So, you can't catch them unless you fish for them. A balmy 28 degrees this morning, and the water temp was 49.
First HSB this winter. 3.5# Caught on an articulated BG colored fly.
Typical of CNBG caught this morning. A little over a pound, and caught on a woolly bugger. I'm holding the CNBG this way to show the white tail fin tipping. I think this is a cross mix between my legacy Florida CNBG, and Todd's OTS strain.
6.5# LMB caught on a 9.5"(1.1#) CNBG, who was caught on a woolly bugger. The CNBG fins were caught in the LMB's gills, and it was quite the tussle on a 4 weight fly rod. I got the CNBG out without any visible damage to the LMB's gills.