Small tailwater big trout 1/15/12

[jschmidt]

Hit a small tailwater this morning and caught my 1st fish on one of my jigs!! :jig:
I fishing for about an hour and a half with out a bite... then out of Finally got this guy! 15 inches... and such a very cool dark brown.
Was so happy I called it a day.

 

[AtticaFish]

Beautiful fish - good work!

Is that the jig in front of the fish - looks like a craw pattern?

 

[StumpHunter]

Congrats on a nice Brown and on catching your first fish with your jig

 

[jschmidt]

Beautiful fish - good work!

Is that the jig in front of the fish - looks like a craw pattern?

Yep...same one that is in my trout jig thread... they don't look like much wet out of the water. but those zonkers are SWEET in the water. can't wait to go after some river smallies with them.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Congrats on the nice brown and catching with one of your own handties.Now,it really begins,catching a bigger trout with a smaller jig,lol.

 

[BucktailJiger]

Beautiful fish !!! Congrats on both !!!

 

[Ron Don]

Way to go! THat is a pretty fish! Im sure you will be tying even more now!

 

[jschmidt]

Congrats on the nice brown and catching with one of your own handties.Now,it really begins,catching a bigger trout with a smaller jig,lol.

heck ya... I haven't been able to fish any 1/32 yet, because I just don't have the rod to cast them... but that is changing. I am having an Extreme Ultralight Spin/fly built on a 2 wt fly blank.

Beautiful fish !!! Congrats on both !!!

Thanks!

Way to go! THat is a pretty fish! Im sure you will be tying even more now!

It was almost black on top... and this crazy golden brown. I never get good pictures cause I freak out about getting the fish back in the water.

 

[LedHed]

Excellent post - awesome jig catch! congrats

 

[Fatman]

Beautiful fish!!!!!!!! But looks like you might have been a tad COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! being out there. You've probably already done this but post a nice pic of that jig!!

 

[Hawnjigs]

Wow, awesome colored brownie - is that typical of winter? How's the cold water fight?

What tailwater? Don't worry, this ain't a CO forum, so you can share.

 

[jschmidt]

Beautiful fish!!!!!!!! But looks like you might have been a tad COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! being out there. You've probably already done this but post a nice pic of that jig!!

 

[jschmidt]

Wow, awesome colored brownie - is that typical of winter? How's the cold water fight?

What tailwater? Don't worry, this ain't a CO forum, so you can share.

not hardy... most fish pulled out of bear creek are sub 10"
we finally had about a week of nice weather, upper 50's and a day or two in the 60's. most the rivers, close to the front range, that ice over started showing some moving water again.

Bear Creek is a very small tailwater. the creek coming into the lake is about 4' wide. the outflow is much wide, but shallow. It takes a mile or two tighten back up and become good water again.

 

[Fatman]

Okay I know how you tied it but what kind of jig is it LOL I see part sticking out in the front and a little piece near the end.

 

[jschmidt]

1/16 oz round-head size 6 sickle

 

[Old's Cool]

If you can fool a brown trout with your craw pattern you should do really good with it on bass! I think a trout is a tougher customer. I'd love to see how you tied it. I'm thinking of trying one around here.

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

Nice brownie,you are definitely on your way to something bigger. The craw is a winner for sure.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Beautifull jig.

 

[bombora]

J that's a really handsome brown and a really great jig. How good is the feeling of scoring a trout on a home made jig!! It's mid summer here and the pics of snow cooled me down without the need of air-con!