frozen-fire Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Trip of a lifetime for sure. The fishing was fantastic and it was great to experience it with people that share the same passion. Advice for anyone going for bulls: Do NOT stick your fingers into a big bull trout mouth to get your hook back. Use pliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Way to go Mike....looks like a dream come true! Awesome pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirogak Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Just breathtaking pics ... nice report. Glad you went and I dream of my trip out west sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Those runs look incredible. The scenery alone is worth the trip. Those were exceptional Bull Trout, real monsters even for BC. Next time you guys might want to rig up a baitcast floatrod (Loomis 1263c's are very popular there for a reason). They can give you distance without the really heavy weight and they are usually shorter so you can actually jig your flies while under the slip float. Somtimes that really helps. All in all we can all see why they call BC "Super Natural" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks again guys Those runs look incredible. The scenery alone is worth the trip. Those were exceptional Bull Trout, real monsters even for BC. Next time you guys might want to rig up a baitcast floatrod (Loomis 1263c's are very popular there for a reason). They can give you distance without the really heavy weight and they are usually shorter so you can actually jig your flies while under the slip float. Somtimes that really helps. All in all we can all see why they call BC "Super Natural" Definitely will consider a baitcaster next time - Mostly just for the retrieval speed. By the end of the trip, I had callouses on my thumb and index finger just from reeling my float reel . Closer to the end of the trip, I mostly used hardware on a 9’6” MH spinning rod and thinking back now, I should’ve jumped on the 10’6” GL3 before my friend did. Advice for anyone going for bulls: Do NOT stick your fingers into a big bull trout mouth to get your hook back. Use pliers. Was it wrong when I LOL’d when that happened.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Looks like an amazing trip. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Shock and awe, incredible rivers and incredible scenery and fish, thanks for an amazing documentary on a trip of a lifetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Great report. Like your "the down & dirty technique". Edited November 20, 2012 by fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks for taking the time to post such and great trip for us all to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guidofisherman Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 What a great trip report! I loved the photography, especially the underwater shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) Amazing trip! Love those big bull trout. Congrats on knocking one off the bucket list. TDunn Edited November 17, 2012 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Fantastic photos and report Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.M.05 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Pure fish porn. Some amazing trout and scenery. Bull trout and cutties are some of my bucket list fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Unreal report and great story. Must of been fun for sure. Great collection of pictures! Thanks for sharing, awesome catch's btw!! MTBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickmyarmpit Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Awesome fishing defiantly a trip I would love to take... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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