Catching Mammoth Trout Most Could Only Dream Of From Manmade Canal!

[@pierevojzola9737]

Hi Gareth, as you said, huge fish, many times! The nicest part for me was to watch you fishing under a clear sky and no other angler in sight. Thats the type of fishing we all love. Cheers mate. Harera

[@jumpninthedarkalley]

No other angler in sight until this fool posted his location right in the title. All for the glory and attention. What a fool

[@pierevojzola9737]

@@jumpninthedarkalley yep, there is an idiot in every location. Our problem is that we don’t have just one, we have more, many more! Cheers mate & Harera

[@upsidedahead]

@@jumpninthedarkalley yeah cos no one's ever heard of this spot 🖕

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Dude these canals are all over social media. Get over it

[@pierevojzola9737]

@@TroutHuntingNZ Hi Gareth, you remember what your mother use to say to you?, “Now Gareth! Just because all the other kids yell to jump of the cliff, does that mean you have to yell the same thing?”. Keep it up mate, you are worth watching just for your fishing technique and your photo shots. If I wanted info, I watch Alex! Cheers mate. Harera

[@highc6866]

This dude cracks me up. He is chill.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks I think🤙

[@passarettin]

NZ is comically beautiful. It's like something out of a dream.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks heaps

[@smelltheglove2038]

Too bad their government is doing their damnedest to make it an authoritarian hell hole.

[@skarabraeranch2093]

Hoping NZ will welcome tourists back soon. Bucket list fish.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Hopefully yeah

[@aaronpoole9124]

the drone b-roll resquence at the beginning is awesome, nice work man

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks heaps dude

[@realityobservationalist7290]

I'd say you've reached the pinnacle of the Trout Hunting dream my friend!

[@realityobservationalist7290]

Check that I think you might need one or two Siberian Taimen first.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Oh yeah I want to catch them so bad. Hopefully one day

[@notyouraveragejoe855]

Love the take and hook set around 9:35... clear waters... sure helps when the canal is loaded with giants, wow!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@wesleysmith6018]

Welcome to the Monsters Ball! I love fishing those “grassy knolls” or “moss pods”

[@FishingForeverFilms]

Got to love catching those huge rainbows eh, never gets old. Specially when you’re getting them on the fly rod. Great video mate, bravo 👏

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bud

[@briansmith1607]

Great video of some spectacular fish and fishing. Im envious

[@chapsteronetime2000]

A lot of red of them rainbows baby!! Beauty

[@raybede]

I have learnt something valuable from you today That is how far you start away from the waters edge reducing your disturbance, I am in the UK, I do this when approach a lake, I must try on the river. Thank You so much.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers glad u got something from it

[@sdlocalfishingchannel9701]

Big or small, the Rainbow trout is truly a magical fish. Keep up the videos!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@Gammalight519]

The fishing and scenery look amazing. Cheers from North Carolina!

[@MrDonohuea]

Thats some gorgeous water.

[@treetheodore6906]

Appreciate your establishing shots. Congrats on your recent vid with 1.7m views & thanks for another great video, Garreth.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks heaps bud I appreciate it

[@billurban7197]

That was freaking amazing. Love what you do. Keep up the great work

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bro

[@hoijunkim]

amazing ,and huge trout there

[@mattokeefe691]

So darn beautiful there. Great edit. Thanks for a great video

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks mate

[@FlyFishingwithLadin]

`Amazing fish....Wow!

[@ozarkarts]

Absolutely awesome!!! If it was possible I would move to New Zealand just for the fishing!!!

[@einarnicolson2759]

Awesome fish! I usually keep my mouth shut, but you seem to lose a lot of fish right after touching the blank above the cork. Great to see you so happy making a few videos again!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Yeah I don’t think there is anything in that . Cheers mate 🤙

[@einarnicolson2759]

@@TroutHuntingNZ Completely fair! :)

[@mrt7152]

What a beautiful place you are fishing at.

[@nikriggs9830]

It’s amazing how that big fish could see that tiny fly.

[@christophermillett2273]

Can't you see flies?

[@nikriggs9830]

@@christophermillett2273 no I’m blind. If you must know.

[@paulstevenson5006]

Stunning fish Gareth, the frustration was worth it prehistoric bohemiths...

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bud

[@unregisturd]

Absolute monster, nice one.

[@davidgauthier9433]

youre a total genius mate

[@MiriSarawak637]

Oh my God why A Nice fishing man 👍👍👍👍👍👍🎣🎣

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bud

[@MiriSarawak637]

@@TroutHuntingNZ TQ

[@GeorginaSwan]

This is epic. I must admit to yelling at the screen when that take happened while you were in the phone - classic! 😂 Love your videos - thanks again.

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

No kidding I was wondering if anyone else caught that on the video. It never fails if you have a lure, bait or fly in the water the very moment you place your attention on ANYTHING ELSE...bang a fish eats it.....he was lucky he got that one for sure.

[@timboyle1088]

That’s absolutely amazing my friend.Areas that hold that quality fish is harder and harder to find.Pleasure to watch…thanks for posting

[@vanomaden]

Simple, look for a fish farm and fish the water behind. These trout eat pellets from a fish farm ... explains the lack of fighting power.

[@ГРОМ.ИН]

what a fishing, 10 meters from the river.

[@codyis3412]

Dang dude. Absolute monster trout! I love it

[@greggoodes]

Beautiful water.

[@kiwi_comanche]

Another epic adventure. Awesome as always brother!!!! 🇳🇿🤙🏻

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks mate

[@thomashughes6755]

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[@thomashughes6755]

@@TroutHuntingNZ a q aqq!a! Beautiful

[@waynenaylor5734]

How many of us were yelling “strike” when your indicator dipped while you were texting 😂😂

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

I was when I edited it

[@nigelfox9212]

Have to add this to my bucket list 👍

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Do it

[@windwardadventurer5269]

Thumbs up was a sign. Liked.👍

[@MrDubi888123]

When your line wrapped up on your reel. I felt that.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Yeah that was stressful!

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

Could you imagine if there were trout like that in oregon? You would be fishing elbow to elbow with people. NZ has so much good fishing people don't have to fight over rocks to stand on. Hahahaha

[@irlnd32]

Less people doesn’t hurt either.

[@gov2260]

When I was single I fished every weekend for years. where the Deschutes empty's into the Columbia their is a Green Island. Between Green and Miller Island their is a channel it starts at 25ft deep then falls to 70ft I anchor at the 25 foot with enough rope to drift over the 70 foot. I back bounce using a 4 to6 oz weight and 0/6 barbless J hook Fresh frozen squid from safeway for bait. You need rubber thread to keep the bait on the EXPOSED hook. The lowest # of white sturgeon was six but that included a 8 footer that jumped out and I had to look UP to see it! The most I ever caught was 36 I had to stop because I couldn't lift my arms. The channel between Miller and WA is fun 50ft deep FLAT purposely dragging anchor and placing my bait in the slipstream I caught a 10fter my boat is only 17ft long! Fun watching all the Salmon fishermen at the mouth of Deschutes fight for a little bitty Salmon. HA!

[@Justinhfishing]

Here on the great lakes we have trout this big both rainbows and browns and you'd be surprised how much open space there is. So many times you can be the only one fishing on a great bite with big fish.

[@spockspock]

Laughed when I saw the conservation license plate here that said Oregon “HAS NO” Salmon. But it was a sad laugh.

[@AP-kn1mp]

Kiwis generally prefer wild fish to pellet grown canal fish 🐟

[@BodhiTrout]

OMG! Amazing, the last one was bigger then Grover.

[@alexrawleigh3167]

Those waters are absolutely breath taking. Never seen water that is that blue. I have fished the the Big Thomson in Colorado and several rivers and streams in Austrian alps but never have I seen water like that. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing. If you ever get a chance try and fish the state of Colorado you need to especially for brook trout. Got my PB brook trout at 11 pounds. In my area the closest you can catch brook trout is the smokie mountains and those fish although wild....if you are lucky you will catch a 8 incher.....thats a trophy in the smokie mountains. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidcook8323]

Ok, I must visit New Zealand. The beauty is amazing in the video, can't imagine fishing that clear of water in California, honestly. And the Trout, we have Salmon here that don't get as big!

[@oakleynzthenzfishermen6895]

Love watching your vids bro keep it up

[@jarvisjarvis1773]

New subscriber from the USA specifically the state of Idaho... Epic trout fishing 🎣🎣🎣

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bud I really appreciate that 🤙

[@mikerawls9619]

I know this took a lot more work than it looks. Well done mate.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate I appreciate that

[@wayneschenk5512]

Fantastic skills.

[@bridgetspicer1624]

Awesome Vid! making me very excited to get a new rod and my new licence next week. I will have to take a drive down there for some fun.

[@oliverwalker2674]

An awesome days fishing, what beautiful specimens, I never realised they had such mouths with the hook like a salmon, very interesting, thanks for showing us, good video sir.

[@bevanrusbatch7285]

Just awesome mate what nice drone footage

[@aliaskong1723]

Those are some nice gar.

[@Exite21]

8:29 fall hits right with the beat.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Glad you noticed 🤙

[@ryanhughes8620]

Wow great video man!! Those fish are absolutely beautiful, along with the location! Keep up the great work!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thank u

[@ripnliptightlines5092]

PIGS. That is crazy fishing. Pulling trophy fish consistently is insane.

[@KevinKaffy]

My god those trout are huge 😮

[@pwhit59]

Gorgeous

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers

[@timw.5030]

Awesome!!

[@seamanjive]

Certainly some big fish there...but nothing beats stalking 'em on the Ikawatea !

[@DrDeepstack]

I walked the full length of that canal in 2010, saw so many huge trout

[@Yozur1]

good to see someone with your caliber gets as frustrated as i did.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Haha yeah and I cut out the really bad bits

[@lb9190]

Amazing

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks

[@Blackirish__]

Are they good eating at that size as they are huge, I’ve seen them under the shot over boat in Queenstown they are everywhere, are they fussy what fly they take? 👏

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

They take any flies on a good day. Nymphs and eggs work best. Not sure about eating sorry I put them all back

[@gus08nz]

Nice wee one

[@BrettC1973]

First fish he says "It's not massive." Holy cow that thing WAS massive. Can't imagine catching something like that in the states.

[@jonness8927]

There are plenty of trout like that in the States! Try Lake Michigan. Or Arkansas White River. The World record Brown trout comes from Arkansas, USA .....NOT New Zealand!

[@chuckyoneil2853]

Beautiful trout!subscribed

[@greenstick6]

Nice shootin' Tex 👍🏼👍🏼👏👏

[@conoflynn4883]

Excellent video again Gareth sure were beasts. Fished the canals once and got a few 5 pounders was over the moon. Keep them coming great way to spend the evening and dreaming of going over again when this Covid is under control. Regards Con

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@lNOMAK]

Here in Denmark a 2kg trout is a good fish.... I feel like ive been living a lie haha! Nice vid!

[@TheBeaker59]

The Canal fish are that big for a reason the canal has large cage salmon farms in it the pellet food from those farms seeps out into the canal and the trout sit under the farm and eat that food which is designed to put weight on fast so the big trout while mostly naturally bred are all artificially fed to those proportions. So they are the Lie Great fun to catch though I have been a few times :)

[@wolverinefishing6877]

Would love to fish there. Great video

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks heaps mate

[@jlush444]

Amazing Gareth. 👌👌👌

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Thanks mate

[@CrazyAboutFlyFishing]

Really cool intro and just incredible fish. Enjoyed the editing too. Great vid.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@robertbeightler1473]

Wow!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Chur

[@jackfulton6696]

have you ever considered giving center pinning / float fishing a try? its what I do here in the states and its really effective for trout, salmon, and steelhead. it looks like it would work really well there in there canals.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Yeah lots of people do a form of that here

[@imcurious2731]

Using an indicator is basically,, the same thing😄 Indicator is a Small Bobber. Canadians did it decades before, anglers did here in the US. I know because I saw it on my way for Archery hunting for Moose and Caribou in BC😒

[@Machster10]

Centerpinning is alot different than indicator nymphing. Various different concepts involved.

[@Esoxluciouss11]

great video- some day

[@davidbrowne2536]

You are one lucky man - astonishing fish! You did well to keep the language in check!! Keep 'em coming!

[@garrettmooneyham6551]

What size tippet are you using to catch these trout ?

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Umm in this video it was most luckily 4x or 3x 6lb-8lb

[@cachi-7878]

Even man-made canals are beautiful in NZ.You guys must have prayed a lot to the fish gods. 😛

[@mattbasista3028]

"These fish are so flicking grumpy" lol no wonder.... they are monsters

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Hahah yeah cheers

[@nakedlakedip57]

Miss a nice brisk morning.......

[@zacsweeney9058]

I would love to fish there one day

[@alexandergeiger7195]

This would be my dream just to see these tanks of fish swim arround in de canal crazy

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Yeah it’s very cool just to watch them

[@terryschmunk1956]

Been there but didnt have the correct set up to fish the huge trout. Nymphs and markers. asked a fella if I could hold up and take a pic of his catch. The trout was 3xs the size of this one caught. Massive. True story.

[@jarrettlandreth285]

Gotta love the eat while on the phone, that happens to me every time 😂

[@FlyFishDan]

That fish was STUPID big - made the ones in the Cabela’s fish tank look tiny! Lol. Great vid!

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@lucidmarauder4388]

Dope vid! Beautiful fish. We need a addicted x nz collab

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers mate

[@ccmusic2249]

Bro, I feel for you after losing that MONSTER. But ill say, I KNEW that was a mammoth trout when you set the hook and the fish just sat there like a log for a second. AMAZING.

[@downunderfishing105]

Amazing work mate keep it up it is my dream to go to nz and catch some massive trout

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Come do it . Cheers 🤙

[@downunderfishing105]

@@TroutHuntingNZ I want to I just subbed

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

@@downunderfishing105 thanks mate

[@PublicDetective]

I need to go to NZ and do this - great video - lovely fish dude.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bro 🤙

[@niwaakuhata7957]

I wanna go there. Mean vid brother.

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Cheers bud 🤙

[@davidhalliday748]

I’m going change fly after this one…boom…fish on, love it🎣🎣🎣. Watched loads of videos of this canal but most use a spinner. Nothing better than fly fishing though, in my opinion. Would love to have something like this in Scotland. Another great video👍

[@Gatorraider]

Old timer once taught me to say 1 thousand and set the hook, it's a game changer

[@never2bknown904]

Big hook streamer with a small blade and you are gold.

[@Jayswensonjr]

I need to get out there

[@TroutHuntingNZ]

Come on over

[@volkansahin.44]

Good 👏👏👏

[@cristobalcampos1513]

That awesome fishing; woosh I could be there.

[@Sander_843]

Incredible video, really enjoyed it! What weight and length leader/tippet did you go for here?

[@Babarali-eb8dz]

waooo i like it that was amaizing fish but i wonder why you catch n release them again

[@liambarrer220]

Float fishing for these would be fun

[@djmorry8748]

Well done, a lovely Jack in good nick feeding on all sorts to get to that size including Salmon farm food washed down from the holding pens ! Size for size a fresh run steelhead or Salmon or if you could get a kingfish on the fly in the sea, now they would be dynamite to tango with at that size!

[@Andgrey]

Can’t help thinking “delicious !” when I see a nice rainbow like that. Do you not ever keep one of these trout for your dinner?

[@jeremiahkelley1582]

Oh this is in New zealand.No wonder there so big.They got some big trout over there.