Ultra-Light Fishing...

So, my old friend, Erik, said that I should be using ultra-light fishing stuff with 2lb test line and be into "the fishing not the killing"... I wrote back and said that with the size of fish we have here in DaHo, using 2lb test line would be "feeding not fishing"...

That got me to thinking, and I went down and got an ultra-light outfit. I got the lightest line they have here in DaHo - it was 4lb test. I went down to my favorite fishing spot and tried it out.

I caught one nice trout, about 2 1/2lbs or so, and it was good fun. You really have to watch how you do stuff with that light line and equipment. You have to keep them away from weeds and the such, and really use the rod to control them. I was helping this other fisherman there that didn't know how to use his rod to bring in fish and helped him land a couple with my net.

The lake I was fishing in is fed by streams coming out of the canyon wall. The water then drains very fast into the Snake River, under this little bridge. It was getting about time to come home, so I went to the Snake River side of the bridge and let my line out to get it all straightened out again in the reel. I was reeling it back in again, when I thought I got snagged on something. It ended up being the largest trout I have caught here. It was 22in long and about 5lbs. It was quite hard to bring it in with that little ultra-light outfit in that fast water. Luckily, the other fisherman that I had been helping saw me working the fish. He came over with my net and, with his help, I was finally able to bring it in. It was big fun.

So, Erik, I guess you were right. You can use that ultra-light tackle here in DaHo.