Big Trout

[acomeaux]

IMO...I think the long arm pose makes the fish look like what it is in person. When you hold it close to your body it really doesnt do the fish justice. I have been fortunate enough to catch a decent amount of trophy trout and i have taking pictures both ways. The long arm pose really shows off what this fish looks like when you put your hands on them for the first time. Congrats to the angler on a great fish

[krtnorris]

Saw Jimmy tell a guy on his show to do the long arm!

[bboswell]

Does this count as a long arm pic.
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[JES]

That's a good un no matter what.

[Stump]

Thats a big trout no matter how he takes the pic

[huntnfishtex]

Oh the irony on this thread. Like we deer hunters dont spend countless amounts of time as we tediously set up our deer kills for pictures that show our buck in the most flattering pose. Nothing different than the anglers are doing.

that's a big trout no matter how the pic was taken

[Swampa]

I feel like 1369. I don't have the whole story. No matter what it's a very nice trout, perhaps some fancy camera work. I was told Big Lake but I don't have any verification nor do I know the fisherman.

[live2hunt65]

nice fish

[AtTheWall]

I've had 3 over 30 in my time....literally dozens 27 - 29.

To be honest...in the State of Texas, inshore trophy trout of this size are more impressive to me than any whitetail now..period.

We can't control these animals with food, forage and or confinement. If any Outdoorsman & or Outdoorswoman can hook up with one of these animals.....my 20 year Coast Guard ball cap is tipped to them with a big smile on my face.


I fish 1st....hunt 2nd. I know how special it is to pull a big girl out of the brine.......it's a quest so many have pursued an entire lifetime...and never managed to do it!


Luck has a lot to do with it. You can't eyeball, game cam, feed and study any of these animals........it's a game, that many never even pursue because the odds are so high. Luck is with many on the 1st fish...those with multiple....not so much.

A list that is even tougher to pull off......Snook over 30 in Texas waters...I have two....a photo more rarer than yellow mouthed spotted sow bellies.

It's all about location and time engaged on the water during these prime times. As it is with the rut in South Texas......it's an "old-school" technique that requires time spent for time earned.

Sure wished deer hunting was still this way.

Stew1...who previously posted here prior to the 2006 server implosion had the largest trout I've ever seen. It went 34 inches....Flour Bluff...Upper Laguna Madre fish. Folks brag about the big girls in Baffin Bay....record was set there but....I had a pair caught in the Upper Laguna as well as Stew's fat girl. It's one of those special places that hold them in huge numbers, from a relative as well as numbers caught through the years but, they don't fall for many tricks via rod & reel. Those from the Coastal Bend know what I'm talking about....some of the mounted stringer's in some of the ICW restaurants from year's gone by have seen these fish. The last few major freezes along the Laguna in recent times...many of the fish kills went 35 - 37 inches! The are there.....always but as it is with a low fence, free range 210+ whitetail.........dialing that in takes dedication and....lots of luck!

Rob out!

[BowTech2010]

To be honest...in the State of Texas, inshore trophy trout of this size are more impressive to me than any whitetail now..period.

We can't control these animals with food, forage and or confinement. If any Outdoorsman & or Outdoorswoman can hook up with one of these animals.....my 20 year Coast Guard ball cap is tipped to them with a big smile on my face.


I fish 1st....hunt 2nd. I know how special it is to pull a big girl out of the brine.......it's a quest so many have pursued an entire lifetime...and never managed to do it!


Luck has a lot to do with it. You can't eyeball, game cam, feed and study any of these animals........it's a game, that many never even pursue because the odds are so high. Luck is with many on the 1st fish...those with multiple....not so much.

A list that is even tougher to pull off......Snook over 30 in Texas waters...I have two....a photo more rarer than yellow mouth spotted sow bellies.

Rob out!

X2 very well put

[Horitexan]

If I caught that trout I'd be leavin slime on the lens too! LOL! That's an awesome fish.

The 'that's not a 192" deer- I've only got him at 189 7/8"' argument just rolls on and on and on. Congrats to the fisherman on a super catch!

[Sonnyboy]

How about this gar ??? it's the real thing !! Too bad I didn't catch it !!!

[Bonesplitter]

I've had 3 over 30 in my time....literally dozens 27 - 29.

To be honest...in the State of Texas, inshore trophy trout of this size are more impressive to me than any whitetail now..period.

We can't control these animals with food, forage and or confinement. If any Outdoorsman & or Outdoorswoman can hook up with one of these animals.....my 20 year Coast Guard ball cap is tipped to them with a big smile on my face.


I fish 1st....hunt 2nd. I know how special it is to pull a big girl out of the brine.......it's a quest so many have pursued an entire lifetime...and never managed to do it!


Luck has a lot to do with it. You can't eyeball, game cam, feed and study any of these animals........it's a game, that many never even pursue because the odds are so high. Luck is with many on the 1st fish...those with multiple....not so much.

A list that is even tougher to pull off......Snook over 30 in Texas waters...I have two....a photo more rarer than yellow mouthed spotted sow bellies.

It's all about location and time engaged on the water during these prime times. As it is with the rut in South Texas......it's an "old-school" technique that requires time spent for time earned.

Sure wished deer hunting was still this way.

Stew1...who previously posted here prior to the 2006 server implosion had the largest trout I've ever seen. It went 34 inches....Flour Bluff...Upper Laguna Madre fish. Folks brag about the big girls in Baffin Bay....record was set there but....I had a pair caught in the Upper Laguna as well as Stew's fat girl. It's one of those special places that hold them in huge numbers, from a relative as well as numbers caught through the years but, they don't fall for many tricks via rod & reel. Those from the Coastal Bend know what I'm talking about....some of the mounted stringer's in some of the ICW restaurants from year's gone by have seen these fish. The last few major freezes along the Laguna in recent times...many of the fish kills went 35 - 37 inches! The are there.....always but as it is with a low fence, free range 210+ whitetail.........dialing that in takes dedication and....lots of luck!

Rob out!

Agreed! I too have been fortunate to have caught and released a bunch of big trout over the years. It seems once in a while it just comes together and an epic day is had. I did just that one morning not a month ago. I probably caught and released 15 fish on a heddon one knocker and 7 went over 26" with the largest tapping on 28"s door. Havent had a day like that in a long time.

[huntnfishtex]

I've had 3 over 30 in my time....literally dozens 27 - 29.

To be honest...in the State of Texas, inshore trophy trout of this size are more impressive to me than any whitetail now..period.

We can't control these animals with food, forage and or confinement. If any Outdoorsman & or Outdoorswoman can hook up with one of these animals.....my 20 year Coast Guard ball cap is tipped to them with a big smile on my face.


I fish 1st....hunt 2nd. I know how special it is to pull a big girl out of the brine.......it's a quest so many have pursued an entire lifetime...and never managed to do it!


Luck has a lot to do with it. You can't eyeball, game cam, feed and study any of these animals........it's a game, that many never even pursue because the odds are so high. Luck is with many on the 1st fish...those with multiple....not so much.

A list that is even tougher to pull off......Snook over 30 in Texas waters...I have two....a photo more rarer than yellow mouthed spotted sow bellies.

It's all about location and time engaged on the water during these prime times. As it is with the rut in South Texas......it's an "old-school" technique that requires time spent for time earned.

Sure wished deer hunting was still this way.

Stew1...who previously posted here prior to the 2006 server implosion had the largest trout I've ever seen. It went 34 inches....Flour Bluff...Upper Laguna Madre fish. Folks brag about the big girls in Baffin Bay....record was set there but....I had a pair caught in the Upper Laguna as well as Stew's fat girl. It's one of those special places that hold them in huge numbers, from a relative as well as numbers caught through the years but, they don't fall for many tricks via rod & reel. Those from the Coastal Bend know what I'm talking about....some of the mounted stringer's in some of the ICW restaurants from year's gone by have seen these fish. The last few major freezes along the Laguna in recent times...many of the fish kills went 35 - 37 inches! The are there.....always but as it is with a low fence, free range 210+ whitetail.........dialing that in takes dedication and....lots of luck!

Rob out!

No no no everybody needs to keep running down to baffin and the cut to catch trophy trout! Why only burn a couple of gallons of gas to catch some some fattys when you can have a hour long boat ride and burn 30?!

There is some awesome fishing in the boat hole and laguna shores area.I know cliff webb had and his clients have caught a 32 and a 30 and a half whithin 3 miles of the causeway while wading this year.

[FattLip]

Nice fish any way you slice it