Float Tubes + Sink Line + Leeches = BIG RAINBOWS

So I had a chance to take a break from guiding and visited some family in Idaho last weekend. We stayed a few days in Boise and a few days in Pocatello with my wife's family. Monday, August 3rd my father-in-law and I went float tube'n on one of his favorite lakes near Pocatello. Luckily he had scouted the area the weekend before and had an idea of how the fishing was going to be. We tied a dozen or so leech patterns the night before and headed out early in the morning. Just to fill you in a little, we are rocking 7 and 8 wt rods, full sinking lines, and fishing these leeches on the bottom of a 35 foot deep lake. We were casting the line out as far as you could, stripping line from the reel until you had all your fly line out and you were into your backing. Then you would start to slowly kick backwards in your float tube and wait to fill a take on your fly, which is 100 feet out and 30 feet deep! Talk about a hook set and fight getting them to the net! We both lost a few fish, but we had a great time. The best fish of the day was the last fish of the day!

23 inch Rainbow: Massive shoulders and tail!

Above: Another shot of the 23 inch Rainbow

Below: The best fish of the day. A solid 24 inch Rainbow!