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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Nov 12, 2017 - 07:37am PT
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Nov 13, 2017 - 06:53am PT
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Nice king Loyd! From the Chetco? or the Smith?
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Nov 15, 2017 - 08:07am PT
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The Chetco
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Nov 15, 2017 - 08:51am PT
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Nice fish Loyd!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Nov 15, 2017 - 09:01am PT
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Nice fish Loyd!
What Bob said and then some.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nov 15, 2017 - 09:08am PT
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Dam... that's a big one.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Nov 16, 2017 - 09:58am PT
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The sky is falling; there is a ton of rain and snow coming down in Crowley. The ski area is reporting over 18" of snow on the mountain. The general fishing season closed yesterday. There were some REALLY nice fish coming out of the Owens these past few weeks.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 16, 2017 - 10:08am PT
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This fellow & his hawg made the Boise TV news last night.
The trout measured 34 inches long, 23 1/2 inches around and weighed 19.25 pounds on an official USDA scale.
He caught it in the Boise River with 4 1/2lb. test line on an ultralight spinning rod with a single barbed hook. The story does not mention what he was using for bait.
The Rainbow is just shy of the Idaho state record.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/nampa-man-catches-trout-weighing-nearly-20-pounds/492191904
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 16, 2017 - 01:09pm PT
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Holy hawg Stimbo! That's a nice fish. Sure wish I woulda had time to get over there once more this year. Enjoy the precip.
Scott
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nov 16, 2017 - 02:05pm PT
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Stimbo.... you got a hog, very nice.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Nov 16, 2017 - 03:14pm PT
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Well dang. I WAS happy with my 15 minute roadside stop on the way to work this morning until I saw those pics! Such fatsos, nicely done.
Makes these dudes look like weeeeeenies. But a trout is a trout!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Nov 16, 2017 - 03:16pm PT
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Thanks you guys! It was awesome while it lasted.
Scott, you would have loved it. Literally like shooting ducks in a pond.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Nov 19, 2017 - 08:30pm PT
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Well dang. I WAS happy with my 15 minute roadside stop on the way to work this morning
As someone who has to drive to fish...take what you can!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 20, 2017 - 03:55pm PT
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I took my son out to the lower kings and told him to fly fish for the first time yesterday. It was a really nice day out. He has always enjoyed fishing but had never been interested in anything other than lures.
We got skunked....we were only out there about an hour and a half but things heated up around dark and some buddies of mine caught multiple nice sized trout. That's what we get for leaving early! Lesson learned.
Proud dad.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 21, 2017 - 05:20pm PT
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It's been exactly 4-weeks since my left knee had four holes cut in it, a torn meniscus repaired, a largish bone chip removed, & some arthritic "junk" cleaned up. I've been healing well & the knee rarely hurts, although the left leg swells up nicely by the end of every day.
So-----I went gently fishing this afternoon in a nearby "crick" for the first time this fall. It rained a little, but I had the obscure stream all to myself, except for some trout.
I was fishing wet, mostly upstream, mostly with Wooly-Buggers. In 2 hours I played 10 trout, with 6 in the 18" range. A frisky giant in the 25" plus range surfaced about 30' in front of me twice, but showed no interest in my program.
Not bad for my only fall fishing so far this year.
Fish one caught me after about my first six-casts. He "self-released" while I was trying to photograph him, but I caught him resting, before he splashed me & took off.
After losing two more good fish & catching some in the 10" range, I caught this 16" Brownie. He had a clipped Dorsal Fin & was soooo-excited at being released, he squirted some seamen into the water.
After catching, fighting up to camera range, then losing another 18" Bow, I ended the day at 5:00 PM, with this 18" Bow.
The rain was increasing, my right arm was tired, & my knee hurt.
I can't wait to go back.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 28, 2017 - 05:25pm PT
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I ventured out to a nearby "crick" late afternoon today & was distressed to see a familiar jeep in the parking area. As I suited up, a familiar older-fisherman was walking back from the "crick." We talked for a while & he assured me fishing had been poor & in fact he had not caught a fish. Yeah sure, I thought.
In 1 1/2 cold & windy hours, I only solidly hooked 5 fish & played 3 of those to the bank & released them. Two were in the 16" - 18" range.
But the last one, ah the last one! I was fishing a downstream swing with a large wet fly, when I saw the water bulge up about 30 feet downstream from my fly. The bulge of water raced upstream like a torpedo & a large trout grabbed my fly. After a desperate fight, I finally subdued the vicious beast.
I think 27" - 28" & 8 - 10 lbs per photos. My arm hurts, but I'm celebrating with a glass of wine. My bad knee worked great & doesn't hurt!
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tallguy
Trad climber
tacoma
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Nov 28, 2017 - 05:34pm PT
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Alright Fritz, I am loading my truck with my fishing and camping gear and I am on my way right over.. where exactly should we meet? I'll need some specific directions.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 28, 2017 - 06:21pm PT
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Tallguy! Great! Wonderful.
Proceed directly to Choss Creek & my Cuzins will meet you.
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tallguy
Trad climber
tacoma
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Nov 28, 2017 - 07:47pm PT
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Fritz, I am not interested in fishing bait with your cousins on this particular trip. Would rather meet up with you and toss fur and feathers, just let me know where.
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