I got outside today

[J. Doyle]

We finally had a break in the weather and it was a good day to get outside and fend off the cabin fever. I took my flyrod and my woodland special and went to one of my spots. I didn't get too far from home today. The winter really makes it tough to fish. There is a lot of snow and ice making it difficult to trudge through and limits how close you can get to the water.

It started to cool down in the afternoon. I stopped for a bit to get out of the wind and made a nice little hand warming fire. Not many things beat sitting by a fire.

Winter fishing does pose hazards. There are places that freeze over the river then as it warms, the river flows underneath leaving water filled caverns covered by thin ice. Also, there are ice dams. If this one would have let loose, I wouldn't have been able to get back across without walking a long ways.

Winter fishing does have it's rewards though. It's one of the best times to catch really big trout.

Sorry, I've yet to figure out how to post big pics in the thread on this forum.

 

[J. Doyle]

A few more pics.

 

[featherstone45]

nice catch, that handle on that Barkie is amazing:thumbup: is this Idaho falls?

 

[dipbait]

Good job . Trout are a pretty fish.

 

[REKCUT]

Thats a good lookin' blade,
and an awesome trout!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[pitdog]

That's an amazing fish ya bagged buddy....great stuff !!!!

 

[Rockywolf]

How did the fish taste? Little light batter and a beer, maybe some diced potatoes and onions, yum. Good looking knife too.

 

[tonym]

Wow Great trout!!!!!!!!!!

Did you jig him up through that hole with your fly rod?

 

[j williams]

Nice!!!

Looks like a productive outing!! Man I love Trout. Damn tasty fish.

 

[alex shunnarah]

where do you live? the scenery is awsome !

 

[kgd]

Excellent fish!

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Outstanding photos and write-up! Thanks for sharing!

Shel

If ya wanna come hit the Flathead up for Lake Trout this summer, give me (or your brother) a call....also, big trout on the Swan River lake feeder

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks for all the comments guys. I love that knife. It's been my daily edc for almost 4 years now. I rehandle it about every six months, not out of necessity but more out of boredom. I wouldn't feel too bad if that's the only knife I had in a survival situation. A little small for batoning but it's an amazingly stout and capable knife for most other chores.

nice catch, that handle on that Barkie is amazing:thumbup: is this Idaho falls?

Nope it's not Idaho falls. I live in Montana on the very Western side.

How did the fish taste? Little light batter and a beer, maybe some diced potatoes and onions, yum. Good looking knife too.

Fish and chips for dinner tonight. :thumbup:

Wow Great trout!!!!!!!!!!

Did you jig him up through that hole with your fly rod?

Actually that is the hole that I stepped in and my foot didn't touch bottom. Ouch! I might have had better luck jigging through a hole in the ice. That was the only fish I caught.

where do you live? the scenery is awsome !

If you look at Montana on the map, I live in the very southern tip of the little "leg" that sticks out on the western side of the state.

Outstanding photos and write-up! Thanks for sharing!

Shel

If ya wanna come hit the Flathead up for Lake Trout this summer, give me (or your brother) a call....also, big trout on the Swan River lake feeder

Shel, that would be great if we met sometime. I travel up that way frequently to visit my Brother in Kalispel and some friends in Whitefish. Look me up sometime.