Henry's Lake in Island Park always produces gigantic brook trout.

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Nov 8, 2019
9:40:07am

letthewookiewin Starter

Henry's Lake in Island Park always produces gigantic brook trout.

Fisherman catches massive brook trout in eastern Idaho, falls just short of 40-year-record

An angler caught a huge Brook trout at Henrys Lake in eastern Idaho last weekend.According to Idaho Fish and Game, the catch of 6.89 pounds missed the record by just a few ounces.The current record stands at 7.06 pounds and is almost 40 years old.Henrys

https://idahonews.com/news/local/angler-catches-brook-trout-just-short-of-40-year-record

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POLL: Favorite trout to catch on the fly for you fly fisherman?

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 9:29am

I once saw a flying trout catch...

whirl

11/8/19 9:31am

Whatever is biting...

Tokolosh

11/8/19 9:32am

Probably Brook trout. They’re generally in high mountain lakes so there is

Dynasty1

11/8/19 9:33am

I agree that the Brook is the prettiest of fish and yes, most places you would

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 9:35am

down side, I have never brought on in bigger than maybe 13"

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 9:36am

Henry's Lake in Island Park always produces gigantic brook trout.

letthewookiewin

11/8/19 9:40am

wow! I fished the ranch once on henrys fork and got my butt handed to me haha so

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 10:14am

Holy crap, awesome, didn’t know that & own land in

MatthiasPhunkHausen

11/8/19 12:17pm

Some of the best fly fishing in the world

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 4:23pm

Colorado cutthroat is way prettier then a Brook.

crimedog

11/8/19 10:08am

Agree.

Backcountry

11/8/19 10:18am

I feel that's the case with browns personally. I have much more success with

Dynasty1

11/8/19 12:26pm

Browns are very similar. Brown trout remind me a little of largemouth bass.

Backcountry

11/8/19 12:30pm

Like Browns, they kind of have a decision to make: max out at a reasonably big size or start eating bigger food sources

mvtoro

11/8/19 1:42pm

Close, both gorgeous maximus,2 faves

MatthiasPhunkHausen

11/8/19 12:19pm

That is a tough one to argue. Much better photo of a CR Cutt than me:

mvtoro

11/8/19 1:40pm

Rainbows always seem to put up the most acrobatic fight for me.

letthewookiewin

11/8/19 9:35am

Rainbows put up the biggest fight with me as well and put on a aerial show! They

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 9:37am

Totally agree & great eats

MatthiasPhunkHausen

11/8/19 12:16pm

Pretty tough to beat native cutthroats in the Yellowstone and GTNP area.

letthewookiewin

11/8/19 9:34am

Something, I would love to experience. I have only caught a hand full of cut's

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 9:39am

Sign up for the Utah cutt slam!

mvtoro

11/8/19 1:43pm

Yellowstone Cutts are also very tasty. They tend to have pinkish meat like a

Dynasty1

11/8/19 9:40am

All trout have pink/orange flesh unless they are just out of a hatchery.

Bullrider

11/8/19 10:25am

I have a buddy whose family owns an enormous amount of property in the Uintas. They have a species of cutthroat

jdub

11/8/19 9:52am

Colorado River Cutthroat. Maybe the most beautiful of all North American Trout.

Backcountry

11/8/19 9:55am

Yeah we actually have 3 types of Cutts native to Utah.

Dynasty1

11/8/19 10:11am

Did you get your medallion?

Backcountry

11/8/19 10:14am

Where is this? I guide on the south slope of the Uintas

mvtoro

11/8/19 1:44pm

They're native throughout most of the Uintas except the Provo and Bear River

Dynasty1

11/8/19 1:53pm

I do. I was asking specifically about the large amount of property jdub’s friend has 😉

mvtoro

11/8/19 2:25pm

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Dynasty1

11/8/19 2:32pm

In terms of guiding, yes. In terms of catching I’m very equal opportunity.

mvtoro

11/8/19 2:39pm

The more rare, the better. So far, the Apache is my treasure. Golden and Colorad

Backcountry

11/8/19 9:42am

Those golden trout are so finicky. I had to catch mine on size 20+ dry flies in Montana

letthewookiewin

11/8/19 9:45am

I was with my brother when he caught a little Golden before they started to

Dynasty1

11/8/19 9:46am

That's the lake. Good for your bro! That's awesome.

Backcountry

11/8/19 9:48am

Awesome post! love this read and thanks for sharing.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 10:07am

Great post. Fly fishing is addicting.

Backcountry

11/8/19 10:17am

Amen to that

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 10:24am

I caught an Apache as a Boy Scout. 3 day horseback trip into the mountains. Creek was tiny and our horse guide guy was

mvtoro

11/8/19 1:49pm

The Apache and Gila Trout are very interesting fish. It was a joy to hold one.

Backcountry

11/8/19 1:52pm

the only place I have ever caught golden trout was in the wind rivers and it was

Cougz19

11/8/19 9:43am

I have only caught one golden trout. Same mountains.

11/8/19 9:48am

Colorado River cuts to be specific

crimedog

11/8/19 10:08am

Anyone here do the Cut Slam, in UT or WY? I've got a lot of Bonneville cuts,

Santos L. Halper

11/8/19 10:30am

I never made it up to the Raft River range after the SRC was reintroduced.

Backcountry

11/8/19 10:34am

Bucket list

Tuskaloosa Cougar

11/8/19 10:44am

Brook, the pink meat is the best tasting of any trout

MatthiasPhunkHausen

11/8/19 12:15pm

I'm more interested in where I catch them than what I catch.

godawgs

11/8/19 12:48pm

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