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Thursday, May 26, 2011

dane county rainbow trout

dane county rainbow trout
I drifted nymphs for a good portion of the day using a pink squirrel as an attractor and a brassie as a dropper off the back. The best fight of the day came from a stocky rainbow taken from a current seam of a large pool. Instantly after being hooked the silver rocket rose high in the water and started a series of violent headshakes just under the surface. Digging hard, my rainbow dove down for the depths of the pool taking back all of the line I had just gained. My three weight throbbed as the fish bulldogged me using the current to its advantage. For the first time ever, I put a stream trout on the reel and palmed it for some extra drag. With the extra pressure, I just nearly avoided being broken off in some downed timber. I really put some tension on the fish and was able to break her plane. She rose to the surface, tired, and I took the opportunity to take the line back as quick as possible. The fish was guided on to the bank where she promptly spit the barbless hook and made a half hearted attempt to flop back into the water. I dove for the fish like a linebacker after a fumbled pig-skin and brought the fish to hand!

I took a half dozen more browns on some elk hair caddis and had a blast catching suckers one after another from a single pool. Great fun on my three weight, and all fish were turned back!

suckers, a lot of fun on the fly

9 comments:

  1. That is one pretty bow. Great colors. Congrats on a successful trip up in Dane County. Tight Lines.

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  2. Hey ... that's right in my back yard! :) Nice work, Blake!

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  3. No kiddin Todd?, i should have stopped in for lunch

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  4. What a beautiful rainbow, and a great story of her fight.

    Suckers are a blast on a 3wt; great angling skills displayed by you to get those to take a fly.

    -stephanie

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  5. glad they all went back...well, maybe not the suckers.

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  6. come on josh... got to love those native suckers?

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  7. Blake
    That sound like my kind of trip, especially using the 3 wt. What is the length of the 3 wt?

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