Multispecies Day/ Ultralight Fun

[deep]

I went fishing yesterday in a little 3 acre pond called Mint Springs (Central Virginia).

I had a ton of fun with the ultralight. I caught my first trout yesterday- a 10" brown trout. I was expecting it to give me a little fight, but no luck. I didn't know what to do with it- it was a stocker. So I gave it to a trout fisherman who had little luck after fishing all day. Also caught half a dozen bluegills, couple of crappies, and three small bass. Even caught a little catfish, which was awesome. Cute little thing unhooked itself and slid back into the water before I could take a photo. A real multi-species day, and I'm still feeling pretty stoked.

Setup: Cabela's ultralight spinning rod/ Walmart Abu Garcia 1000 size reel/ 10 lb Power Pro with 4 lb Trilene XL leader

Lure: 1/16 oz Panther Martin inline spinner, gold blade, black with yellow dots.

Here's the trout.

[WookieeJedi]

Trout are good eats. I clean them by first gutting them,, then I slit under the gills and pull off the head and skin all at once. With practice, it takes less than a minute each. You need to leave either the skeleton or skin intact when you clean them for cooking.

[The one that got away]

deep, I completely agree with you on multi-species on light tackle, it's undeniably fun. I don't have an ultralight setup, but picked up a 6' light action St. Croix Triumph late last year, put a $29 Shimano Sienna on it, spooled it with 6# Trilene, and caught my first trout. I then started catching more trout, then crappie, perch, pickerel, and bass. I mostly use Joe's Flies inline spinners - they work great and will catch anything that swims. Great to have when the big bass aren't hungry for normal offerings.

Congrats on that first trout.