Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#43Many years ago, a 23 1/2" small stream brown on a 7' 5wt locally made rod, a 7x tippet, and a size 10 Pass Lake wet fly. I was fishing little black ants in late summer when I came across this fish eating some big beetles that we called "turtle flies" because of their flat shape and olive/brown color. The flies were the size of a quarter. I was too lazy to change my tippet, but at least it was a new one. I tied on the big Pass lake and had the fish on the first cast. Took a while to bring him in, but the tackle held up fine.
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#44Caught on a Size 14 CrackleBack Dry Fly - https://flysandguides.com/fly-tying/how ... ackleback/
Whopee - CFO screwback spindle wobbled loose and spool fell off into river!
Landed and released - No CFO parts left behind - Will never happen again.
Whopee - CFO screwback spindle wobbled loose and spool fell off into river!
Landed and released - No CFO parts left behind - Will never happen again.
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#45Don,t know if it was the biggest but was a nice fish, was long cast out in difficult spot mid stream and was pleasantly surprised when fish took my fly,only sad part was it was an exceptional ugly fly , a foam hopper thing . Was on a 5 wt likely Japanese rod and think a CFO IV.Fish had shoulders and was feeding unconcerned in middle of day, likely more luck than skill but still caught it.
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#47Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than skilled. You made a good cast to the right spot and skillfully put that beauty in front of the camera. Most of us would be jazzed about that no doubt!
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#48Just measured that rod and its 17.5 inches from stripper to guide above ferrule so was a decent fish, can still see whole thing in my mind yet but will forget where my glasses or keys are in a few minutes. Heres another from same river few miles lower and closer to Fernie, was Thanks giving day long weekend end of October up here and cold day. Rod is a Zietak Quad 8 ft 5 wt fly was a hairs ear reel one of my favourites a ST George style Dingley, this fish may be a little larger but never measured it so?. Made my day anyway.
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#49In 2018, I had a June night where I caught a 23” and a 26” brown trout during the brown drake hatch on a #10 comparadun using my Bob Summers 856 8’ 5 wt rod. I have rarely photographed fish and have no pictures of that momentous evening. But I have a great memory that I won’t forget.
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#50Hi Guys,
Caught this fellow with a #16 flying ant on a Payne 100H clone by Dave Towers aka Livingstone on the Forum.
Richard, the fishing Pole
Caught this fellow with a #16 flying ant on a Payne 100H clone by Dave Towers aka Livingstone on the Forum.
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#51From a couple of seasons ago on a local tailwater with a home made dry fly of mine design, 1960 Hardy Hollow built Hollokona 8'6" 3/2, #5/6 Hardy Golden Prince reel, Peche a soie #3/4 DT natural silk fly line.
Wise indeed was George Selwyn Marryat when he said: "its not the fly; its the driver"
page 193,
GEM Skues,The Way Of A Trout With A Fly
page 193,
GEM Skues,The Way Of A Trout With A Fly
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#53Morten, that is a Great photo! Man, that is one Gorgeous Brown...Wow!
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#54Nice brown Morten! Dry fly? And the rod you used is..?
This is a trout(Salmo Marmoratus) I caught in the river Idrijca a year ago using my 7'2''#6 rod, sinking line and a streamer.. Not the biggest I ever caught but it was around 60cm, nice fish
r
This is a trout(Salmo Marmoratus) I caught in the river Idrijca a year ago using my 7'2''#6 rod, sinking line and a streamer.. Not the biggest I ever caught but it was around 60cm, nice fish
r
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#55Thanks a lot to both of you. The rod I used, is a 8´5wt Faar and Very Fine, From the Danish rod maker, Jens Ryhl. The fish was caught late afternoon, during a Danica hatch. That Marble trout is fantastic!
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#57Native brown on the Hraun River in Iceland [yes that's a bobber, sue me]
Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#58Not a picture taker, but a 19" brown on a 6' 3 wt 1 piece Green River, on the Fall River in Greenfield Mass. It was sitting in about 8 inches of water slurping bugs on the surface, the lat week of October 2020. WAHOO! Cheers,Chet
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Re: Your biggest trout caught on a bamboo fly-rod
#60NICE:Hellmtflies wrote: ↑08/14/22 09:57Here's a beauty for ya! After tail walking across the pool she took me into the backing before succumbing to the backbone of my cane rod as I checked her flight with the butt. What a fight it was!
Using your Keebler Elf 000000000000000000/wt rod again are we?
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