GOOD DEED, BETTER CATCH.Byline: Bill Becher Special to the Daily News MAMMOTH mammoth, name for several large prehistoric elephants of the extinct genus Mammuthus, which ranged over Eurasia and North America in the Pleistocene epoch. LAKES - Generosity to friends and family last Saturday was repaid with the biggest fish caught on opening day of trout season in the Eastern Sierra. Fishing from shore at Bridgeport Reservoir, Todd Olson, who lives in Montrose, landed a brown trout brown trout Prized and wary European game fish (Salmo trutta, family Salmonidae) that is favoured for food. The species includes several varieties (e.g., the Loch Leven trout of Britain). The brown trout is recognized by the light-ringed black spots on its brown body. that weighed eight pounds, eight ounces. ``We were kind of short on boats for everybody so I gave up my own boat to my uncle and two buddies,'' Olson said. ``Everyone thought I was nuts!'' Olson has been at the trout opener with a group of friends and family originally from the Montrose and La Crescenta area for the past 25 years, ever since his father and uncle took him fishing when he was 15. When 30 members of his group made the trip to Bridgeport this year, Olson decided to lend his boat. ``Some of them were new to opening day and I wanted them to have the best experience possible,'' Olson said. ``I knew I could catch fish from shore.'' Starting about 5:30 a.m., Olson worked the water near the dam. ``I threw just about every lure in the box: Rapalas, Yo-Zuris, you name it,'' Olson said. ``I put on a chrome (jargon) chrome - (From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are *pretty* chrome!" Kastmaster at about 6:30 a.m. so I could really get the lure out there a ways.'' Each of the 30 anglers had chipped in $10 to a pot for the biggest fish of the day, so there was money at stake. A dash of garlic earned Olson an even bigger payout pay·out n. 1. The act or an instance of paying out. 2. A percentage of corporate earnings that is paid as dividends to shareholders. . Olson juiced See Joost. See also juice. the Kastmaster with garlic flavor Eagle Claw Crave TO CRAVE. To ask; to demand. 2. This word is frequently used in pleading; as, to crave oyer of a bond on which the suit is brought; and in the settlement of accounts, the accountant general craves a credit or an allowance. 1 Chit. Pr. 520. See Oyer. Gravy, which made him eligible for $1,000 in cash and merchandise awarded to the angler angler, common name for a member of the family Ceratiidae, European and American bottom-dwelling predacious fishes. The angler lies on the bottom and lures its prey with a long, wormlike appendage that extends forward and dangles over its mouth. who weighed in the biggest fish on opening day at Ken's Sporting Goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport in Bridgeport. He was using six-pound test line and a lightweight-spinning outfit. ``The first thing I did when I realized it was a big fish was loosen the drag and let the fish do its thing,'' Olson said. It took about 20 minutes to land the big trout. Olson has hooked other big fish and knew this one was at least five pounds. At first he thought he'd fooled a rainbow, but when the fish stayed down he realized it was probably a brown. His friends were cheering him on as he played the fish. When it finally tired, Olson's friend Wayne Ludlum of Burbank had to jump into the lake to land the monster because their net was too small. ``His feet were cold for a couple hours after that, but it was worth it,'' Olson said. Olson didn't realize how big the trout was - he thought it was about 6 1/2 pounds, but when he had it weighed at Falling Rock Marina he realized he might have a winner and took it to Ken's Sporting Goods for an official weigh-in. The big brown was worth $500 in cash and another $500 in rods and tackle, which Olson donated to the Bridgeport Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Ducks Unlimited is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. It currently has approximately 775,000 members, mostly in the United States and Canada. Junior program fund-raising dinner. What was that about nice guys finishing last? CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Todd Olson shows off the 8-pound, 8-ounce brown trout he caught on opening day of the Eastern Sierra season. Special to the Daily News Box: BIG FISH |
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