Mountain trout

[duffy4]

We all like to see and catch the BIG ONES. But sometimes a small but pretty fish willing to take a fly and jump around the pool in a high mountain stream is a nice reward for an angler.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/duffy4/103_3142.jpg

[Morph1]

so very true,
great photo and beautiful looking baby trout.

Cheers

[Buck Krazy]

Yup, spent the weekend catching little brookies, lotsa fun!! Pretty fish too..

[sheephunter]

While not small...definitely pretty!
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/sheephunterab/DSC_0050.jpg

[el sparko]

hey duff! i see a measuring tape in the background... high hopes i guess.
by the way we will be at the bird last week of july probably camped on the rocks as usual.

[BobLoblaw]

I agree, Duffy; size ain't all that matters!
My bro' & I hit Elbow Lake on Saturday; never caught a trout over 10 inches, & had a blast. I love watching a fish come up to my dry fly in crystal clear water!
I caught a few by 'dapping' my fly over trout that were a foot or two from shore in 4-6 inches of water. One actually hit my fly in mid-air as I lifted it off the water; one of the coolest things I've seen while fishing!

Elbow Lake brookies...

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4204/45061.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/i/45061.jpg/)

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4642/45041.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/45041.jpg/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3098/45021.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/45021.jpg/)

Catching trout in a beautiful setting sure adds to the experience, as well...

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/959/45201.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/i/45201.jpg/)

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/464/45091.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/45091.jpg/)

Yep, something to be said for catching small, gorgeous trout out in the mountains!

[walleyeminded]

i agree i was on the upper oldman went way up fishing was great caught so many i lost count fish were hitting olive stimulator mostly small fish but a ton of fun i love fishing cutthroats i learned to fly fish up in that area best place to teach someone cause then even inexpirenced fly anglers can catch them