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Well, I managed to get the day off and decided to make the best of it. Since my big catch back in October 2007 (a beautiful doe we named Emily :beerchug
I've hardly had the chance to break out the rod and reel. Now that we're settling in a bit more with the little girl, I got my first chance to hit the river for 2008. I can tell you one thing...getting up at the crack of dawn was not in the cards! I managed to drag myself out of bed just after 7:15 AM and hit the road close to 8 AM. Arrived at the river at around 9:30. I decided to try mid river for a start.
The water was in great shape. Low and a bit coloured. The wind, however, was not so good - blowing my presentation (literally). I started off with steelhead roe from last year. No takers. One guy was fishing below me and he hooked and lost a nice steelie right at the shore. This elderly gentleman was not pleased at his LDR - but I was glad to see some action. Soon after, another guy moved in right below me (I think "corked" is the word). After a short while, both gentlemen left and I was alone on the run...
After trying some roe and wool, I switched up to a pink worm. Across the river there was a soft bit of water with some cover. Hmmm. I made my cast and tried to drift through - but the wind kept ruining the presentation. Finally there was a break in the wind and I made my cast. The float disappeared and the rod came alive. A beautiful chrome fish came jumping out of the water with a 4 inch pink worm dangling out of his mouth! I managed to land the fish and snap a few photos while keeping him in the water...
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Seconds after the photos were taken, he took off like a torpedo and was gone. Being rather pleased with myself, I decided to warm up with a coffee and hit the lower river. The water down below was in nice shape. But the wind was just too much! I decided to call it a day and beat the rush hour traffic back to Vancouver.
All in all, it was a good day on the water. Ran into a couple of anglers and chatted for a while. One of them was "blade runner" (sorry - I'm not sure how to spell your handle) who shared some of his recent success (good job). Anyway, good luck out there and hopefully the wind will settle down!
I've hardly had the chance to break out the rod and reel. Now that we're settling in a bit more with the little girl, I got my first chance to hit the river for 2008. I can tell you one thing...getting up at the crack of dawn was not in the cards! I managed to drag myself out of bed just after 7:15 AM and hit the road close to 8 AM. Arrived at the river at around 9:30. I decided to try mid river for a start.The water was in great shape. Low and a bit coloured. The wind, however, was not so good - blowing my presentation (literally). I started off with steelhead roe from last year. No takers. One guy was fishing below me and he hooked and lost a nice steelie right at the shore. This elderly gentleman was not pleased at his LDR - but I was glad to see some action. Soon after, another guy moved in right below me (I think "corked" is the word). After a short while, both gentlemen left and I was alone on the run...
After trying some roe and wool, I switched up to a pink worm. Across the river there was a soft bit of water with some cover. Hmmm. I made my cast and tried to drift through - but the wind kept ruining the presentation. Finally there was a break in the wind and I made my cast. The float disappeared and the rod came alive. A beautiful chrome fish came jumping out of the water with a 4 inch pink worm dangling out of his mouth! I managed to land the fish and snap a few photos while keeping him in the water...
Seconds after the photos were taken, he took off like a torpedo and was gone. Being rather pleased with myself, I decided to warm up with a coffee and hit the lower river. The water down below was in nice shape. But the wind was just too much! I decided to call it a day and beat the rush hour traffic back to Vancouver.
All in all, it was a good day on the water. Ran into a couple of anglers and chatted for a while. One of them was "blade runner" (sorry - I'm not sure how to spell your handle) who shared some of his recent success (good job). Anyway, good luck out there and hopefully the wind will settle down!
