The dink of the day

[Dustin Revel]

After a fairly frustrating day of fishing i was rewarded with this on my last cast.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/teamfish69/April%2026%202008/DSC_0130.jpg


I'm really glad i decided to drag the boat net along today!!! this fish peeled off a LOT of backing and somehow snagged my top fly in two different snags. The telescoping handle of that net is probably the only reason I landed that fish (well that and a TON of luck). I used the handle to knock the fly off of the two different logs that this fish snagged me in, which required me to do some deep (read: stupid) wading. I took off my backpack before going in so i didn't get my camera wet. when i went in to free my flies from the snag i turned around and see some guy rummaging through my bag :x, so i reached down to grab a rock (filling my waders with water) and threw it at him. he scurried off into the bushes :shock:... Damn tweakers. I freed the fish from the snags, landed it, released it, and started the drive home without making another cast.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/teamfish69/April%2026%202008/DSC_0138.jpg

I'm going to estimate it at about 22"? what do you think? the rod handle and reel seat together is 11" long

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Very exciting pictures of a lovely wild trout.

Thanks a bunch............

[SteelieD]

I'll give you 22... and bonus points for multi tasking! :lol:

[alaskanfish]

Very nice looking fish. I love the coloring!!! All that plus fighting crime... Great job.

[Scott V]

Beuaty of a fish, I wish I had been there to take care of the guy going through your backpack. But then again if there were 2 people he probaly wouldn't have tried that.

[bigtj]

Extra kudos to you for showing us how fish pictures should be taken..in the water! Great work.

I'm thinking probably more like 23, 23.5.

Way to go!!!

[charles]

22 inches easy.
Great pictures, especially the second one. I agree with bigtj, that is the way to take fish pictures. Great fish, great job.

Charles

[Dustin Revel]

Charles,

The fish Dusty caught was really nice. I am responding because Dusty, George ,Andre, Dayne and myself have raised my austisic son. They look very normal so people don't understand them. I salute you for putting this on your post.

Take care and the best

Debbie Johnson

[GeorgeRevel]

when my bro sent me these I drove up immediately had very similar results on our secret river!!!

[wjorg]

its not secret if you keep blabbing george. you almost got beat up. hehe.(inside joke)