Great Kype

[Scudly]

I played hookey today. With the nice cool weather I just could not resist. Nice and cool and a little bit of rain and overcast this morning. A perfect day to fish.

I met up with buddy Jon at 6am this morning. We walked a field downstream to the best parts and fished our way up to our cars. It looks like somebody just fished it as there was a visible fresh trail and matted grass in spots where I typically catch fish. Worms and a split (or even without a split) kept getting hung up on weeds. The creek was low and clear and the fish were not cooperating. I switched to spinners and caught one dink. Jon finally caught a 15" brown on a crawler at a long run. We saw the fish dart out and smash it. Jon had a doctor's appointment to head to so we parted ways.

I just could not come home without catching a big fish I guess. I pressed on. I fished a private driveway that has a really big pool on the downstream end. Nobody home there but upstream the crick gets narrow and deep and grassy. Two corners up I saw a nice cut bank. Slow current sweeping into the right side bank scouring it out. Logs at the back end. First cast in with a #9 black and gold I saw a big old rusty brown come out and smash it. Game on! As I jumped into the crick I found myself in silt up to my hips. I felt paralyzed and was worried the fish would go downstream into the logs. I frantically crawled out on my knees even using the butt of my net to as leverage to get me off the bottom and into the center of the channel where I eventually found solid bottom. Barely hooked and missed twice by my net, the third time I swept him in!

Beautiful rusty colors. Great looking gnarly kyped jaw. A pig 22." If that was not enough I pressed on for another half hour and got this 18" male. Again nice and rusty.

Persistence paid off. I thought about heading home when Jon did. Honestly would have kept fishing with me if he did not have a doctor appointment. Cleaned up and a two hour nap and lunch and a motorcycle ride with a few Stella's this afternoon. A fantastic Friday!

[Brooky]

Beautiful!!

[reinhard1]

great pics Scudly. what a beautifull trout. good work. good luck.