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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 24, 2017 - 08:38am PT
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Here are more fish photos, one from CA and one from Tarpon taken on fly on 12 lb line [photoid=494467]FL
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 24, 2017 - 08:42am PT
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52 lb striper taken on fly 16 LB line spring on the Sac. river in spring
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 24, 2017 - 08:46am PT
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Loyd.... for the win. 12lb test???
Treez... pretty tough kid, hanging out in all that snow and ice.... nice fish. Looks like your doing something right.
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:30am PT
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The 60.5 lb King took me 50 years of fishing for Kings to get the record on 12 LB line.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:40am PT
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Curious your rod and reel combo for the big king.
Only king that big I've seen caught was in a dip net (on the Chitna)...ha ha.
(This thread has me psyched for fishin'...just picked up a 4wt Winston...yay!).
Cheers!
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 24, 2017 - 10:08am PT
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10 weight Sage RPLX and a #3 Able real. I see you have fished in Alaska, I was raised in Fairbanks.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mar 24, 2017 - 10:19am PT
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Just picked up an Abel reel for the Winston as well...nice!
Yeah...done some fishing for silvers but its been a few years. POW, Chichagof, Kodiak, reds on the Kenai...grayling in the Brooks Range.
My sister lives in Fairbanks. Her husband is a bush pilot. So...nice access to fishing...
Got to get back up there. Landing a king on a fly rod is on "the list" for me. Only fished a little on the Kuskokwim when my sister lived in Bethel. Her ex had a commercial fishing licence. Way too big of water for me...
Also, big trout in SW AK...need to do a long float somewhere upstream from Dillingham or thereabouts. Or, down the north side somewhere.
Good stuff...thanks!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Mar 24, 2017 - 05:04pm PT
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Loyd - do you have a link to your IGFA record? I searched for it, but couldn't find it.....
Here's a 3 lb 2 oz native Ontario brook trout [aka speckled trout, speck] caught in a top secret lake in Algonquin Park in May 2015, literally miles of portaging from the nearest access point, at least for white men.
19" - put on the stringer for the photo, as I was solo paddling. Live released. Though he would have tasted great, I let him go. Maybe I'll catch him this year when he's 4 pounds!
Nice colours, eh?
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 24, 2017 - 07:57pm PT
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Holy sh!t !!!!
Loyd Price is on Supertopo ......
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Boblyi
climber
The East Side
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:34pm PT
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My first Patagonian rainbow!!!
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Boblyi
climber
The East Side
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:37pm PT
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Captains big Patagonian Brown!!
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Boblyi
climber
The East Side
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:43pm PT
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Captains North Lake Bow
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Boblyi
climber
The East Side
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Mar 24, 2017 - 09:47pm PT
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Upper Owens Brown
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 25, 2017 - 07:52am PT
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https://igfa.org/
This should get you in
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mar 25, 2017 - 11:55am PT
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This really belongs in the very small trout lover's thread...
Counts as part of the cutthroat slam here in Utah...cute little fella!
Its the official Utah state trout. Neat they're making a bit of a comeback.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Mar 25, 2017 - 08:26pm PT
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Hi Loyd,
Thanks for posting those pics. That striper is truly impressive, but that 60 lb. King takes the cake! You hate to declare any fish a "fish of a lifetime," since you're saying you'll never catch a bigger or better one, but that surely looks like a fish of a lifetime to me. It's certainly one of the most impressive fly-caught kings I've ever seen.
I've set a goal for myself to catch a 50-lb king on fly, but we both know how hard that is. I've caught a couple at the Smith River, with the biggest one around 40 pounds. I'm thinking of trying the Chetco next fall. Just curious, what type of line did you generally use on the Chetco? Was that big king caught downstream from Loeb park?
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Mar 25, 2017 - 08:33pm PT
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Well, the wildflowers are blooming, the birds are nesting, and the largemouth bass have invaded the shallows of southern California lakes and reservoirs for their annual spawning ritual- and they're biting. Spring has arrived.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Mar 25, 2017 - 09:56pm PT
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In Ontario, we have Fishing Seasons. This means we leave mommy and daddy fish alone to make baby fish unmolested.
Why not you Merricans??
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Mar 25, 2017 - 11:49pm PT
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The bass aren't quite spawning yet, they're in what is known as the "pre-spawn" phase, moving into shallower water, and much easier to target, especially if you're fly fishing. Largemouth Bass are hearty fish, and if you play them quickly, handle them gently, and don't hold 'em out of the water too long, they're no worse for the wear.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Mar 29, 2017 - 08:57am PT
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Thanks Stimbo look forward to future fishing with you more on the east side. Quote Here
For sure, we'll have to get together again soon. Maybe another trip to Pyramid before the trout opener down here. Here's a photo of WTF....
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