A bit of fishin'...

[BuzzH]

Went yesterday to check on a few pronghorn spots and threw the fishing stuff in just in case.

The pronghorns seemed to be doing pretty well, showing some pretty good horn growth, about average I'd say.

Fished for about 4 hours and caught 25 or so decent trout, largest was about 22 inches, smallest ones were 17, cookie-cutters. I wish they were walleye, but they fought good and I brought back a few for a friend who really likes trout.

Used a secret lure...and no I'm not going to tell what they were hitting. or that I was fishing Pathfinder Reservoir.

Poor things are about starving...

The ones that didnt get released:

 

[mdunc8]

Nice looking footballs you got there. Glad to here the pronghorn are looking OK.

 

[belly-deep]

Nice fish Buzz. Should have use one of those Sandy Mites from your collection though

 

[noharleyyet]

Worse ways to spend a Saturday for sure, nice outing.

 

[BuzzH]

Nice fish Buzz. Should have use one of those Sandy Mites from your collection though

Ever try casting a fly in 20-30 mph winds?

I missed/lost at least a dozen fish because of the wind. Had to fish pretty slow as the water is cold...and that means wayyy too much slack at times.

Should have went with a 3/16 or 1/4 ounce jig...if I would have been serious about it.

 

[JLS]

Ever try casting a fly in 20-30 mph winds?

Many times. I often chose my spot at Lake Meeboer based on what direction the wind was blowing so I could get it at my back.

One day I was fishing Diamond Lake and watched a dude in a belly boat get blown clear across the lake and have to hike back around because he couldn't paddle.

Nice fish.

 

[Sytes]

Nice outing, Buzz! Looks like a really good time! Some oinker pictures.

 

[Spitz]

Thats a well spent Saturday Buzz. Looks like they managed to eat pretty well through the winter.

 

[elk_hunter]

Wow! Those are gorgeous fish! Congrats!

 

[belly-deep]

Ever try casting a fly in 20-30 mph winds?

Duck Lake, been there done that. The wind can be dealt with. Its the 3 foot rollers that get ya when you're trying to use a floating line.

 

[tarheel]

Nice catch. I used to fish the canyon walls up near the dam in Seminoe this time of the year and through the end of the month. Most of what I caught were in the mid 20's, as well as a scattered walleye.

 

[1_pointer]

NICE! You day was much more productive than mine.

I wish trout tasted as good as they look.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Sounds like a great day to me, plus those fish look nice and fat and 25 in that size range ............. I'm jealous.

 

[Nemont]

Buzz,

Good job. Not many trout over here. Took a few of the predator fish out of the lake

 

[ridge-runner]

Nice Fish Buzz! That's a great looking secret lure.

 

[Rat Fink]

That is a lot of slime Nemont.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Ever try casting a fly in 20-30 mph winds?

Grew up in Casper. You get pretty good at it. nice fish Buzz. Miss that fishery a lot

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Nothing like the fight of a healthy trout. Buzz, I'd like to send you some jigs to try on those trout. Made with wild turkey marabou. We fish them under a bobber for smallmouth but trout like them also. If you PM me an address to deliver them to I'll get them on the way.

 

[jlmatthew]

Nice bag of trout, but those pike are awesome!

 

[Okbow87]

Man Buzz.... Those trout look like they might have blown away if you left them laying out and not on a stringer. Must not have been much meat on those! lol