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Floated with a friend on monday from Ora to vernon. Fishing was a little slow until around noon for us and then in a matter of 15 minutes we saw three 20"+ fish get caught by boats that were passing by and then I hooked into a big Brown that was over 20" I could not net before it broke off my fly. right after i broke off my friend hooked another brown that he fought for about 15 minutes. We tried to net it a few times but it would not fit into the net. i'll bet it was probably 26" at least and extremely fat. it finally threw his size 16 beadhead and disappeared. Even though we never landed any of the pigs we had a great time trying.
there were a lot of people but most were courteous and we had a great time.
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I have felt your pain my friend....
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Dang, that doesn't sound like heartbreak. That sounds like a great time with some early releases. Congratulations!
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That is a big fish on a small nymph. You would think a 26 inch brown would mainly feed on 12 inch rainbows.
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Chalk that up as an LDR (Long Distance Release). Some days when things are slow I start keeping an LDR count.[laugh]
I always count the strike and hookup as the most exciting part anyway.
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ouch! at least you had a good time, and im even more impressed with the courtesy of everyone else. im planning a fall trip up there this year for the first time and cant wait.
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Sounds like a fun day none the less. At least you have a witness to attest to your story.
I was on the South Fork and hooked into a monster brown and it took off with about 50 yds of my line and just snapped it right off. Luckily my buddy was with me so when i tell the story i make sure he is around to let people know i am being honest.
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