I pulled a 5 pound brown out of this hole with a grasshopper.
That's a strong grasshopper. Well trained too.I pulled a 5 pound brown out of this hole with a grasshopper.
What I did is I took a live grasshopper and put it on a hook on an 8-ft leader with a fly rod. One split shot, and floated it down through the hole. This big brown just nailed it and took off with it.That's a strong grasshopper. Well trained too.
There is something similar between a trout experience like that and finding a big old rooster hiding in a small piece of cover.What I did is I took a live grasshopper and put it on a hook on an 8-ft leader with a fly rod. One split shot, and floated it down through the hole. This big brown just nailed it and took off with it.
That is really a long tailGetting some preseason work.View attachment 11408
Yes, that's true, I'm not a big fisherman and I don't fish a whole lot but when I do fish I like to either be in a boat on a lake, or just hanging out at a really deep hole on a river like the Blackfoot, or the Clark fork.There is something similar between a trout experience like that and finding a big old rooster hiding in a small piece of cover.