Trout Fishing

[matt_thatsme]

The weather forecast for the weekend is looking good so I think that I am going to get out on the river for some trout fishing for the first time this year. I live within 30 minutes of the Clinch River, Holston River and Caney Fork River so I have plenty of options. I don't think I am going to break out the fly rod just yet, but I look forward to doing some spinning. Anyone else enjoy trout fishing, whether it be fly fishing or otherwise?

 

[MaxBuck]

The weather forecast for the weekend is looking good so I think that I am going to get out on the river for some trout fishing for the first time this year. I live within 30 minutes of the Clinch River, Holston River and Caney Fork River so I have plenty of options. I don't think I am going to break out the fly rod just yet, but I look forward to doing some spinning. Anyone else enjoy trout fishing, whether it be fly fishing or otherwise?

I enjoy casting the ol' flies out there from time to time. Calling it "fishing" would be a bit presumptuous, since that would presuppose I have ever actually caught a fish by doing so.

 

[matt_thatsme]

I enjoy casting the ol' flies out there from time to time. Calling it "fishing" would be a bit presumptuous, since that would presuppose I have ever actually caught a fish by doing so.

Well, I can promise you that you are not alone there. It takes a certain kind of person to enjoy fly fishing......someone who likes to put a lot of time and effort into something and get little to nothing out of it. I don't know if I can handle the failure this early in the season so I will be using a spinning rod and some jerk baits this weekend.

 

[Gatorubet]

Fly fishing for crappies and blue gill is fun too. Just an excuse to try to put the fly where you want it to go until you can get to the Snake or Selway. Something about fly fishing for trout or steelhead that can't be beat - the location you're in while you're doing it.

 

[matt_thatsme]

Fly fishing for crappies and blue gill is fun too. Just an excuse to try to put the fly where you want it to go until you can get to the Snake or Selway. Something about fly fishing for trout or steelhead that can't be beat - the location you're in while you're doing it.

I have never made it to the Snake or Selway, but hope to in the near future. I am currently planning a trip to Kamchatka with a few friends and I am definitely looking forward to that.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

I love fly fishing here in CO - so many beautiful spots. My fishing outings have declined significantly over the past few years, though, given we have a 2 - almost 3 - year old.

 

[Apache]

Yes....trout fishing.

Trout and eggs for breakfast. Yummers.

 

[Gatorubet]

Small brookie fried in bacon grease from the bacon you just made. Yum. Lipitor chaser. :cheers:

 

[Crump's brother]

I catch lots of Lakers through the ice on a jigging pole. My largest was just under 10lbs, and I've caught several in the 3-5lb range. I'm primarily a bass fisherman, but the trout in northern NH are just too much to pass up.

I know this will garner some smart assed comment from the non-anglers, but if you're in the market for a spinning rod, I love my Carrot Stick. I use a 6'6" medium action for everything from #2 Mepps spinners to HJ10 Husky Jerks.

It won't be long now...

 

[gregorylee]

I'd rather be fishing for pink snapper.

 

[calibuck]

Wife's family has some land on the Western slopes of Colorado (around Crystal Creek - Ftcollins buck), and go to the stream. Fish flies, and get skunked alot. 8 year old daughter used to fish salmon eggs and haul them in while I would dabble, drift, cast (and climb trees to untangle flyline). She pulled in a 15" rainbow, and I caught a couple of natives that would fit on a bun rather nicely. One year she yelped, "I skunked Daddy" as it was Haley 3, Daddy 0 in the trout department.

Fly fishing is for purists. If you want to be a 'meat' fisherman, then you use whatever catches fish. There's alot to be said for using a spinner or worms, or whatever (even if the delivery system is a fly rod), but the true thrill is putting a Royal Coachman over the nose of a lunker, and having them suck it down, and shaking their head to get rid of the sting, and then wearing them out and bringing them in.

Kinda like being a salesman, many rejections for every sale, I guess. It can be encompassing, as family went looking for me, and although I thought it was about 15 minutes I'd been gone, they said it was over 2 hours. If something can hold my attention for that long, it has to be worth it.

True sport.

:gobucks3::gobucks4:

 

[BuckBackHome]

Picked it up when I live in west Michigan and realized it was a great hobby, but damn expensive. I have only been once since I moved back to OH. Just not the same resources here.

 

[Wadcutter]

The weather forecast for the weekend is looking good so I think that I am going to get out on the river for some trout fishing for the first time this year. I live within 30 minutes of the Clinch River, Holston River and Caney Fork River so I have plenty of options. I don't think I am going to break out the fly rod just yet, but I look forward to doing some spinning. Anyone else enjoy trout fishing, whether it be fly fishing or otherwise?

Lived in Wyoming for 25 years and Alaska for 8. Did a lot of fly fishing in both places for trout, salmon, char etc. Fished all over Wyoming as I lived a bunch of different places. Fished mostly in the Green, Big Horn, Shoshone and Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone but a lot of other areas as well. Learned how to tie because of this. Lived in SE Alaska and fished in the ocean, lakes and streams as opportunity arose. Knew I was in the sport deep when I bought a $500 Sage. One thing I will say for sure is that living in Alaska ruined fishing anywhere else that I have fished. There is no comparison. A bad day of fishing in Alaska is still better that a great day anywhere else.

 

[matt_thatsme]

Great time on the river today. Floated the South Holston for about four hours. Overcast day with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. I didn't break out the fly rod, but stuck with a baitcaster and Lucky Craft pointer in the rainbow trout pattern. I also briefly used a Lucky Craft real skin ghost pointer. Hauled in 18 Brown and Brook trout. No monsters but most were between 15 and 20 inches. The two other guys with me brought in 11 and 8 respectively. One of the other guys brought in the largest fish of the day at 23 inches. All in all a great day. We didn't catch a single Rainbow today which was kind of surprising though.

Here are a few photos:

 

[Crump's brother]

Very nice trout.

How do the Lucky Craft jerkbaits compare to the Rapalas? I've got HJ10s in every color they make, but there's always room for a few more. One thing I do when fishing jerkbaits is to have two rods rigged-one with 8lb, one with 10. The 8 goes about a foot and a half deeper than the 10, which can make a world of difference. Oh, and I use Silver Thread copolymer which handles like a dream.

I'm a "solid" three weeks away from ice out, so I'll just live vicariously through this thread. Great work.