showmetrout

Motroutbum, I never heard a bragging word from my brother and as stated above " I still need to show him how to hold a fish ". You must be on a " Rocky Mountain High" ....if your nose was up any higher & it rained you would drown. Glad you moved to Colorado with your " Holier than thou " attitude. Learn some tact....I'm sure you were a newbie at one time. Mr. Lilley, Your points are well received & taken. Constructive criticism is easily accepted when stated by a person with character. Lesson very well learned. Sorry......just had to poke a little at BumMoTrout. Can ya hear me bragging now!....NO.....GOOD! Cheers,

Tube & Dave, Thanks for posting the pic. Kevin has a habit of fishing alone & never brings a camera. So this time we can't say he was just feeding us another " fish story "! I got him into Fly Fishing & taught him everything he knows! Now he waxes my behind! I still need to show him how to hold a fish.....I guess. He's got everything else down. Thanks gentlemen.......much appreciated. P.S. Tube, I just cut & pasted the picture from here.But thanks for the offer. Can ya hear my reel sing now!...........good! Cheers, Showmetrout

Taney Amigos, Fished Taney on Sat. the 8th. My brother foul hooked a large rainbow above the rebar hole, figured 28 - 30 in. @ about 10 - 12 lbs. He didn't know he was foul hooked until the fight was almost over. What was even more impressive is that he landed him even though he was hooked in the dorsal fin on 6x tippet. Snapped his net in half trying to net him. Released w/ no ill effects. Impressive...most impressive ! Of course all camera's were in the vehicles. There was a guy, my brother thinks his name was Glenn Miller, who came down & took a picture or two. He said he would post it on the O.A. forum. I don't know if he has had a chance too yet, but we would sure like to see that fish again. Would appreciate it if anyone knows this gentleman to remind him to post the pic. Cheers, Showmetrout

After hooking a trout, especially a large one, I try to get all the loose line wound back into the reel as soon as possible, then you can use the drag on the reel to control the tension on the fish. To keep a fish from breaking you off you have 3 things to control the fish. 1) tippet strength 2) the bending of the rod itself 3) feeding the fish line. If you use your finger to keep tension on the line during runs...then too little tension let's the fish run with out tiring....too much & he breaks your line. Using the drag on the reel takes the human equation out of the picture. If the drag is set a little too light you can always palm the reel to add a little more tension. Putting the loose line back on the reel also keeps it out of your way and the fish & line won't get tangled when you try to land the fish. So make sure you get a reel w/ a good drag. Cheers, & happy lunker hunting !

In that case what if I am not keeping fish....and hook one in the gills & it dies.....then do you keep it ? What if one does not have a trout stamp.... what if the fish is in the slot, can't keep it anyway ?

Trout Parks must be different on their regs regarding fishing after keeping your limit. Ten to 12 years ago I had 5 fish on my stringer & continued fishing at Bennet Spring. I had just hooked another trout when I received a subtle tap on my shoulder, when I turned around it was a Park Ranger. I paid the fine & learned a lesson. I always fish the restricted area at Taney, which is catch & release in the slot. If I have 4 legal fish on my stringer then why should I stop fishing in a catch & release zone, since it is possible that I may not catch another fish out of the slot to be able to keep anyway. All the slot fish must be released unharmed. That's my 2 cents worth.......but I only get a penny for my thoughts. Someone is making a penny !! Cheers,