This is the first fish caught on this rod...
There were a couple older gentlemen on the river fishing with spin rods. They didn't have much for stream etiquette (they kept coming up and casting into the section of stream I was fishing in directly above me)but one of the guys took this picture for me...
This was a very odd fish. When it rose to the fly, I thought it was a BIG fish, in the large teens. But when I finally landed it (it took a very long time because it kept running on me)I was suprise ho short and stubby it was.
A helicopter kept flying overhead. I guess it was dumping water on this fire.
I had a great time and ended up catching over forty fish. I was having so much fun, I ended up going into town to eat lunch and buy more flies and went back and caught more fish. Most of the fish were 8-10", but a few broke the 12" mark. Of coarse I threw them all back to get bigger. I like catching fish, but don't care for messing with them once I can see how big they are. My favorite thing is when I get them up to me and then they release themselves. I don't even have to touch them, which decreases the chance of them dieing.
4 comments:
It is clear that you are a true fisherman. I think its cool how much you enjoy it and spending time in nature. Over 40 fish huh? Do you take them all home to eat or what?
I changed my post to answer your question. 40+ fish is a conservitive estamate. I think this is the most fish I have ever caught in a day. I'm still glowing from the experience, and my arms are gleaming from sun burn.
Mike
I think it's better to catch seven fish in a day, because seven is the magic number. Think about it. Seven little chipmunks twirlin on a branch, eatin lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea.
Step into my office...
Oh the memories
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