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Tattooed 1
Trad climber
Sebastopol, Ca
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May 16, 2011 - 12:30pm PT
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Here is a couole of Fly Caught fish from this past season
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Bubba Ho-Tep
climber
Evergreen, CO
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May 16, 2011 - 01:12pm PT
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Since this isn't just about trout....
My buddy and I go for Blue Fin every year on the Stellwagon bank outside of Boston - this was two years ago. Using a block and tackle here to get the fish on board.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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May 16, 2011 - 02:00pm PT
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man bubba!
at some point dont you just cut the frickin line!
great thread all.
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Bubba Ho-Tep
climber
Evergreen, CO
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May 16, 2011 - 02:32pm PT
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The scary part is that they grow to 1500 lbs.
This one was like trying to reel in a sports car from the bottom of the ocean.
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Bubba Ho-Tep
climber
Evergreen, CO
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May 16, 2011 - 02:37pm PT
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Pate - good to see you also.
The funny part of the Blue Fin is that they are supposed to be endangered but the ones we catch get bigger every year. Five years ago, the average fish was 100-125. Last year they were running 175-225 and more really large ones were caught than in the last few years.
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Bubba Ho-Tep
climber
Evergreen, CO
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May 16, 2011 - 02:46pm PT
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Flyfishing in Alaska is fun also!
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Aya K
Trad climber
New York
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May 16, 2011 - 02:49pm PT
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Bubba - yeh, my dad goes out there a lot, and it's been so good that the last few years he's actually paid for a commercial bluefin license so he can catch a few more, and sell some too (because otherwise it's pretty ridiculous even just trying to GIVE away all that tuna). Between that, and the lobster pots, oysters, and cod in the winter (the cod have been doing great, past 5-10 years) yowee I almost wish I lived down there rather than up in the mountains!
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Bubba Ho-Tep
climber
Evergreen, CO
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May 16, 2011 - 03:13pm PT
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We didn't do sushi with that bad boy but usually do. We usually get one around 125-150 and give it to everyone we know and eat all the frsh we can for five days or so - by the end of the week, you don't want to eat tuna for a month!
When they are big like that, they get air freighted to Japan and sold in auction - that one weighed 540 dressed/no head brought almost 12k. Last year a guy our boat captain knows csught one that went about 1300 lbs and it sold for almost 100k - that's some expensive sushi!
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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May 16, 2011 - 11:59pm PT
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Good fish stories here.
Any one ever go climbing to get to good fishing???
I caught about 10 tiny trout in the lake below the Angles Wings.
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mctwisted
Social climber
superslacker city
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May 17, 2011 - 12:10am PT
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sue's dad wanted to catch some trout, so we took him to the pool at the top of lower yosemite falls, where usually only climbers can get to, nice pool there. he had one of the most exciting hiking/climbing expeditions ever and could'nt believe the amount of fish that were in there!!!
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boulderclimber
Sport climber
boulder
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May 17, 2011 - 12:30am PT
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Marc, generaly top ropes are not needed for gullys.
When are you coming back to Boulder?
All your friends are waiting for you.
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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May 17, 2011 - 12:51am PT
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Still waiting pics of Largo, Phil Warrender, or other very large, trout lovers.
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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May 17, 2011 - 12:54am PT
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Still waiting pics of Largo, Phil Warrender, or other very large, trout lovers.
Jan....
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FeelioBabar
Trad climber
One drink ahead of my past.
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May 17, 2011 - 11:10am PT
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20 inch cuttie from ice-out this weekend!
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SamP
Trad climber
Tuolumne Meadows
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May 17, 2011 - 11:38am PT
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This GUY?
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cintune
climber
Midvale School for the Gifted
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May 17, 2011 - 11:45am PT
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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May 17, 2011 - 11:49am PT
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'bout time Sam. Although Troutman ain't really a "very large" fella...more beanpole than way-swole. Last I saw him was in Joshua Tree a couple years ago and he'd cut his hair, didn't even recognize him at first.
Lotsa nice fish, makes me miss living in AK and 120 river-day years. I was lucky to start fly fishing for grayling first, because they are easy to catch and aggressive to dry flies (and beautiful fish to boot), then branching out into other species. Yukon river pike on an 8wt and giant gaudy streamers is a blast, and small high stream trout is great fun, but "normal" fly fishing trout is my favorite (i.e. mid sized rivers, wading, 5wt).
But the real question this thread raises isn't where ya'lls secret stretches of water are, it's whether the hot fly-fishing rock-climbing mama with the ripped arms is single (and if so, how is that possible).
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Aya K
Trad climber
New York
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May 17, 2011 - 01:49pm PT
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That's a pretty little brookie.
I've been living part time in Ithaca for the past 3 years now and it just occurred to me that I still haven't gone fishing here... and we're supposed to have some wicked good trout that come up from the lake. Been too busy with school I guess. I'm on clinical rotations for the next year though so I probably won't be logging too much time in the Ausable... have to give it a go when the water goes down (if it ever goes down).
fishing is always great but I think the weirdest experience was in downtown Banff under a bridge, with a bunch of Japanese tourists lined up and watching and taking pictures and cheering every time I landed a fish. That's a lot of pressure, especially for someone like me who is constantly tangling their line!!!!
Sorry I don't have really very large trout but here's a relatively not so large tuna... if you ever get a chance to go to Tsukiji fish market, it's awesome. Plus there's something cool about waiting in line for an hour to have amazing sushi at 6AM.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 17, 2011 - 03:29pm PT
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hey there say, pate.... great fish! say, happy fishing and thanks for the share.... neat topic...
we loved fishing, when we were kids...
didn't much more chances to fish lately, though...
i really miss it...
did fish in south texas gulf, though, off the port isabel breakwall...
and off the south padre island coast...
miss fishing, though... from streams, etc...
happy good cheer for the ol' fishing season, to one and all...
:)
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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May 17, 2011 - 06:30pm PT
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