Ice ... and trout

[JohnScott]

Been cold up in the mountains. Some serious anchor ice ...



... and quite the variety of ice to contend with yesterday.



Besides the anchor ice and the shelf ice and the slush ice and ice in the guides, there was some ice that created structure.



The structural ice created a soft water lie which held a couple of the larger trout on the day.



Releasing this one across some shelf ice provided the opportunity to get an unusual fish pic.



All in all, it was a tough day fishing, with only ten trouts ( cutts, bows, and browns ) coming to the fly and eight in hand.

John

[ScottP]

That's ice fishing with style.

Regards,
Scott

[lastchance]

Thanks for the report. I always enjoy seeing photos and reading about Montana.

[dr korn]

JohnScott, glad to see you out and about... that's some nICE fishing! Throwing old rubber legs I assume? Thanks for the report...

[TyroneFly]

Always a treat to see where you fish and what you fish. Thanks John for sharing.

[lastchance]

JohnScott, glad to see you out and about... that's some nICE fishing! Throwing old rubber legs I assume? Thanks for the report...

What pattern is Old Rubber Legs? If it catches fish here in the East I'd like to tie a few.
Bruce

[DG]

Just don't let the ice get you fraziled.

[appalachian angler]

Hard core man, HARD core!

[dr korn]

JohnScott - all kidding aside, that's a great fly... it has all. I really like it and fish it both here in the east and of course out west... It is fast and easy to tie, the materials are cheap and as you demonstrate it works..... keep the reports coming....

[herefishy]

Only in Montana are there that many different names for ice! You deserve all those fishies.