G have allowed fishing in September, but from what I understand may not be a permanent thing... as the weather starts to warm, about the only thing you will catch from this river is didymo.

[@dansmall7206]

Kevin X Oh yeah fair enough that makes sense. Cheers

[@MultiTacopower]

thats the chunkiest rainbow (or trout for that matter) I`ve ever seen.

[@hjarsen9251]

Record for lake trout is like 76 pounds

[@davecosgrove8787]

ONLY 7lbs. Fish of a lifetime for most of us.

[@austingregg2144]

You're fishing South Island, correct? Why are the fish so much bigger?

[@AlphaAscentMotivation]

it is because there are Salmon farms in the south island cannals and the Salmon food escapes and all the trout eat it.

[@MrCardrona71]

Constant food, constant flow, constant temperature = big fish

[@davidwolfe7777]

That is totally ridiculously unfair😎😎😎

[@blueprintoutdoors224]

What’s the song called?

[@bkadventures8785]

First

[@arturkochan4649]

are those gigantik fish as tasty as normal ones like 3-4 lb

[@bobsmith5109]

Not when they are spawning

[@brentoffutt5303]

How can I fish with you?

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

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[@mikerawls9619]

Many call those a fish of a lifetime. Cat ain't got shit on Gareth.

[@footnassfishermen8817]

Un real

[@vanquish_8145]

Are these sea run fish

[@thor_6886]

No. Landlocked within a canal/river system, potentially a lake as well, though i don't know if the river drains a lake. They migrate upriver to spawn like their steelhead ancestors from California.

[@Freedeeism]

Why are their mouths like that?

[@bobsmith5109]

Their spawning

[@danreid6712]

Flossing is illegal!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Good thing it’s not flossing

[@000cjm000]

doesnt look like much of a fight

[@puprilla]

Id be taking a few home to eat 100% . just wonder if the taste is different from a small one. I love trout taste so dam good

[@MrCardrona71]

These fish have just finished spawning, not in the best condition to eat.

[@puprilla]

@@MrCardrona71 why? They dont die like salmon right. Souldnt matter. Ive got plenty with eggs in and they taste great

[@MrCardrona71]

@@puprilla trout spend summer months building themselves up for when they spawn, so they can leave there normal spots in lakes and rivers heading up stream, often with large groups of fish congregating in small areas, so more fish competing for less food (this is why when your fishing in the rivers during spawning they can be easier to catch) so the further through the winter months you get the less condition some fish will have (salmon start spawning first, browns, Rainbows last, over lapping each other, Jan-sep, that's why a lot of river close to allow them to spawn in peace) if you catch a fish with eggs in it, it hasn't spawned and if caught early in the spawning season will still be in relatively good condition. Personally I'd put a hen full of eggs back, helps to keep the population re stocking. The river these fish are being caught in is closed from April till September to allow them to spawn. Bit of a novel sorry, but hopefully answer your question- fish caught early in the spawning season will taste ok-fish caught mid to end of their spawning season not so good 👍

[@puprilla]

@@MrCardrona71 cool man thanks. I didnt know. I release the big girls too. I only take a few males.this whole summer i only took 6 trout and 1 was female the rest male. I agree with letting the females breed

[@puprilla]

@@MrCardrona71 is that why ive been getting all the trout in heavy flowing water right next to big rocks? Ive wondered why they have all been in spots like that for the last few months. I live in Colorado so its been to hot for them to want to spawn i believe its been 90s plus for 4 months