I LOVE spring fishing!

Oops.  Better pic here.

WOW!!!!!!!   That looks like a big Rainbow for inland waters.

Where's that at, RW?   I hope you put him back, so one day you can catch his offspring.

Yes, that 2nd pic is better.

I fly fish Montana, Idaho, and Oregon.   

Yes, he was released and swam away just fine.  I'm a huge believer in catch and release.  I haven't kept a trout in over 25 years.  The last time I kept a salmon was in Alaska in 1997 when we'd keep 1 or 2 each day for a "shore lunch."

Steelhead are considered precious here, and I release all steelhead as well.  Unfortunately, I see many more fishermen on the streams these days than I used to, but catch and release really helps.  

I still ill have family in Wisconsin, and hope to some day fish the driftless streams, as well as some Lake Michigan tribs for brown trout.  The last time I was back was the first time fishing the tribs for Kings, and I did catch some.  Great fun!