Nice fish.  What did you get him on?

I know the fly.  I got a fish on one last week.  It was my first egg-caught fish this season. 

Thats a bueaty Ed. Congrats on your personal best. How'd ya like that wind ? Dam it was cold.

I'm with you Cappy! The wind made the upstream roll tough. I finally have the right combo of gear to keep warm so it wasn't too bad on that score...Holy Smokes, never thought getting the layers, wool socks, and a good pair of boots taken care of could make such a difference!

I agree Packrat. You know, I can't help but get a little defensive when I see a response like that ... so I'll just say ...I agree, point well taken. It's hard to take the high ground.  Nobody likes defending their landing/releasing practices.

Cheers!


-- Edited by Lahontan at 17:56, 2008-01-21

Now, that's a fish! You need only to land one to make your day... Congrats! And nice pic, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Ya know, work is a grinder right now ... so don't take this wrong ...I'm a big boy... believe me I'm NO TROUT JUGGLER (if you remember Steve Martin's Cat Juggling, you're old enough to know where I'm coming from) ... I was safely releasing trout in remote streams before it was "fashionable" to do so.

The second image in this thread is a shot posted by another poster on the board giving me advise about taking release pics. I don't see a down pillow under that killer fish.

Not only do I not look like Brad Pitt, but I don't swim like him. I must say that my fish sunday, hit my line in open water, and despite my best effort to keep his head up stream, he ran me down stream through a difficult riffle and made me climb over a log in 3ft of water to get back in the game.  By the time I got him to my net (the opening of which is a little more than half his length) I didn't have much left, let alone the fish. I was talkin trash to it like it was a 15 round heavy weight title defense!

I use a trick my dad taught me to get ready for the shot, I use my net sort of like a "live well" in 12" of water, while I get my camera out of my pocket.  I lifted this fish onto this spot, (you'll notice LOOKING at the ground, it's not DRY, it was raining for crying out loud!) shot, stowed my camera, and had that fish back in the water in about 10 seconds.

I held this fish in a shallow pool for a couple minutes while it caught its breath, amazing critters! Once it saw the open water, he took off like a barracuda.

I think its great to remind the hords that read these threads about responsible release practices, so please forgive me if I feel the need to defend my knowledge of the same.  Note the last photo I posted...

CHRIS-dude ... the boot in the shot was a total accident!  but I hoped you'd catch that ... SO much nicer than my last set up!  Thanks for encouraging the purchase! That was first day I wore em ... not too heavy...they'll be good!
Thanks!

They look like Simms Freestone boots.  I have the same ones.

Yup, Simms Freestone. Sturdy, but not too heavy. Got em with studs. First better boots I've owned. I'm liking 'em.  Thanks again Chris.

you got my number just give me a call. i normally have thursdays fridays off, and sometimes mondays and fridays. ill be out there this friday if you can make it give me a call.

Nice fish Lahontan! Did Captain and I hear you honk at us on Sunday as you drove past? I fished that same fly all day Sunday to no avail. Glad it worked for you!

Who says Flygirl is an OLD woman? Last time I saw her, she looked pretty young to me.

just get the size that you would normally where, it is already sized to fit waders. so you where a size 11 get 11s, you can always get a 1/2 bigger, but wouldnt recommend it.

pm sent back to ya cappy.

My experience is that my Simms are the same size as most of my shoes, they are designed to have room for the wader foot. Maybe different with other brands, tough...