Ted and I fished today

[Driftless]

Went out with my buddy Ted today.

Ted landed three like this and had one to hand that was too energetic to get a photo of.

I caught a couple decent ones

I lost 2 monsters.

One was on the lift out at the end of a cast. It hammered it. Got to see it directly under my nose. At least 25 inch male.

[Scudly]

I take it you ate them all? Put them in the smoker. Good boy.

[Driftless]

all photos in this thread were released.

I do use my smoker a few times a year.

Morally injured trout go home with me. The raccoons can

find their own trout. I don't leave floaters blindly for them.