Brook Trout Trip May 14th 05

Post by **Jale** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:32 pm

Great story...at least tell us what area you were in.

Joe

Post by **TroutSlayer** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:02 pm

jale6666 wrote:Great story...at least tell us what area you were in.

Joe

Thanks Jale6666, I will enter discussions on technique, baits, line choices and bear defense, but I will not talk area or location when it comes to the king of fish "The mighty Speckled Trout"

Post by **iankrzyzanowski** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:11 pm

Awsome fish and amazing pictures!

Post by **Mike the 'Tender** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:15 pm

That's a helluva report! And I'd say Trapper's reel looks like an Abu Garcia Cardinal.

Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:17 pm

beautiful scenery and the brookies weren't bad either, great pics

Post by **TroutSlayer** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:19 pm

Mike the 'Tender wrote:That's a helluva report! And I'd say Trapper's reel looks like an Abu Garcia Cardinal.

Good eye Mike

It is an ABU Cardinal from before Garcia getting involved (1975 vintage). You got to love that Swedish workmanship!

Post by **wolfe** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:33 pm

Troutslayer,

FANTASTIC PICTURES!!!!!!

What gorgeous scenery and beautiful fish...

Thanks for sharing that fun recollection with us. It was great to "be there" with you!

W.

Post by **skooter** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:39 pm

Excellent pics, .....I'm swattin black flies as I write this....

Great report, .....and a nice haul of trout too, ....well done

...

Post by **TroutSlayer** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:43 pm

skooter wrote:

Excellent pics, .....I'm swattin black flies as I write this....

Great report, .....and a nice haul of trout too, ....well done ...

That was the nice thing about last weekend. The trout were biting and the bugs were not! We were ready with head nets and spray, but not one black fly was spotted in our area. It was cool and breazy. Mepps took some photos of Ice in the shady spots of the banks and woods.
Next trip we'll get eaten for sure!

Post by **skooter** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:10 pm

TroutSlayer wrote:
skooter wrote:

Excellent pics, .....I'm swattin black flies as I write this....

Great report, .....and a nice haul of trout too, ....well done ...
That was the nice thing about last weekend. The trout were biting and the bugs were not! We were ready with head nets and spray, but not one black fly was spotted in our area. It was cool and breazy. Mepps took some photos of Ice in the shady spots of the banks and woods.
Next trip we'll get eaten for sure!

Bugs weren't out in Westmeath either, ...but stopped on the side of the road coming home, .......and they were on me in droves.

Glad to hear you lucked out, .....all around.......

Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:14 pm

Hey TroutSlayer, what kind of digital camera ya got?? takes really nice pics.

Post by **Mepps2Lou** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:16 pm

Yes, it truly was an excellent trip

One i'm sure all four of us will remember for many years to come......

here's a few pics i took of our excursion to the north

A little ice over hanging the river

me driving when i could smell the specks jumpin

if you stare at this pic for one minute, then close your eyes...you can almost hear them jumping............

Thanks again TroutSlayer...and many more memories will be created i'm sure

Post by **TroutSlayer** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:17 pm

Coyote wrote:Hey TroutSlayer, what kind of digital camera ya got?? takes really nice pics.

Most of the shots, well the ones I'm not in (like the jeep shots) were taken by me with an older Cannon A40, I'm not sure what camera Mepps and Trapper use, but there are photos from all of us in this thread.

Post by **TroutSlayer** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:22 pm

Mepps2Lou wrote:Yes, it truly was an excellent trip
One i'm sure all four of us will remember for many years to come......

Thanks again TroutSlayer...and many more memories will be created i'm sure

We'll be back up there when the bugs are bad Mepps! We need to find the 24 inch and longer fellas.

Post by **Mepps2Lou** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:35 pm

TroutSlayer wrote:We'll be back up there when the bugs are bad Mepps! We need to find the 24 inch and longer fellas.

Looking forward to it TS....i was prepared for them this trip, and i'm sure the bite will be on for more than the specks on our next trip...lol

here's a few more pics