This is a fly forum and no one here eats any trout, maybe the browns tastes like shit, I don't know if and when I catch one I'll throw it on the barbie or smoker and let you know,LOL
They introduce them almost always to cut down on "junk" fish. They are very aggressive and will take on fish half their size. Goldfish released by the public, believe it or not, have caused major problems in some lakes. Carp, tench, bluegill, sunfish and others can be hit hard if browns are introduced.I pretty much agree with you Sea Run. I can't say they have given me that much of a thrill, although a number have. They don't seem to give up easily, especially the big boys, although, on the other hand, I have caught many whimpy browns and told myself I wouldn't go back for more. I'll take a rainbow any day over a brown. Not sure why Fish and Wildlife started putting these in the lakes in Washington...... never made sense to me. Must have been some pressure from various fly clubs I suppose. They can be a challenge fly fishing for them, although sometimes not. Rainbows are not dummies and can be very picky. Give me rainbows!
Josh...they get big and aggressively take large streamers
Precisely!!Without question worth celebrating. Without question a superior fish over other species of trout, both genetically and historically...and that's not subjective, it's a simple biological fact. Well documented in other parts of the world but sadly we're lacking in quantity of good reading here in the states. Two books worth picking up: Brown Trout Fly Fishing, Francis, 1997; The Compleat Brown Trout, 1974, Heacox...these can at least explain the origins of the fish in Europe and elsewhere, along with its journey to America and how/why it was distributed here. To say the very least, it's a much more challenging fish to fool and as a fighter the brown is both stronger and wiser, thus the tendency to run deep and find cover. Of course rainbows and such are generally preferred...easier, more convenient to hook and they do what WE want them to do. The brown having its own agenda makes it a much more sporting fish...it's chess vs checkers...nothing wrong with either game, just some of us find chess more interesting. And if nothing else, the first time you take one north of 20 on a small dry pattern you'll never be the same.
14 or 15 years ago, when my love affair for fly fishing was in it's infancy I got my first guided trip, on the Big Hole River, in August. I had a young (20 maybe) guide from Melrose in his Avon raft. The trico's were doing their thing, spinning down to lay their eggs, and we were fishing a #14 Royal Trude with a #22 trico spinner dropper. I hooked (for me at the time) a humongous fish and the fight was on. He ran around rocks, under the boat and every which way. The guide was new at his craft and was SO excited. The big brown, with the little #22 hook in his jaw showed himself several times and the young guide said 5 lbs easy. As those things go, he finally broke my 6x tippet, but I was shaking for a good 10 minutes after that. That is what I think of when I think of brown trout. Since then I've caught lots of them (and bows and cuttys as well) including some true monsters in New Zealand, but that is a fish I will remember forever! RickWithout question worth celebrating. Without question a superior fish over other species of trout, both genetically and historically...and that's not subjective, it's a simple biological fact. Well documented in other parts of the world but sadly we're lacking in quantity of good reading here in the states. Two books worth picking up: Brown Trout Fly Fishing, Francis, 1997; The Compleat Brown Trout, 1974, Heacox...these can at least explain the origins of the fish in Europe and elsewhere, along with its journey to America and how/why it was distributed here. To say the very least, it's a much more challenging fish to fool and as a fighter the brown is both stronger and wiser, thus the tendency to run deep and find cover. Of course rainbows and such are generally preferred...easier, more convenient to hook and they do what WE want them to do. The brown having its own agenda makes it a much more sporting fish...it's chess vs checkers...nothing wrong with either game, just some of find chess more interesting. And if nothing else, the first time you take one north of 20 on a small dry pattern you'll never be the same.
Well, yes, actually....why did some other a-holes bring brook trout across the Mississippi? Did someone actually think that cutthroats were inferior to the mighty brook trout?
Right! Or watch a 20"+ brown follow your streamer for several feet before opening its mouth and inhaling. You'll think browns have more in common with muskies or pike than rainbows.Catch a 28" brown on a size 20 nymph and you'll understand.