Brian Sloss Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 After doing some chores, I got out at Graveyard Hallow for about an hour and an half this afternoon. After catching a smaller trout I moved to the bottom of the island to try my luck. After about 10 minutes with no luck, I was getting discouraged. Then toward the end of my next drift, I detected a subtle possible take and set the hook. It felt real good and made a run upstream and I could only hold on for the ride. Then the fish broke the surface and landed with a loud concussion like a big beaver tail slap. This was a very good fish. After another run downstream followed by a run across river before convincing the big girl to come close enough to grab the fly and release her without ever having to remove her from the stream. All this in about 3 minutes. I only wish I had a camera to get a quick pic while removing the hook. I'd say she was about 24 inches and very fat; beautifully colored with very nice fins, of which none were clipped, indicating it was probably wild. This will definitely be a strong contender for fish of the year in 2012. Following that I moved around and caught a few more, but after the big one I was more or less done. www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497
Members SILO Posted March 6, 2012 Members Posted March 6, 2012 Gettin geeked up about the trip. Thanks for the report!
Nortrad Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Wow! Love to get back to the 11 Pt. this year. Hopefully...
Mark Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Great to hear Brian. I hope to make it down this weekend for some fishing and much needed R&R
FishinCricket Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 You know rules... no pic, no credit for the fish. Exactly!! cricket.c21.com
Greasy B Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Credit is just like pictures, who need em. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
FishinCricket Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Credit is just like pictures, who need em? People who post fishing reports on fishing forums? :scratches_head_quizically: cricket.c21.com
Brian Sloss Posted March 7, 2012 Author Posted March 7, 2012 She was a bruiser...I just didn't come prepared. Though I can understand some people's doubt, it is a fish story after all. www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497
Greasy B Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 I'm a believer, i think. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
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