Very cool. They are a great fish to catch, I grew up fishing streams for then. It is amazing at how well they can hide, even in the smallest pools.
I get excited when I fish for them, although it's only been a handful of times in the past 20 years I've fished for them. I should take my boy so he can have that experience before they get rid of them out here.
Those are some beauties! You put in way more work for those than a stocker, and that makes it all the more rewarding. That and the areas they seem to frequent tend to be quite peaceful and beautiful as well.
Great post, I have a blast catching Natives and Wilds myself! Plenty of wild Bows and Browns around too.
That's awesome...... I haven't got any wild bows yet. They are on my list to find. Last year I got a couple wild browns.