[trigger22]

Headed out about 10 pm Saturday evening with c.lane and Seth in hopes of catching some big trout under the full moon. Upon arrival at our location, we quickly realized conditions weren't exactly ideal. We fished around for a while in hopes of landing a few of the big fish we knew were in the area, but around 2 am we decided it wasn't meant to be and our best chance of catching a fish was to relocate. Back on the trailer with the boat and hammered down. After a quick stop we were back on the water by 330 am and at it again. By now the wind was blowing 25 mph and increasing. Around 5 am we found a combo that the fish liked and by 515 had 6 healthy trout in the boat. As quick as it started it also stopped. Messed around there for a little while longer with no luck and changed locations. The location change put us back on the fish but they were spikes. After the 5th or 6th spike it was time for another move. By now the wind was blowing 30 mph and gusting over 40 and we were getting tired so decided to check out the spot we had caught the first 6 from and then call it a day. That proved to be a good move. We immediately put 5 more nice trout in the boat leaving us 1 short of the limit. We weren't quitting without number 12. Threw the tackle box at them again and found one last combo that finished off the limit and put a few more fish in the boat to add a little icing to the cake. Finished with 20-25 trout total. The bait of choice was xrap 8's yozuri 3ds minnows, and 17mr's in white.

 

[Curtis Pelt]

joe haddock caught all tha bigguns the night before !!!!lol

 

[AHODGES21]

Pretty neat fishing. Very, very interesting.

 

[dogsandwolves]

thats die hard right there! but it looks like it payed off

 

[c.lane]

We can't all be samurai's. But we're are training

 

[trigger22]

We can't all be samurai's. But we're are training

Very true. Proof is in the pic...this mullet fell victim to my training tactics with that Purple Demon Catch 2000

 

[c.lane]

A few more pics. Didn't screen shot the update that said 42 mph gusts

 

[dbeam]

Hardcore, some nice and well deserved fish.

Darrell

 

[led0321]

Good stuff. You could have surfed the whitecaps in the New river yesterday.

 

[Trout tooth]

Did you use any light in the water like the ones use for crappie fishing or did you just fish by the moon light

 

[trigger22]

No lights and if we needed a headlamp we used red. Trout fishing at night requires darkness... White light is bad and is only used when running about on the engine.

 

[AHODGES21]

Give yourselves a BLOG AWARD!!!!!! I'm serious, we want to see a blue ribbon up there!

 

[Aquahallic]

Nice, That is hardcore dealing with the weather and at night !!!!

 

[c.lane]

I will say this guys, you can cast a longgggg ways with your ur back to 30 mph wind

 

[papadave]

Y'all crazy!

 

[rickwhofishes]

OK, First of all, great job!!! Second of all, how the heck do you fish MR17s/18s, etc. in that kind of wind?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[trigger22]

In all honesty mainly fishing non tidal rivers, heavy winds are my favorite conditions to fish a 17. Cast across but slightly up wind. Your line will get a large bow on it. Allow the bait to sink about 5 seconds and then twitch. Pause 3 seconds and twitch again.... You aren't really reeling in the lure, basically just twitching and taking up slack as the wind pushes it along the strike zone. Trout will usually hold on the break and this allows you to cover a lot of water maximizing the time spent in the strike zone. Feeling the bite is sometimes difficult when fishing like this so it is important to watch your line. Another method is to throw stick baits and just reel them in very slow.

 

[Scott Hobbs]

You boys have it going on, congrats on a great night on the water.

 

[ice cream man]

Hard Core! ....... ICM

 

[drumchaser]

Wow, didn't hear this part of the story. The xrap8 worked here Saturday but just no size. Awesome report.