Rainbows in July

[waco]

Have not had a lot of time to fish this year. Took Mrs. Waco up the McKinzie this morning and landed a few Rainbow trout. Forgot how peaceful it can be on the river when it's hot with a nice ice cold adult beverage.

 

[waco]

All fish were caught and released today. Not even really sure how I got this one???

 

[fiver]

wow.
yours have a lot of green and lots of black spots.
ours are generally a real bright silver with a red slash down the side some more silver then just some green down the back.

 

[Ian]

Catch and release? Rainbows are some good eating with lemongrass, salt, pepper, butter, wrapped in foil and cooked with everything except the gills and guts.

 

[freebullet]

Nice work, Waco.

They stock browns in our local lakes each fall. Fun little flippy floppers to catch.

I've taken to filleting them, picking the bones out, grill them on a water soaked cedar plank, & seasoned with lemon pepper. Mmm, now I'm hungry.

 

[Pistolero]

Beautiful fish.

I have caught cutthroat up in the mtns in Wyoming for many years, and tons of little 'lunch sized" brookies, too.

Bill

 

[waco]

Catch and release? Rainbows are some good eating with lemongrass, salt, pepper, butter, wrapped in foil and cooked with everything except the gills and guts.

I bring them home at times. The wife had a nice dinner planned that night and the don't keep all that well IMHO.
We are allowed 5 per day though from end of April through October 31 IIRC.

 

[Chris]

They are delicious when smoked.

 

[waco]

They are delicious when smoked.

I've done that before too. Alder wood is my favorite.

 

[Goatwhiskers]

A favorite memory, catching trout at Roaring River, Missouri one summer. I was the only person to catch that day. Cooked them in a skillet wrapped with bacon. Mmmm. Put two on ice for breakfast, they didn't keep thru the night. We don't have trout in La., but a stringer of bluegills sure does fry up good. Need to get back to fly fishing for 'em. GW

 

[waco]

I love Bluegill as well! Camping we salt and pepper the trout, put a bit of Mayo inside them with a slice of lemon. Wrap in foil and throw on the camp fire coals. Pretty tasty.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

A neighbor and I had a stream we used to fish. Brownies in. Most were under 10". But when you set the hook on anything bigger you were in for a tussle.
I once had a pair of otter swim by me at only a couple of feet. I knew the fishing was done for the day.

 

[waco]

Here is a big native "red side" we caught on the same stretch of river a couple years ago.