Recent content by FishinTheWes

Stopped by the Wood River Saturday afternoon. There wasn't much action, but I caught one small brown and then tied into this 17" beauty under a cutbank. Some browns just bulldog, but this one went in for lots of aerobatics. The hook stayed in until just after I got the net under the fish...

I haven't been up there in October; my one trip up there in September was a bit of a disappointment with just little fish (but still great scenery). Also, October is my favorite time to hit some waters closer to home, whereas Miller is a place I always seem to do well in August. I'll have to try...

I've taken up photography in the past 5 years, but I've been fishing for closer to 35--both just hobbies. Actually, it's interesting how much browns vary in the coloring and spotting patterns (the Wood River one in my avatar is the one I thought was most spectacular). -- Wes Stone Chiloquin, OR

Thanks! I guess the size is a matter of perspective, but I've pretty much spent all my time on the same quadrant of shoreline. I need to do some more exploring there sometime. -- Wes Stone Chiloquin, OR

I was up at Miller on Friday and Saturday. I got a late start and arrived at around 8am. Lots of fish rising, and on my 3rd or 4th cast I caught a 17" brown on a #16 Adams behind a torpedo float. I also scared up a couple of grasshoppers near the swimming area and used them to catch a couple of...

Probably a #2 or #4, but giant for a mayfly.

Putting a big yellow Hex on this thread (Williamson River, July 2010)

I mostly fish for trout, and I don't keep the wild redband and brown trout from the streams around here. Can't say that I liked the algae taste of the occasional Klamath and Williamson fish I kept when I was younger. Brookies are my favorite eating trout, as long as I catch them pre-September...