Went trout fishing

[remie]

I went trout fishing this weekend and caught a bunch of really nice fish. The biggest was an 11 lb 9 oz rainbow trout. For those that were discussing using cicadas for bait, I was using a cicada pattern fly when I caught the biggest of the trout. Some of the fish we cleaned had dozens of cicadas in their belly. Hopefully some of the pictures I took will turn out well....if so I will be posting them in the near future.

 

[dilloduck]

Amen-----awesome rainbow!!!!! Hoping to go saltwater for some reds ( or anything else) soon.

WTG !!

 

[NightTrain]

Wow, awesome rainbow!

The largest 'bow I've ever landed was 8 pounds, that baby was a monster. I heard the Jaws theme playing when he first hit. I was using a silver vibrax on 4 pound test... that was one helluva battle.

 

[remie]

Originally posted by NightTrain
Wow, awesome rainbow!

The largest 'bow I've ever landed was 8 pounds, that baby was a monster. I heard the Jaws theme playing when he first hit. I was using a silver vibrax on 4 pound test... that was one helluva battle.

I just emailed a pic of this fish for Jim to post. It took 40 minutes to net this one. I had 12 lb leader on my fly rod but 3 lb tippet and a 4 weight rod. I didnt get nervous until I saw the fish the first time and then my heart was in my throat. He had my reel stripped down to the backing more than once and I was running up and down the bank trying to gain some of my line back. All and all I was very lucky to land him. To top it all off my trout net wasnt designed for a fish this big and I had a bitch of a time netting him. Maybe the rainbow of a lifetime.

 

[jimnyc]

Here's the pic that remie emailed me. It lost some quality in the resizing, so if anyone wants the original let me know!

 

[Annie]

Wow! That's one big Fish!

 

[NightTrain]

That's a beauty!

Congrats, not many people have the skill it takes to land one using that light of equipment! That must have been a blast on that flyrod.

 

[OCA]

HOLY SMOKES! Nice bow! I've only seen em that big in the Truckee river in the no fishing area or in a freakin aquarium!

Congrats!

 

[Johnney]

holy crap!! good catch! havent even made it out in the warm to wet the lines yet... hell the only lines ive had are satalite lines! ima have to take a week off and do nothing but catch fish... hell id settle for a carp!

 

[Jeff]

that fish is awsome!!!

 

[Jackass]

Nice fish!!!

 

[remie]

Originally posted by Sir Evil
Remie - if that smile in the picture is any indication, I would say that is definitely a rainbow of a lifetime!

It is by far the biggest trout I ever caught. I will have to say I was pretty pleased with myself. I have more pictures being developed of some of my friends that went on the trip. I will post another one when I get them back. It shows around 20 fish ranging from probably 2lbs to 9 lbs. Not only the fish of a lifetime, but the trip of a lifetime.

 

[OCA]

Remie is that can of Copenhagen in your pocket or a tin of Altoids?

 

[remie]

Originally posted by OCA
Remie is that can of Copenhagen in your pocket or a tin of Altoids?

Being in a fish camp brings out all my bad habbits. Too much beer and yes that is skoal. Lucky for me I can go back to the clean life when I get back home.

 

[OCA]

Originally posted by remie
Being in a fish camp brings out all my bad habbits. Too much beer and yes that is skoal. Lucky for me I can go back to the clean life when I get back home.

Oh boy! Fishing and hunting camps, even this board is too clean for me to tell those stories

 

[remie]

Originally posted by OCA
Oh boy! Fishing and hunting camps, even this board is too clean for me to tell those stories

Yeah, I could have some serious health concerns if I spent too much time in those. We have a rule, what happens in fish/hunting camp stays there.

 

[Mr. P]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...Trout fishin...Love it, but since I broke my shoulder on a trip
a few years back the wife says it's a DANGEROUS sport! Ha, what do women know?
I hope to go next week.

Nice fish ya have there!

 

[remie]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...Trout fishin...Love it, but since I broke my shoulder on a trip
a few years back the wife says it's a DANGEROUS sport! Ha, what do women know?
I hope to go next week.

Nice fish ya have there!

Thanks.....good luck to you on your trip. I have busted my ass more than once on slick rocks wading the streams. Lucky for me the only thing I have broken is a reel!!!