"Trout'n it"

[thorson]

Youngest daughter and fished birdwood today 1230-330. 40+ fished iced including one over 5 lbs  biggest trout for us ever... all went back to fight again another day. Now repairing the broken rod the big rainbow cracked. yellow and green 1/64 oz jigs and waxies..a few on minnows too. 18 inches off the bottom. 12 feet of water.

[jigbounce]

WOW   that's a nice trout!  especially for that lake!  I didn't think those trout survived the summer but that one must have a few years to get that big

[thorson]

Yea no kidding!! I talked to a fella last week out there named Randy who said they put some in from Lake Ogallala/canal after they drained it. He said he caught one near that size and another around 3 pounds also. It was a shocker to us as I thought he was pulling my leg. Rod epoxy is now drying.

[Madpuppy]

Sounds like a heck of a rod bender! Well rod breaker in your case Sounds like y'all had a great day on the ice

[burtleaj]

i would like to know more about them draining the canal i was thinking of going there this summer is it not worth it now?

[thorson]

Probably not but the Ogallala res has already been restocked with keeper sized trout.  The canal was bone dry again this fall for a long time from Ogallala to North Platte.

[hardh2ofish]

Man I hate to hear that.  I used to love fishing that canal trout tourny last of April every year.  Those trout were a blast.