20" Wild Native Rainbow Trout

[anthonyjhallen]

Was it big water?  Like big water as in running into a lake?

Either way awesome fish and I bet it was a haus on that 7 fter.

[bbcoach]

VATURKEY,
I'm jealous!!!  That is a beautiful fish.  A 20 incher, in your neck of the woods, is definitely something to BRAG about.  I know, because I've fished the South Fork of the Holston River from Sugar Grove to Chilhowie as a boy and it is the one thing that I miss since moving to Eastern NC.  Congratulations and KEEP AFTER EM!!!!!

[vaturkey]

Was it big water?  Like big water as in running into a lake?

Either way awesome fish and I bet it was a haus on that 7 fter.

anthonyjhallen

 No its a small mountain stream with some pretty good pools in it. With all this rain we have had the water is in real good shape. Didnt expect a trout this big would be in there therefore I had no landing net with me. Didnt think I would land him with all the deadfalls & overhanging branches. Thanks for all the comments folks. Ricky  

[anthonyjhallen]

Was it big water?  Like big water as in running into a lake?

Either way awesome fish and I bet it was a haus on that 7 fter.

anthonyjhallen

 No its a small mountain stream with some pretty good pools in it. With all this rain we have had the water is in real good shape. Didnt expect a trout this big would be in there therefore I had no landing net with me. Didnt think I would land him with all the deadfalls & overhanging branches. Thanks for all the comments folks. Ricky  

Even better.  It must have been good clean water cause he has some nice color to him.  We are in the middle of out mayfly hatch here in MD and thats just the begining.

[ncturkey]

Awesome wild rainbow trout.

[strutnva]

nice fish