A new specie caught

[Fly Guy Dave]

I packed into a well-known wilderness area this last Saturday with my tube in tow in order to catch a lake trout. The hike wasn't too bad, neither were the skeeters, and I had a line in the water by mid-morning. A whole lot of nothing for about two hours, until I finally got a grab on a black and white clouser and reeled in (no fight, really) a 16" lake trout. Nice! A new one on my list of salmonids. Thanks for the tips and advice, Ned!

Cheers!

--Fly Guy Dave

[Ben Kobrin]

Someone needs to make that guy a sandwich...looks hungry.

[Ned Morris]

Welcome Dave.

[SHigSpeed]

Was this at a girl's lake?

_SHig

[Scott V]

Looks like another lake to hike into. Good going Dave.

[Fly Guy Dave]

Hey SHig, check your PM.

--F.G. Dave

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Good going FG Dave.....


I like to catch new and different fish.


I can tell you that not that many fly fishers have caught a Lake Trout or Mackinaw on a fly.


I think it is in the char family?

[Fly Guy Dave]

I've been chasing exotic salmonids for a few years, all of 'em caught on a fly, and the lake trout has been on my radar for quite a while. Yes, they are part of the salvelinus family, which includes brook and bull trout, plus dolly varden and arctic char.

--F.G. Dave

[jbird]

Dave, I just spent some time looking thru your blog. Really impressive! Great species variety and excellent photography! Well done.