Don- The same thing happened to my son when we were fishing the Lachsa (sp?) in
Idaho. Locals told us it probably was a Dolly Varden (Bull Trout).
Regards, Paul
Don Sax wrote:
> After reading Mike's report on the St. Joe, I decided to head back to Idaho
> Saturday afternoon. I arrived around 4:00 and fished until dark. Started
> fishing the riffles (where I caught the 14" last week) and landed five
> cutthroat averaging 6" . Unable to coax any larger fish to take my fly, I
> drove down river and fished a few more spots catching a few more fish in the
> same size range. As dusk approached I was treated to a splashy rise 3'
> from me by a large fish. During the next hour I caught 5 fish in the 12-14"
> range and a 14" whitefish all on an Elk Hair Caddis. Called it quits when I
> couldn't see my line any more. Great ending to a nice evening on the
> river.
>
> Question : I thought I saw a large fish (20" +) chasing a small cutthroat I
> was reeling in. It was a very long and aggressive lunge that ended with a
> large splash near the bank. It happened fast and the light was fading so
> I'm not sure if I was seeing things. Any thoughts?
>
> Don
> (Spokane)
