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Old 07-09-2020, 05:46 PM
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Default I've been told many times that BIG BULL TROUT don't take dry flies .... Say Whaaaat ??

Hey everyone well I got out west for the second week in a row this past weekend. Although the weather was much nicer it was actually harder to find good clean fish-able water this weekend.

I had my daughter with me on the trip and we camped over at a couple different spots. I managed to get a little brown trout action on the dry fly just before dark on the first night. The next day we headed further west where I could introduce my daughter to some pristine waters and a place that is very special to me.

At one spot I let her have a shot with my fly rod and she managed to catch and release her first ever Bull Trout. Before the adventure was over I had a rematch with the bull trout that eluded me last week and well I’ll see is a lot of people have told me the big Bull trout don’t really like dry flies .... I don’t think that is true .... you be the judge.

Here are some moving pictures for you to enjoy.
Cheers!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrXCa-zo8Y&t=104s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrXCa-zo8Y&t=104s
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Old 07-09-2020, 06:14 PM
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You sure proved them wrong, beauty of a Bull.
You have a little piece of of heaven right there. Looks like you and your girl had a great time.
Enjoyed the videos. Great job

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Old 07-09-2020, 08:31 PM
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Nice bull for the size of the body of water but not big for the species

Even truly big bulls eat whatever they feel like even small flies at times. They will readily take dries under the right conditions but usually ones that look like rodents make a better option
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Old 07-10-2020, 01:28 AM
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Nice bull for the size of the body of water but not big for the species

Even truly big bulls eat whatever they feel like even small flies at times. They will readily take dries under the right conditions but usually ones that look like rodents make a better option
Or dry flies like grasshoppers in August and September.
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Old 07-10-2020, 11:37 AM
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Great video Thanks for sharing.
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