I wondered if I was too gullible today as I quickly tucked my fly fishing rod into my Liberty and went to get my spin casting rod from my dad’s boat. I had been fly fishing for a little over an hour when I came across an angler who said a ‘Big Laker’ followed his lure close to shore.

I put out a couple of flies in the area without any luck. So, I ran back to my car to make the short trip to get my ‘regular’ gear. I almost tripped over this duck (see photo). Within half an hour I was back on the river searching for this big lake trout. I kept fishing until dark without any success (it seems to be my story lately). While packing up my gear, I heard a shout close to the spot where the lake trout sighting occured. One angler caught and released a large pike.

Figures…

It also reminded me of another time when I heard someone tell me that there was a bass lake close to town that was swarming with bass. Apparently, it was Huntsville’s best kept secret. I must have been Huntsville’s best kept idiot because I convinced dad to come with me and try out this little lake. The lake was a weed ridden shallow pond that may have exceeded 6ft deep. The only fish in there were the 2 suckers paddling a canoe.

Am I the only one to have this issue? I would say no, at least not after I saw this lure that can be purchased by the ‘upper bracket’ of fisherman. It is worth 1,000,000 dollars and is only available for Saltwater species. I would think that if I could afford it, I would try it in my favorite trout lake anyway. Visit this site for more details.

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