"Fly fishing does have its social aspects - on some of our crowded trout streams it can get too social - but essentially it's a solitary, contemplative sport. People are left alone with themselves in beautiful surroundings to try to accomplish something that seems to have genuine value." John Gierach
Ok folks, another ringer by frequent commentator and Fish Hawk Hunter B. Yes, it's a Swift Brown which will dwarf most Farmy Browns and that's for sure. No mention of what was used but that the brownie was caught, it appears, in broad daylight within the last 48 hours. And it was released. I've seen the video.
It's great to know that these fish exist in our home waters. And that's not the only one. There are many good browns all over the Swift.
Nice going Hunter.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Ken
17 comments:
One word “WOW”
Chuck
WOW LOOK AT THAT TANK
I’m speechless ,literally. I have fished the Swift for 30 years and have never seen a Brown that big. A true trophy fish of a lifetime. Sincere congratulations to Hunter, that is some impressive angling. It sounds like you know him or, at least, trust it is real and not some dude in Tierra Del Fuego? :). Very cool.
Andrew.
I haven't caught one that big in the Swift but I've seen them either just slowly moving around or breaking someone off!
Ken
WOW is right. Ken - would love to hear the story of this fish if you can get it. Anything really ... what fly was used? Size of rod? How long to land it? I think myself and others would love to know the tale of this one!!! And nice work!!
Swift above Bondsville Dam is perfect habitat for these biggies! Have seen some submarines while floating a canoe. A lot less pressure on them then at the Farmington.
Anonymous,
God only knows what's above Bondsville!
Ken
Holy cow what a brown! Congrats to that young man for landing such a beast. I too would love to hear the story about how this catching this fish.
Sam
Sam,
Good to hear from you.
I've heard/seen big guys like this caught on everything from streamers to midges. I don't know what he used and that's ok because they are caught on all kinds of flies.
Ken
I've seen a couple around that size on the Swift in the last 5-6 years yet never really before that time..it is always shocking to see such fish! My biggest brown there is probably 1/2 that size and that may be pushing it. I got a 22" brown on the Eagle in CO and something around 20 on the Deerfield a couple times. Hope he swam away safely.
BobT,
You are right about monster browns being a fairly recent occurrence. About 10 years ago a guy sent me a short video of a Swift brown that was close to 30 inches but most of the traffic has been within the last 5 years. Maybe when the brookie population exploded.
Ken
It’s a great brown, but if you magnify the photo on your computer and measure the diameter of the anglers fingers and length of fish you will conclude this is a 22 to 24 inch trout, probably about 4 lbs. it is a great fish, but not one of the submarines we have seen occasionally. Perspective in a photo makes a huge difference.
Hi Ken, you mentioned a video of this beautiful fish, is there a link to that video? Thanks
B'town Jim,
Believe me, it's a big fish and well over 24 inches. I've seen the video of its release. I've also seen a video of another brown in this size range caught by Hunter. I've seen trout that big in the Swift. The DFW has sampled them. I'm familiar with that kind of trick photography that you mention. You see a lot of that done by a few guides on the Farmy. Take an 18 inch trout and hold it up in front of you near the camera. It will make the trout look so big that it looks like it could bite the angler head off. Also, I don't believe myself or Hunter commented on the size of the fish. Only you did.
Ken
No video link of its release?
Anonymous,
Yes, there is a video of its release but I won't publish it on this blog because it does give away the location which will then be swamped with want-to-be trophy hunters. It's in the Swift which is all you need to know.
Ken
No worries Ken. I was just interested to see how the fish was handled. Thanks for responding.
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