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3. He must have been a good boy this year

Well Lastchance, Feathers5 or whatever his name is must have been a good boy this year. I had the pleasure to take him to one of my local limestoners last Wednesday and he managed to catch quite a few fish, some nice brook trout, a couple rainbows, and this bruiser of a brown. Christmas came early.

Eric,

We will never hear the end of it...Thanks! :)

Spence

All of the credit goes to Eric. He gave me the fly and showed me the fish.
That wasn't nearly the biggest fish we saw. There are fish in that water I'd be afaid to hook. Upon further study we found the brown pictured to be unable to see or smell and he refused to answer any of our questions. I released him. We had a great day.

Very nice fish! Were you sight fishing nymphs?

Yes, we were, and it was a blast.

Yes.

As a side note, The angle of the fish when Bruce was holding it for a photo does not do that fish justice. Although it was only 20" it's girth was impressive. Unfortunately, I saw a picture of a brown that was poached from that stream on Saturday that was 37" and at least 17 lbs. What a shame...

And, Spence, I didn't fall in the water. What a day!

Oh and by the way, ol' Bruce sure did make some strange noises when he hooked that fish.

C'Mon, Eric, we all get gas.

I think the photo does it justice, if you know what to look for. I appreciate that you didn't smash it's face into the lens of the camera to make it look 37".

37"?!?!?! I know there are some huge browns in spring creeks, but that's musky (albeit a small musky) sized! I located a 25"+ brown this summer and thought I was onto something. I am sad to find out how wrong I was. I'm considering quitting my job today and driving to Boiling Springs, PA, thanks guys!!!

Sorry, I was distracted thinking about the size of that fish. That is a shame. I wish people had more respect for our natural resources.

I have never sight fished nymphs. It seems like the only type of nymphing I would be into, as it's more similar to fishing dries. Were you using small midge type flies?

no

That wasn't gas. it sounded more like a wounded rabbit...

I'm pissed! Not one person commented on my Santa Hat. Who cares about the damn fish!

Nice santa hat, Bruce!

This would be like getting pissed if you show a bunch of junior high boys a picture of a naked lady wearing gloves, then asked them what color gloves she had on. "What gloves?" would likely be your standard answer :)

Bruce,
I hardly even noticed you had a hat on. I was far to busy wondering where you ha that pretty blue bottle that keeps you warm.

Nice Fish by the way.

I believe I may now have to try and corrupt Eric into sharing some streams with me. Although I believe i know where that lad lives. I have landed several fish over 24" from that particular body of water but that was in the days before it was a hot spot. I really like the sections that feel like work to fish and I am not referring to the difficulty of the fish, but rather how strenuous it can be to move about.

How about it Matt, you gotta love that pretty, blue bottle.