Author Topic: First Nice Laker of the Season (Read 4449 times)

BottomDweller · « **on:** Dec 13, 2010, 04:53 PM »

we've been hammering the 'bows and cutts in the shallows for a while, but yesterday i walked out a little deeper in search of lakers and found this big girl:

didn't get any measurements before releasing, but i figure it's probably about fourteen or fifteen.

cobra_19 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 05:06 PM »

Nice start to the season!!!

Dorado · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 05:08 PM »

Very nice, I won't ask where your fishin'!

Did you bring your 44 #er fattie to Robert Ray to mount?

Ryderr · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 05:09 PM »

Awesome!

Tunapursuit · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 05:15 PM »

Nice catch and release..Tightlines

Wyoming_Ice · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:24 PM »

Great Start BD !!! Keep them coming

Wyo Ice

adkRoy · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:25 PM »

That's a wall mounter.

wyoute · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:33 PM »

Nice!!!! BD Cant wait to get out!!!

bobbyjr · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:40 PM »

great looking fish. now i really have the itch to get out there. hopefully we will have enough ice by the weekend

Wyofarmer · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:49 PM »

Fish like that will let me keep my

Keep up the good work BD!

POk3s · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 06:50 PM »

Not a bad way to start the year! Was that the first laker through the hole?

Congrats BD

I wont ask you where you were either but I do know where you live and i may have do some research and head to a like over that direction!

wyohikeit · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 07:53 PM »

Beautiful fish thanks for the pictures!

We are just watching the warm wind blow here

Pictures of fish like that help me----- GO CRAZY!!!!! I have fondled my ice fishing gear long enough WE NEED ICE!!!

RS_ICEMAN · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 13, 2010, 11:54 PM »

Good job man! I'm jealous. Hopefully we will be able to hook up and get on the ice sometime soon. It was almost 50 degrees here today. Not exactly good conditions for making ice. I should have taken the boat out.

WYfish · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 10:24 AM »

That makes it even harder to wait

Goatskin · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 10:27 AM »

Shes a Beaut!!!

SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 11:39 AM »

Damn, BD. I remember a few years ago you hardly caught any nice macs. Now its all the time! Way to go.

fishley · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 01:36 PM »

not a bad start BD. I may have to come up there this yr if stuff dont change or just keep picking on them out of the boat!

troutsdaddy · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 04:38 PM »

Good start BD! I got a few for my bday sunday too

!

POk3s · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 04:46 PM »

Also some nice ones troutsdaddy

BottomDweller · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 05:48 PM »

Quote from: Dorado on Dec 13, 2010, 05:08 PM

Very nice, I won't ask where your fishin'!

Did you bring your 44 #er fattie to Robert Ray to mount?

thanks Dorado; yeah, we should get those mounts back here this spring from Robert

nice fish troutsdad

er-e-is · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 08:05 PM »

good lookin fish BD & TD. How much Ice TD?

TGF · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 14, 2010, 08:35 PM »

Nice fish boys

Dorado · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 11:05 AM »

Quote from: BottomDweller on Dec 14, 2010, 05:48 PM

thanks Dorado; yeah, we should get those mounts back here this spring from Robert

He does such a great job that fish is going to look awesome!

As an aside, I ran into him the other day and mentioned that I had heard he was thinking about retiring. He said he had heard that rumor and did not know where it started!

So, those thinking about getting skin mounts, Robert is still the one in Western Wyoming!!!

troutsdaddy · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 11:24 AM »

My uncle sam just got his mount back from robert tues...11 month turn around....its awesome! Robert had a heel spur so didnt get to go hunting very much this year so he worked ALOT! Usually the wait is about 2 yrs...which isnt a big deal for the quality of work you get! When i was there last week he was finishing up 7 different fish!...with the fish we have around here i'd say robert has the most secure job in sublette county!

Joe...it depends where your at...some 2"...some 6"...

rks-icer · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 11:31 AM »

I have seen Robert's work and if I am ever fortunate enought to get one big enough, that's where I will be going. I'm not sure I have ever seen any better work than his.

fishley · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 11:34 AM »

He did a 44lber for me a few yr's back and it is way to dark for a FG laker but he does do a dang good job! just makes the gorge fish to dark more like the northern fish that's the only reason I havent taken any back to him and I wasnt cool with the 2yr wait!

chriswy · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 11:37 AM »

He done a 9lb brown for me a few years ago and it came out wonderfull but i have yet to have a lake trout done since i can not seem to get one over 40lbs

spudbar · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 15, 2010, 05:36 PM »

Get em Dru! save some for me.

ratfink1 · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 16, 2010, 08:23 PM »

very nice good job

GDominy12 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 16, 2010, 08:29 PM »

Quote from: fishley on Dec 15, 2010, 11:34 AM

He did a 44lber for me a few yr's back and it is way to dark for a FG laker but he does do a dang good job! just makes the gorge fish to dark more like the northern fish that's the only reason I havent taken any back to him and I wasnt cool with the 2yr wait!

I'd like to see the picture of a 44#er, the biggest i've ever seen is about 30#s

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Author Topic: First Nice Laker of the Season (Read 4449 times)