PB Brown Trout Bridgport

[ghost2uu]

had a blast fishing Bridgeport over the weekend. Fished the reservoir for wide open trout fishing on fish to 5-0. We even got into brookies and cutthroats so it was fun. Now for the details we hit Lower Twin and this fish was in the lake where the creek comes in out on the shelf by the buoys. Was chasing another brown and I think some koakanee? Anyways fired the mini jig on him and he gulped it. Fought the fish for 15 minutes after he bolted up the creek(thank god) and my buddy got hardcore kicked his shoes off and jumped in(want to catch a big fish leave the net in the car) thigh high to cradle the brown and bring him in for a quick pick and a quick weighing. Brown weighed nine pounds and was put in the creek so we could get a lengh measurment of 28 inches and a girth of 16 inches. We then took turns reviving the fish (I had to tire him on four pound) and wathing gaurd the next hour to make sure no one came by and snagged it. He swam up stream to the protected area so I was STOKED!!!!! Hopefully I see him next year............

[Kingfish]

What a beauty! Nice you let it go!

[Trout 1]

Good job man!!! Great looking fish :Big Grin:

[Liteliner]

Wow. Thats a pig. Awesome colors and damn it looks mean with that hook jaw. Congrats. Good job on the release also.

[Crawler]

Good Lord. Nice fish man. :Cool:

[diamondbear]

EXCELENT JOB , Beaut. fish and letting him go to live on . bridgeport resv. is a fun place to fish also . thanks for the report and pic of the big brown . looking foward to future reports . // db

[troutdog]

Awesome catch...congrats!


TD

[fndaway66]

I think I saw you guys standing right below the "250 ft" sign below the bridge Monday morning. If if wasn't you then nice fish. I was up there at a friends cabin. Fished Kirman and the Upper O.

[ghost2uu]

those were my buddies on the 250 mark but that was on Saturday we all left Sunday mid morning we also hit kirman on fri and it was sick but bridgeport res was on fire. Was someone trying to snag my fish on monday?

[Trout-Slayer77]

WOW !!!!!! Awesome brown, way to go....glad you set him free !!! The colors on that hookjaw are amazing !!!!! Thats a true trophy. you should take your pics and measurements to a taxidermist and have a wall mount made. congrats !!!

[mil sonrisas]

Beautiful fish! Excellent catch, and release!!!

[Sparky70]

Nice Hook-Jaw, glad you let it go.........:LOL::LOL::LOL:

[tpfishnfool]

Thats the nicest fish I have seen come out of those waters all year !! Congrats..

[smokehound]

Its so nice to hear he went to the protected zone. The more a fish is released by anglers, the harder it gets to catch that same fish!


Wow... thats a beauty, i would have been weak in the knees after catching that!

[Sierra_Smitty]

Dang.......one hell of a fish! Well done sir, well done.

[vortec_cruiser]

That would be a catch of a lifetime for most people. Great that you released him - he earned it!

[dixoncider]

Nice fish...

[ghetto fisherman]

vary nice brown dam thats big .nice catch

[Poxy Boggards]

Nice fish, congrats on the great catch. Certainly the catch of a lifetime!

[ghost2uu]

added more pics to original post, and for those asking i caught the fish on an Okuma sst trout rod and a v-20 spinning reel

[Joshua]

2 words
AWE- SOME.
That is an incredible fish (anywhere, anytime)

[Troutman65]

:Shocked: What a Trout :!!!::Cool::Big Grin:

[primo55]

great pics,and the color on these trout is amazing!!

[steve092]

That's a beast!

Congrats!

[kewlwhip]

congrats on the catch, & what a great looking brown-... so were all the others!

[DEADROOTS]

Those are beautiful fish.

[ghost2uu]

thanks for the kind words everyone. I am getting a replica mount of the brown and it should be ready by my birthday in January.

[Big Country]

If you're using Davidson, then it might not be until January 2011.

[AngryAgent]

That's what I call a toad, great job!:Envious:

[BIGBASS MB]

Awesome looking fish, congtars on your pb

[sandtrout]

were you throwing minijigs from the shore? were you adding weight to the line and if so, how much? and how heavy was your minijig?

[smokinflies]

Awesome catches anglers!!!


Now that's a freakin' brownie!!! :Shocked: :EyePop: :Envious: :Cool:

[ghost2uu]

I used a custom poured 1/16th ounce jig head on a Gamakatsu hook. I recommend using an aftermarket premium jig head by Owner or Gamakatsu. More important is never go to the Sierras with old line. I respool every night if I think I need it or not. Or i might have

were you throwing minijigs from the shore? were you adding weight to the line and if so, how much? and how heavy was your minijig?

[Prowler_Tuber]

had a blast fishing Bridgeport over the weekend. Fished the reservoir for wide open trout fishing on fish to 5-0. We even got into brookies and cutthroats so it was fun. Now for the details we hit Lower Twin and this fish was in the lake where the creek comes in out on the shelf by the buoys. Was chasing another brown and I think some koakanee? Anyways fired the mini jig on him and he gulped it. Fought the fish for 15 minutes after he bolted up the creek(thank god) and my buddy got hardcore kicked his shoes off and jumped in(want to catch a big fish leave the net in the car) thigh high to cradle the brown and bring him in for a quick pick and a quick weighing. Brown weighed nine pounds and was put in the creek so we could get a lengh measurment of 28 inches and a girth of 16 inches. We then took turns reviving the fish (I had to tire him on four pound) and wathing gaurd the next hour to make sure no one came by and snagged it. He swam up stream to the protected area so I was STOKED!!!!! Hopefully I see him next year............



Beautiful brown.....way to go!!!!

[Greg Madrigal]

WTG bro. Those are some plump n fine looking fish. I thought you woulda hit Kirman while u were up there. NICE pics bro.....

Greg