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Ahhh another hatchery thread, lol. Snagging will continue - fly fishermen do it there too. The place disgusts me for the most part. Luckily as anglers progress over time, they no longer feel the need to go flossing and snagging at the hatchery, and catch fish legally elsewhere. At least that is som...

Digitroll (Ron) wrote: I watched a guy casting a spoon at the salmon hole a few weeks ago and he had a weight 4 feet above that spinner. Flossing?

Not a very effective technique for flossing. Fresh fish will sometimes hit a spinner.

troutcrazy wrote:How many fish do you think are snagged each year?

Hundreds at the hatchery

Popster wrote:Observed 2 Salmon yesterday afternoon in the 8-10 lb range in the pool. Beautiful fish. Rain & cooler temps should get things going. Still early

I agree still early with this warm weather

I saw a very big brown in the pool a couple of weeks back! Also saw two salmon up the brook on the east side of 314.

C-Hawk wrote:Honestly,John.

I mean no offense, I just have never heard of two trout having identical spots. I can't find one difference between the two. Very cool anyhow. Congrats on all the beauties, fishy!

That is a great brown! but I have to say I am 99.9% sure that is the same fish in both pictures.

hasn't it been closed for like 3 weeks for cyanobacteria outbreak?

no lack of excitement in your adventures, fishy! I'd love to catch a cat someday - ever heard of one taking a fly?

Fishy1 caught some last year http://www.lakechamplainunited.com/foru ... &start=270

I caught 4 two weekends back on streamer flies with a stinger hook - 2 in the mississquoi under the damn (no longer there) and 2 on the winooski (prob no longer there), I'd try for dead creek seems like the kind of place the may hang out longer. They gotta be headed out of the rivers post spawn with...

Congrats, fellas! Fish of a lifetime!

Big thanks to Dean for putting on a great event! Same to Wayne for taking me out on my first troll! We got into a few fish early on, nothing to enter (two smaller silvers, a lake trout, and a northern). Had a blast! Thanks again!

I have a friend (non-member/no boat) who would love to join in the derby. I'm sure there is a member who would take you up on the opening, but if not let me know. He would be really thrilled to go out trolling.

What are the odds? Two Abair(Abare)s

Look forward to fishing with you Wayne!