well, seeing that there was not much of a response to posting your trophy fish, lets see your 2008 year in review regardless of shape size or color lets see those fish for viewing pleasure.
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Okay, you asked for it![:p]
My first fish of the year was a ragged brown from a farm creek:
Only time ice fishing the berry. Only fish was under the slot.
A couple of decent Lower Provo Browns:
Big brown from Piute at ice off:
A couple of spawn colored bows from Scofield at ice off:
Fat bow from Piute:
23.5" tiger at ice off:
Love the speckles on this one from Electric:
Tiger from Joe's, followed by the top of a splake (same trip):
Decent cutt from E-lake:
Little brown with parr marks:
Productive bait gathering for the year:
Colorful bow:
Attractive tiger from Pete's:
Albino:
First fish on my fly rod:
Nice colors for summertime:
Nice walleye from Willard, followed by a decent wiper:
Same walleye, that evening[
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Gorgeous cutthroat:
Same one:
23" Berry cutt:
My only decent smallie:
Fat brookie:
22" tiger:
Those are the highlights of my year so far. It's not over though and I'll keep fishing until the end.[sly]
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great, now nobody is gonna post there review of 08' with that lineup. Nice fish.
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Here you go...all other fish are just bait! [
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WOW!!! That is not only a heck of a lineup of fish but should be up for a photography award!!!
I'll round mine up post'em (although not a great year on the water[crazy] All work and no play...[frown])
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Not too many worth posting yet but I hope that will change soon. Here are a couple I caught last month.
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I did not catch a fish all year but my boys did so here is a couple.
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Heres my son and daughters biggies from willard this year 23in cat for my girl and a 21in wiper for my son. Fun day out that day!
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OK, here's mine. The first pic is by far the most important. 7 lbs. 7 oz on Oct. 11th. The rest are a few odds and ends from the summer. (with apologies to the float tube board members, who have seen many of these.)
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here are some of 08's fish
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Wow! Nice lineup you've got there, LOAH!
Trout Fisherman of the year honors? You've got my vote!
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Well, the utah musky god has spoken. Those are some nice fish. Allow me to bring my smaller ones to the altar in hopes that one day I can beat 42 inches... But like you said the soft water is not over yet!
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Length: 42”
Weight: 21 lbs.
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Date: April 19th, 2008
Time: Noon[/font]
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Location: Pineview Reservoir, Utah[/font]
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Lure: #5 Rattlin’ Rapala [/font]
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Gear: Medium-light spinning, 12 lb. test mono, no wire leader (lost some lures and leaders to snags, got frustrated and just tied a random lure on)[/font]
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Other Info: Caught and released from shore a couple weeks after ice-out. First tiger musky.[/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"]Lake Trout[/font]
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Length: Approx. 37”
Weight: 20 - 25 lbs?[/font]
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Date: May 13th, 2008
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Location: Flaming Gorge Reservior, Utah/Wyoming border[/font]
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Lure: Custom blue and silver spoon[/font]
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Gear: Medium-light trolling, 12 lb. test mono[/font]
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Other Info: Caught and released while trolling at a depth of about 70 ft. on 23rd birthday.[/font]
[left]Here's some other ones...
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[left]I also need to post my little tuna, barracuda, and 5 ft. eel I caught in Fiji this year. Unfortunately no sharks.
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