Monster Rainbow Trout

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Isn't The Rainbow Fish a legendary sea creature?

[TheXJthatCould]

looks like more of a salmon, beautiful fish nonetheless, what a MONSTER!!!

[flyguides]

@TheXJthatCould Thanks!

[flyguides]

@nichoharri Well, it was so big and so unbelievable I was just in awe of it. Whether it's a pure Rainbow or a cross of some kind...possible. It was the biggest wild Rainbow I've ever landed (if it was a Rainbow). Putah Creek has not been reachable by Salmon and Steelhead for decades. But maybe there's some of both in this fish's genes.

[nichoharri]

that looks like a cross between a salmon and a rainbow'

[TheOatStaff]

That right there is a great fish and a great Sportsmen for the release. Keep up the good work

[hawktana]

I'M VERY IMPRESSED THAT YOU RELEASED BACK. WELL DONE, A PROPER SPORTSMAN....

[rdaines1]

wolly bugger brings out the hogs, nice slab!!

[Eric2827]

dam right once in a life time fish

[Eric2827]

nice fish out of puto creek

[jakeplayer23]

how much did it weigh u think?

[flyguides]

@jakeplayer23 Guessing about 16 to 18 pounds. Was about 32 inches long and over 20 inches in girth. Clean, natural fish. Tough fight, that's for sure! About 40 minutes. Tried to shorten fight but wasn't going to happen.

[jakeplayer23]

@flyguides WOW

[BoarHunter73]

Nice work!

[flyguides]

@BoarHunter73 Thanks!

[RoMePKST]

i went fishing yesterday and caught at 26 in brown in a normal stream in new york and its my first year an i was going nuts u must have been freaking out!

[flyguides]

@RoMePKST I was freaking out. No doubt. Good job on the 26 incher.

[3012tex]

freaken hog !

[MrBassAsassin]

That fish would've tasted good. Soup and fresh sushi

[650sickboy]

Epic fish!!! Thats how its done....i like how he relesed his lifetime fish true fisherman there

[flyguides]

@650sickboy Thx for the props. Yah, couldn't kill my biggest fish ever. Frankly, I don't like killing any fish these days. Unless I'm in the High Sierra catching TONS of Golden Trout. Up there I need a little protein. ;)

[rdaines1]

wolly buggers bring out the hogs!! tight lines from WI!!

[easypineapple]

Nice big fish, well done. You released it, so no good fish lunch.

[spendizzzle]

damn, i didnt know there were salmon in putah! ;)

[flyguides]

haha. just a giant rainbow. no salmon in that creek. but it sure looks like one, doesn't it? it felt like one on the end of my line for 45 minutes!

[spendizzzle]

ya i kno. just looks like a HUGE rainbow

[Steelheadaddict21]

ya it was changed sometime last week.

[Steelheadaddict21]

Putah creek is now a artificial only catch and release creek! that should thin out crowds

[flyguides]

VERY glad to hear that. Did DFG pass a new reg? I've been hoping for catch and release only (fly only) for a long time now on Putah. Too much pressure.

[derleineangler]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ....what a fish....

no skills no thrills......

tight lines from hannover

[flyguides]

Thanks. Ahhhhh was exactly what I was saying...fish tired me out pretty darn good.

[dsfishnclimb4]

do you prefer putah creek or squaw valley creek more?

[flyguides]

Big fish? Putah. But very crowded. Smaller fish? Squaw. But you're all alone. Like them both for different reasons.

[TheBasicFisherman]

dude! that is a beautiful rainbow! amazing! 5* and favorite for sure!

[flyguides]

thanks!

[troutman98]

awsome fish how many pounds is that

[flyguides]

I am guessing it was about 18 pounds.

[flyguides]

That's an all natural Rainbow trout from a California river...Putah Creek about an hour from my home in Sacramento.

[flyguides]

Yah, there's a tension between getting a good picture and video and keeping the fish out of hte water too long. The fish was fine. I know he was...ironically, my friend caught the same exact fish about an hour later, a ways upstream, and it gave him a heck of a fight! Strange catching the same fish on the same day...especially that one!

[flyrodder68]

Nice fish there but that is really unusual to catch the very same fish an hour later. I've been fishing up here in my home in Montana and has yet to have that happen to me or my friend. Wow.

[flyguides]

My brother and I caught the same exact fish on the San Juan River within an hour of one another. And, my friend Jared caught the same fish three times over three days on the San Juan a few years ago. Goes to show that catch and release is pretty safe for the fish if done right.

[flyrodder68]

Thumb up all the way!! How's the Putah Creek hanging there in your opinion? I read just a little about it after seeing your video. I'm a supporter of TU Snowy Mountain Chapter here in Central Montana.

[flyguides]

That's all wild, bro. At Putah Creek in Nor Cal. The fish of a lifetime, that's for sure.