The prime time for the ice age chrome brown trout runs are during April and May, occasionally you can catch some nice fish there during the summer months and Thingvellir Lake is officially closed in September. Angler: Tom Healy - Rockford, MI
Word is in today that a possible world record brown trout was landed today on the Manistee River. listeners: [], Basically the fly line just stopped and the “bus” started to pull. { ); It is the new record hold for Michigan. T alk about super-sized! Is the Managing Editor for flylordsmag.com. Girth: 27 inches
The trout escaped from my hands and was slowly swimming away. I’m fortunate to call Iceland my second home. Upon the second weighing with the scales leveled, the weight was determined to be 1 pound, .75 ounces heavier than originally determined. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Species: German Brown Trout
Coincidentally, that world record Lake Trout was also caught in Great Bear Lake, the same place the fish at the center of this story was caught. It took another 30 minutes of fighting before I managed to see the biggest brown trout of my life. Cezary was just staring at me frightened before he started to laugh. Well, it rang true, in a few hours I landed 8 fish between 75- 83 cm but nothing close to the magical border 90 cm (35.5 inches). Article by Katka Švagrová, a traveler, journalist, ambassador, and fly fishing guide at Hreggnasi Angling Club based in Iceland. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I have been spending the past two unforgettable summers as a fly fishing guide under, The last two nights before my season was over I was invited to go fishing with my friend. Adam Konrad of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan caught this Rainbow Trout in Lake Diefenbaker on June 5th , 2007. Rainbow Trout World Record. 38 lb Ferox Brown Trout caught by old Willie Maule. Its nothing you want in -2 C even you are wearing wool clothes. Even now when I’m writing about this experience I still feel the adrenaline in my body. Rejected as a hybrid by BRFC. Cezary was almost sure from the start I will manage to get my 90cm+ brown trout tonight! Everything ended up well. Our chef Sveni prepared me a nice sandwich to take away, I took some extra wool clothes and jumped in the car. The next three places in the state record books were held by Lake Michigan browns caught in Manistee. The trout escaped from my hands and was slowly swimming away. Search for the biggest fish in the International Game Fish Association's database of biggest fish for each species. I made the first cast somewhere into the dark, took a few strips and felt the hit. (function() { The important thing here at Thingvellir is to let the fish go as long as the fish wants, just be sure you have enough backing on your reel (200-300m should be enough). It was close to 3 a.m and I was supposed to be guiding the next afternoon shift. If you consider Iceland as a destination to go you should. What a surprise! The lodge where I’m guiding is just 30 minutes drive to the lake so after 22:00 I already made my first cast. Eric Clapton’s Two Record-Setting Icelandic Salmon – The Daily Reel December 6, 2019 At 6:05 am […] The Biggest Brown Trout in the World – Thingvellir, Iceland […] Reply. The prime time for the ice age chrome brown trout runs are during April and May, occasionally you can catch some nice fish there during the summer months and Thingvellir Lake is officially closed in September. Article by Katka Švagrová, a traveler, journalist, ambassador, and fly fishing guide at, Disabled Veteran Ties 1,000 Purple Heart Flies To Honor Wounded Veterans, Watch These Trout Go Airborne to Snatch Dragonflies, 6 Must Have Fly Fishing Accessories for Beginners, Jimmy Kimmel’s New 8 Million Dollar Lodge in Idaho, What to Do Instead of Going Black Friday Shopping This Year, Mahi Mahi on the Beaches of Croatia – Tips to Catch Them – The Daily Reel, Eric Clapton’s Two Record-Setting Icelandic Salmon – The Daily Reel. It was close to 3 a.m and I was supposed to be guiding the next afternoon shift. Chasing silver Atlantic Salmon on single-handed 7wt rods on surface hitch flies, trying to 80+ get Searun ghost on a little dry fly or catch your biggest brown trout ever on Thingvellir lake and as a bonus be surrounded by pure clean Icelandic nature and if you lucky watching lady aurora on the sky while fighting your fish! On September 5/2009, Canadian angler Sean Konrad obliterated the IGFA all-tackle world rainbow record with a 48-pound rainbow out of Saskatchewan's Lake Diefenbaker, eclipsing a 2-year-old record held by his twin brother Adam, which can be seen below. Length: 43.75 inches Girth: 27 inches Status: Michigan State Record & World Record Guide: Ultimate Outfitters. Avington Trout Fishery, Avington: Hampshire: 2 years: 4 lb 15 oz: Stephen Bedford: 18 June 1923: Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley, Somerset: 56 years * Note 8 Trout, Brown (Salmo trutta) 30 lb 8 oz: Ken Oliver: 20 July 2000: Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish: Argyll, Scotland: 2 years: 25 lb 5 oz 12 dr: Andrew Finlay: 1996: Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish: Argyll, Scotland As we were walking back to the car around the water, Cezary stopped me and said “Make one last cást right here please“. Its nothing you want in -2 C even you are wearing wool clothes. forms: { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Wednesday, September 9 / 2009 Brook Trout Heaven has just leaned about a massive German Brown Trout caught in the Manistee River. Location: Manistee River
Michigan DNR fisheries biologists Mark Tonello and Todd Kalish weighed the fish after leveling the certified scales and determined the weight. } When I returned back to the lodge it began to dawn. Brook Trout Heaven has just leaned about a massive German Brown Trout caught in the Manistee River. His Pike Terror fluorescent fly was on fire again! The fish was 43.75 inches long. No independent witnesses to the weigh in. This massive kpyed-up buck measured 38.2 inches (the current length record is 25.2 inches)and was caught in Milwaukee Harbour on Lake Michigan by Eric Haataja, who was casting a skirted jig. Everything is possible in Iceland! The last two nights before my season was over I was invited to go fishing with my friend @cezary_fijalkowski who is one of the most skilled guides at Thingvellir Lake. Here are a few of those that never made the record list, with the reason why in bold: 21 lb 2oz Barbel caught by Chris Mack on the Wensum 2008. But even after I held him in my hands the drama was not over. Via Brandon Isaac / Facebook Via Brandon Isaac / Facebook on: function(evt, cb) { I was surprised because my last trips to Thingvellir I was always advised to fish small trout streamers, but you know the saying “Big fly=Big fish“. Learn how your comment data is processed. Since 2012, Flylords has been a proud leader in telling the stories of anglers and guides from around the world. I’m fortunate to call Iceland my second home. callback: cb The lake is one of the most mystical places in Iceland. An 83 pound Lake Trout was pulled out of Great Bear Lake, a fish that would’ve broken the existing world record by a whopping 11 pounds. The Biggest Brown Trout in the World – Thingvellir, Iceland […] Reply. Fishing World Records. We fished pretty long fluorescent streamers from Cezary’s fly collection. Photographs of this potential world record-setting Lake Trout began to emerge after Brandon Isaac shared news of this catch on Facebook. I have been spending the past two unforgettable summers as a fly fishing guide under @hreggnasianglingclub, guiding people from all over the world for Atlantic Salmon and Laxa Í Kjos the famous searun ghosts! BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. is the largest calendar publisher in the world, and the only major publisher that is still independent. I made the first cast somewhere into the dark, took a few strips and felt the hit. But we didn’t start this big. The Brown Trout was 41 pounds 7.5 ounces and is officially a Michigan State record.