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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Feb 28, 2014 - 05:55pm PT
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WTF -- I'm supposed to be on the Trinity now but we got spooked with the weather and postponed our trip. Inclement weather is all part of fishing up there, however, when the river blows out you are hosed. We've got an 8 hour drive, so we try to optimize our chances.
This photo was taken a few weeks ago when the flows were low, the water cold and clear. Supposedly less than ideal conditions for any type of trout. The fishing pressure was light because the reports didn't sound that appealing so the crowds were non-existent. Regardless, the fishing was great. The moral is, go. With these rains, more fish have pushed into the system. It's just a matter of checking the reports to see if the river has blown out. When the "dust settles," the fishing will be great. There's lots of river to get lost on and lose the crowds. See you up there sometime?
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Feb 28, 2014 - 06:44pm PT
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After the current rains, and the North Coast rivers drop back into shape, things should be prime for some of the best steelhead fishing of the season!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Feb 28, 2014 - 08:03pm PT
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What Bob (BG) said... it is going to be great soon, very soon. I don't think Northern Cal got hit with the torrential rains that Southern Cal is getting now. I really want to get in one more trip this winter.
WTF, I would love to take you up on your offer of the driftboat. I don't mind rowing and I know the Trinity well, from the bank and from a driftboat. PM me sometime. Jim
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Feb 28, 2014 - 09:28pm PT
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awesome report Chief...wish I was there
gotta love those lower O browns!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Feb 28, 2014 - 10:27pm PT
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A gift caught on a tiny, midge emerger pattern.
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cmcc
Trad climber
Redding, CA
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Feb 28, 2014 - 11:18pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Enormous lake trout far heavier than world record, but there’s a serious snag
Minnesota angler seems to have exceeded limit, 52-pound fish seized
March 01, 2014 by Pete Thomas
A Minnesota angler was on top of the world after a recent ice-fishing expedition across the border in Ontario, Canada, during which he reeled in an enormous lake trout that weighed 52 pounds, 3 ounces.
Rob Scott’s enthusiasm was understandable. It was the largest trout he had ever tangled with, by far, and he’d later learn that the 45-inch fish was nearly 24 pounds heavier than the existing world record for a tip-up-caught lake trout.
(Tip-ups are wood or plastic devices, with a spool of line, attached to a flag that raises to signal a strike; the angler then brings in the line with his hands.)
But three weeks after the February 8 catch on the Ontario side of Lac la Croix, Scott finds himself the subject of an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources investigation, his fish-of-a-lifetime seized as evidence.
It’s not venturing far on a limb to state that Scott will not be credited with a world record, and that he faces a possible fine and/or a restriction of fishing privileges.
Why so much fuss? A simple explanation is that the catch appears to have put Scott one fish over the legal limit.
It turns out that also on February 8, before catching the behemoth, he landed a 4-pound lake trout, and the Ontario daily bag limit for the species is one per day.
What’s interesting, though, is how the 65-year-old U.S. Navy veteran was caught.
After landing the giant trout, he gave the 4-pound trout to another angler, and toted the big fish back to Minnesota via snowmobile. He had only one trout in possession, and seemed home free.
But two officers with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources had checked Scott’s fishing license on February 8, before he landed the 52-pounder. They had noticed the 4-pound trout.
It was not until one of the officers saw a newspaper report on the monster catch, however, that he recalled his encounter with Scott, and making note of the 4-pound trout.
The officers contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which helped track down Scott and his fish, which was being stored by a taxidermist. The fish was scheduled to be delivered by the DNR to the MNR, where it would be stored as evidence.
Late last week the Minnesota Star Tribune quoted Scott as saying there was nothing malicious about his actions, and that he was not trying to hide anything.
“I called the Ontario officers and said I owed them an apology,” Scott said. “It wasn’t illegal for me to keep fishing after I caught the first trout. But when I caught the bigger fish, with the adrenaline and everything I had going, and the fact that it wasn’t going to survive if I released it, I figured if I gave the smaller fish away, that would be OK.”
Scott explained that the big trout probably would have died if it’d had been released, because of the prolonged struggle.
Officers are not talking about the investigation.
As for a chance at the world record, the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame states that “fish must be taken legally” to qualify.
As for Scott, it’s unlikely that he’ll ever be able to share another fish story quite like this one, and it’s reasonable to assume that he’ll stay within the bag limit on all future expeditions.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/enormous-lake-trout-far-heavier-than-world-record-but-theres-a-serious-snag/
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Man, how bad does that suck?
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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"An angler brought in a 24.7-pound pike he caught at Ashurst Lake yesterday to the Arizona Game and Fish Department Flagstaff regional office. He was using a rainbow trout swim bait about 4 inches long. Hats off."
Caught on some dinky little lake right outside town a couple weeks ago.
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Mar 17, 2014 - 11:55pm PT
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Just saw this picture of my uncle in his house. It got tail wrapped in their longline gear, weighed just over 2,000 lbs.
A pretty good un' for being a male shark
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Mar 27, 2014 - 08:18pm PT
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Getting the Powell stoke on with a handful of Stripers.
Some guy caught a 19 pound Striper on a fly rod on the lake this week.
Who else has been fishing? Post up.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Just got back from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Freezing weather...but good fishing. My wife Yvonne (AKA the fish magnet) caught more fish than anyone around, but I got lucky and caught one of the big boys.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Wow Bob you weren't kidding yesterday when we talked!! Great fish, let me know when you want to come to the "pond" to wet a line.
Peace
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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WTF...not me camping, we were staying at Crosby's, but you're right- last week we had 5 days of wind, hail, and snow with some brief periods of sun in the mix. It would go from flat calm to 3 foot waves in 30 minutes...wild weather...but it really brought the fish in shallow.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Apr 10, 2014 - 12:15am PT
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Beautiful pics, BG. Why do they call it Pyramid Lake? (just kidding)
Powell was off to a slow start with the cooler weather and chilly water, but apparently the fishing has taken off in the last few days.
I caught a striper and a walleye last week, looking forward to some smallmouth bass action in a few days. It's that time of year.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Apr 11, 2014 - 11:38pm PT
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WTF: good guess, that fish was just under 16 lbs.
Love to chat with you about Pyramid Lake sometime! Can't wait to get back there- those Pilot Peak fish are getting bigger and bigger...
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Apr 11, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
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Caught this 18 lb. Channel Catfish yesterday at Lake Perris on a black Wolly Bugger from my float tube. One of the toughest battles I've ever had on my 6 weight fly rod!
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Apr 12, 2014 - 12:07am PT
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