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Bradley Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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03/20/2010
Stationary Fly Fishing
Rainbow Trout
Other
Black
Floating Fly Line
Noon
03/22/2010
3
1859

so i made it to my lake and havent been there in a while. i started fly fishing not long ago and this is my 7th time doing it without any luck before, execpt the learning ive done. i was targeting a little school of fish (about 30-40) that was swimming the shore line all day. after about a couple hours i finally hook and land my first fish with fly rod and was about a 12in trout. after the release i kept seeing this huge trout that would just swim past my presentation every time i would get it in front of its face, so just before i left i shot my line out in front of him and left my lure standing still, he turned a 90 degrees toward it to my suprise and inhaled my black wooly bugger, set the hook and my drag and accepted his 5 min fight to shore. as i landed him i turned around and notice i had a crowed of about 20 parents and kids. and when i released the fish everybody was clapping and cheering. my girl bought me a new 9' fly rod (way better than my first $20 one) and this was my first day with it, what a way to break it in......i also meet carl anderson, cool guy knows his stuff


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james griffin
3/22/2010 1:03:00 PM
Good job, catching a big trout on a fly rod is exciting and on the new rod especially. Has there been a lot of pressure there?
jens
3/22/2010 1:08:00 PM
Nicely done!
goin_postal
3/22/2010 1:29:00 PM
The only pressure was on the fish when I was around! lol j k no there hasn't been much anglers there
Anonymous
3/22/2010 5:07:00 PM
sweet dude i have a fly setup and got discouraged when i had no luck, ill have to pick that back up
Toni
3/22/2010 6:21:00 PM
Oh happy day!!
afk
3/22/2010 6:58:00 PM
Thats going to get expensive if you can only catch them with a new rod ! LOL Way to break it in.
carlvanceanderson
3/22/2010 6:59:00 PM
Postal Thats still an awesome Fish! Hope to see you again out there!
returnofthefish
3/22/2010 7:39:00 PM
Nice job releasing it. Hopefully some kid can hook it and have a battle of a lifetime.
Big Smooth
3/23/2010 1:12:00 PM
Nice man! I just started myself at the end of last year. Started tying wooly buggers and pheasant tailed nymphs. I need to get out and try them out , bradley sounds like a decent place.
tommytitan08
3/23/2010 1:55:00 PM
Nice fish bud! Congrats on breakin in the new fly rod.
goodfellow117
3/23/2010 9:45:00 PM
Great job!!! Thanks for releasing it
Dustin07
3/24/2010 12:19:00 PM
nice fish. I'd have a hard time tossing back that much smoker meat but you set a good example for a lot of peopel watching it sounds like.
crouchnathan
3/28/2010 8:23:00 PM
I just started fly fishing, and I live near there so might go practice. If you don't mind my asking, what sort of fly works good in a lake like that? Dry. nymph, any tips?
The Fishin Kid
3/29/2010 12:50:00 AM
Nice fish! I might try to fly fish that lake, There is too many people tho so i don't know how it would work out.
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