My biggest rainbow to date. From about 1990. The fish was released.
Wood River Rainbow
- Thread starter Wandering Sagebrush
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TrapperMike
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Nice! Do you recall what fly was used?
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Wood River Oregon? Very nice trout. I wonder what is swimming around in my archives? 
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Yes, near Fort Klamath.ski3pin said:Wood River Oregon? Very nice trout. I wonder what is swimming around in my archives?
Conestoga
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Great fish. The Wood was an amazing fishery in those days. Huge fish in small water. Glad we can still have our memories. Still big fish in Agency when they aren't being choked by algae and warm water. I had a 5 pounder from the lake a couple years ago that jumped over the back of the boat and almost gave me heart failure.
Tight lines...sometime in the near future.
Tight lines...sometime in the near future.
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I believe the fish are still there... and still big. When temps go up, the fish from Agency probably go back into the Wood or Williamson for cooler temps and better oxygenation.
The upper Williamson has suffered from low flows and weeding in, but I suspect from Spring Creek down it remains ok.
The upper Williamson has suffered from low flows and weeding in, but I suspect from Spring Creek down it remains ok.
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It’s time to check those archives...ski3pin said:Wood River Oregon? Very nice trout. I wonder what is swimming around in my archives?
Really?................................Wandering Sagebrush said:
Rainbow, Little Truckee River
Brown, Prosser Creek
Both these are special waters, catch and release of course!
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Nice!
Is that near the fish hatchery?Wandering Sagebrush said:
Nice fish.
Frank
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Frank, the hatchery is on Fort Creek.
Years ago I did some fishing on the Williamson from the County park down to the 97 bridge.
Didn't catch anything but saw great fish.
Frank
Didn't catch anything but saw great fish.
Frank
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Frank, one of my friends caught and released a 36” fish right at the Wagon Wheel. Be careful in that stretch, there are deep potholes in tannin dark waters. Use a staff or float your hat.
I really liked fishing the upper area where you see the lava bottom.
We stayed a couple nights at the old train station converted to a rental.
Fishing in the river in front was OK but deep spots.
Not fond of deep water,anything above the knee NO,NO.
Frank
We stayed a couple nights at the old train station converted to a rental.
Fishing in the river in front was OK but deep spots.
Not fond of deep water,anything above the knee NO,NO.
Frank
Forgive me, I could not resist looking in the files for a few more............
Cutthroat, Pioneer Mountains, Idaho
Wind River Range, Wyoming
Rainbow
Golden
Golden
Cutthroat, Steens Mountain, Oregon
Beartooth Mountains, Montana
Grayling
Cutthroat
Cutthroat, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho
Golden, Anna Lake, Sierra Nevada Range
Cutthroat, Pioneer Mountains, Idaho
Wind River Range, Wyoming
Rainbow
Golden
Golden
Cutthroat, Steens Mountain, Oregon
Beartooth Mountains, Montana
Grayling
Cutthroat
Cutthroat, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho
Golden, Anna Lake, Sierra Nevada Range
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Forgiven
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My nephew with secret fish in secret location. I believe it was caught today.
Lucky guy. Nice to be out on a stream.
Nice fish.
Frank
Nice fish.
Frank
Since no one took the bait.Wandering Sagebrush said:
The secret fish is the mule of artificial fish. A cross genus hybrid of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). The thing is called a tiger trout by Nevada Fish & Game. The good thing about them is the inability to reproduce - like a mule - and they cannot overpopulate or bred with other trout or char.Similar threads - WTW
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