It's official, I'm completely hooked on driftless spring creek trout. The funny thing is it's totally opposite of what I expected. I assumed that trout were difficult to catch, and wading would be easy. It turns out that wading is super sketchy, and the fish are not as weary as I had expected.
First some scenery.
Now for the goods.
My PB so far a 17" Brown.
The weather here has been kinda sketchy the last couple days, and more rain forecast throughout the week. Wasn't planning on getting much fishing in so I got myself a copy of A River Runs Through It. Watched it early this AM and by the time I was done last nights thunderstorms had passed and the sun was out. Thought the creeks might be muddied up a bit but said what the heck. Caught a few fish, nothing special, and was about to pack it in when I was lucky enough to hook up with this little fella.
Unfortunately the pics didn't come out so hot, but that is a Tiger Trout. A sterile cross between a male Brook Trout(which is actually a char) and a female Brown Trout(which is actually a trout). While they are raised in hatcheries for stocking in some states they haven't been stocked in WI since the 70's. Supposedly a naturally occurring fish like this is quite rare, some of the local guys refer to them as "The fish of 100,000 casts". I guess a little beginners luck never hurts.
Tight lines.
