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leonmckee
Landed this 17 1/2 inch Brook on Friday. He had some shoulders and a mouth of teeth. Going on the grill today!
Leon McKee
Leon McKee
Nice Brook from the Upper D
troutdude
Wow! One of the nicest Brookies I have ever seen. Enjoy.
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OnTheFly
That fish is yoked! I love poking flies around in the Upper Deschutes especially between Lava and Crane.
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leonmckee
Thanks guys!
Landed him in the stretch between Little Lava and Crane on a #9 yellow body/red dots/silver blade Panther Martin. Funny in that I spent half my life fishing in Colorado and never "ever" used anything larger than a #4 Panther Martin in a river. Moved to Bend in 1999 and had limited success until I started using #9s. I've since learned that #9 in black/yellow dots/gold blade work great for me in the Lower Deschutes while both color schemes seem to work well in the Upper Deschutes. I do go smaller when I target the 8 to 12 inch Brooks, but for everything else I've been sticking with the #9 and maybe a #6 depending on conditions. Heck, I've even caught Bulls as small as 14 inches on a #15 Panther Martin while Steelhead fishing in the Lower D. I could not believe they could get their mouth around the lure! Aggressive fish here in Central Oregon. I love it!
Leon McKee
Landed him in the stretch between Little Lava and Crane on a #9 yellow body/red dots/silver blade Panther Martin. Funny in that I spent half my life fishing in Colorado and never "ever" used anything larger than a #4 Panther Martin in a river. Moved to Bend in 1999 and had limited success until I started using #9s. I've since learned that #9 in black/yellow dots/gold blade work great for me in the Lower Deschutes while both color schemes seem to work well in the Upper Deschutes. I do go smaller when I target the 8 to 12 inch Brooks, but for everything else I've been sticking with the #9 and maybe a #6 depending on conditions. Heck, I've even caught Bulls as small as 14 inches on a #15 Panther Martin while Steelhead fishing in the Lower D. I could not believe they could get their mouth around the lure! Aggressive fish here in Central Oregon. I love it!
Leon McKee
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leonmckee
Check out his teeth:
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steelhead_slayer
love those fish and that whole river. congrats
jamisonace
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I need to explore that area more we have some property about 45 minutes from there. This fall should present some good opportunities for me to get up there.
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steelhead_slayer
I think that section closes Sept. 30th
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FlyBum
steelhead_slayer said:
YEP!! and you only have a week left below Crane
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steelhead_slayer
Was the water high?
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JohnOD
Nice fish Leon... love those white tips!
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leonmckee
steelhead_slayer said:
The flow was a little higher than normal and the fish seemed a little deeper in the holes.
Leon McKee
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leonmckee
JohnOD said:
Thanks! I've always thought the brook was a stunning fish once it hit 15 or 16 inches.
Leon McKee
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steelhead_slayer
Thanks
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troutdude
I'm speechless. Those are the nicest Brookies, that my peepers have ever seen. Period.
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halibuthitman
those are some of the biggest brookies ive ever seen, do you eat them? I always loved the taste of brookies in Idaho-
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1archery1
Most for sure..they are some of the best tasting fish that there are...my son turns most fish back but even he enjoys eating a brook trout now and then !!
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1archery1
ok
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FlyBum
Shawn is a good guy for sure, but tell him it's time to chase some steel, and to give me a call.
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