Rainbow pic

[BCrams]

I had a very interesting fly fishing weekend. My father in law, who is from Nova Scotia was out and I took him fly fishing. I had heard a rumour about a small lake with nice fish.

Here's a sample pic of the fish my father in law caught. ~31-32 inches and 11 lbs. We wore out our arms and this fish isn't even the biggest one from the lake, but a good photo.

Thought I would share.

[newhunterette]

beautiful fish - gotta be proud of that catch for sure

[Sideofabarn]

Man that's a slab! What was the pattern of choice?

[BCrams]

Size 12 light olive micro leach did the job on that fish

[frenchbar]

Size 12 light olive micro leach did the job on that fishWhat a bullet !!! Did he get any air time rams . Those big rainys are what we flyfishers dream of.Good way to keep in good books with the inlaws:wink:

[srupp]

WOW!!! What a fish...:tongue:....gee....amazing how these rumors start :wink:..

Great to meet your father in law..did he find his cell phone???

Thanks for keeping the "secret " on this gem of a lake...I never saw this photo on Bernies camera only of him holding the fish...

I am tying more flies up for Susan and our fly fishing trip next week..

Cheers

Steven

[BCrams]

Yep ... it was a pleasure to see Steven! He knows fly fishing as well as he does grizzlies!!

[huntwriter]

Thanks for keeping the "secret " on this gem of a lake...I never saw this photo on Bernies camera only of him holding the fish...

I am tying more flies up for Susan and our fly fishing trip next week..

Cheers

Steven

And here I was about to ask for directions to the lake...talk about being greedy.:biggrin:

Nice fish by the way!8)

[000buck]

holy smoker mmmmmmmmmm smoked trout... what a fish.

[Rock Doctor]

Awesome Fish, very impressive.

[Fisher-Dude]

I can't believe Rams hasn't noticed that little transmitter I put under his truck. :wink:

Beauty 'bow. Makes me wanna win the Lotto and fish 'n' hunt full time!

[Leaseman]

Great fish!!!....Figures Steven would be involved....:shock:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Is that a fish tail I see hanging out of it's mouth??:shock:...............................;)

Egats! What a pig!!:cool:
He must have thought they stocked Atlantic Salmon in that lake:)!


Atta show him a good time!!

SSS

[Elkhound]

Mental note. Got to go up and get Steven drunk........get him to spill the beans on deer, grizzly, and now fishing spots.:wink::biggrin: This trip will cost me

[srupp]

hmmm ELKHOUND..sounds good..:biggrin: maybe even spill the beans on moose , californian bighorn..goats,and deer..sheeeeeeeeeeeesh after 30 years of hunting and fishing the Cariboo I must haVE LEARNED SOMTHUN..:roll:

We are truly blessed here..all big game species..PLUS..amazing trout fishing..there are some lakes here that have HAWGS..even much bigger than Bernies wonderful trophy .....come look at the photo on my locker door at work..20 pounds on FLY.....

Steven

[Gateholio]

Size 12 light olive micro leach did the job on that fish


Nice try...We can all see the finfish bait in the pic....



:wink:

[Fisher-Dude]

Nice try...We can all see the finfish bait in the pic....



:wink:

When did Rams start fishin' with Tinney? :confused:

[sealevel]

I am sure thats one of tinneys hybrids . a rainbow crossed with a tuna

[srupp]

actually the lake does indeed have some Gerrards ...Kootenay strain of rainbow..known for fast growth and poor fighting..lol however the one Bernie caught and Greg is holding is a Kamloops rainbow...amazing speciman..

Anyhow the Gerrard is a very agressive fish strain and I have had great success on a elaboratly tied minnow pattern called a "red sided shiner " fished in fast erratic type presentation..just like fishing for coho...almost same size too.....


Steven

[ThinAir]

Awesome rainbow!

[sealevel]

i guess i will hyjack this thread . but i hear all the time about gerrards being interducted into all these lakes . Do`s anyone know this for a fact or is it just when a real deep rainbow is caught its called a gerrard. I always understood it was the water quility and the oxygen in the lardo river and trout lake that created the gerrards and without the added oxygen would just become a normal rainbow

[srupp]

nope just a different strain of fish..no way at all close to kamloops strain..different head, tail, markings fight etc etc etc..

Steven

[sealevel]

OK steve you are rite gerrards were stocked in ---- lake witch grows them to 12lbs . But i hear all the time of gerrards being stocked in arrow and shuswap witch i don`t beleave.

[srupp]

sealevel..one of our huntshoot guys actually stocks the lakes...

and the Gerrards get much much much bigger than 13 pounds..try OVER 20...

And I do "believe " I did read about Shushwap lake and Gerrards...

cheers

Steven

[bsa30-06]

congrats on a monster fish, and what sounds like it was a great trip.
Doesnt surprise me at all to see that steven was involved, i dont know him and have never talked to him, but you dont have to read to many posts to see that this guy is willing to help out guys anyway he can.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

Rams ... You and I gots some bizniss to discuss ... Nice day fer fishin aint it buddy.

Congrats
Mikey

[steelheadSABO]

a slowly trolled doc spratly always seems to work in 100mile area