Ok, so we didn’t catch this thing on a #22 BWO on 7X, but there’s just something so cool about the idea of tangling with a rainbow trout that’s big enough to grab a K15 Kwikfish intended for salmon. I recently found this old photo of me guiding on the Nushagak River many moons ago and meant to include it in my recent Nushagak Dreamin’ photo essay but it somehow slipped through the cracks.
There just aren’t many places left on earth where big bows like this live…and there will be even fewer if that damn Pebble Mine gets going…but I digress. What an awesome animal, eh?
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thats not unusal, just returned from keni river, caught several big bow, its part of the excitment of king fishing. have an 18 lb on wall, caught with king lure,
That’s a nice Bow! So, what was it’s weight? And how long ago was this?
Have no idea what the weight was…was so concerned about getting it back into the water than we didn’t take any time to weigh it. Took place several years back…
NIIIICE ONE ,
That there is one Stout Trout JD . If it tail was split and a little greener I might say salmon??
Definitely a big bow!