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I felt like the recent filming of Henrys Ice Fishing was well done and showed the beauty of fishing Henrys early in the morning.
They came from Minnesota so they are not used to handling trout. They just don't understand how delicate/wussy cutthroat can be compared to walleye or pike so they gill them just like walleye and pike. This is not a flame post just an acknowledgement that they have some learning to do in the ways of handling trout.
Overall I very much enjoyed the program. I also found it interesting that they were catching plenty of trout on spoons that nobody really uses around here.
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I've been having decent luck at Henry's on spoons for a while now. I think I first used one there about 3 years ago. I've actually found them to be pretty effective, but my bigger fish are coming off of other stuff. Don't usually catch anything over about 20 inches on spoons.
I noticed the gilling of fish in the video, but I didn't think that any of the fish they released were going to die. Maybe I need to watch again. I don't think that trout are nearly as delicate in the winter as they are during the warmer months. As long as you don't make them bleed, they do pretty well in the winter, IMHO.
I liked the show. I hope it doesn't bring so much attention to HL that it is detrimental, but with all the recent talk about it being over populated maybe more pressure would actually improve the fishery.
I also thought that several of the fish they were calling hybrids were straight up cuts, but I'd need to watch when I can pay more attention.
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The camera guys did an excellent job of showing how beautiful Henry's Lake really is. A 10 pound fish would have been the cherry on top however we were perfectly thrilled with scores of 3-5 pound fish. H&H is right, we weren't great at identifying the hybrids/cutts. We had a quick tutorial from another old boy on the ice and went with it. Our bad.
The holding them by the gills happened strictly out of habit. When you handle as many pike and eyes as we do out here in the Midwest, it just becomes instinct. I appreciate the feedback and will watch out for that in the future. If it helps, I assure you that every fish we released took off healthy with as much energy as the fight.
I got to live in Idaho for a few years. It's cool to introduce my buddies from back home to the outstanding fisheries in the Gem State. When I fished Henry's a handful of times in the past, I've always fished spoons. Gold seems to be the color every time and hasn't let me down. Henry's fish I've cleaned in the past have had sculpins in their stomachs, the spoons surely imitate something close.
Glad you enjoyed it.
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Andy really enjoyed the show. I think it's great you guys put so many miles and dedicate time to a great sport. I've learned a ton from the shows and I feel it's greatly increased my catch rates. What I liked was your guys' honesty in not knowing the type of fish and not just trying to make it up. Good work guys!
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[quote cbassonafly]What I liked was your guys' honesty in not knowing the type of fish and not just trying to make it up. Good work guys![/quote]
Maybe I made it seem like I was condescending. That was not my intent. I agree with you.
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i apologize that was not my intent to make your comment seem condescending. That was just my observation from when I watched the show. Its just nice to watch a show where the guys aren't full of themselves and they give a lot a helpful tips and explore waters that I can only dream of gettin to.
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I agree I loved their attitude. I was surprised to not see a big brook trout. We happened to catch several in the couple days I had to fish it. They must have just not run into them.
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Pretty cool to see some Midwest guys come out and appreciate what a lot of us take for granted. Was nice to see them be honest about lack of knowledge. Good watch.
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[quote windriver]I agree I loved their attitude. I was surprised to not see a big brook trout. We happened to catch several in the couple days I had to fish it. They must have just not run into them.
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I was there for 3 days and only caught 1 small brookie. I've had other times when with my "special bait", I've caught 50%+ brookies. Can't seem to figure that out. Brookies are the bigger draw for me, but for some reason I just couldn't seem to get one. IT wasn't just me, either, I only saw a few that were caught by others.
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Now that I think about it we only caught five Brook Trout. That isn't that many in two days of fishing.
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Really enjoyed your video and the way you do a fishing show. Mind sharing a link to those spoons you were using? Also, were you tipping them with any type of bait?
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