The 15th of June is really when our "big fish drought" officially ends. There's Yellowstone Lake, with its monster cutthroat and chance at lake trout to help the cutts and fill the smoker, but the better bet is Trout Lake. There are a lot of 16-20 inch fish in this lake, and a few in the 24-30" class. In the 1980s an angler brought a 10lb rainbow he caught from Trout Lake into our shop to be weighed. He caught it using a Popeil Pocket Fisherman rod.
Okay, we'll be honest here. This blog entry is mostly an excuse for me to brag about the 24" rainbow I got from Trout on 6/25. It ate a #18 BLM nymph trailing a #14 Adams Parachute. The first run was 100 or more feet, way into the backing. That's it above.
We are running guide trips on Trout now. With the Gardner in great nymphing shape and Trout fishing well in the morning, combining these two makes a lot of sense for anglers who don't want to attempt the joke show down on the Firehole.
Okay, we'll be honest here. This blog entry is mostly an excuse for me to brag about the 24" rainbow I got from Trout on 6/25. It ate a #18 BLM nymph trailing a #14 Adams Parachute. The first run was 100 or more feet, way into the backing. That's it above.
We are running guide trips on Trout now. With the Gardner in great nymphing shape and Trout fishing well in the morning, combining these two makes a lot of sense for anglers who don't want to attempt the joke show down on the Firehole.
Very nice rainbow! My largest Yellowstone trout so far was a 24" 'bow from Trout Lake and it will always be a special place to me. I love stalking the bank cruisers in the evenings later in the summer. Definitely a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a morning and evening fishery. The wind kicked up immediately after I caught the fish, the spin anglers showed up, and that was it.
ReplyDeleteI've never been out there when the big sedges were emerging in force, but I've talked to people who have. That sounds like something to experience.