Caught this bruiser, among others, this weekend...it was an incredible fight on my 3 wt.
Measured in at 18" and hit a #8 albino nymph.
Tiger Trout
Caught this bruiser, among others, this weekend...it was an incredible fight on my 3 wt.
Measured in at 18" and hit a #8 albino nymph.
Last edited by Cold; 06-01-2009 at 06:39 PM.
Sweeeeeet! That's the biggest Tiger that I have seen. Mountable????
Nice fish. Where did you catch him? and on what?
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Cold,
Nice Tiger. Is the Fish Commision still stocking these or did you get it some place they are reproducing? Not asking you to give away any secrets, just curious.
Joe Bertolini
Thanks all, for the kind words.Sweeeeeet! That's the biggest Tiger that I have seen. Mountable????
He's releaseable, actually.
Caught in a special regs. "Catch & Release, Fly Fishing Only" section, so he had to go back. Regardless, he was swimming away, I'm happier knowing he's in a stream rather than on a wall anyway.
Right below the pic: #8 Albino NymphNice fish. Where did you catch him? and on what?
The fish commission says they're not still stocking, but I highly doubt he is a natural. My guess is a fish that WAS stocked, a few years ago, and has been in a Catch & Release area ever since.Is the Fish Commision still stocking these or did you get it some place they are reproducing? Not asking you to give away any secrets, just curious.
He had a bright orange belly, which, in my experience, tells of a brookie or brown (or tiger, apparently), that has been in the stream for quite some time. Hatchery fish tend to be silver for at least a few months, gaining nice color after 5+ months.
I knew this guy was in there, but he wasnt active, so I was fishing more to the browns above him. Lost track of his position in the deeper water until he turned and engulfed my fly without much fuss and started the longest battle my new 3 wt has ever seen.
Was surprised to see his markings when he first swam close to me, though.
There is another one in that pool, and HE will rise to dries.
outstanding!
looks more like a brown than a brookie
Somewhat, yes, I agree. I think alot of that has to do with size however, because I, for one, am not used to seeing large brookies. I caught one of these guys last year, and his smaller size makes it easier to imagine a brookie parent:looks more like a brown than a brookie
That was also the first fish I caught on a fly that I tied!
Cold,
Great pic and fish. Thanks for posting.
Beaver
Great pics and story I really enjoyed it,
I'm sure it felt good on that 3 wght...
"Because by the Grace of God I can, be on a beautiful mountain stream with a friend , have the water boil from a 12" Native Brookie taking a self tyed dry,and feel it on the end of my cane... It don't get no better than that..."
great great fish.
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