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Cold Water Fishing Reports => Miscellaneous Cold Water Rivers Streams and Springs => Elk River => Topic started by: mrl0004 on May 28, 2012, 08:09:30 PM

Title: Buttersides...
Post by: mrl0004 on May 28, 2012, 08:09:30 PM
It has been a good weekend. The parents came up to visit, so not much fishing. All the usual signs of summer abound....
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I took them to the trout stream to show them where I fish. I could easily spot fish and wished that I had thought to grab the fly rod. However, that would have been selfish of me.

As soon as they got on the road today I headed straight to the back to the stream with plans to fish all day. After a short hike....
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I arrive here...
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It didn't take long to connect with a little camera shy brown...
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I snuck up on this guy...
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I thought it was a beaver at first, but it didn't have a flat tail.Maybe it's a nutria rat? Not sure if we have them here, but I wouldn't know what else it would be...
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I switched locations trying to find some decent water. The water was extremely low. I have never seen it this low since I have been fishing there.

Before long, I'm back into the little buttersides...
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I wish I had a greenie weenie with me.
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I had to dodge a few canoes and several spin fisherman. Needless to say I didn't get to fish how and where I wanted. Maybe there are still a few larger ones waiting. I missed a few good strikes, but I had my 3wt, so a "good strike" can be misleading.

This was the biggest of the day...
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Title: Re: Buttersides...
Post by: Travis C. on May 28, 2012, 08:24:26 PM
Nicely done.

Nutria are both in Alabama and Tn. Tennessee more recently but Alabama a lot longer.
Title: Re: Buttersides...
Post by: mrl0004 on May 28, 2012, 08:32:50 PM
Someone suggested it might be a muskrat. They are found around AL and TN.
Title: Re: Buttersides...
Post by: Yoda on May 28, 2012, 09:17:19 PM
Nice Job Matt!!!
Title: Re: Buttersides...
Post by: Bfish on May 28, 2012, 10:22:11 PM
Quote from: mrl0004 on May 28, 2012, 08:32:50 PM
Someone suggested it might be a muskrat. .....

Yup muskrat.

Nice pics.
Title: Re: Buttersides...
Post by: Steve H on May 29, 2012, 05:31:21 AM
Nice work and TR.


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