Once....
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Category: Fishing
Forum Name: Gone Fishin'
Forum Description: Discuss freshwater, saltwater, ice fishing and fly fishing here. Where do you go, what do you catch, and how do you catch it?
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Topic: Once....
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: Once....
Date Posted: 26 June 2024 at 11:11
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"Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains. You could see them standing in the amber current where the white edges of their fins wimpled softly in the flow. They smelled of moss in your hand. Polished and muscular and torsional. On their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming. Maps and mazes. Of a thing which could not be put back. Not be made right again. In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery." ~ Cormac McCarthy  ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 26 June 2024 at 12:24
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When we go camping I usually fish a couple streams in the Bighorns. I catch mostly Brook trout and a few Rainbows. Too bad they aren't better eating. Good to see you Ron. ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 26 June 2024 at 12:34
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Here in the East most trout streams had native brookies, 65 years ago. Today only a few remote mountain streams, and no one stocks them. Unfortunately, they are beautiful but dumb. they hit anything and are easily fished out. browns are more supplicated, and can survive fishing pressure. ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 30 June 2024 at 12:12
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Hey Ron, good to see your post. been long time. Hang around more & chime in like days of old. I don't get here too often lately either. IBD ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 30 June 2024 at 17:05
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Hi Ron , I'm here at least once a day. It is good to see you. As you know the FWP has a war against brook trout. Trying to get cut throat back, I prefer brookies to cut's.  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 02 July 2024 at 12:54
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Hey, guys - it's very good to see you all. The beautiful Mrs. Tas and I have been heading out to the lakes in the Bear Paw Mountains south of us. Two of the lakes have great opportunities for trout while the third lake at the edge of the mountains is a reservoir with good trout, perch, walleye and northern pike opportunities. We usually prefer the trout lakes simply because the scenery is a little better, in our opinion. We never catch any monsters, but we enjoy the whole area.     ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 02 July 2024 at 17:41
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Nice pics Ron. Beautidul lakes and BIG sky. ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 02 July 2024 at 19:10
 ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 09:20
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Nice to see pics of that area. Are those lakes fish natural or is there a stocking program in MT to help nature along??? ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 10:23
Anything northern pike are stocked anything Rainbow trout are stocked. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 12:11
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Most pike think that trout are delicious! ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 13:11
Very true  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 13:18
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I think pike taste better than trout! ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 03 July 2024 at 14:34
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The upper lakes deeper into the mountains have some natural spawning of brook trout but it's mostly stocking where trout are concerned. The lower lake (with the northern pike) was a victim of some "bucket biologist" years ago .... ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |