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Wow. Last time I fished the Wilson River (about 2 weeks ago) I caught about 25 trout, only 2 of which were over 10 inches. Today started slowly but progressed nicely.
I arrived at my favorite fishing hole and didn't get a substantial bite for the first hour. I decided to move to a different spot and on my 3rd throw landed a 14" trout. It was one of the bigger fish I have caught on the Wilson and I was excited. About 10 minutes later I caught another nice trout that I estimated at 13 inches.
Moving downstream a little I caught a few more, somewhere around 10 inches and was having a blast. I was running out of bait (and was getting hungry myself) and decided to backtrack and throw a few more into the hole where I had caught the first two bigger trout. On about my 4th throw I felt a huge tug, set the hook and saw a flash of silver in the river. But I missed him.
Patiently I decided to give it 10 more minutes and just as I was about ready to leave I hooked a huge trout...I didn't have a tape measure but it must have been about 19 to 20 inches. This fish was huge and I caught him on pretty light tackle. After taking a few pictures (and a 15 second video of reviving and releasing him which was taken accidentally) I decided to head home. There would be no bigger fish caught today.
If it matters all of the fish that I caught today were revived and released to live longer lives, and possibly be caught by some of the fine folks here.
I had almost given up on the Wilson, due to the small fish that I always seemed to catch. Today was different and I am pretty stoked about it.
I arrived at my favorite fishing hole and didn't get a substantial bite for the first hour. I decided to move to a different spot and on my 3rd throw landed a 14" trout. It was one of the bigger fish I have caught on the Wilson and I was excited. About 10 minutes later I caught another nice trout that I estimated at 13 inches.
Moving downstream a little I caught a few more, somewhere around 10 inches and was having a blast. I was running out of bait (and was getting hungry myself) and decided to backtrack and throw a few more into the hole where I had caught the first two bigger trout. On about my 4th throw I felt a huge tug, set the hook and saw a flash of silver in the river. But I missed him.
Patiently I decided to give it 10 more minutes and just as I was about ready to leave I hooked a huge trout...I didn't have a tape measure but it must have been about 19 to 20 inches. This fish was huge and I caught him on pretty light tackle. After taking a few pictures (and a 15 second video of reviving and releasing him which was taken accidentally) I decided to head home. There would be no bigger fish caught today.
If it matters all of the fish that I caught today were revived and released to live longer lives, and possibly be caught by some of the fine folks here.
I had almost given up on the Wilson, due to the small fish that I always seemed to catch. Today was different and I am pretty stoked about it.
