birchy Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Bull Trout.. Brookies? Maybe rainbows because of their spectacular jumps? What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Pound per pound.....rainbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Bows, wild Grayling can put up quite the fuss too i find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Rainbows. Bulls are a close runner up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Bulls don't jump, rarely run at any speed and don't change direction that much. Therefore you rarely loose one once it is hooked. I'd vote for a rainbow hooked in shallow water as the best fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Bullshead rainbows are the hardest i've encountered so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdaog Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 rainbows (steelhead)...period. as long as were talkin freshwater that is. god damn try gettin one of those monster rainbows from the columbia down around castlegar using light stuff...HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhawk12 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 All valid points, but I think Livingston and area cutties consistently fight larger than their size. They are always fiesty and when I get 'em in they're almost always smaller than I thought they were on the line, and I usually use a 6wt. up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 rainbows (steelhead)...period. as long as were talkin freshwater that is. god damn try gettin one of those monster rainbows from the columbia down around castlegar using light stuff...HA There's big rainbows in the Columbia by Castlegar?!?? That's where my mother in law lives.. and we go there often. Last few times (since I started fly fishing) I've thought, I wonder if there's good fishing in there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlodabroads Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 No question, Steelhead(Rainbows). Its like being on a Bull (Male Cow not trout). If you can hang on for the first 8 seconds, you have increased your odds dramatically of landing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 a sucker! Nah but in all seriousness, rainbow. Never caught a steelie yet but someday................someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Steelhead Rainbows by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
126barnes Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I haven't been fortunate to catch the variety of trout that most of you guys have, but I think you'll find the sea run variety will give you more of a fight. In my experience, sea run brown & brookies fight better than their freshwater counterpart so long they are fresh from the SW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Hmmmmm....tough one! I would say 20 + inch brookies fight pretty hard...but big bulls pull pretty hard too. Rainbows give you the acrobatics, and browns are wily and wrap you around rocks and branches. Cutts roil the surface, and lakers cartweel and hold deep. I think it comes down to the last big fish a person has caught...that one always fought the hardest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher26 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Rainbows for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdaog Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 yea huge landlocked steelhead...MASSIVE and supposedly the best fightin fish that dont go to the sea i.e. on par with steelhead almost...huge river tho hard to fish but can definately be done...check it out sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricinus Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Steelhead by far!!! The first run, you kinda hang on and hope all your tackle is in good order, Regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 yea huge landlocked steelhead...MASSIVE and supposedly the best fightin fish that dont go to the sea i.e. on par with steelhead almost...huge river tho hard to fish but can definately be done...check it out sometime Excellent! Know if there's any fly shops in the area that I could check out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 i love the rainbows rippin backing off the reel 60mph but a big brown or bull is a wicked power game...steelhead must be insane tho i coudlnt imagine fighting a bow hopped up on ocean water 30plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 well if yer talkin' steelhead and sea run this and that..Altlantics in a big pool, I say that cause most of the time you hook 'em and they have no place to run.. those guys 'ill jump a half dozen times 6 feet out of the air before they change direction, then turn around and jump back at you a few times..the best fight ever for me..but...t'aint no trout..so..Rainbows for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenbow Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 My very best fights strength wise have been big bulls, hands down. Never caught steelies, and the rb's I've got so far have been awesome, but the 24"+ rb's this year have been soft at ice-out. The bullies have got serious shoulders. I can anticipate the rb's having more fight as the sumer gets going though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchDryfly Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I know the question was about trout, but seeing Bull's and Brookies are also included I would have to say BIG grayling on moving water. They will fight themselves to death when hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunsie Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Excellent! Know if there's any fly shops in the area that I could check out? Haven't been there for a couple of years, but there was a fly shop across the road from the Sandman motel. Good shop. They even shuttled us one afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipestoneflyguy Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Beavers (LOL - sorry it had to be said) Rainbows. forsure ! - below 8" I find the cutties will surprise you with their energy and fight though. Never hooked a steelhead, but, I didn't start spey casting just to impress the ladies........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teck71 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I know the question was about trout, but seeing Bull's and Brookies are also included I would have to say BIG grayling on moving water. They will fight themselves to death when hooked. How about Artic Char, I fished them a while back and they fight like mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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