Thanks to Britt's spotting and ML's spot picking, I got an opportunity to cast to one of these trout. At first she was cruising around and ignoring any offerings. (Prompting someone, who will remain anonymous, to refer to the fish as a "jerk.") As the daylight faded, this fish took up a feeding position at the edge of the current. I placed a cast to drift my fly at the edge of the current and it was fish on. A few minutes later and the largest cutthroat of my life was in the net. What a beautiful fish. Clearly an old hand who had seen many tough Yellowstone winters. (After seeing how pretty the fish was, she was no longer considered a jerk.) As I let her go, I hoped she will be back a few more years. Hopefully, several of her offspring will return in the future. Maybe then there will be more cutthroat in the lake and river.
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