http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/enormous-new-zealand-brown-trout-possibly-a-world-record/

 

Jeff

It doesn't say what he caught it on, but I'm guessing it wasn't a #22 dry fly.

Wow!!! That is a huge fish!!! Kudos to him.

Jeff you beat me to it.

Jeff you beat me to it.

 

 

   Slow and old vs. young and fast!

Once again, weird circumstances surrounding a huge fish.  Just like the triploid rainbows in Canada.  Personally, I don't care how it got that big (actually, I do think it's interesting), what matters is that someone hooked and got that tank in.  Congrats to the angler!

 

Apparently it got so plump, and heavy, by feeding on pellets that drifted downstream from the salmon farm.

   Slow and old vs. young and fast!

 

A battle (on a fly rod no less) this gentleman will obviously never forget.

 

 

 btw Jeff - You are fix'n to fire up the Wrong Guy . . .

 

A-Jay

I hope he enjoys his record while he has it  because I'm going to break it at the White River this week   

A battle (on a fly rod no less) this gentleman will obviously never forget.

 

 

 btw Jeff - You are fix'n to fire up the Wrong Guy . . .

 

A-Jay

I got a years worth of ribbing to give back!!!  He just dished all of his in one week!!

 

I hope he enjoys his record while he has it  because I'm going to break it at the White River this week   

I sure hope you do!  And tell us all about it.  You have a current fishing report?  If not let me know.

 

Jeff

Hey Jeff I got a little more left. LOL

 

What is really amazing to me about that story is that fish is only 36.6 inches long but hit 42lbs-1oz.

Hey Jeff I got a little more left. LOL

 

What is really amazing to me about that story is that fish is only 36.6 inches long but hit 42lbs-1oz.

 

I've caught a 22, and had a bigger one on the end of my line.  Seen a few monsters that wouldn't bite as well. They all seem to top out at about that 30-36" length, but they get really wide and really tall.

My PB of 33'' was only 13.5lbs.  Also have a 28 incher this year that went like 8lbs.

 

Jeff

This little feller was about 34" and went a little over 16.

 

Good gravy! A brown that big?

 

Two words: Gamma radiation

I got a years worth of ribbing to give back!!!  He just dished all of his in one week!!

 

I sure hope you do!  And tell us all about it.  You have a current fishing report?  If not let me know.

 

Jeff

 

Only report I've been able to find has been flyfishing reports and I'm not taking a fly rod. We're planning  on catching them on a jerkbait or not catching them at all. 

Bait fishermen catching them on river slicks and sculpin. Artificials are jerkbaits, small swimbaits and white jigs. Fish this week being caught up to 31" and several over 28". Biggest was just over 12lbs

Jeff

Bait fishermen catching them on river slicks and sculpin. Artificials are jerkbaits, small swimbaits and white jigs. Fish this week being caught up to 31" and several over 28". Biggest was just over 12lbs

Jeff

A river slick is just a shiner from the river right? We'd discussed possibly trying to find some craws under the river rocks or catch some sculpins with small jigs if the jerks just aren't working. How do they catch the slicks? traps or throw nets?

Slicks are just river minnows. They are caught in traps with cracker crumbs. Best way to catch sculpin is a tiny hook and a 1/4 inch piece of worm jigged by rocks in 14-24" of water. When they bite swing em in because sometimes they just latch on and dont get hooked.

Jeff