Quite the jolt!

Over the past 3 days I have netted over 250 trout below Normandy Dam. The vast majority of the fish have been small. But using UL gear makes for a ton of fun. The past 2 days the flow has been low…when it is like that is darn near a trout every cast. Used the Major Craft Fine Tail Stream Stage 4’ 6” UL rod…Daiwa Ballistic FW 1000 S reel spooled up with Varivas Infinity PE X8 0.2 line with a section of 2# test FC leader. The lure was a 1.2 gram Daiwa Presso Eve spoon in Yellow Dagger color. They were crushing it. I knew sooner or later I would get a good one….and I did…a beautiful 17 inch rainbow. Nothing like the jolt you get when a trout hits on this setup. Life is good…and getting better!

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Beautiful fish! Looks like a lot of fun and a good looking rod as well!

Wow, that’s a lot of catching, fun fun.


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That is a good one for sure.

They are fun fish and more fun when they get larger , nice bro , looks fun.

Nice trout! Thanks for sharing

I would call those 3 great days

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It sure does sound like it! Thanks for the ride along, AH. That was an enjoyable trip to read along with.
Bob

Thanks for the comments. Got into about seventy-five, 10-11 inch fish today, before wind drove me off. I love the fact it is only a 40 minute drive with great action. Got 3 more months of this then they’ll be gone until November. Gonna wear it out while I can.

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Yes, pack in the good times while you can. Nice photos!
Bob

Heck yeah, keep sticking them!


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Had steelhead for supper tonight. Yum!

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First time I ever ate trout I made a big mistake and ate the skin. About 10 at night that taste started coming up……I have never had it since.

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The only way I like trout - besides fighting on my hook - is smoked wild trout. I never eat the local Chattahoochee river put-and-take trout.

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First time I ever ate trout I made a big mistake and ate the skin. About 10 at night that taste started coming up……I have never had it since.

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I haven't eaten trout in 36 years. We used to go to our camp for the first weekend of trout when I was a young kid I ate it baked whole in butter, got sick later that night. Didn't eat it again till I was 18, fried fillets this time, tasted fine when I was eating it, about 4 hours later I was driving down the road, had to pull over because I got sick. I don't know if it is just in my mind or a physical thing but trout just doesn't stay in my body, neither does Tequila!!! Trout and Tequila are both permanently banned from going in my mouth.

Certainly looks like fun

Even though the wind was blowing 20 MPH today and it was snowing, I couldn’t stay away from Normandy. Could only brave the elements for about an hour but had another 10 good trout.

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Beautiful trout Alphahawk. Our trout are both wild and fingerling stocked. They grow in the river and great lakes before they return to spawn. We cook our trout and salmon skin side down in the oven. I do like smoked trout and salmon though. I think there is a difference in how they taste depending on how long they have been living in the wild. The water quality in our trout streams is generally very high.

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I haven't eaten trout in 36 years. We used to go to our camp for the first weekend of trout when I was a young kid I ate it baked whole in butter, got sick later that night. Didn't eat it again till I was 18, fried fillets this time, tasted fine when I was eating it, about 4 hours later I was driving down the road, had to pull over because I got sick. I don't know if it is just in my mind or a physical thing but trout just doesn't stay in my body, neither does Tequila!!! Trout and Tequila are both permanently banned from going in my mouth.

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Sorry to hear about the tequila!:Rofl
Bob

Glad your on them.
Love me some smoked trout.


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Great catches, Trout sure can put up a good fight !