Originally posted by brewmaster15 Thanks. I can't wait for fishing season here. Its just good to get out and sit by the river! Honestly though the trout being stocked in that river look great, but they don't have the fighting spirit. There are native brookies there that are half the size and put up twice the fight.
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I found that to be the case too...hatchery raised , stocked fish seem to miss the fighting spirit. I think that's why I liked the battle with a good sized Northern Pike. Up here in my area, they don't do much hatchery breeding with pike, it's mostly trout, as pike seem to do just fine in their natural state.
When good sized 'northern' hits a fly...it's all hands on deck.