The rules are : ( 1 ) the fish has to be caught on one of your own original patterns; ( 2 ) you had to tie a fresh example of that pattern today; and ( 3 ) you had to fish that fly and catch a candidate by sundown today.
I'll start off with a 19 and 1/2 inch West Slope cutthroat from my home water caught this afternoon on an FEB Hopper tied this morning.
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This is the biggest West Slope cutt that I have landed in four years of fishing my home water. I have had a good number that were just at or a bit over 18" and one that I figured to be 19". Last summer I lost one that I think would have gone 20" if he hadn't gone bye-bye.
John
P.S. I know, I know. I pretty much slanted the rules in my favor. :shock: But I did start the thread. ;)