Wisconsin Big Browns 2016
My old fishing pal, John Beth, went in search of big browns in the Lake Michigan tributaries of Wisconsin’s eastern shoreline a couple of days ago. It was a tough day. His two fishing companions caught nothing, and neither did John, until—wham. He was casting long with a big white streamer barred in black, and at the end of the swing, just as he was ready to lift into a backcast, a big male nailed the fly like a rogue torpedo. The fish tore the water to shreds, and John followed, tearing the water to more shreds. Finally in the net, it came in a just a bit over 20 pounds. Best fish of the fall.
The fishing is thinning out fast, but the browns will be around right up until ice up, so if you want to spend a searching day, maybe no fish, maybe a big on, get thee to the river.
That’s one fine brown!
With a mouth like that, even big streamers seem small.
The barred fly in the lower left was the winning combo.