Cutbow Trout

Got into some surprisingly big cutbows today. Couldn't exactly fish where I wanted to, but it ended up being an excellent day. Praise God!

Nice color and the beak is epic

It was a beautiful afternoon, and another tough winter bite. I worked hard to put my jig in front of some fish, and it paid off. Started with a nice 14-inch smallmouth, and couple hours later landed a tank of a 17-incher. Finally, I wrangled an absolute pig of a 24” cutbow that managed to conjure up the feeling of a Pyramid lake fish. No matter how many big ones I catch, it always gives me a feeling of awe when a TWO FOOT trout on the end of my line becomes visible near the surface. Some words usually escape my lips in that moment like, “oh my gosh that’s a big fish.” The bigger smallie and the cutbow make the fifth and sixth master angler qualifiers of the year. No matter how tough the bite was, a master bass and trout in the same session is a REALLY good day.

Spent the afternoon looking for bigger fish on the sonar and found very few marks to target. The ones I found weren’t taking it, and there was just enough breeze to make vertical jigging a challenge. As I was nearing the end of my time on the water, I saw a mark at 47 feet. I thought it was a walleye or smallmouth bass the way it was hugging the bottom, and the way it ambushed my jig on the drop. To my delight, it was a fat 23-inch cutbow hen! I’d estimate it to be twice the weight of the 22-incher I caught last week. My fourth CO master angler qualifier so far this year. A great ending to a challenging midwinter session.

I have not posted for a while. Troll ass weak cowards behind a keyboard have been keeping me away from social media lately. I’m over that stuff as much as I can. But I truly believe people should be held accountable and punched in the face every once in a while. The world would be better place for sure . I love giving Fish!! sore lips. Wish I could JACK and troll in the mouth.