The biggest trout you ever caught

**This End Up** · 04-20-2006, 09:44 AM

Proabably just an old stocked rainbow in Clear Creek Res near leadville, but it was the biggest fishy I'd ever caught. 20" from shore with a lure similar to a Rapala.

**Pow4Brains** · 04-20-2006, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Tectonically_Neglected

pike does not equal trout

This is a Laker not a Pike.

Here is a pike another lucky fucker friend of mine caught at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal last spring. 44” 20+ pounds. It ate a leech and was caught on a 7 weight with NO STEEL leader. This shit just doesn’t happen to me

L7 · 04-20-2006, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by Pow4Brains

This is a Laker not a Pike.

Here is a pike another lucky fucker friend of mine caught at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal last spring. 44” 20+ pounds. It ate a leech and was caught on a 7 weight with NO STEEL leader. This shit just doesn’t happen to me

Thanks for clarifying that. Although I couldn't argue with the statement pike does not equal trout it had nothing to do with my photo of a lake trout.

**Pow4Brains** · 04-20-2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by L7

Thanks for clarifying that. Although I couldn't argue with the statement pike does not equal trout it had nothing to do with my photo of a lake trout.

10-4 the clarification is for Tectonically_Neglected....I figured you knew what you caught.

Nice fish. Where and what did you get it on?

**Knockneed Man** · 04-20-2006, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by MidwayJ

Here's a photo of me releasing the largest brown trout ever... IGFA didn't qualify it as a world record because my leader was too long. Caught on a shimano tiagra 130 w/ 130lb test and 500 lb mono leader, using a large nightcrawler for bait.

Thats sick... So I dont hijack further I'll post in "Dorsal Fins".

NICE FREAKIN TROUTS BY THE WAY!

**schindlerpiste** · 04-20-2006, 11:11 AM

I once caught a 23" brown. It was pink inside and yummy.

**Humble** · 04-20-2006, 11:16 AM

me and my dad always have a good laugh at some of the harcore trout fishers on Texas Creek, we roll with Zebco 33 classics, ugly sticks and spiiner bait we use for sandbass and crappie

a total Bass setup minus the lure =P

edit: we laugh because they always try to help us and tell us how we should be fishing, and we always catch enough in one week for a 60-80 person fish fry in October =P

**Tippster** · 04-20-2006, 11:38 AM

That's not FISHING... that's CATCHING. Fucking Cheater.

**Humble** · 04-20-2006, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Tippster

That's not FISHING... that's CATCHING. Fucking Cheater.

OH SO TRUE

im only a catch and release guy now anyways... anyone else fish Texas Creek near cotapxi... or like browns canyon/royal gorge...

im trying to find my pics of dry lakes... soooo sooo trippy

edit: Linkage: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=51805

**FrankZappa** · 04-20-2006, 01:54 PM

this one time, up at band camp, I once caught a fish this...

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Big.

**half-fast** · 04-20-2006, 01:59 PM

17 lb steelhead out of Irondequoit Creek near Rochester, NY drifting an egg sac

35 lb king salmon out of salmon river, ny on a single egg

**Humble** · 04-20-2006, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by half-fast

35 lb king salmon out of salmon river, ny on a single egg

thats impressive... i would love to see that monster if ya got pics!

**half-fast** · 04-20-2006, 02:34 PM

its on video somewhere, no stills. I'll see if I can dig it up

(that size isn't unusual in that river-the fly record is over 50lbs)

**train07** · 04-20-2006, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by half-fast

the fly record is over 50lbs)

that's one big fly

L7 · 04-20-2006, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Pow4Brains

10-4 the clarification is for Tectonically_Neglected....I figured you knew what you caught.

Nice fish. Where and what did you get it on?

I knew the clarification was for TN, just meant thanks for saving me from doing it.

I caught it on some shiny lure ( more catching then fishing) and 10 lb test. No idea how the line stayed intact with the prick darting back forth under the boat and dragging the line across the bottom of it. Here's where I caught it more or less. http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...in=0&longsec=0

You may have to zoom out some to really sort out where it is.

Not too worried about giving the secret away. Not really much of a fisherman just dumb assed luck to catch the biggest fish of the week up there that week.

**slippy** · 04-20-2006, 10:54 PM

22" Brown Trout. I got lucky.

**Lone Star** · 04-20-2006, 11:27 PM

24" lake trout. He was hung up for a while on some rocks and we watched another Mack come in to check out the commotion... that one looked like it could have eaten the one that was on my line, so I never really got a big head about it... instant humbling.

**Jiehkevarri** · 04-21-2006, 02:58 AM

think Tap might be close! Nice Pig (rainbow)

Who's got a Toad (brown) in double digits?

I've got one at 4.5 kilogram = 9.920 801 798 pound, 69cm = about 27,6"
So, pretty close to double digits! (Caught at Finnish Bay on 3th of December 2001, just few miles outside of Helsinki City, our Capital!). Here's the pic:

Ok, it's a sea going brown trout...the ones we call "sea trouts" here. But Baltic Sea (and Finnish Bay especially) is brackish water anyway (= a mix of salt and fresh water)...so I don't know if this counts?

Still, the catch of my life. The sea trout is very picky one when in the sea (actually easier to catch when in the river in these parts of the world) and these days everything over 3kg (~6 pounds) is pretty rare.

**Pow4Brains** · 04-22-2006, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jiehkevarri

I've got one at 4.5 kilogram = 9.920 801 798 pound, 69cm = about 27,6"
So, pretty close to double digits! (Caught at Finnish Bay on 3th of December 2001, just few miles outside of Helsinki City, our Capital!). Here's the pic:

Ok, it's a sea going brown trout...the ones we call "sea trouts" here. But Baltic Sea (and Finnish Bay especially) is brackish water anyway (= a mix of salt and fresh water)...so I don't know if this counts?

Still, the catch of my life. The sea trout is very picky one when in the sea (actually easier to catch when in the river in these parts of the world) and these days everything over 3kg (~6 pounds) is pretty rare.

Nice! Yeah, I’d really love to get down to Patagonia and chase some of those monster sea run browns and do some “summer skiing”.

**mnflyfish** · 04-26-2006, 03:04 PM

My largest was 24 inch, but mine came from Wisconsin so that was a real trophy for the area. Your trout is HUGE! Great picture.

Good Luck,
Jay

**Clack** · 04-26-2006, 03:38 PM

Here's my Dad two weeks ago in BC.

**jibco** · 04-26-2006, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by This End Up

Proabably just an old stocked rainbow in Clear Creek Res near leadville, but it was the biggest fishy I'd ever caught. 20" from shore with a lure similar to a Rapala.

This is about as large as any of the biggest trout I've caught. Mostly streams outside of Lander, WY. Some of you guys have hooked bigass trout.

**Jiehkevarri** · 04-27-2006, 02:10 AM

Nice! Yeah, I’d really love to get down to Patagonia and chase some of those monster sea run browns and do some “summer skiing”.

Thanks.

Wasn't there a story in some old powder about a guy who ski toured (w/ some light tele set up) around Patagonia and had also some light fly fishing gear with him? (talkin' about livin' the life!)