12-07-2015, 11:32 PM
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.
Andy Fiolka
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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.
Andy Fiolka
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