It was about noon, we were fly fishing some new water and whippa put Jeremy and I on a run. I was above and Jeremy was about 20 ft below. Two big rocks at the head of the pool created an eddy, which then turned, into a slow moving slick at the tail out. Casts had to be precise or the drift would move too fast. Jeremy fished it quickly and started to move down stream. I had a little more faith in the water and continued to fish the seam thoroughly all the way down. I would cast up stream into the eddy and work my drift on both sides. “There has to be a fish in here,” I kept telling myself. The water looked too good to pass up. It was one of those holes that many people wouldn’t bother fishing. Fast pocket water, technical casts and difficult to wade. About half way through the run I checked my set up to make sure nothing had gone awry. Everything was still in tact – about 9.5 feet of leader, 2.5 feet of tippet, a couple small shots, and the magic light pink egg pattern. I got my rig back in the water and started to make longer casts up stream trying to maximize the length of my drift. I had the hole to myself now so I worked it the best I could. Nearing the end of the run I still had faith a big fish was laying in there, I made a cast up stream and watched my indicator as it moved toward me at perfect speed. Just as my line passed me the indicator moved – a downstream hook set and the battle was on. I hollered to Jeremy who was about 75yards down stream, I knew this was a big fish. My line shot into the fast water and the reel was singing. I positioned myself on the peninsula behind me but only for a moment. The fish brought me down stream taking as much line as I would gain. Jeremy got the first glance of the fish as we were bringing it in “oh my God dude.” We finally landed the beast after a lengthy battle. I don’t know how much she weighed but it was difficult to hold up. This was my biggest Brown Trout ever. Thanks Jeremy
Book
- Alaska
- Guide & Fisherman
- Guiding: Choosing Your Guide And Choosing Your Customer
- Guiding: Do It Yourself With A Guide
- Guiding: Evolution Of A Guide
- Guiding: Freshwater, More Than Meets The Eye
- Guiding: Friends For Life
- Guiding: Know Where You Are
- Guiding: More Than Just A Fisherman
- Guiding: Mystery Of The Fisherman
- Guiding: Payment
- Guiding: Saltwater, A Different World
- Rough Fish
- Fly Fishing For Rough Fish: Why Do It?
- Introduced Rough Fish: The Carps & Other Invasive Species
- Methodology: Gear & Tactics For Pursuing Roughfish On A Fly
- More Roughfish: Bullheads, Whitefish, Goldeye, Burbot & Drum
- Rough Fish Environments: Where To Look For Rough Fish?
- Rough Fish Species: The Suckers
- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
- Rough Fish: Fishing For Dinosaurs (Gars & Bowfin)
- Rough Fish: What Are They?
- The Hook: Some Common Rough Fish Fly Patterns
- Spey
- Spey: Applications, Where Can You Do It?
- Spey: Atlantic Salmon, A Significant Fish
- Spey: Defined And Demystified
- Spey: Gear, The Nuts And Bolts
- Spey: Lines, They Are That Important
- Spey: Steelhead, New Traditions & A Modern Movement
- Spey: The Energy
- Spey: The Flies
- Spey: The Swing
- Spey: Two Critical Casts
- Striped Bass
- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Beaches
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget
That is just such an angry looking Brown. Everything about that run just looked fishy. I’m glad you stayed with it and didn’t lose hope. That drift was tough. Way to go man, you earned that trophy!
what s fish, they have a nice pull to them. Thats a nice male, congrats dude!
From your photo that has to be one of the best looking browns I’ve ever seen. Great story, wish I was there.
Tight lines,
FlyCaster
nice brown joey, good read too