Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

It's highly unlikely that rainbows will reproduce in the Valley. They do go through the process though. I have fished for them on the north shoreline when they were nesting, but this was yrs. ago.

As far as keeping the fish......to each his own. I don't keep any fish at the Valley and would almost feel guilty if I kept a trout that RVTA members paid for (a tagged trout). I will be sending my application to the RVTA because of the good work they are doing. I believe the bait stocking is gonna bring the lake back to the way it was or somewhere near.

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

Sick fish! Esp from shore! Congrats to whoever caught it. Def fish of a lifetime...

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

well said Bicey, Im sending mine in too altho ive only fished it twice in my life, its a beautiful body of water and the RVTA is doing good things

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

The merits of catch and release or catch and keep should not even be do discussed on this thread. I'm not going to post a catch if I'm going to have to listen to this crap about whether I should have released it or not.
Nice fish buddy.

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

The angler is my buddy Bruce, He stopped by to show me the fish on his way home. What a SLOB! Happy to see such a nice guy get a nice fish like that. That man is a fishin magician!

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

I'm not going to go into the C&R debate but from personal experience....

A couple of years ago the first fish I ever pulled out of the Valley was a trophy golden trout. The tag was gone as a club member had caught and released it a few weeks earlier. It was a downright amazing day for me catching that fish and my application and check to join the club was sent in a day later. Really changed my outlook and appreciation for sport fishing, none of which probably would have happened had the fish not been released to make my day a few weeks later.

Not too long ago I was told by someone in the club that one of the goldens was caught and released 3 and maybe even 4 times. Those fish do get caught again is my point

In any case the shore guys have been nailing the trophies pretty good this season. Congrats to all of them.

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

Yesterday afternoon, wading RVR's eastern shore, caught on a Yo Zuri:

15" & 18" browns, 23" tagged rainbow: released 'em ('bow still has tag).

Had another BIG one on, but lost it. And, a couple of follows.

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

Yesterday afternoon, caught & released, 2 tagged mega 'bows.

@ the same area as my above post, they were about 24" but deep bodied / heavier than my last week's C & R. Had one follow by a smaller trout.
Theyr'e out there!

An osprey w/fish, flew high overhead harassed by an immature B. eagle. When a mature eagle joined in, the osprey dropped the fish into the res. But surprisingly, the eagles flew off, & didn't go after the fish

Re: RVTA tag 1008..... Bow-a-saurus!!
 

Congrats on an amazing catch!!!