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| Frank with his 24", 4-1/2 lb Brook Trout |
There is a very deep pond (100'+ deep) in Maine that is surrounded by conservation land. We have deeded access to this pond with the land we purchased in Maine. It's not easy to get to the pond; you have to walk a good distance through the woods. So it took a lot of effort for us to carry our gear in and wheel our 17' canoe in as well. Although it was April it was quite cold, and there was still some ice around the edges of the pond, but it was peaceful in there. There was only one other person fly-fishing from a canoe on the pond that day. Frank was using a cicada lure which is very heavy so he could get down deep into the pond. I felt bad because everytime Frank cast, it made a big splash and the fly-fisherman kept looking over at us as though we were disturbing him. But the lure paid off for Frank. He cast out and at first he thought he was stuck on something way down deep because he couldn't reel it in. Then he realized it was a fish! We couldn't believe it when he landed it and we got a look at this trout. It was that day that we decided we had to keep track of who catches the biggest fish of each type. So the record stands even today, 20 years later, Frank has the record for the largest trout!
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