01-09-2006, 03:56 AM
We ahve the Uinta's were there is 1,000's of little lakes with brooks, rainbow, tiger trout, albino rainbows, and grayling. The brooks are as you say 6" to 18" depending on how deep the lake is. And the waters are gin clear. You can see the albino, they look like a gold fish in a fish bowl. Have you ever tried a royal humpy? The brookies eat that thing up, also a small red wooley bugger with burnt orange tail and burnt orange grizzly hackle.
I see what you are saying about the tippet being a challenge. I don't keep the fish (my husband won't let me cook it in the house cause he hates it) so that is another reason I don't use smaller than 6X. The fish get so exhausted, that they end up dying.
I have fished trophy lakes that are stocked with 28"+ fish. Six weight rod to me, but I have seen guys take their 3 weight and play the fish to death.
I use a 2 wt on the Uinta's alot for that same thrill, but I try to land them as quick as I can. Like you said you get to eat them[cool]
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I see what you are saying about the tippet being a challenge. I don't keep the fish (my husband won't let me cook it in the house cause he hates it) so that is another reason I don't use smaller than 6X. The fish get so exhausted, that they end up dying.
I have fished trophy lakes that are stocked with 28"+ fish. Six weight rod to me, but I have seen guys take their 3 weight and play the fish to death.
I use a 2 wt on the Uinta's alot for that same thrill, but I try to land them as quick as I can. Like you said you get to eat them[cool]
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