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Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 12-30-2019
We went to Flaming Gorge on Friday and caught quite a few laker pups. The real highlight was that on my second time down the hole I pulled in the biggest trout I've ever caught. It was almost 26". Here are a few pictures. For perspective, those other fish are around 20".
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - Cowboypirate - 12-30-2019
You better get the smoker fired up. Glad to see your FG trip went well. Any burbot?
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Re: [Cowboypirate] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 12-30-2019
Not a single hint of a burbot. Just bad location I think. We want to try a burbot-specific overnighter sometime soon. Leave in the afternoon, fish through the night and go home in the morning. I just hope we can find someone to show us how to catch those slimy suckers. Not being distracted by lakers should be a good start, and choosing a really good location.
Actually I gave all the fish away except the big one and I plan to bake it. The lady who picked the others up said that she had 17 people at her house and it would be a real treat for them. I love my wife's networking skills!
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - Hook_set - 12-30-2019
Congrats on your Flaming Gorge trip. Bet that was fun pulling it in on the little ice pole.
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Re: [Hook_set] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 12-30-2019
It was fun but I wasn't using one of our usual little ice rods. It was a "laker rod," 38" medium heavy with 20 lb. line. I broke off too many big fish last year and decided that if fish I'm after are likely to be as big as the catfish I'm used to catching, maybe I should use the same weight equipment for them. I'll still use the little rods for panfish and such but I want some heft when I go places like Flaming Gorge and Strawberry. Maybe it is overkill, but I'd rather land a fish than just play with it for a while.
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - EyLayo - 12-31-2019
Congrats Craig. Glad to hear you decided not to sleep on a metal folding chair this time.
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Re: [EyLayo] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 12-31-2019
"Glad to hear you decided not to sleep on a metal folding chair this time."
Thanks for the reminder [mad]. Actually in some ways it wasn't a lot better. I didn't want to take my boots off and I had blood and slime on me so I didn't get inside the sleeping bag, just on top. It was as cold as last year, too. But it was nice being able to get horizontal for a while. And Brett even started talking about a motel for next time, or the time after [
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - riverdog - 12-31-2019
But is that your biggest char ever?
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Re: [riverdog] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 01-01-2020
Ha, ha. Good one. I guess it is then. [
] And for that matter, the biggest Salvelinus namaycush, too. [
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - fast_randy - 01-01-2020
Nice, I took your advice and got a 6" nils. And love it. It cuts through ice around 1 inch per 1 /2 second. Or 10" in 6 seconds. Did you get them big ones up through a six inch hole?
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Re: [fast_randy] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 01-02-2020
Mine is actually an 8" but they would have come through a 6" just fine. Hope you enjoy it.
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - SkunkedAgain - 01-02-2020
Great fish Craig, looks like you're having a lot of fun this year... Man you guys are getting out a lot... Sure sounds like fun... Executing the plan well and getting well positioned to the win this year... good luck and keep going... Later Jeff
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - Piscophilic - 01-02-2020
Nice work Craig! It sounds likwe you had fun with those Lakers. Good on you. And you said you weren't sure you were going to do ice fishing this year[
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - Itcntogofishin - 01-02-2020
At Fire Hole fish the rock ledges 10ft to 20ft. You can also go straight across from the boat ramp along the rocks. Another spot I had luck is around the corner past the flat area to the left there are some rock ledges. Same depth. Attached are a couple of pictures from a few years ago. The two larger over 30" were caught around the corner past the flat area along the rocks. They are very good eating fresh. I have found not so good once frozen. Boil briefly in sugar water and dip in butter. Poor mans lobster.
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Re: [Itcntogofishin] Biggest trout ever - catchinon - 01-03-2020
Thanks. Those sure are some big ones.
I'm not sure if I understand your directions. If we started at the loading ramp would bear over to the right where those cliffs are. And would we go left from the beach?
What about clear across to the big cliffs to the west? Thanks again.
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Re: [catchinon] Biggest trout ever - Itcntogofishin - 01-07-2020
Sorry for the late response. Attached is a map of where I have been lucky in the past for the burbot.
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