Epic 3 day battle with an 8" brown trout in the Rockies
Over three days it got really gnarly - a very smart trout lived in a very small spot and the only way he would strike the fly was if the first cast
was perfectly placed in the perfect spot. If not, then you would put him down for at least an hour. I am a poor caster, coming late to the sport, and
I would guess that in three days I tried maybe 40 casts to this fish, only 6 were good enough the first time to get a strike and if the hook was not
set at once he would spit it out. The final score was 4 to 2, his favor. This little stretch of Bear Creek out of Evergreen, CO is barbless flies
only.
Here I am, in what SWMBO says is the silliest outfit she's ever seen me in. You can get so intense staring at the spot you know he will be that the
slightest swirl will make you set the hook on air.
Over three days it got really gnarly - a very smart trout lived in a very small spot and the only way he would strike the fly was if the first cast
was perfectly placed in the perfect spot. If not, then you would put him down for at least an hour. I am a poor caster, coming late to the sport, and
I would guess that in three days I tried maybe 40 casts to this fish, only 6 were good enough the first time to get a strike and if the hook was not
set at once he would spit it out. The final score was 4 to 2, his favor. This little stretch of Bear Creek out of Evergreen, CO is barbless flies
only.
Here I am, in what SWMBO says is the silliest outfit she's ever seen me in. You can get so intense staring at the spot you know he will be that the
slightest swirl will make you set the hook on air.
Oh Golly. Didn't know that about you.
If you have not read it already (bad, bad, fly-fisherperson) get "The River Why". Forget the author's name. It's probably 20 years old now and every
page is you. It also is one of the funniest books I have ever read and re-read every couple of years just to get my head back in order.
Originally posted by bajagrouper
Nice video, not one cast and now I gotta pee,LOL
It is amazing that no matter how much you empty your bladder, 20 minutes after getting your waders on you have to go again. Anybody
out there pee in your waders because you were in the midst of a good hatch?
Not me, never....
Originally posted by bajaguy
We need to find Santiago some proper Fly Fishing clothes.
Please check your closets, garages and local thrift shops for Orvis cast off's
(no wonder the trout wouldn't strike, too busy laughing)
Someone seriously needs to show this to Fishing Rich. He once accused me of wearing the entire LL Bean catalog.
Wading boots, neoprene booties are Cabelas; sox are REI Outlet woolies; shirt is repurposed from Goodwill; shorts from Sierra Outpost; whitey tighties
from Target.
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