Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
I agree that trout taste lousy, but brookies aren't a trout. It's a char, or in the salmon family if you will.
Not sure i'd call them stupid either. Catching a big trout from a tailwater on a fly is not easy. Even harder to land with a small tippet. They'll dive under rocks everytime.
All these trout were caught from a short driving distance from where I live. Not what i'd call small, and not easy on light fly rod gear.
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Ya I guess your right, them little Brookies ar'nt stupid there actually pretty darn smart. They see you comming and know your there and wont take the bait no matter how sweet it may be. I can dangle a nice little red earthworm in front of there noses and if they know your there they wont take it, even if Im all camoed out. And after they's seen it all then they practically become uncatchable.
And if you do happen to catch one they always seem to manage to swallow the hook and dont make it so you have to keep em. But it also hurts to have to throw one back when he's too small and you know he's not gonna make it, then the other critters end up with a nice Trout Dinner.
(BP)