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I’ve by no means caught a 24-inch brown trout on a fly. I’ve put just a few 23-inch fish within the web, and greater than a handful of 20-inchers. However I’ve but to cross the 2-foot mark with salmo trutta, though I’m surrounded by tailwaters supposedly stuffed with fish close to 25 inches.
I reckon a variety of anglers fall into that very same scenario, which is why this current story from On The Water caught my eye. Josh Lengthy wrote about how the brown trout of Lake Ontario deserve extra consideration and love than they at the moment get.
I fished Lake Ontario final yr, and caught a big sufficient brown trout on a giant spoon, however now I’m tempted to return and chase the larger fish on the fly rod.
As Lengthy writes, “Whereas a lot of the press and a focus on this fishery goes towards steelhead and salmon, brown trout additionally enter these areas in September and sometimes keep nicely into the winter. Timing their run is essential, as being off by a day or two might be the distinction between casting into water that appears devoid of life and operating into unbelievable numbers of migratory browns.”
His put up goes into nice element on easy methods to time the runs, easy methods to rig for them, and easy methods to be sure you’ll have a profitable day on the water. It’s price studying, particularly for those who’re able to run off and put some large trout within the web.
Learn the story here.
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