Big Brown trout on the Truckee River...video.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6zRUQOb4U

[Morgan]

Love it!
Chase that baby downstream for that afternoon jog.

[Dan LeCount]

You could tell in the first 5 secs, that guy was probably going to get schooled by that fish. lol

[Bitter Dave]

Needs more drag.

This appears to be right behind the Patagonia store in Reno.

[bigfly]

Dave, no amount of drag really works with these fish.
I use Galvan reels (Great drag) but end up mostly palming my reel.
Once these fish get the rod bent hard on a tight drag, you can lose them with one good head shake or>>>>>> lightning break.
Holding them "softly" (Giving ground) allows the rod to absorb sudden shocks to tippet. (Think 4x and an aggravated 10Lb fish....in heavy current.)
We run a lot here.....and not always downstream....
I say, before you make a perfect cast, and a perfect drift, with the perfect bug, look where you are going to run....
Then.......don't just stand and watch, run!


Jim

[cyama]

Not sure if you saw the redemption video. Bigger brown trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGC7MAYlRro
Sometimes you just have the put the wood to em! Let them run if you have to, but don't let them get into a chute of fast water.

[bigfly]

Cyama, So true!
We often see them swim directly to the fast water as trick #1.
That is bad enough.....but then, they turn side-ways so the whole river is pushing on maximum surface area.
They make you fight the river as well.
These fish are good.....

Jim