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A couple of questions.First,has anyone been out trouting on the Vermillion lately?Secondly,has anyone ever fished below the falls in Hastings and if so,what were the results?Thanks,Mike

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I have not fished the Vermilion lately, nor have I fished below the falls. But I want to welcome you to FM, and, if you go, give us a report on how it went.

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Thanks Sarge.I think a little clarification is in order.When I first became a registered user a couple of years ago,I was very inexperienced on the PC.At the time I signed up,I had caps lock on and I became TROUTMAN.It always seemed kind of loud to me so,I recently made a request to the powers that be,to change my user name from TROUTMAN to troutman.(Actually,given the relatively little fishing I've done this summer,troutboy or troutrookie would have been more appropriate)My request was granted but,with it,I've been reborn on this forum.I'm starting over with number of posts,date registered and all of that.So,thanks for the warm welcome but,I've actually been around for awhile.Mike

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Hey Troutman!
I too think about ditching my moniker; but I don't because I don't want to lose my 700 whatever posts registered blah blah status. I want to change my name to Russel Upsum-Grubb. I saw it on a kids show and I liked it.... Oh yeah, I haven't fished the Vermilion but would like too.

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I fished the Vermilion last Saturday a few miles down stream from Farmington. Water level is low but is flowing clear and cold. I managed a 16.5" and 21" brown. Caught an unusual amount of chubs using a #11 rapala. My guess is the chubs are the primary food source for the large trout in this river.
I ended up cutting my outing a little short due to wrenching my lower back falling into a weed cover rut that I didn't see. Hope to get back a few more times before the season comes to an end.

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I guess you would say I have an "in" with a couple of the locals that live along the river. Both live or farm on rented land and been real good about letting me fish there. I was talking to one of them on Saturday and he mentioned to me that he has only seen a couple of other people fish along his property a couple of times this summer. He didn't know, until recently, there were fish other than chubs or minnows in the river. When I told him that I had caught a 26.5" trout earlier this summer in his back yard, he kind of looked at me like "yea right". I'm not sure if he thought I was pulling his leg or what.

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