11-08-2018, 12:46 PM
Just my take on North vs South. I think it’s easier to fish in solitude and consistently find browns 20 + inches down south. However up north I catch far more fish overall and the fish fight much harder. My last trip I used an 8’6” 5 wt ( 12 year old Orvis T3). That rod was over kill on those fish. Other than 1 fish that I barely hooked and came off in the first 2 seconds they didn’t begin to have a fighting chance. I don’t think it took me 15 seconds to land any fish. I think even a descent 3 wt would have performed as well. Up north a lot of the bigger fish really put up a fight. If they get past you downstream they’re off to the races and a challenge to land. I don’t play any trout. I fight hard and it’s probably never took me more than a minute to land any trout.But besides the solitude and the importance of very accurate casting I really enjoy the challenge of landing a big fish in fast water. And to think of it because of the general slower water down south the casting is very forgiving. I also enjoy being able to catch trout without having to put on warm clothing much more of the year down south. They’re both great areas even if a bit different. Utah on a whole is thankfully underrated on its fly fishing.
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