LURE FISHING FOR BROWN TROUT IN SCOTLAND

On an uncharacteristically bright and sunny day, I took to the remote hills of the Highlands of Scotland and found a beautiful loch which contained some stunning fish. These fish were not the biggest trout in the world but they certainly put up a decent scrap on my light setup. Despite being a still day the fish were biting and I spent a few blissful hours in total isolation!
I was using a finesse jig on which I had put a soft plastic crayfish lure, sideways so as to resemble a fish swimming when I swam it back through the water.
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[@HighEndTroutFishing]

wow great fishing ! thank you for the share your knowledge of trout fishing ! liked !

[@thestobo7404]

Thanks

[@provocunt8673]

What knowledge? Just get to a pond like this, then you can throuw in your freaking cut off toenail and will catch these fish. There is absolutely no knowledge or skill involved.

[@BeneathTheWavesFishingJersey]

Great video and content 😊

[@robertjones-yo4ql]

Great stuff well done mate

[@thestobo7404]

Cheers

[@jordanlang6527]

Nice one, looks like a brilliant wee spot 👌🏼

[@thestobo7404]

Thanks it’s only productive early in the season then all the fish go into the deep water

[@skrimpdaddy]

Ill be there in Oct i wonder is there a lot of public waters to fish and do I have to have a license to fish for brown trout in Scotland as an American tourist?

[@PiscatorUK-Fishing]

That was a good wee video mate, you did very well considering the bright and calm conditions. Just love the baitcaster/bfs setup, it’s not that popular in Scotland but it’s a brilliant way to fish👍🎣keep up the good work

[@thestobo7404]

Cheers mate. It’s a great way to fish but sadly I had to get rid of it because the rod was too light for the fishing I do now and I struggled to set the hook hard enough to keep the fish pinned. It takes a bit of getting used to but once you can cast it it’s a really fun way to fish. Hopefully get out at the perch soon

[@PiscatorUK-Fishing]

@@thestobo7404 I just started bfs fishing last year had some perch on the river and loch using the zman lures. Was that a zman skirted jig you were using?

[@thestobo7404]

No I think it was an old Keitech one I got off Amazon. The zman stuff is rly solid tbf. Where abouts do you fish for perch?

[@PiscatorUK-Fishing]

@@thestobo7404 river Endrick and Loch Lomond mostly, they are on some of my videos

[@thestobo7404]

Nice il check them out. Do you know of anywhere good to fish near St. Andrews?

[@slinkycues]

Should I use barbless treble hooks or is single barbless alright for trout catch and release?

[@thestobo7404]

I tend to use barbed hooks as the trout don’t rly swallow the lure down far so they are easy to get out plus you get a better hook up ratio

[@TommyBlack03]

Great video 👌🏼 i am jealous👍🏼😂

[@thestobo7404]

Thanks

[@leonstebbings4983]

What's the lure that your using I'm from Scotland and never seen that type of lure used unless in videos from America

[@thestobo7404]

Leon Stebbings it’s an American bass jig. I got some for perch fishing but never had any luck on them. They work rly well for pike

[@riyaheffernan6652]

Im also from scotland.Meps spinners are really good for sea trout brown trout pike perch ferox and cod they are blue fox 2 mep spinners

[@riyaheffernan6652]

@@thestobo7404 a really good place to fish for perch is the gryffe resovior and herlaw resovior in greenock scotland

[@thestobo7404]

riya heffernan cheers that’s a bit far from me though

[@TechnicalSika]

Is that stocked or just a hill loch? 👍

[@karlacrawford1357]

Is this the craggs at Dumbarton

[@thestobo7404]

nah sorry

[@Jacob-64]

@@thestobo7404 don't tell the location

[@murdolyons3672]

alright mate what u say is the best tackle to use for loch fishing ?

[@thestobo7404]

Rly I just use any lures that are around 5 cm. I’d say you rly can’t go wrong with a mepp or a small spoon though

[@tempro24yt94]

Where is this?

[@joshbuchanan8643]

We're was that u were fishing

[@tomthehighlandexplorer8085]

I'm from the Highlands.. its permitted waters now

[@thestobo7404]

Where do you think this was? And how would it be permitted?

[@tomthehighlandexplorer8085]

@@thestobo7404 if you have a way of sending it privately I will send it but not willing to put it on RUclips as we already have way to many people touring just now and destroying the place

[@thestobo7404]

@@tomthehighlandexplorer8085 fair enough want to message me on Facebook my name is Angus Stobo

[@tomthehighlandexplorer8085]

@@thestobo7404 I'm on Instagram but can message you on my partners Facebook she has it.

[@thestobo7404]

@@tomthehighlandexplorer8085 ye sure sounds good or my insta is angus.stobo