...fish that I've ever caught...I was up on the Buffalo River for a few days...this was the avg. size of the brookies up there...I was using a renegade...was actually a challenge trying to hook set these little guys.
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that's awesome.. i have caught little rainbows on may flies on the portinuf about that size.... its rather frustrating isnt it...
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No doubt...missed more than I caught...you have got to be quick on the hook set ..my timing was off..haha...good practice though.
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You know how many back cast have sent those guys airborne....Sometimes I actually target these.
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I must say that happen more than once while I was up there..Lol
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what did you catch that lil' feller on ?
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A renegade...size 16 or 18
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Cute little bugger. I love how my fly will jump out of the water when a little trout tries to slam it from below. If there are a bunch after it, it looks like my fly is doing some kind of two stepping hop dance across the water. And yes they are easy to backcast! [laugh][laugh]
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its quite annoying when you have one on your back cast and find a tree about 10 feet of the ground with it. i felt to guilty just leaving them up there so it has lead to an experience or two that would be fitting of McMannus
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He looks a lot bigger when you hold him close to the camera like that. What did he weigh, about 10lbs? Did you catch him in Hawkins in 1998? [cool]
You got to admire the effort those little guys make to attempt to eat a fly that must seem like a Thanksgiving turkey to them. Catching a fish like that might actually be statistically less likely than catching a 14 incher. Nice work. I also hate when I backcast them into the the bushes. Thanks for the cool post.
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Oh...I forgot...I also caught a few using a "F" fly that I tied myself (size 16 or 18)...easy basic fly that only has thread and CDC feathers..First dry that I learned to ty...so cool when you catch something that you tied yourself!
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Great, Untangler! I nearly choked!!
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But ain't it just a hoot to catch those little suckers?! Nothing like an evening on the lower Buffalo with those little nippers everywhere.
Kelly.
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Not being a fly fisherman I must admit my bait is a little larger than that (not making fun of any mans' fish). I never caught one like that but sometimes when I drink too much I buy a can of them....sardines? All fish are fun fish....Mike [
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