Trout persistence pays offs!!

[RyanMac14]

So since Thanksgiving, I've been out 3 days with no luck. Powerbait, trout magnet and spinners. Today I woke up and there was a solid wind, but thought screw it, you were out yesterday in the rain, why not?! Good thing I did. I got there and decided to throw on the ol' neoprenes to get a little more distance. Started throwing my troat magnet to no luck with a line with powerbait on not getting any action. Decided to take em both in and throw a spinner around and it paid off!! 6 hooked and 4 landed. All beautiful fish with 3 being 15'' and 1 16" and all very thick. Wasn't expecting much of a fight from what I've heard, but they were a ton of fun on the ultra light. Released 3 of them and kept 1 to eat and enjoy the fruits of my labor a little longer. Thanks for all the help guys and see you soon.

[Andrushkin33]

Good Job my brother nice and healthy fish right there.

Wait did I hear it right. You kept a fish .....

Well that's a first for sure .....

Andre

[RyanMac14]

Hahah it is the first fish I have kept in over a decade! Thanks Andre I appreciate it. We have to get out soon. Its been too long.

[logs22]

Congrats! I am still haven't broken my trout skunk, I have fished Echo Lake almost every day since the winter stock and have yet to get even a nibble. At first I was just using spinners but after seeing the power bait crew pulling in Trout left and right I broke down and bought a cheap medium-light rod and reel from Walmart and started fishing power bait on a slip rig with the new pole while casting spinners with the other. Despite doubling my fish catching potential I have still had no luck. Have covered just about entire lower lake and some of middle lake at this point and I wouldn't be surprised if only 50 or so of the original 160 are still out there for me to catch...I am not ready to give up yet...

[RyanMac14]

Yeah I know what you mean. Lake like that probably gets emptied quick. I know many limits upon limits have been taken day after day right where I was, but I'm sure there are some left. Keep trying!

[Chrisper4694]

Nice catching bro