TR 5/23/12

Last year while trout fishing i caught a couple smallies on typical trout water.

They sure do fight hard. It almost seems like their tails are on fire.

The smallies i caught on my trout streams were caught on size 9 panther martins.

They are the first 2 photos in this thread.

Have not caught any this year on my trout streams yet.

I went to my mother’s today for my Wednesday morning visit. My mom is 84.

After our chat I went down to the dam in Gays Mills on the Kickapoo River

This smallie made the other ones look like panty waists.

It skied and did a couple power runs. It hit on a size 13 jointed brown rapala.

This smallie was almost taken by me but I had second thoughts.

I remember my youth and trying to prepare smallies a couple times and being disappointed
in the taste. This big old smallie is back at its home at the dam in Gays Mills.

Those are some nice fish. Stream smallies are a blast when your trout fishing. I’ve caught a few on the Black Earth in Mazomanie. According to some old timers at work, before Trout Unlimited “ruined” it, the Black Earth Creek would be loaded with smallies and pike all summer.

BTW, smallies are very good grilled over charcoal. I’ll only keep them from cold clean water. I chunk up the fillet, stick it on a skewer, brush with some butter, and cook over very hot coals.