Muskies in Fish Lake

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[cool][#0000ff]I will definitely agree about the bows in Yuba being hard fighters. I had a couple of days there last fall when I caught several between 3 and 6 pounds. Almost every fish came out of the water more than once and none of them gave up without several minutes of slugging it out. A couple of the larger fish took of on long runs, peeling yards of line off the drag. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have caught quite a few steelhead along the Pacific coast and the Yuba bows come as close to steelhead as any trout I have ever caught.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sure the high protein diet (fathead minnows) helps them store up a lot of energy. It is always interesting to compare the feeding and fighting characteristics of the same species of fish in different waters. Water temps and water chemistry can play a role too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As a species the tiger trout seem to be rated pretty high as fighters wherever they are found. It must be their brown trout side of the family because brookies are not widely known for being very tough. Pretty, good eating and fun to catch...but not tough.[/#0000ff]
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