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Mark McKenzie and I fished a large stream yesterday that doesn’t have a lot of trout but does have a good number of big ones. We knew it was risky going there given the water level and partly cloudy forecast. Neither of us had high expectations of the day. We ended up doing better than expected. Neither of us caught a lot of trout. Mark caught 17 on the day. I believe he caught 10 browns, 6 brooks, and 1 rainbow. Five of his trout were hogs, ranging from 16 to 20 ½ inches. Mark had one big trout get off. I caught 15 trout; 7 browns, 4 brooks, and 4 rainbows. Three of my trout were big; 16 ½, 17 ¼, and 17 ½ inches. I had two big trout get off. The first burrowed under an overhanging bush and I had a feeling from the moment I hooked him that he would get off. The second big trout should never have gotten off. I almost had it in and relaxed, allowing the trout to get off. I caught two browns that were between 15 and 16 inches.
We had seven or eight other big trout follow our spinners. Some were in the middle of the stream, which really surprised us.
We covered a little over three miles of water and decided to quit when it became apparent that the bright sunshine was going to last the remainder of the day. We made the long walk back to Mark’s car and then he drove me to my car.
As I said in another post, Mark wore quick dry pants and wet waded instead of wearing breathable waders. I was very hot in my breathable waders. I’m definitely going to get a pair of those wading pants.








We had seven or eight other big trout follow our spinners. Some were in the middle of the stream, which really surprised us.
We covered a little over three miles of water and decided to quit when it became apparent that the bright sunshine was going to last the remainder of the day. We made the long walk back to Mark’s car and then he drove me to my car.
As I said in another post, Mark wore quick dry pants and wet waded instead of wearing breathable waders. I was very hot in my breathable waders. I’m definitely going to get a pair of those wading pants.







