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Worms have been used to catch Fisk since the beginning of time
On the G unison no live bait allowed
Fly fishing has a small San Juan worm pretty effective
My bait days are over all fly for me

 

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What is the reasoning behind not allowing live bait?

 

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xavier7995 said:

What is the reasoning behind not allowing live bait?

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Fish will swallow it deep most likely will die
Not good also much more. Challenging to fly fish
Amazing how trout can see bugs smaller than ants and for them to take must look pretty real
The fish on the Ginnison are wild and very selective

 

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must have better eyesight than catfish, those buggers just eat your arm! #noodlinghellbillies

 

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1st wid New Zealand brown for our farm kid
He said he hooked into a 30 plus inch brown that snapped him off
Said he has seen hundreds of monster trout not caught east real spooky

 

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I didn't know chickenman was already in NZ.
http://thechive.com/2015/12/30/new-zealand-fisherman-hooks-a-shark-freaks-out-video/

 

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My body is already down in the South Island catching beautiful rainbows such as this he said he caught 11 fish yesterday all in that size range in a small stream flowing into a major river

 

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13 days to go
Fish on for friend in the south island.
Got to be 10 pounds....

 

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OMG!!!!
Think my buddy figuring it out..

 

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OMG a New Zealand Dogfish...

 

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sheep jam

 

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Trout heaven

 

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Can you spot the monster?

 

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Will be me soon at dawn and dusk..10 days to depart..
Green beetle hatch...

 

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Camp were we will be Heli dropped for 3 days in backcountry...

 

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@chickenman those are some incredible fish! Can't wait to see your pics. I hope my life is as cool as yours when I get up there in the years. Thanks again for sharing so much awesome nature stuff! I always enjoy your threads.

 

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lol, I have been staring at that pic for a few minutes trying to figure out why there was a head and upper torso just below the window....its a hat and guessing some shoes.

 

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Friend sent me this, They are touring West coast South Island...
Wow..

 

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I met the kid who is currently touring NZ with his GF couple years back.
He was a guide for a top dollar guest ranch, top dollar 35 thou for 1 week family of 4 to 6.
He was asleep in company truck down by the river.
I woke him up and told him I know all about where you work and have known other guides.
From north Carolina.
Showed him a jar and his eyes lit up. gave him a nug and we agreed to meet up next day noon and go fishing.
Next day we met up and he was all bummed out.
He got fired last night and did not know what he would do for summer.
Found out awhile later he smoked that nug and got all baked, china eyed and the boss fired him.
Brought him to farm he sampled goats milk and that was all it took.
Stayed the summer.
Rich kid but we changed his life. He grew so much and learned a whole new diet.
He would get so baked and eat so much he would lay in bed and moan.
The other farm kids and I convinced him he was gay, or had him worried somehow..
Great kid smart lucky to have parents pay for his education, I convinced him of that what a blessing be thankful to them, and re assured his worried dad about his pot use the least thing he should worry about be proud you got a good kid, his dad is younger than me LOL....