Arctic Char through the Ice

[gnuisance]

Who brings their vexilar and jigging rods on a family ski vacation? This guy!!
Spent a week in Colorado and got a chance to sneak out to the Dillon Reservoir in summit county which is one of two places in the lower 48 that has char. Unfortunately didn't get a monster but did manage a smaller one as well as some trout. Also dropped an estimated 8-10 lb brown on 3# line. Fought him to the hole twice and looked me right in the eye and popped me off. DAMN!!

Char:

http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad146/gnuisance/char1_zpsvydkvydw.jpg (http://s930.photobucket.com/user/gnuisance/media/char1_zpsvydkvydw.jpg.html)

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Colorado Rainbow for comparison:

http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad146/gnuisance/rainbow1_zpsgpllojab.jpg (http://s930.photobucket.com/user/gnuisance/media/rainbow1_zpsgpllojab.jpg.html)

[Taxman]

Nice!!!

[Jigman13]

Char are delicious! Nice catching!

[Chrisper4694]

that sounds like some fun right there! can you imagine the reverse... someone coming into nj from out of state and fishing an unknown place with no prior knowledge and actually being successful, not likely haha.

[Delawareriver]

Pretty cool, congratulations

[HerringKing]

Thats awesome! I've always wanted to get one.

[bigboy5522]

Pretty fish

[FASTEDDIE29]

American badass!!! This dude knows his stuff for sure! One day he's on a Yak coaxing 30 lb Stripers, than off to Walleye and wrestling real Alligators, LOL!!! From there he goes to Colorado and makes the locals drool all over there coveralls!?!? Arctic Char!!! YEA BUDDY!!! Keep doin what your doin my friend! Not sure why you came to NJ but I'm glad you did! Study, seek and conquer all species abroad!!!!!:D

[gnuisance]

American badass!!! This dude knows his stuff for sure! One day he's on a Yak coaxing 30 lb Stripers, than off to Walleye and wrestling real Alligators, LOL!!! From there he goes to Colorado and makes the locals drool all over there coveralls!?!? Arctic Char!!! YEA BUDDY!!! Keep doin what your doin my friend! Not sure why you came to NJ but I'm glad you did! Study, seek and conquer all species abroad!!!!!:D

Hahaha! Thanks Eddie

[JDTuna]

Very nice! Char are still on my bucket list!

[AndyS]

That's alright ! Nice fish !

[cnk0014]

This is awesome congrats!

[Dave B.]

Nice job on the Char! Glad you posted the pics so folks could see how much they resemble our local native char, AKA brook trout, and their transplanted cousins the lakers.