


How-to-fly-fish book, and was determined to catch a trout out of the North Iīrought my fly rod (which I'd used a total of two times so far), a Sister and I drove out to Casper, Wyoming to visit a childhood friend. Snapped my leader and the rest was history.” ~Christina Lundin Into the water, and as soon I went to tail grab the steelhead she head shook, I slid myself down the snow shelf and got I battled this fish forĪbout ten minutes in and out of log jams, multiple acrobatic leaps into the airĪnd chased this beautiful bright fish down river. Which created a huge drop-off down into the river. Solo steelheading, I wasn’t really expecting to catch much until I hooked into anĪbsolute monster! I didn’t bring a net, and there was about five feet of snow Happened… The net was caught on the side of the boat and the rim of the net hit My boyfriend went to scoop her in the net but sheĭecided she wanted to do the muskie walk one last time and that’s when it This girl did not want to come up from the depths. Was dead weight until finally I felt the ‘bruise your ribs’ kind of headshakes. Yelled at me to “reel” but there was no way. Life I set the hook and felt nothing but dead weight. I started reeling my bucktail in when I felt the hardest hit of my This lake is well known for absolute giants and that was exactly what I Returning to this spot for a second chance.” ~Brittany PeetersĮarly summer afternoon my boyfriend and I were out chasing muskies on the big Gently pop out and the beautiful golden walleye swam away. Just as the fish went to take off, we watched the hook Was ready with the net, but the fish decided that it wasn’t done fighting and The biggest walleye that we’ve ever observed in our home lake. As the fish surfaced, my husband and I were shocked.

Summer, I hooked on a huge walleye and was quickly able to get it beside theĮdge of the boat. I guess I need to get back to the Keys!” ~Amelia Farrar One fish I will never get over is losing a tarpon on my Ones are the ones you see and then get off. Left with half a bass on my hook.” ~Abigail Dupay It would have been my first muskie, but after that trip, I was I was on my final few reels and the muskie got what he wanted and took off. Surface of the water following my bass was a muskie! The muskie grabbed myīass! My dad told me to reel him in, but not too fast. I was just about to lean over the boat to grab him and my dad told me to stop-right below the I was reeling him in and I could feel him there. It was a beautiful sunny day and I caught a bass. I was up in Canada with my dad and my mom. Straight from Team DSG, here are some classic, if not entertaining, tales of the fish that got away.ĭreaming about. One we’re after slips through our fingers (sometimes literally). There’s no better learning opportunity for fishing enthusiasts than when the Most from the experiences that don’t turn out quiet like we had planned…And
