I needed some encouragement after getting skunked on the Flats yesterday so I figured I'd hit my locally stocked trout stream as opening day is this morning. I arrived at 5:30 to find only a spot or two left to park, but fortunately my spot was untouched by other fisherman. I got my limit in about a half hour. I would have liked to catch more but every one swallows the powerbait so catch and release was not an option.
I did get lucky and catch a massive trout. Here's a pic with the big one next to a typical stocked trout. It fits in the mouth of the big one :-)
I've fished for trout all my life and this is a first for me. It worked out a little funny because a guy saw me catching fish and he wasn't having luck. He asked for advice so I told him to fish right next to me and I'll show him how to do it. I had just gotten done saying to him that I'm really hoping to get one of the really big hold over trouts that they stock and literally seconds later this thing was on the end. I kept saying "holy shit, holy shit" and the guy I told to stand right next to me happened to have a big net and he netted it for me. Good thing because it would have been hard to get onto shore. I may have thrown my rod in the water if it would have gotten off.
I did get lucky and catch a massive trout. Here's a pic with the big one next to a typical stocked trout. It fits in the mouth of the big one :-)
I've fished for trout all my life and this is a first for me. It worked out a little funny because a guy saw me catching fish and he wasn't having luck. He asked for advice so I told him to fish right next to me and I'll show him how to do it. I had just gotten done saying to him that I'm really hoping to get one of the really big hold over trouts that they stock and literally seconds later this thing was on the end. I kept saying "holy shit, holy shit" and the guy I told to stand right next to me happened to have a big net and he netted it for me. Good thing because it would have been hard to get onto shore. I may have thrown my rod in the water if it would have gotten off.
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