Couple Of Brownies

[Dwight Hottle]

I was out yesterday for 5 hours. Got a late start because I forgot to plug in the battery on-board charger. Went out of Walnut to fish for steelies. Ran rapala max rap & floating rapalas long line up high. Tried 8-10 fow. Nothing. Tried deeper because I saw some surface activity in the 12-15 foot range. Got a hit on one rod, didn't jump just pulled short drag runs & stayed down. Thought I had a steelie that was playing me for a sucker. Imagine my surprise when I saw brown in the water. Nice 5.5 smallie. Put a third rod out right in the prop wash with a staysee. I knew if I got bit it might make for a mess with three lines out. But I wanted to know if it would work. Heard my spinning reel drag go off & the watched the rod go thumping. Light action rod moderate power figured it would absorb the short line trauma. I was shocked again when I saw brown in the water. It was a 5+ lb brown trout. My first brownie from lake erie. Never caught a steelie. Two bites two fish.

[MarkH024]

Nice fish Dwight! Did you keep the trout for dinner?

[Dwight Hottle]

No. I felt sorry for him & let him go. I don't like trout much except the pan sized ones for eating. The thought crossed my mind to try smoking him.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Great catches as always Dwight. One of these days I need to fish Erie.

[MarkH024]

I fish Lake Michigan with my father in law for salmon, and we usually smoke the fish we get. Stuff it with garlic, lemon, pepper and some salt. It's excellent. I don't care for Great Lakes salmon on the grill or oven though, nor do I eat it that often. I have had one brown trout with a bunch of rainbows before and they were all very good table fare. They were White River trout though, so I'm sure they were tastier than a Great Lakes fish.

Anyway, nice looking fish.

[00 mod]

Man what a day! 2 5lb brown fish in the same day! I'd say you had a stellar day!

Jeff

BTW- I wanna come fish there now, not Florida! HAHA

[J Francho]

I love brown trout! Nice work.

[A-Jay]

Nice Job Dwight ~

Keep dropping those way points !

A-Jay

[roadwarrior]

WOW!

:respect-059:

[shimmy]

beautiful brown Dwight. Big browns are some of the prettiest fish in my opinion. Just awesome.

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Awesome fish. Ive seen trout in the lakes I fish but nothing like that.

[Will Wetline]

Both fine fish.

I love smallies, but when you do get a steelhead I think you'll agree that they are the toughest, craziest fish in fresh water.

[Bankbeater]

You caught some nice fish!

[Dwight Hottle]

Both fine fish.

I love smallies, but when you do get a steelhead I think you'll agree that they are the toughest, craziest fish in fresh water.

Yes your right a big steelie will light you up!

[J Francho]

Both fine fish.

I love smallies, but when you do get a steelhead I think you'll agree that they are the toughest, craziest fish in fresh water.

This is after the fish was done making three runs.

[Big-O]

Dang those are nice Dwight... WTG!

[fishking247]

beautiful fish! wish we had more smallie lakes by me