TR: Another Maitland story

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:44:14 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:


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I now know where I'm going smallie fishing this summer. . . .



Holy cow, I suggest you pack a shotgun instead of fly gear. Those sound like
monsters!!

Nice TR.
--riverman


I've never run into smallies like this before -- big ones, yes -- this
tough -- no. It's something to realize that you have a 10 wt. 14'6"
fast action, spey rod in your hand, designed to subdue 20 lb. Atlantic
salmon and that smallie, hunkered down in the current, has the thing
bent to the cork.

The steelie -- well, it's typical of a streambred fish with enough
generations beyond its hatchery days to put the "wild" back in it.
There's no comparison between hooking into one of these and a lame,
hatchery football. RW likes to talk about faux steelhead -- I don't
think any Left coaster, or Idahoan for that matter, would turn his
nose up at this fish. I was stunned to see it jump so far downstream
and realize that this fish was attached to my line (for a few moments
longer).

Peter

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