04-07-2009, 12:55 AM
I hit the Henry's Fork again today and again she was good to me. I went both below and above St. Anthony. I only had about three hours of actual fishing time, and ended up landing 14 and losing a couple. I got both a rainbow and a brown that went 19 inches on the tape, a couple 18's and several 17's. Have I mentioned that I love the Henry's Fork?
I'll tell this story becasue I'm sure it's happened to most of us before and it's frustrating as heck:
Last time I went out I found an awesome looking pool with a deep channel right allong a bank with overhanging willows. If I were a monster trout that's where I would live. I got skunked there with my nymph rig last time, so this time I came prepared with streamers and sinking line. After 7 or 8 fruitless casts I hooked up with what I was sure was the monster I had hoped and dreamed of. He ran all over the hole, bending my 5 wt in half. I never even saw him for the first few minutes. I was sure I had a 10# trout on! But then all of a sudden the fish gave up and let me real it in from about 40 feet downstream, while just sitting on top of the water, that's when I got suspicious. I finally saw it and it ended up being about a 9# sucker that I snagged in the tail[mad][:/][pirate]. Needless to say, I was just a hair dissapointed.
But all in all it was another great trip, even if it was short.
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I'll tell this story becasue I'm sure it's happened to most of us before and it's frustrating as heck:
Last time I went out I found an awesome looking pool with a deep channel right allong a bank with overhanging willows. If I were a monster trout that's where I would live. I got skunked there with my nymph rig last time, so this time I came prepared with streamers and sinking line. After 7 or 8 fruitless casts I hooked up with what I was sure was the monster I had hoped and dreamed of. He ran all over the hole, bending my 5 wt in half. I never even saw him for the first few minutes. I was sure I had a 10# trout on! But then all of a sudden the fish gave up and let me real it in from about 40 feet downstream, while just sitting on top of the water, that's when I got suspicious. I finally saw it and it ended up being about a 9# sucker that I snagged in the tail[mad][:/][pirate]. Needless to say, I was just a hair dissapointed.
But all in all it was another great trip, even if it was short.
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