South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

Hit the upper south branch near Califon in search some monsters and i was not disappointed I had my best day yet.Fished some tricky spots with allot of overhang,tons of prickly bush and steep banks and I was all alone...Perfect.I started picking fish right away all rainbows from 12"-26" all on jigs.First big fish hit the jig and went upstream peeling of drag then did a tarpon jump and went back downstream before I subdued her,I rough estimated her at ~24" 5-6lbs and back she went.I thought that was my nut for the day but an hour later i hooked into a bigger one that was like fighting a steelhead up and down the river multiple jumps and lots of drag burning,this one was bigger at ~26 and heavy maybe 8-10lbs.
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Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

You hit it just right, all the pieces came together. Overcast, not too hot not too cold, rain last week, gotta love when that happens, nice fish !!

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

nice dude i was there sat what a zoo fished for an hr turned around and went home

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

Damn that's some great fishin there dude. Nicely Done and thanks for sharing the pics.

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

wow great job, not just one fatty but two, those are some real beauties!!

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

The magic jig strikes again!!!! Was it the same one allllll day? Thanks to the fine group of people that stocked the trout in that area. Without them we'd still be catching the dinks and natives, which are adorable! Nice job my friend! Where's BUBBA???:D

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

serious footballs, nice trout shucker

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

Beasties for sure, can't get over how thick those fish are Head to Tail!!!
Congrats!!!!!

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

Sweeet!! Get the skillet going! Def a nice bag to beat the skunk. was thinking the same, 8-10 lber will get 2 skillets going. Nice catch nonetheless.

Re: South Branch Beasties 12/28
 

Slaying... Jig master flex! Sick fish dude!