Spring trolling

[fish wayniac]

My first troll of the season was on 4/11.
It was a slow morning for 3 of us . One 16” salmon was the only fish that made it to the net.
Yesterday was the first time trying out my new rod rack . Very pleased with having 6 rod holders all in one place. We started out trolling smelts in 42* water.
The first hook up Sean and I had doubles with Browns . Dan was casting fly’s off the bow while we were trolling. He didn’t have any luck so the next time the rod curled over I let him take it. He wasn’t disappointed when he saw me scoop it into the net. It was a beauty at 23” with a hook jaw .  We caught 4 Browns on smelt and 2 on a orange crush trolling spoon . I also caught a 13” white perch that fought like a trout with head shakes . It was a great outing and all 7 fish swam away.

[zwiggles]

You have some quality browns In there! And that WP is a very nice on as well 👍

[taxid]

That's awesome and glad that rod holder worked out for you. More lines in the water means a better chance at more fish! Beautiful browns.

[Jethro]

Aww man, shoulda ate that WP! That's great eatin' size there. Trolling bar looks great.

[fish wayniac]

Aww man, shoulda ate that WP! That's great eatin' size there. Trolling bar looks great.

You are right they are a great eating fish like this batch . I wasn’t targeting them and decided to let that fatty go.

[franklin fisher]

Nice bunch of fish. That White Perch is a beauty.

[TightLinesMaine]

you guys are always on the big browns! awesome fish, grats

[MarkNFish]

Looks like a great day.

Gotta love fish you have to hug to hold!

[fish wayniac]

Looks like a great day.

Gotta love fish you have to hug to hold!

It was a strong fish for sure. It left some slime on Dan’s jacket. 🤣

[MarkNFish]

It was a strong fish for sure. It left some slime on Dan’s jacket. 🤣

Waterproofing.  What's more waterproof than a fish?!

[Jim C.]

Nice, Wayne.  Can always rely on you guys to put nice browns on here