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Got up at 6am and went on the hunt for the infamous RV trout. Round Valley is either a great success or utter failure for me, and my records here aren't that good. The last two trips I got the skunk, and a cold, but the warmer weathers persuaded me to still go. Stopped on the way down at Behre tackle shop, and got my usual 2 dozen shiners. When I rolled up into the boat dock area I was surprised that I was the only one there. The first area I fished was the sand bank across from the boat ramp. I fished from 6:30 to 9 with nothing but a good view, and a few birds. Coming to the conclusion that today was not my day, I packed up my stuff and went on a hike to find a new fishing spot. Once I go there I casted all three rods, shiners under a slip float, and chilled out. In the span of the next two hours I only got one bite. By 11 it was time for me to leave, and when i was reeling in one of my poles I noticed that one of my bobbers were missing. Of course this was the pole the farthest from where I was standing, roughly 50 ft away, so I started a full out sprint. Quickly set the hook thinking it was the usual 15 inch trout, only to see at the end of the line a Round Valley Tagged brown trout. This beauty was thick, and I think 24 inches long. The fish was tired out, and my pliers were far away so I left the tag in and quickly released it after a few pictures. It swam off fine, and I saw it swimming around an hour later. It may not seem like it, due to the water clearness, but the trout never left the water
Last edited by WormFisherman; 12-19-2013 at 08:02 PM.. |
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Damn! Big fish and cool story! Glad persistence paid off for you, it usually eventually does in this sport!
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Sweet stuff !!!
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Congrats!! Nice fish, and pics!!
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Great colors on that fish. Great catch dude!!!!
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"Go BIG or go HOME" "STRAIGHT OUT OF JERZEY"
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Great fish, we owe a big thank you to RVTA.
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Beautiful Brown!!!! The Valley is a LOVE/HATE relation for sure!!!!!!
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NICE man. Thurs was one of the only days I didn't head out to RV last week. Glad you got a nice tag!
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