02-28-2019, 01:26 PM
Rainbow trout probably now have the widest distribution of any fish outside it’s native range that aren’t in aquariums. Most fly fishermen are probably are aware of them in NEw Zealand and Patagonia. I caught a bad case of wanderlust after moving to Arizona at age 5. Have been to all 50 states and 6 continents and it amazes me where I’ll find rainbows. As mentioned Hawaii has them in streams of Waimea Canyon plus I heard some reservoirs. I went to Austin last spring and found them in the Guadalupe River between there and San Antonio. They are rainbow trout in Sacred Valley of Peru. This is the route people take the train from Cusco down to Machu Picchu. I didn’t fish it as it was too pricey for the private access. They’re in South Africa. Don’t remember the name of the Resevoir but I found rainbows in the mountains not too far from Kruger National Park. What I remember most is not having a 4 wheel drive and damaging the transmission - the car eventually died on the drive back to fly out of Joberg. I’ve camped and stayed in a cottage on Mount Kenya The Equator runs through the mountain. I think the area was called the Aberdares where a stream flowed down below the cottage at high elevation. I made it down briefly by myself to look at the stream and saw rainbows. As a group we were able to get armed Forest Service rangers to accompany us on hikes. However I was the only one who wanted to fish and they weren’t going to accompany just me. The elephants seemed pretty benign. However without an armed guard or at least a couple of Rhodesian Ridgebacks to scare off lions I chickened out and didn’t fish it [shocked].
I’m sure you used to gators by now. Just assume they are present in fresh and brackish water in all of Florida. Other than wading the edge of the pond they are too stupid to be worried about. 5 pound LM Bass are also a dime a dozen in Lake Iamonia a few minutes away. They’re not considered big until they go over 10 lbs in the Panhandle. They readily take flies, bait and lures. Poppers, streamers and minnow patterns tend to be very productive there.
I’m heading to Utah in 10 days. Staying at Snowbird so my son can snowboard some. Any suggestions on where I can find those fat bows in March in Utah would be appreciated. Someone did say I could fish their private property on the Weber when my wife was in Park City in the summer. I just got to get her to follow up on it to make sure the offer is still on the table.
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I’m sure you used to gators by now. Just assume they are present in fresh and brackish water in all of Florida. Other than wading the edge of the pond they are too stupid to be worried about. 5 pound LM Bass are also a dime a dozen in Lake Iamonia a few minutes away. They’re not considered big until they go over 10 lbs in the Panhandle. They readily take flies, bait and lures. Poppers, streamers and minnow patterns tend to be very productive there.
I’m heading to Utah in 10 days. Staying at Snowbird so my son can snowboard some. Any suggestions on where I can find those fat bows in March in Utah would be appreciated. Someone did say I could fish their private property on the Weber when my wife was in Park City in the summer. I just got to get her to follow up on it to make sure the offer is still on the table.
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