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Nov 8, 2019
10:17:17am

Backcountry All-American

Great post. Fly fishing is addicting.

I live in Florida now and have access to a ton of large and beautiful fish. I've caught sharks and rays, snook, redfish, tarpon...all awesome. But nothing compares to a wild trout on a fly. It's addicting. Theres something about the combination of the beauty of the fish and the incredible places they live that appeals to me. Trout simply don't live in ugly country. We need more fishing talk on here.

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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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