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Lazy trout

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 The last two trips to Raba were with zero results, so I decided not to write about it.  Today was quite a warm day for late November (+8 C), a good day for fishing, even if fish doesn't take. The river was low and clear, 239 cm and 8,92 m3/s.  I tried all perspective places with no results. I walked a few kilometers up and down.  In the middle of the day, I spent more time in the deep run below the rapids.  Here I got this fish. Not the biggest rainbow trout I caught, but it was an award for patience. It took big olive scud imitation. Before that, I tried almost all nymphs from my catalog, with no luck. in such cold water, fish is very lazy. I thought one fish is enough achievement and decided to go home soon. But before that, I worked through this run a few times. My heavy scud snagged something on the bottom. Oh, not snag, that's a fish! It was a strong fish. I ran a little bit downstream along the bank, for a more convenient position. Fish did a few pulls, it was a nice, st