A little winter fly fishing
Contributors to this thread:Equipment
From: PoudreCanyon
18-Jan-18
Was able to sneak out to a relatively local tail water yesterday, and managed to hook and land the biggest rainbow of my life. She ate a #14 red copper John, and was fought and landed on a 5 weight rod and 5X fluorocarbon tippet. Didn’t weigh or measure her at the moment of truth, but estimate she was around 28” and 9 pounds. Still in awe! Poudre Canyon
From: PoudreCanyon
18-Jan-18
From: kscowboy
18-Jan-18
I think I know where you were. Thanks for not posting pics with the backdrop! Spot burn is all too common these days with social media.
Nice fish too!
From: 12yards
18-Jan-18
Dandy!
From: wyobullshooter
18-Jan-18
Sweet!!! Congrats!
From: orionsbrother
18-Jan-18
Very nice on a 5 weight. Great color! Congrats.
From: Treeline
18-Jan-18
Great fish! Congratulations!
From: Brotsky
18-Jan-18
Beautiful fish! Congrats!
From: wild1
18-Jan-18
Nice! I would have given it another year or two.
From: x-man
18-Jan-18
So how big of a hole do you have to cut in the ice in order to flyfish in the winter? :)
From: SDHNTR(home)
18-Jan-18
holy crap what a football. Dream rainbow. Congrats! was it caught on your namesake?
From: Jaquomo
18-Jan-18
Great fish, and ditto thanks for not posting the location.
;-)
From: Pigsticker
18-Jan-18
Excellent, congratulations!
From: Bowboy
18-Jan-18
He's a nice chubby trout!
From: petedrummond
18-Jan-18
Nice hen
From: LUNG$HOT
18-Jan-18
Beauty!! Congrats.
From: nvgoat
18-Jan-18
Thats a hell of a fish on a 5wt rod. Congrats
From: Sage Buffalo
18-Jan-18
I'll take that on a flyrod over a 150" WT any day. That's a great fish. I've landed one like that ONCE and missed a few others. Not easy to do!
Problem with weight is different type of rainbows have different girths. I think you are right on weight - what a pig!!!!
