10-10-2012, 02:16 PM
Big Rainbows are not that common. I fish there a lot and to say caught constantly is a bold statement. Cutthroat maybe.
The lake was hit hard and all the big ones were kept, that is why they made the restrictions back then.
I had some guy at the bar bragging how he and his buddies would go catch a bunch of big trout, throw them in the back of the truck, cover them with a bag then go back.
You still see poaching up there, but the regs have made a change for the better.
I do remember several years ago I caught 6 or 7 over 24" (cutts with an occasional bow) in a couple hour stretch. That was normal (pontoon and fly rod).
It has changed, but it will be.
I caught "one" chub this three day weekend. It was about 12" long. Not bad out of all the fish caught.[cool]
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The lake was hit hard and all the big ones were kept, that is why they made the restrictions back then.
I had some guy at the bar bragging how he and his buddies would go catch a bunch of big trout, throw them in the back of the truck, cover them with a bag then go back.
You still see poaching up there, but the regs have made a change for the better.
I do remember several years ago I caught 6 or 7 over 24" (cutts with an occasional bow) in a couple hour stretch. That was normal (pontoon and fly rod).
It has changed, but it will be.
I caught "one" chub this three day weekend. It was about 12" long. Not bad out of all the fish caught.[cool]
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