Just two small trouts over this weekend

[Reporter]

So, a Latino guy and his family came from South Dakota to fish where I was fishing in southern Minnesota. They got some trouts, too, but he also got a sucker and gave it to me. I took it and told him I really appreciated that and that I had just enough for the day. I rushed away like I was going home. Then I let the sucker go to another stream. It swam away. The guy was never told of this.

[theking]

At least you got some trout especially when it's 2 hours away...

[Reporter]

Yeah. It would have been disappointing if I didn't get any.

[VillainousHero]

Nice, sometimes with fishing the total drive time is more than the actual fishing time.  Now that I'm older, I actually just want to do more fishing time than driving time. 

[Reporter]

If it's a hot spot, I don't mind the drive.

Elders used to talk for days just to get a few ntses txeej and ntses daj tav back in Laos.

[Reporter]

Found this hook in the gut of one of the trouts. I wonder who could have lost this hook to it. This trout is only 11", it could not have yanked off the line that looks like a 6-lb test mono line.

[VillainousHero]

When trout swim very fast and jump and all, sometimes they will break lines, even 6#.

[Reporter]

Somehow this one did. So,  you are right.

The more surprising thing is that the hook is in the gut, free from any penetration into any part of the fish. I think it's on its way out if the sharp tip doesn't try to head out first.