The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

5 minutes is a lot shorter than 15 minutes, and you say that is one of the longest fights you have had. I still say that 15 minutes is a really long time to fight a fish. Even after 5 minutes of fighting, you say that your fish rested behind a rock. What would it have needed with 15 minutes of fighting? I think that 5 minutes or so is reasonable for a larger fish, but if it is taking much longer than that, one should be exerting more pressure on the fish. Just my opinion--maybe someone with more experience can chime in. I know that in my experience, 15 minutes is taking too long to land a fish.

Dawn