Au trout bum might blow a gasket on seeing this; I not only caught red-eyes with spincasting gear instead of a flyrod, but I also carried a stringer and kept enough of them to make us a good meal.



I hadn't had a mess of redeye for several years, and I really enjoyed catching and eating these. They all.fell.into the 8-10" range, which is just right to scrape and then fry whole. They have a flavor that is certainly unique. I sure wish I had access to more redeye streams.