Best of the Year - 2023 Edition

[Broodstock]

Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order

A couple of the bigger steelhead from this year. These two bucks were both at the 30” 10lb mark.

Next, a few of the better browns

And finally a native that I hold close to my heart

 

[wildtrout2]

Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order

A couple of the bigger steelhead from this year. These two bucks were both at the 30” 10lb mark.
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And finally a native that I hold close to my heart
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Awesome! Some really nice trout right there.

 

[Prospector]

I’d consider these very nice fish but 2nd tier since they are not wild.

31” steelie

30” steelie

18lb King Salmon

25” Atlantic

26” Brown

 

[Prospector]

Some wild fish

 

[wbranch]

I’d consider these very nice fish but 2nd tier since they are not wild.

31” steelie
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30” steelie
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18lb King Salmon
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25” Atlantic
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26” Brown
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Very few wild steelhead in NY, PA, or OH. I've read though that a certain western NY stream has 30% wild, stream born, steelhead.

 

[rustbeltwilds]

Very few wild steelhead in NY, PA, or OH. I've read though that a certain western NY stream has 30% wild, stream born, steelhead.

Prob the catt

 

[KeviR]

Got to Labrador finally. This brook is not the largest of the trip, but a decent one, maybe 16" Caught up to about 19-20", but somehow didn't take pix of those...
The brown might be my best one this year. I'm certain it's my best tiger of the year.

 

[wbranch]

Prob the catt

Can't say

 

[Nymph-wristed]

Got to Labrador finally. This brook is not the largest of the trip, but a decent one, maybe 16" Caught up to about 19-20", but somehow didn't take pix of those...
The brown might be my best one this year. I'm certain it's my best tiger of the year.

Beauty Lehigh brown! Those are the ones that usually weave my 5X through a boulder field and jump 2 feet high after as if to say a fond eff you!

 

[KeviR]

That's why I took a picture of it. Some of them are just tanks. That was May 10 - raining and 45-55 degrees. I was uncomfortable and the day stunk until the last hour. I almost pulled the plug on the trip, but then the flies started popping and the fish started rising. 1 fish in 5 hours then about 10 in the last hour.