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[Brky Hntr]

Woke the dog up at 4am sunday morning to go chase some salmon around a local lake. conditions where perfect no wind and full sun. caught a nice 20 in salmon on a streamer right off the start. jumped over my other line several time after the 30 minutes it took me to un hook the fish (that i didt get a picture of) and untagle my line i was ready to fish again!
I trolled around the lake 5 hours not a bite then heading back i caught this 20 in Smalie on a rapala. and this salmon on a live smelt. nice salmon for central maine!









Then i got home just in time to make it to the river down the road for some stockies. did a little fly fishing, wasnt much fly action happening. so i switched over to a small spoon caught a small Rainbow, then a brown on my first two cast. the action died down and i saw several rises so i went back to a fly. casted an Elk hair caddis several times and caught a nicer rainbow.

went back to the same spot monday night also with an almost exact repeat of the night before








Today it was raining to much to go to work so i went fishing. decided to go back trolling for salmon. it was very slow after 2 hours i started heading back. I hooked into a huge salmon on a tandom streamer fought the fish the best i could but my hands where so cold i couldnt get it in. jumped several times and lost it right at the boat. looked to be about 22" (But you know how that go's)

I will be back to get him sat. (if not before)

[blackghost]

Great variety of fishing and fish. You have picked up right where you left off. Glad you're back.

[notquiteflyfishing]

nice fish, sounds like a great time!

[Kevin McKay]

I used troll all the time with my dad, always found it boring but looking back now, I really had a lot of fun hanging with him. Now if I could get him away from that Harley to go fishing.

[Brky Hntr]

I used troll all the time with my dad, always found it boring but looking back now, I really had a lot of fun hanging with him. Now if I could get him away from that Harley to go fishing.

My Father just gave me his boat. the whole trolling scene is new to me. im liking it more and more.

[Casey B]

Great variety! Congrats on a couple nice days!

[breader]

i do a fair amount of trolling in early spring, it can be very productive as most years the streams are still cold and high. Nothing wrong with rolling streamers for fish that are usually measured in pounds. I get usually get a good 20" salmon every year, which usually consists of sweet reel music and some nice aerials. i know some people dont consider it real fly fishing, but using my own streamers on a sinking line is good enough for me.

That said, by May its nice to hit the rivers and do some "real" fly fishing.

[lobsterman07]

Thats a nice fly rod you have there

[Walter]

easy there lobsterman....this guy goes a way back on this board and has posted many fine TR's with the flyrod.

thanks for sharing brky hntr.

[blackghost]

He did have one in the rod holder. .........

[Casey B]

My 6 year old says that when he grows up he will have a dog just like yours lol.

[Brky Hntr]

Thats funny about you 6 year old and the dog.
He is 10 months right now i got him when he was 4 months old. Ive been working hard at making him be able to go fishing and in the woods with me and behaive. Its alot of work. but he is just now getting it.



Went back trolling for some salmon today after work fished from 4:30 - 7 with not even a bite...
Im hearing maybe a little rain tomorow? hopfuly to much for work. if so i think i am heading north

[blackghost]

Might run into ya.