Tahoe Brown!

Man it was like a lake out there!

Beautiful photos - with the snow on the mountains, blue mirrored water, and what a fish. 6 AM and 25 degrees, huh? The best things in life don't come cheap after all  .

I run an 8' 6wt fly rod with a spinning reel spooled with 6# mono, so I can see the cha-cha in my rod tip of the micro-flashers 300+ feet back and detect subtle bottom bounces.

I love this idea!  Brilliant!!

btw, how fast are you trolling up there?

Jim

how fast are you trolling up there?

SLOOOOOOOOOOOOW Barely moving sometimes. The stroke on the side with the rod spins the blades and pulls the whole rig up to their most shallow depth, then I let them flutter back down for about a 3-5 count after the stroke on the opposite side of the rod. Making the flashers/minnows dart to and fro like a reel school of minnows is key, not just pulling them at a constant speed. Just like a marionette. Also helps to imagine your gear underwater, just coming into the zone, then bam it hits! I love thinking my gear should be just about over those rocks and look up to see the rod kick'n! Thanks again and good luck, Eric

how fast are you trolling up there?

.... Also helps to imagine your gear underwater, just coming into the zone, then bam it hits! I love thinking my gear should be just about over those rocks and look up to see the rod kick'n! ....

Eric is totally right.  Anytime I work any lure or bait (for any type of fishing) I like to envision what's going on down there with my rig.  Sometimes I can almost will a fish to bite.  

Beautiful fish!
 I was XC skiing that week out of Carnelian Bay area, the lake was gorgeously FAC in the mornings when we headed out to the trails. I was wishing I had brought my kayak!

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Next to the Golden Trout, Browns are the most beautiful 

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Those pics are AMAZING!!!
Way to go.
Love the pics.
What great scenery not to mention that HOG in the pic.
What kind of camera is that?
Those are GREAT pictures. 

all the pics are blank!! WTFuk!   

Those pics are AMAZING!!!
Way to go.
Love the pics.
What great scenery not to mention that HOG in the pic.
What kind of camera is that?
Those are GREAT pictures. 

now i can see them!!!  wow, check out the chick on the beach!  she's HOT!

now i can see them!!!  wow, check out the chick on the beach!  she's HOT!

Naw dude. It's 25 degrees. If you look very very close you can tell she is very very very cold.