Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Headed up to Taupo with a mate for a night fish. Was snowing hard out on the desert with traffic crawling along at 60km. At the stream mouth a bitter SW was blowing making for a rather chilly night....tying knots was a challenge and even the mundane task of mending the line was painfull once my hands were wet...ah but it beats sitting at home
After 3 solid hits but no hook ups I deducted that the tail on my fly was too long so out with the clippers for a quick trim and bingo we were in.
Picked up 3 nice fatties over the next couple hours and the mate hooked an absolute screamer - into his backing in a matter of seconds as it powered off to the other side of the lake. A few more blistering runs and unfortunately the hook pulled...but man, what an epic battle!