In the Metolius River you can legally target Bull Trout, but this river for the most part is Fly Fishing only, with barbless hooks, and Catch and Release only for all species!!! I was wondering if there are any other streams where you can legally target these Big Boys? They are listed as Threatened under the ESA so you got to handle these fish carefully, not just because of their listing but their teeth as well which can easily draw blood.

We fish for these guys with our Steel head gear. That means 8wt. rods and 8-15lb Maxima. They can really test the lighter leaders as a friend weighed one out at over 14lbs.

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Here is the testing of the equipment

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