Super User fourbizz Posted October 11, 2009 Super User Posted October 11, 2009 Boy what a week! On Tuesday, my girl and I headed up to a little river that has always been very tough for me. It is a wild trout only stream, barbless artificials are the only thing allowed. I tend to only fish it in the summer, which is why I always struggle. After about half a mile of swinging streamers and moving downstream proved ineffective, I switched to a small beadhead BWO nymph and proceeded to lose a 20+" brown and smaller rainbow. Moving farther downstream, I saw a few fish picking BWO emergers from the film. Switched over to a BWO dry and picked up a bow about 17", a 22" skinny bow, and a fat 20 inch brown in the next hour or so. After that the hatch died off and so did the action. Missed a couple and lost one. Might have only been three fish for the day, but I was stoked. This little river has always beat me up and sent me home bloody. We then drove to the trailhead for Wednesday's destination and crashed in my girls car. The next morning we got up and hiked the 5ish miles into our lake for the day. We eventually came over the hill to see this Right away, I had a large brown follow my offering in. I was blown away. Very big fish for a hike in backcountry destination. I was fishing a large streamer and finally had one of these russian subs suck it in. I hooked it and started freaking out and yelling for my girl to come help me land it. I managed to keep it hooked for all of 4 seconds before it pulled loose. I felt like crying/vomiting/breaking stuff for the rest of the day, as I was unable to get another one of them to eat it, and I had lost both of the flies in that effective pattern. Thursday I had to work, and that sucked, but I ran down to the fly shop and picked up $50 in streamers, as I was gonna take a second stab at those big brownies. Friday morning my buddy Brandon and I piled into the car at 5am and headed to the trailhead. As soon as we came over the hill, I found one fish cruising and it summarily ignored me when I presented a tasty streamer to it. Brandon didnt see that one, but as he was casting, he had a fish follow in his lure and not commit. It moved out of his casting range and into mine, so I plopped my fly down in front of him and he responded to my slow strip by moseying on over and leisurely sucking it in. The second I hit him he freaked out and headed straight for a deep drop off littered with big old boulders and I knew I was screwed. Knowing I had 6lb flouro tippet, I put all the pressure that I dared on him and was able to keep him from breaking me off in the boulders. After a couple hair raising minutes of powerful bulldog runs, I got him in. 24", weight unknown. This fish was significantly smaller than the fish I lost the trip before, which is scary, because I thought the first one was about 24", now I know just how big that one was, and it makes me sad, lol. I lost one other good fish, not as big as the one I landed, and also caught a handful of 14" fish. Brandon was unable to get a big one, but he did stay pretty busy with the little ones. We crashed in South Lake Tahoe that night and headed to our next destination Saturday morning. I didnt catch a ton of fish, but I did set a new pb. A cute little brook trout of 21.5". Quote
Fat-G Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 That last picture is awesome. Nice, beautiful fish. Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I can't get enough of these trip pics, but would it kill you to include a picture of the girl once in a while? Sheesh! Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted October 11, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 11, 2009 I can't get enough of these trip pics, but would it kill you to include a picture of the girl once in a while? Sheesh! She doesnt like me to put pictures of her from when we are in the hills because she "looks like a hobo" lol ;D Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted October 11, 2009 Super User Posted October 11, 2009 I can't get enough of these trip pics, but would it kill you to include a picture of the girl once in a while? Sheesh! She doesnt like me to put pictures of her from when we are in the hills because she "looks like a hobo" lol ;D She can't be worse than ur ugly mug ;D ;D ;D Your adventures are absolutely breathtaking. You should be a guide for fishing enthusiasts. I'd pay for you to take me along but I don't fly and Cali is too far to drive from Fla. Quote
looking4structure Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 WOW those are some really nice pictures Quote
twitchfish Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 The Dude DEFINATELY abides. Amazing Twitch Quote
nUgZ Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 Amazing as always!! That Brookie is spectacular...quite a bit bigger than my PB Brookie. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 12, 2009 Super User Posted October 12, 2009 nice work dude (as usual) I've been working on my fly fishing lately, hopefully I'll be able to get after some mountain trout this fall. Quote
Super User flechero Posted October 12, 2009 Super User Posted October 12, 2009 Another great story and awesome pics!! Some day I'm coming for a visit... maybe I'll deliver your next flyrod in person and twist your arm until you take me out there! ;D Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted October 12, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 12, 2009 OUCH! OUCH! You've twisted it enough, Ill take you, Ill take you!!!!!!! Thanks guys, good times were had. Quote
NewAngler Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 Man, you make me want to give fly fishing a chance. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted October 12, 2009 Super User Posted October 12, 2009 Great pictures as usual. THANKS for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted October 12, 2009 Super User Posted October 12, 2009 Hey bizz, Isn't that third pic a cutt, or cuttbow? Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted October 12, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 12, 2009 Nope, pure wild rainbow. The only cutts we have at drive up destinations around here are Lahontans, and they care characterized by very very few spots. The same day I caught the brookie, I caught this Lahontan. There are two little lakes in Yosemite that have Colorado Cutts, and they are a bear to get to. We also have Paiute Cutthroat, which are the rarest trout on the planet, and they grow to about 9". There is only one lake to my knowledge that stocks Cuttbows around here, and they are triploids. Quote
Super User Tin Posted October 13, 2009 Super User Posted October 13, 2009 You're a hippie. A tree-hugging one at that... Quote
Branuss04 Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Good times bud!! I gotta say though that my knee is still hurtin. Might end up going to the doctor to make sure nothing too serious is going on. BTW - I bbq'd that Cutt yesterday. Those are some tasty fish!!! Quote
I.rar Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 GREAT pictures. i would love to hike someplace like that. Man, you make me want to give fly fishing a chance. this too. 8-) Quote
Super User Tin Posted October 13, 2009 Super User Posted October 13, 2009 BTW - I bbq'd that Cutt yesterday. Good to see you have not been completely brain washed by Bizzle's hippie ways... Quote
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