Spent a couple of hours in the river today, had four hits for just the one solid rainbow (approx 600 gms) hooked which I finished up losing while messing around getting the camera out much to my disgust.. That rainbow had I landed it would have been a season best rainbow too but it wasn't to be. On the way back to the car I had a few casts in a small stream, it was there I caught & released my best trout of the season, a 1.75 gm (3 lb 13 ozs) brown that absolutely smashed the little Mepps #00 (1.5 gram) Stone Fly Bug spinner.. Thankfully the 4 lb fine Platypus Super 100 mono line held strong.. In the end I went home very happy, the fishing gods saved the day for me..
cheers
Adrian..
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1.75 kg wild brown trout.
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A quick selfie before it's released back in the stream.
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After twenty minutes of recovery it was good and on it's way..
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It totally engulfed the little Bug spinner..
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The little 1.5 gram Stone Fly Bug, a little worse for wear..
cheers
Adrian..
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1.75 kg wild brown trout.
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A quick selfie before it's released back in the stream.
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After twenty minutes of recovery it was good and on it's way..
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It totally engulfed the little Bug spinner..
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The little 1.5 gram Stone Fly Bug, a little worse for wear..
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