WE FOUND THE HONEY HOLE!! (Creek fishing for Trout)

The rainbow trout have been going CRAZY in the past few weeks. With the weather warming up and bugs hatching fly fishing for trout can be some of the most exciting fishing around. This honey hole was made from a discharge from several culverts causing a small spillway LOADED with fish. Most of the fish were caught on a hand tied nymph paired with a Risen 23PS Nymph rod. One or two of the trout came off of a large terrestrial dry fly. Creek fishing for trout doesn't get any better than this. I hope you enjoy this trout fishing video!
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[@mountaingoatgreg1691]

Crazy good quality fish for a small creek like that!

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir!! Thanks for watching Greg!

This amazing place, your fishing was good, your fishing equipment is beautiful, congratulations.👍🎣😎😉

[@keiranrooker7981]

Absolutely incredible how that fish jumped out of the net it’s important to notice how little water rainbow trout need to jump

[@hardmanfishing]

I know! It can be impressive for sure. I've seen them jump into culverts like the one in this video.

[@flyfishingscotland863]

What a jumpers, that first rainbow make u work hard 😁👌

[@hardmanfishing]

No doubt! Thanks for watching!

[@jlij8952]

What a great spot! A flyfisher doesn't need any more than a couple of good stretches with some deeper pools. The water flows and surroundings reminds me of European small rivers in countries such as Belgium or Germany. Thanks for sharing!

[@puprilla]

Nice man!! Went and hit a micro creek in deckers colorado today and got me a huge brown sitting in the rapids in 8inches of water it amazing how little water they need when its moving i like small creeks over lakes anyday

[@scooterfishing9323]

Nice video

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@patspangler2351]

Great video.....cannot believe the size of the trout in those small streams......great job. Streams are flooded in Middle Tennessee right now.....lot of people fishing when the streams aren’t flooded because of the coronavirus.......tuff going down here right now.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah the amount of people that has been fishing is unbelievable. It's tough to find places to fish anywhere near a stocked creek.

[@tightliningmd]

Not that I mind either way, but has this spillway been on here before? Just looked familiar. Nice of you to join the Risen club too. I got a 23PS a few years back for streamers and general fishing. I like it. Company is good, and Ryan their owner is a super good dude. Loved the video and nice job netting some great bows! Tight lines!

[@hardmanfishing]

No sir you have not seen this one. I'm not even exaggerating when I say I know of at least 2 dozen culverts are that have fish (or should have fish). But I usually save most of them and only use footage if I actually catch good fish out of them. Sometimes they're hit or miss. But yeah the rod is awesome! I have no complaints so far.

[@tightliningmd]

@@hardmanfishing I gotta find some culverts. Doesn't seem that MD has many like this, although I am sure they are there, just haven;t really encountered any that I can remember. Thanks for the response. Tight lines guys!

[@danielcannaday2207]

Good video I wish there was wild streams near me like you have all we have is a few stocked streams that are safe for the people they catch the fish out and keep them in two or three days tops after stockingwe only have one large river that holds fishy around but it's behind a dam and the water fluctuate so much you can't fish half the time when they're generating powerin the current gets up so high and Swift it moves the fish constantly so it's hard to figure out consistently where they're at so I'm definitely jealous that you have so many honey holes it's a good thing man

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for watching! Most of the creeks I fish are wild so I don't usually worry about people catching them all out. Glad you liked the video and tight lines!

[@jeromedwojak918]

Great video, loved the experience you shared. You sure did slay them, impressed!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@BourbonTrailFishing]

As always, great video. Keep it up

[@hardmanfishing]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@uncleandy4664]

I NEVER DID QUITE UNDERSTAND HAVEING A REEL BUT NOT ACTUALLY USING TO REEL IN FISH.I LIVE MIDWESST SO WE DONT HAVE TROUT HERE .BUT YOU SURE DID SLAY THEM NICE VIDEO THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@tomellendorf7236]

Its basically a convenient line holder unless it a really big fish and you need to use the drag.

[@uncleandy4664]

@@tomellendorf7236 thanks for the info i really truly didn't know. i was like why have real if your not going to use it.

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

Great video. Thank you for sharing what rig you were using and the set up. Especially when that trout jumped and he had debris on the line cause I was hoping he just might have had two trout on there. God bless and always tight lines.

[@hardmanfishing]

Glad you liked the addition of the setup! Thanks for watching

[@microfishingindonesia2765]

Amazing , i like it 😍

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@joejoerobinson8724]

Love your videos man you motivate me to go out there and hit it hard. Sorry about the doofus comment

[@hardmanfishing]

You're all good man!! Glad you like the videos and thanks for the support, no offense taken.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

I like your net.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! It is a catch cam net, go check them out!

[@jamesburgess1035]

Hey guys I’m not to sure but check out from 12.11 to 12.15 on the release shot of this video there’s a pistol in the water the fish swims right by it

[@branohruz8731]

I think you have a wild imagination can't see any pistol

[@hardmanfishing]

I also do not see a pistol... but it also isn't impossible

[@seanearnest]

Great video as always! Are you enjoying your Risen nymph rod? I wish I had the chance to A/B that one alongside my Syndicate 10' 3wt. The Syndicate is 'okay' so far but a part of me wonders what I missed by not trying the Risen. Thanks & looking forward to more!

[@hardmanfishing]

I have no complaints with the risen rod so far. Although to be fair I've not really had any good quality nymph rods up to this point so I don't have much to compare it to.

[@DownstreamDownrange]

That. Fish. Went. 🥜.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yes it did!! Thanks for watching

[@Channelrust]

Hi, are those wild natural rainbow trout? I’m in Scotland and have never seen as big a fish from a small stream (burn in Scotland 😊)

[@hardmanfishing]

Yes these are wild natural born trout! And thanks for watching all of the way from Scotland!

[@davidbalderston2751]

The second rainbow appears to have survived being taken by a bird of prey very recently. I guess jumping out of the net just proves it has a tremendous survival instinct.

[@hardmanfishing]

They are amazing fish! Thanks for watching

[@JOBAHT]

Awesome video as usual but please take off that foil from the cork handle :P

[@hardmanfishing]

haha It has already been done! The rod was brand new in this video. Thanks for watching :)

[@its_just_me7057]

Do you ever eat any of the trout that you catch in the creeks ?

[@MrCkennedy123]

new subscriber here, what state do you live in?

[@truthseeker_1776]

They could at least say the state, or River- creek name. We don't expect the exact location. Weak, in my opinion. What is your honest intentions by sharing this video? Funny how you catch small trout in clean rivers, big trout in shitty rivers.

[@keiranrooker7981]

Wish I had rainbow trout like that in my creek eating flies I have a few in the creek that I know if but there eating chubs and sucker eggs and minnows I’ve hooked the one big rainbow like 4 times on a chub and he always comes off

[@hardmanfishing]

I would try some flies! If they're eating chubs I PROMISE a streamer would work. I wish you the best!

[@nickwestin8444]

Reason it's so good is cause baitfish and other food get swept out of the culvert from the other side. Fish can't go up stream easily because of that same culvert. So they got a pool to sit in and feed

[@hardmanfishing]

And the culvert creates a plunge pull so it is a deeper pool for the fish to lay in in comparison to the rest of the creek! But you are correct.

[@nickwestin8444]

@@hardmanfishing I bet they hold over in the winter in that plunge pool if it's deep enough. Have you fished there in colder weather?

[@jordonpratt2604]

The night bite is starting to turn on here in East Tennessee, if you want to catch brown 27” + come on down I will show you a few places. Our biggest is 34” but we know where 2 are that are bigger

[@hardmanfishing]

That sounds amazing... follow me on IG and shoot me a DM if you ever want to try and get in contact with me.

[@hardmanfishing]

or send me an email

[@efmfishing4944]

😙😍😘

[@davidbuck5695]

Where are you at great video ty

[@alexpulsifer783]

Are these wild or really good quality planters?

[@hardmanfishing]

100% wild

[@garyhannah756]

Fins look good. Body lesions indicates some type of parasite in the hatchery

[@bradbailey3500]

These are wild trout

[@hardmanfishing]

Brad Bailey is correct, these fish have never seen a hatchery. It is probably a parasite or a bird. It is not uncommon

[@duke2043]

Can give you a good place to get a good deal on some Flies.Check out Lively Legz company in Pennsylvania try there Double Trouble Nymphs they are killer!

[@monmixer]

why I don't use a fly rod.

[@jasonfreeland1426]

In Virginia?? Or west Virginia?

[@chrismcgreal7108]

Where u finding at

[@paulsnyder681]

What state is this?

[@jacklopiccolo2700]

Heyo I’m first :)

[@hardmanfishing]

Well done!

[@Vagrantization]

You should remove the wrapping from the cork or it will rot.

[@hardmanfishing]

It was brand new, the cork has sense been taken off

[@Soulriderpowder]

What’s the rod size and weight for streamer fishing

[@hardmanfishing]

Depends on where I'm fishing. For big browns we use 7 or 8 wt, for smaller fish I usually use a 5 wt. it is all situational

[@Soulriderpowder]

Hardman Fishing Adventures What size of fly rod for 7wt streamer

[@gerald4133]

NiCe Trout! You just never know what's in a small streams. 🎣

[@hardmanfishing]

No doubt! Thanks for watching!

[@gerald4133]

@@hardmanfishing your welcome. Thanks for sharing your 🎣 fishing adventure .

[@chrismcgreal7108]

What state u in

[@zigab.2883]

Well now that u have a proper rod please do euro nymphing with a sighter and without a "bobber", much more effective, becuse of almost a zero drag, that is overvise produced by a hopper

[@keiranrooker7981]

I tried euro nymphing and my sighter would not stay straight I had to use a split shot to get it to go straight and couldn’t get into the drifts effectively it’s been really hard for me in Ontario to find sighter line at any of my tackle stores

[@Orlando-xw8lv]

@@keiranrooker7981 tie your nymphs with tungsten beads and lead wire underneath to keep your sighter line taut; they usually need to be pretty heavy. I also like to flip my nymphs really hard into the water when i cast to shoot them down into the water column quickly. Good luck.

[@JOBAHT]

@@keiranrooker7981 your line doesn't need to be straight while euro nymphing. If you are fishing with a small nymph you will probably never have straight line, but that's totally ok. If you have curve in your line/sighter when fish grabs the nymph it will straighten it and you will see the hit. Try that on some part of river where water is calm and slower.

[@keiranrooker7981]

JOBAHT thankyou so much man I am still a little worried I’ll hit hook a fish but I do use barbless hooks and have haemostats have you ever gut hooked a trout before euro nymphing?

[@zigab.2883]

@@keiranrooker7981 trout detect what is food and what is not fast, i have never gut hooked a fish euro nymphing, you should be fine, another tip to not miss strikes is to strike every movement or stop that is not natural

[@fabiangenerao7367]

You fool, all you have to do when the fish is on is walk on the bank upstream to avoid the fish going downstream!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

Dang dude you're right! We have no idea how to fish. If it weren't for you we'd be lost in this world. Thanks and tight lines!

[@vivianpollok5580]

@@hardmanfishing Fabian, you clearly have no idea how thickly vegetated the stream banks are in this region.

[@Mark-ob5lp]

@@hardmanfishing nicely handled. Keep it up. +1 sub.