Fly fishing in New Zealand; monster trout battle

Fly fishing for trout in New Zealand at 6am Somewhere, far, far away, in a small stream hidden in a the remote kiwi wilderness, a monster trout stirs, blissfully unaware of the international stardom awaiting it... A flinch for the pheasant tail nymph and a battle ensues as Olly the otter clutches the camera and Dougie the Nose heaves on his splint of graphite (also known as sting)! Eventually a huge trout comes to the net, albeit in an unorthodox fashion!

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[technofreak3535]

nice trout :) Did you eat it?

[troutcatcher007]

Hi technofreak,

This one actually went back because it was big and so has a higher spawning potential than a smaller fish. I did eat lots of trout in New Zealand though - I just made sure they were not too big.

For the record this fish was a brown trout - not a pike as some people seem to think on this thread....

[mallachsteve]

At the end he fast releases what looks like the leader.

How did he do that?

S

[troutcatcher007]

@mallachsteve

Hi Mallachsteve,

The dry fly caught on my shorts and he was hooked on the nymph. The fish managed a long release because as soon as the dry snagged on my shorts the fish was being played on my shorts (not a good idea) and the PTN straightened.... Luckily for me instinct took over and I netted him before carefully returning....

[TEOutfit]

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[mikefsher]

@mrsunny811 Yeah, true that...

[mrsunny811]

@mikefsher

To a poor nymph any size trout is a monster - all relative i guess :)

Btw you don't have to rub it in Mike... we all know you've got the best job in the world!

[mikefsher]

Nice work. I'd struggle to call this a monster though... Bit of an imagination stretch as it's looks to be about 7lbs or so. Some rivers in NZ have almost that in average size. A monster would be maybe 12lb or more. I guess if you come from the UK though it's a big'un - all relative i guess.

[waynejeffress]

Awesome video.... just watched it for about my 7th time. I can almost feel the fish pulling. Water is beaurtiful.....fantastic job

[africankiwi1]

awsome huge fish

[AndrewFlyTying]

@36outof50 yeah because a pike would definitely eat a mayfly imitation, live in a fast moving cold river, and hold in a shallow riffle. good call.

[KRYSISJAG]

HAHAHA !!! OH SHIT !!!! ... I WOULD HAVE GIVEN A ROCK IN THE STREAM A HIDING HAD I LOST A BIG ONE LIKE THAT LOL Nice catch !!!

[Hjulmann01]

Well done. Definitely one of the bigger fish I've seen. Caught a 44 lbs king salmon in Alaska in '09, in the Kenai River. Also a great experience! Props to you for the fish and the video, definitely a thumbs up.

Did you measure weight and length of this beauty?

[Mega090282]

nice catch,but I caught abigger one before!

[Mega090282]

@tigg3366 just watch