I have heard it said that the Cutthroat trout is a gentleman's fish in that
they don't require that you get out real early and they quit biting in time
for the cocktail hour.
Dell
----- Original Message -----
From: "rderedfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: Cutts, browns, and rainbows
> Cutts are just differnent types of fighters than brown or rainbows, no
> differently than most browns fight differently than rainbows. Cutts
> GENERALLY thrash and twist, rarely jump, occasionally run, and most of the
> time will dog it out in their spot where you can't them, particularly if
it
> happened to be a pool or hole; if hooked in a shallow spot, my experience
is
> they will often scoot up or down stream.
>
> Interesting comments about the cutts being dumb. I know lots of folks who
> would dispute that. I believe that cutts, in more wild areas, are
> aggressive when they get on the bite. I know a lot of folks who have been
> stymied by cutts, not being able to find the right pattern when the fish
> were obviously feeding. However, when you get in the groove with them, it
> can be a hey-day. The coolest thing about cutts, to quote my friend Gene
> Gudger, "seems they are always 'looking up'." A great dry fly fish!
>
> And, the water temperature, as it will with most trout, will VERY much
> affect their fight.
>
> Richard Embry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Suggestions for BC Over Labour Day?
>
>
> > Ken,
> >
> > I have found the westslope cutts on the St. Joe to be strong fighters.
> They certainly aren't on the level of a wild rainbow but the cutts on the
> Joe really use the current to their advantage.
> >
> > My bet is that the water was warm enough or low enough on oxygen that
they
> were sluggish.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
