Folks.. I have been fishing this river on and off for over half of my life.. This is where I cut my teeth learning how to fly fish.. I have always seen pictures of big fish coming out of the Current River, but I have never hooked into one. This is one of the bigger spring fed rivers here in Missouri and it can be a big fish factory. Today the water was high and running with a slight stain. Thunderstorms hit all of Missouri hard earlier in the week and I was afraid it would make for tough fishing. I managed to park at the Montauk State Park camping area at the end of the trout park. I was the first angler on the water as the steam was still rolling through the humid air. I warmed up with a few trout park escapees before I hooked into this absolute monster. When this fish hit, I knew immediately it was a monster. This fish fought me hard and had me running up and down the river. Needless to say, when this fish hit the net, I was absolutely shaking.
@fly_allszn
Rods:
-8.75’ 5wt (Nymphing rod)
Line:
-Fly Line: Standard Floating Line
-Tippet: mix of 4x & 5x
Flies:
-Micro Brown Leech (Size 16)
-Yellow Cone Stone (Size 8)
-THICCOSHIMA Chubby Chernobyl “proto” (Size 6)
Music:
LAKEY INSPIRED: Overjoyed
/ overjoyed
JULIAN AVILA: TWENTYEIGHTEEN
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JULIAN AVILA: All Natural
/ all-natural
16 сен 2024
