Huge trout under the falls (Watauga River)

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Huge trout under the falls (Watauga River)

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In this episode I catch a huge trout under the falls on Watauga River, Tn. It was an epic day of fly fishing for big trout. I hope you enjoy the adventure.
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@BigBaitPosse 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome. Congrats..Great stuff.

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it. Always a fun time with Mr. Logun Shell In the Hyde drift boat.

@thelifesavingflyfisher 2 жыл бұрын

What a lot of people don't realize Micheal is you had to play that fish so much because you was using 6.5X tippet which relates to about 3lb test.

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Correct, it’s a completely different ball game.

@danieltimbs4573 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job!!! What a beautiful trout. My biggest rainbow and brown on a fly rod are both 21”. They are so fun to fight on the fly rod. Congrats on a great fish!!

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I had a blast catching that Trout. Definitely fun.

@smokeybones423 2 жыл бұрын

What a monster!! Great job, that looked like a fun fight!

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin

@TWC6724 2 жыл бұрын

That was super exciting. Great job!

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, It was super exciting for sure. Definitely need to take a breather after that one fish under the Falls

@jbeard82 2 жыл бұрын

Big fish big fish big fish.

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, First big fish on the fly rod with super light line. Made for an epic battle

@kenmartin1919 Жыл бұрын

Epic!

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken

@kenmartin1919 Жыл бұрын

I visit East Tennessee often and hope to live in the Johnson city area sometime in the next couple of years. I’m a life long trout fisherman. I would love to know where those falls are located.

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher Жыл бұрын

@@kenmartin1919 it's a few hundred yards down river from Wagner Boat Ramp.

@justinrose6862 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!! Well done

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was a blast catching those trout

@flyfishingchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video my friend! 🙂

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it

@jonathanhankins790 8 ай бұрын

Sorrt for the late comment but just now come across this video but where is this at ? Didnt even know watagua had a water fall around it. Is this in Carter county or where abouts ?

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 8 ай бұрын

that particular float was on the lower end of the river near the town of Watauga.

@jonathanhankins790 8 ай бұрын

@@MichaelKaal-TriFisher o ok...im familair with watagua some but not a lot....i know where the section is they call the tropy section and that area some...is it close to that at fall ? We've tried to get in down that area some but not been to successful yet (we wade with waders)....that looked like a awesome place to fish....

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 8 ай бұрын

Its an awesome place to fish. I believe you need a boat to get to that particular area. It's surrounded by private land on both sides. If you have a boat, launch from the Wagner Boat Ramp and go down the river a quarter mile. @@jonathanhankins790

@jonathanhankins790 8 ай бұрын

@@MichaelKaal-TriFisher o ok ya i know where wagner is...thats at the trophy section (thats what a guy at church told me it was anyway ha) but whats the building or whatever across from it on the other aide ? Id love to find some area down in there too wade kut and fish some but i dont think that's possible...pretty deep right in that area.

@larryeckart1410 2 жыл бұрын

Michael. Great video. I understand that the dam on Boone Lake is about to be fixed. You mentioned striped bass eating the trout. How far up will Boone Lake's water rise? And how will this affect the trout fishing in the area you floated?

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Larry, they finished the damn last year. It is now officially normal. They should be at full pool In about a month. For years the TWRA has only stocked the lower section with large trout. So as the big striper move in the smaller trout will move up and the big ones will stay where they are. From April through August there’s a chance for big striper on that section

@robhammett5372 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. If you don’t mind me asking. What take out did you stop at?

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

We got out at a camping area. I’m not sure about the specifics.

@sethrichghost6335 2 жыл бұрын

wow! That was a great 5+ minute fight for a trout. I know nothing about fly fishing. Do you just pull the line in with hand and throw line all over the boat?

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah so you slowly pull the trout back with the Flyfishing line. Typically you just try to make sure you let it drop down in one place as you retrieve the fish. Completely different type of fishing but super fun. If you happen to catch a monster that takes all of the slack line out you can actually just real it in like a normal scenario

@codyhelms3962 11 ай бұрын

What fly and rig setup were you using to catch the monster under the falls? It looks like deeper water.

@MichaelKaal-TriFisher 11 ай бұрын

Hey Cody, thanks for asking. On that particular day I was using a five weight but I don’t remember the exact set up since I was using Loguns Rod. You may try reaching out to Logun Shell for the exact setup.