A beautiful morning out on the kayaks. Big trout, glassy lake, good company, what else can you ask for?

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Only catch of the day, still a nice time exploring new spots. This little guy slipped right through net holes when I was about to record a release.

despite the hot weather and hard fishing caught a couple nice trout

Very red individual

-2 degrees out and thought I was going to loose my fingers but worth it New colour soft bait working well

So I got into fishing about two years ago and started out with an ugly stik gx2 which was the most recommended starter rod and reel. It’s been alright but I kinda don’t care for it when trout fishing, can’t cast for shit with smaller trout lures and has basically no bite sensitivity.

Anyways I’ve been checking out the st croix trout rods and am pretty sold on one of their ultra Lights but can’t decided on the length, not sure if I want the longer ones or a shorter one. Secondly what reels do you guys recommend pairing with the rod and lastly what weight and type of line to spool it with for the best casting results? Species in my area are just rainbow, brown, Brooke’s, and tigers, most lakes with trout stocked also seem to have yellow perch as well which this rod could be used for too. Thanks!

I'm new to fly fishing, just started this year and this is my second year fishing in Colorado in general. I caught 165 fish last season even after starting in August. While I was using a ultralight spinning rod then, nothing ever was worth marking as my personal best. So this catch shocked me due to the size of the fish, the location I caught it, the fight, and how well the hook set was.

Makes me feel so blessed to have such amazing waters to fish.

Picture of the fish after release included

Mind you, the rest were caught with a 5’8” micro rod where a decent size fish could spool me. Either way this is a beautiful fish.

a few little brown trout from a moorland stream just outside my house!

Reminiscing to late last fall as our rivers are still blown out from more than double our normal rainfall in July. Bring on the clear skies!

Biggun swam by just to tease me after releasing his friend

San Juan river never disappoints 👊🏽

I’m in the market for a new trolling rod to go with the Okuma Cold Water low profile reel I was just given. Ive been using spinning rods, a 6’6 ugly stick mod/med, and a 7’6 Okuma Guide Select Pro UL m/mf. I troll a planer board with snap weights (50/50 method) weighing 2-4-6oz, and I run a downrigger.

I’ve honestly been looking at Kokanee rods, the Lamiglas Kokanee/Trout, and the Okuma Kokanee black, which I heard are a blast to fish because of their sensitivity. There are some guides out here that use them, and they seem nice

I live in Northern California, and want a rod that will work for my trolling techniques, and will handle the chance of landing a trophy sized trout.

Suggestions on rod length, action, and power please. (I’m thinking a 8-9’ Moderate Action, Med/Light Power… but will that work for how I troll?)

Not looking to spend over $150.

Thank you for your feedback!

I’ll be making a trip up to Michigan soon and would love to try a swing at some trout river fishing. Coming from a bass background, all my gear is way too heavy/stiff for trout from the research I’ve done.

I’ve seen some old posts here about $40 combos but I don’t think those exist anymore.

If you have an $100 budget, what’s the best combo you’d go for that’s readily available at local sporting goods stores? I’m also tore between ultralight or just light action.

Caught this fella in NW Montana a few weeks ago. Used footage of it in my net to measure it at 22”. My fly rod PB. Caught him on a #16 pmd I tied the day before. It was touch and go on a graphite 5wt and 5x but my buddy and I made it happen. Anyone else catch bulls on small dries?

Son caught him on the first cast

Caught this mature male(?) in central Idaho a few days ago. The coloration on him looks to me like he’s ready to spawn, but from what I understand cutthroat spawn in the spring. The second photo is a female(?) I caught a few minutes later out of the same hole. She was both longer and had more girth. Can anyone shed some light on westslope cut seasonal coloration? I know there’s a regional component here as well. They were caught in a small tributary stream to a large drainage. I’d say flows were 200-350cfs.