PA brook trout

BradFromPotter · 2026-09-08T14:24:36-0400

Anyone see this on instagram? His name is
gavin.on.thefly

tjsingle · 2026-09-08T14:33:43-0400

I did, good looking brook trout. Though, unsurprisingly it has caused a stir about its origin.

My initial reaction was it was from Maine, but I was surprised to see PA in the tags.

tomgamber · 2026-09-08T15:03:51-0400

One of the clubs stocked monsters like that in Little Mahoning about 18 years back. Fins and all. Not sure where they got them but the one i caught had a kyped jaw. I remember walking into the old Fishin' Post to tell John about it and he started laughing as soon as I walked in. He said something like'"let me guess...".

rustbeltwilds · 2026-09-08T15:40:40-0400

Cmon boys its all ai these days lol lol. I even got a few huge gemmies that were 18 + that were beautiful co op sportsmens club plants that looked every bit wild lol lol to the untrained eye i believe that is what is going on here. Trust me these people think were all dummies here and dont know the diff. Mostly kids who want their 15 mins of fame

BradFromPotter · 2026-09-08T17:38:13-0400

rustbeltwilds said:
Cmon boys its all ai these days lol lol. I even got a few huge gemmies that were 18 + that were beautiful co op sportsmens club plants that looked every bit wild lol lol to the untrained eye i believe that is what is going on here. Trust me these people think were all dummies here and dont know the diff. Mostly kids who want their 15 mins of fame

I have a hard time believing it's real. He said it was 16" but this looks quite a bit bigger.

Encoded · 2026-09-08T18:19:20-0400

these broccoli tops arent to be trusted

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T19:36:03-0400

Its real.
Look, here is another 16" brook trout caught in a small UNT to a class A in NEPA last fall.

you guys are Debbie downers!

wildtrout2 · 2026-09-08T19:41:11-0400

BradFromPotter said:
I have a hard time believing it's real. He said it was 16" but this looks quite a bit bigger.

Looks to be in the 18"-20" range. Whatever it's size, it isn't a Pa native brookie.

tomgamber · 2026-09-08T19:42:28-0400

FisherOfMen said:
Its real.
Look, here is another 16" brook trout caught in a small UNT to a class A in NEPA last fall.

you guys are Debbie downers!
View attachment 1641253726

Looks like a lake trout.

rustbeltwilds · 2026-09-08T19:45:03-0400

Or a splake

hooker-of-men · 2026-09-08T19:45:21-0400

Wow that's a big fish and I hope the social media cred the kid is chasing results in a long, long tenure as an influencer and fishing guide

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T19:57:54-0400

tomgamber said:
Looks like a lake trout.

Nah, The fish lost some of its color after a long hike down from the mountain lake where it was caught.

Thats my story and im sticking to it.

Another Colorado State Record Brook Trout - Colorado Outdoors Online

This is the third Colorado state record brook trout caught in 2022. The fish measured 26.25 inches in length and had a girth of 16 inches.

coloradooutdoorsmag.com

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T20:02:48-0400

Thing is, I've caught a fair amount of dream size natives in PA over they years.
My 15.5" native was no where near the size of this fish in the OP.

Likewise, I have never in the handful of 15" fish, the double fists of 13"-14" fish or the multitude of 10"-13" fish, ever seen a native with that spot pattern. That is stocked genetics through and through. Now larger than 16" fish, 20" or more might start looking like that. Im confident in saying there are no more 20" natives in PA, anywhere.

Its a nice fish, I wish I caught it but it isnt a native.

wildtrout2 · 2026-09-08T20:14:05-0400

FisherOfMen said:
Thing is, I've caught a fair amount of dream size natives in PA over they years.
My 15.5" native was no where near the size of this fish in the OP.

Pics?

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T20:16:23-0400

Yeah I just posted it the other week remember? This fish was 15.5. I call it 15" cause of the rudimentary way of measuring off a rod. I was confident with xalling it 15".

Compare this fish and that fish. His is much larger than 16". The anal fin along has to be over 4"

rustbeltwilds · 2026-09-08T20:29:25-0400

FisherOfMen said:
Yeah I just posted it the other week remember? This fish was 15.5. I call it 15" cause of the rudimentary way of measuring off a rod. I was confident with xalling it 15".

Compare this fish and that fish. His is much larger than 16". The anal fin along has to be over 4"

Beautiful fish. Or were the colors enhanced. Just sagjn i know with all these settings on cameras we can pretty much manipulate anything

tjsingle · 2026-09-08T20:29:51-0400

It definitely is bigger than 16". Here's a Maine 16-17" fish, I caught back in 2022.

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T20:31:02-0400

rustbeltwilds said:
Beautiful fish. Or were the colors enhanced. Just sagjn i know with all these settings on cameras we can pretty much manipulate anything

Believe it or not, not much. With that old camera I had to adjust the contrast to very dark for it to take picture well. Which often made the colors pop some but this fish was very bright

FisherOfMen · 2026-09-08T20:32:29-0400

Orvis CFO lll is 3" in diameter. Fish is a little bigger than 15" if that anal fin is 3" and it certainly is, this fish is about 20"

rustbeltwilds · 2026-09-08T20:36:02-0400

20 and STOCKED !!🥱

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