TR 5/23/12

[Driftless]

Last year while trout fishing i caught a couple smallies on typical trout water.

They sure do fight hard. It almost seems like their tails are on fire.

The smallies i caught on my trout streams were caught on size 9 panther martins.

They are the first 2 photos in this thread.

Have not caught any this year on my trout streams yet.

I went to my mother’s today for my Wednesday morning visit. My mom is 84.

After our chat I went down to the dam in Gays Mills on the Kickapoo River

This smallie made the other ones look like panty waists.

It skied and did a couple power runs. It hit on a size 13 jointed brown rapala.

This smallie was almost taken by me but I had second thoughts.

I remember my youth and trying to prepare smallies a couple times and being disappointed

in the taste. This big old smallie is back at its home at the dam in Gays Mills.

[Deitz Dittrich]

And before anybody jumps to any conclusions.. Its in WI where bass season was and is already open.

Nice fish Len..