Caught in grand county, Colorado on public water. I still can't believe I pulled this guy in, even on an 8wt rod and 12lb tippet. "Netting" it was a real challenge.

I was throwing streamers but the bite slowed down mid day so I threw on a Circus Peanut, the biggest streamer in my collection. A few casts later this guy took it and just started ripping line, then sat on the bottom like a ton of bricks. I was honestly exhausted after landing him.

I'm pretty sure it's close to the state record of 29.75 inches and is 2-3x the size of my previous best.

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8 Comments

  1. Yourteethareoffside on

    What in tarnation. Congrats. 

    Hang on wtf were you doing on an 8wt? I live at the coast and we use those for reds. Is an 8wt common for trout in these parts? 

  2. I’ve broken a 5wt on one very similar to this. So I understand your motivation to throw an 8wt.

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