Foggy Bottom Outdoor life

Happy 4th of July everyone.
Remember, freedom ain't free.
All gave some and some gave all. 🇺🇲

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Fifteen year old Hunter Rohr was fishing during spring break in West Virginia. He and a buddy had been fishing since 7 a.m. and caught a few smaller golden rainbows. Around noon, they found a pile of fish in a deep hole on the South Branch of the Potomac River. Using polarized sunglasses, Hunter spotted an especially large fish holding near a log on the bottom.

He tried many lures. Nothing worked. Finally, he used a single pink steelhead egg that he had cured last year from a fish he caught near Lake Erie. He threaded the egg onto a small hook and sent it drifting toward the holding trout. The trout took the egg. Hunter hooked it. A wild two minute battle began. The fish came up and got its head out of the water, sloshing and fighting a lot. But it was too fat to jump.

Everyone around him went crazy as he fought the fish. His buddy came over to help and netted the trout. Hunter knew it was big enough to become a new West Virginia record. A state biologist officially weighed the fish on certified scales at 11.84 pounds, with a 28 inch length and 19 inch girth. It is currently under review and should replace the current record of 9.72 pounds.s

Good luck to the PA and NY state youth this weekend for youth turkey season.