First fish of 2023

[ThomasM]

My home water dropped into very nice shape Sunday so I was able to get out for several hours in the afternoon. Hooked a steelhead right off the bat and had it on for maybe 3sec before the LDR.

Then I worked my ass off for the skunkbuster below. Yuki was impressed...

 

[Tom Butler]

This small fish was the first to net of 2023, on a hares ear. I had a better fish on the egg on point but as you can see I had issues with streamside vegetation.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

This small fish was the first to net of 2023. I had a better fish on the egg on point but as you can see I had issues with streamside vegetation at one point.
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Not gonna lie, a little bit disappointed your first fish of 2023 wasn't a triple header. Or at least a double.

 

[Tom Butler]

Not gonna lie, a little bit disappointed your first fish of 2023 wasn't a triple header. Or at least a double.

I got a dry fly eat on a tiny fly today so I'm happy.

 

[Phil K]

Zero for Two. 'Could be worse, at least I'm not running for House Speaker.

 

[Tim L]

Very odd weather in NE Ohio. We have thawed waters in January, go figure. I set out Thursday eve to look for rainbows in a familiar pond and found a good number of them along the banks...

 

[Bambooflyguy]

3/8 on a semi local lake.....one 17” rainbow on a #20 chironomid!

 

[LakeGuy]

4 out of 6 on a scud,average size 20”Caught on Thursday.

 

[the_chemist]

Better half gave me a 4 hour hall pass.

 

[Ernie]

Better half gave me a 4 hour hall pass.View attachment 49109

I am fortunate to have a wife who does not require me to have a hall pass. Maybe because our children are adults now.
Nice first fish for 2023!

 

[the_chemist]

I am fortunate to have a wife who does not require me to have a hall pass. Maybe because our children are adults now.
Nice first fish for 2023!

Ya a toddler and a new born have temporarily changed my fishing availability.

 

[Tom Butler]

temporarily

Keep telling yourself that. Wait until league sport age. Once they hit high school maybe.

 

[Doublebluff]

I got a whitefish, too.

 

[Wanative]

Caught today on the white fly shown below.

 

[Ceviche]

Sorry no pics, but, you know, Greenlake. First outing last week at my fav lake was skunk shit on cold toast. Today was hard-earned and won.

Two, 2 or 3 second hooks ups and one bump. Also three fly changes. Went through a new pattern (too much UV bling?), a recent go-to pattern, and finally asking, “WWTLD?” (What Would Tim Lockhart Do?). TBH, it was nothing more than pulling out a #12 black mini-bugger.

Last fly change turned up a 14” rainbow. The earlier errors reminded me to “play” and not “fight” the fish. Sometimes the worst days lead to a good day’s lesson-reward.

BTW, no pic of the fish, but my friend posted the rod bend on IG.

 

[cole_p]

Pretty average for NZ but the river was like a jungle and was able to sight fish this guy. After losing plenty of nymphs in the trees I was pretty stoked to get the eat. 22”

 

[mattsavage]

Caught today on the white fly shown below.
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Is that a searun? the tail on that thing is massive!

 

[troutpocket]

Don’t know if I will get anything but I’m hoping for a first outing this weekend.

 

[Wanative]

Is that a searun? the tail on that thing is massive!

It is from a lake. Odd shaped body for sure.

 

[DoesItFloat]

An hour to kill resulted in a brat to kill.