7:30am this morning

[spinner1]

Quote from conversation this am."


"Heart raced and sick to my stomach the whole time, especially after the line popped . Have never had that big of a trout on in my entire life. I am still sick about it."



I fished with one of buddies from the Twin Cities yesterday. The wife vetoed a second
morning so my friend Mark went on his own. I sent him to the "Biggest" trout in the
Driftless Area.

Mark told me me it was bitter sweet.......
but

"It was the best feeling he has ever had while trout fishing."

The trout has been officially name:
Lightning

[troutgeek]

Quote from conversation this am."

The trout has been officially name:
Lightning

Are you sure the name wasn't Nessie? (as in Loch Ness...)

[quivira kid]

That, gents, is what keeps you going out! "The one that got away" is always out there.

[TB Wannabe]

I had a similar experience just the other day. My wife and I were fishing from our float tubes in a local reservoir. About an hour into it I had a real nice fish on for a short while and I broke him off. It was me not him. He didn't run but just did the hard shake down deep and I didn't let him have his way.
I was totally bummed as I felt that was one of the biggest fish of the season for me and I blew it. We kept fishing in the general area, while I kept kicking myself about my dunce move, as we had seen a few nice fish surface.

In a total stroke of luck I got the opportunity at redemption. I landed a 24" 6lb. rainbow. No it didn't have my lost fly in it's mouth but it felt the equal to the one I had lost earlier.

For me at least it just doesn't happen that way. I was very fortunate to get another chance.

[spinner1]

Been chasing it a while.
Last year I lost it.
This year Joe "dirt" lost it twice
and know Mark lost it. I believe
each time the fish was on...we were under gunned.
I have gone after it the minimum of 30 times this year.

Will try again for it in a couple weeks.

Trout Ness is the name of another of my
Big Trout quests that I had about 8 years
ago. After i took its photo...The name was retired.

"never use same name twice"

Trout Ness was 27 inches....this one you need to add another 4-6 inches.

Trout Ness was this ones original name.

http://flyanglersonline.com/bb/showt...ght=trout+ness

[Diane]

Man, I know this feeling. "Bubba" still swims deep in the only good-sized hole below a waterfall on my home stream. I swear that old thing thumbs his nose whenever he sees me. I had him on the line one time for like 2 seconds. What a rush.

[Steve Molcsan]

Boy I love that story and what a beautiful fish
Thanks for bringing is up again...