A beautiful fall day and a big chomp to remember🤠

[dflett68]

that's a sensational bow. have seen many built like that down below the lower hatchery at RF, and always suspected they were from the lake.

 

[Mike Ediger]

Outstanding!

 

[Billy]

When I noticed the proximity of the dorsal spine I thought to myself, "hope he's wearing a cup."

That's a lot of angry cat to have trying to roll in your lap.

We became friends once I got the lure out

 

[Peach]

Great report, got to love the diversity of fish

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

There's so much awesome here:

• walleye on the fly (awesome)
• tank trout on a fast retrieve (awesome)
• random guy furthering the stoke (awesome)
• big bass (by my standards....also, awesome)
• Loses phone, but gets it back (awesome)
• 3' catfish (awesome)
• 3' catfish provides usable rattletrap (awesome)
• Cool fly (awesome)

I seriously think that of all the above, the dude that stopped is the best part. The visual of him driving way with the fist pump out the window is pure gold.

 

[Merle]

Yes, really just an epic day, congrats!

So reading thru again, did all the fish come on that same fly? If so that's even more awesome.

 

[Doublebluff]

Incredible!

 

[Pink Nighty]

There's so much awesome here:

• walleye on the fly (awesome)
• tank trout on a fast retrieve (awesome)
• random guy furthering the stoke (awesome)
• big bass (by my standards....also, awesome)
• Loses phone, but gets it back (awesome)
• 3' catfish (awesome)
• 3' catfish provides usable rattletrap (awesome)
• Cool fly (awesome)

I seriously think that of all the above, the dude that stopped is the best part. The visual of him driving way with the fist pump out the window is pure gold.

Providing gasoline for the stoke fire when someone gets a slab is one of the great joys in life.

 

[Billy]

Yes, really just an epic day, congrats!

So reading thru again, did all the fish come on that same fly? If so that's even more awesome.

All but one. Fished a yellow tail version about 5 minutes before I got restless and went back to green.

 

[wanderingrichard]

@Billy
That was a brown bullhead, right? What's the state record for a fly caught bown bullhead, or any catfish for that matter?

 

[Snopro]

It's a channel catfish. A brown bullhead would be 18-20" max.

 

[wanderingrichard]

Ok. Respectable fish regardless. Just checked. State says their record of a 37.7 lb channel cat. I think even @Billy would have had problems landing one that size from a 'toon

 

[speyflyfisher]

Billy, does your tube have the motor option?

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Billy, does your tube have the motor option?

He had a two stoke motor going, random dude and Billy power....

 

[Billy]

Billy, does your tube have the motor option?

It has the option but they can't ship it to the states fiscally.

 

[speyflyfisher]

How does a belly boat from the Netherlands end up in the basin anyway. Maybe a fishing trip to BC and return with twin screws

 

[Billy]

How does a belly boat from the Netherlands end up in the basin anyway. Maybe a fishing trip to BC and return with twin screws

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