mike_richardson
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I went trout fishing for the first time since February yesterday. I was fishing a nice run under a bridge using a tandem nymph set up. I was using a size 14 sulphur and a size 14 BHPT.
I was nearing the end of my drift when my fly go pounded. I set the hook and saw a big flash. The fish instantly took off upstream and was peeling drag. I was fishing with a new fly fisherman and told him I had on a big bow. Looked like a nice bow from the distance of the drift anyhow. He took out his camera and took a video for me.
The fish made some great runs and took off when I tried to net the fish the first time. You will see it in the Youtube video.
I was laughing and said " What a joke". I made this comment not downgrading the fish but as the joke is on me as I thought a had on a bow.
I posted this video and photos to a few facebook groups and got some replies like "Trash fish", "I would have bashed it off a rock," and "Coon bait".
I also put up a post the other day of a creek chub as a joke calling it a wild rainbow and got similar responses.
This makes me wonder how many people kills these types of fish for no reason at all. Furthermore, what would the reason to do such a thing? I mean I am not going to be mad fighting this fish. I measured my arm for reference and this guy was in the 18-20" range and fought better than any of the trout I caught that day. Trout eat these guys when they are smaller and I would imagine really help fish make it through the winters and such.
I dunno I value all fish life the same. And if you really look at it that fall fish is a native and non invasive fish. Many of the goofs on those pages that commented about killing the fish without reason in my opinion hold a stocked rainbows life, which in reality is an invasive species, with more value that the fall fish.
It was sad to see such comments to be honest. I mean are the mad because they caught that fish instead of a trout? Do they think that fish deserves to die, because they may have stole their bait a few times. Do they feel more macho by killing a fish. Who knows for sure but it irked me so I had to rant about it a little. LOL
Here is the video of the fight. My buddy caught "AT THIS MOMENT THE ANGLER REALIZED HIS BIG RAINBOW WAS A FALLFISH"
https://youtu.be/vKtfi49JSdo
I was nearing the end of my drift when my fly go pounded. I set the hook and saw a big flash. The fish instantly took off upstream and was peeling drag. I was fishing with a new fly fisherman and told him I had on a big bow. Looked like a nice bow from the distance of the drift anyhow. He took out his camera and took a video for me.
The fish made some great runs and took off when I tried to net the fish the first time. You will see it in the Youtube video.
I was laughing and said " What a joke". I made this comment not downgrading the fish but as the joke is on me as I thought a had on a bow.
I posted this video and photos to a few facebook groups and got some replies like "Trash fish", "I would have bashed it off a rock," and "Coon bait".
I also put up a post the other day of a creek chub as a joke calling it a wild rainbow and got similar responses.
This makes me wonder how many people kills these types of fish for no reason at all. Furthermore, what would the reason to do such a thing? I mean I am not going to be mad fighting this fish. I measured my arm for reference and this guy was in the 18-20" range and fought better than any of the trout I caught that day. Trout eat these guys when they are smaller and I would imagine really help fish make it through the winters and such.
I dunno I value all fish life the same. And if you really look at it that fall fish is a native and non invasive fish. Many of the goofs on those pages that commented about killing the fish without reason in my opinion hold a stocked rainbows life, which in reality is an invasive species, with more value that the fall fish.
It was sad to see such comments to be honest. I mean are the mad because they caught that fish instead of a trout? Do they think that fish deserves to die, because they may have stole their bait a few times. Do they feel more macho by killing a fish. Who knows for sure but it irked me so I had to rant about it a little. LOL
Here is the video of the fight. My buddy caught "AT THIS MOMENT THE ANGLER REALIZED HIS BIG RAINBOW WAS A FALLFISH"
https://youtu.be/vKtfi49JSdo