"Tim Lysyk" wrote...
Today was my first fishing day of 2004. I had hoped to get out in
January, but the -30C temps but a bit of the damper on those plans. It
has been warm, by local standards, for the past few weeks (Today saw a
high of 12 C), so off I went. I started the day by scraping the frost of
the car windows, but by the time I arrived at the river, all had warmed
up. My fishing buddy arrived in due course, and we had tea and caught
up before fishing. I fished nymphs for part of the morning, but didn't
get a nibble. After lunch. we moved downstream. My friend caught one
bull trout, but I wasn't having much luck. I fell in the the river, and
took a pretty good drenching. I also lost my landing net, so was
beginning to think the day was going to be a bit of a bust. Then,
success. I was drifting a black woolly bugger through a run, and close
to a rock, felt the tell-tale tug. I set the hook, and started to pull
in the fish. It turned out to be about a 24 - 25" bull trout. It was in
remarkable form, and very fat. I have caught longer bulls, but I think
this one was the heaviest. It fought reasonably well for a winter fish,
at one point shooting right between my legs as I reached down to tail
it. I finally landed it, and my friend took a few pictures before I
released it. I decided that was good for the day, and headed slowly
downstream back to the car. My luck continued, as I even found my
landing net.
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A dunking, lost gear, and fish - the stuff of which dreams are made. Fine
TR, thanks.
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TL,
Tim
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