Posted by Erik Hopperton --Previous Message--
on 2/27/2005, 7:29 pm, in reply to "Elk Feb. 26, 2005"
65.186.99.231
One of these weekends I hope to end up on a river close to you guys. I have only been doind the fly fishing for a couple years now, but for me to catch 5 fish is an excellent day and i have never see anyone catch 14 fish. Maybe I am doing soething wrong or just dont have many years in yet. But it would be nice to see what you guys do that I need to learn.
: Cabin fever became too much. Could
: not find anyone to go fishing, then
: Larry Cain called to say his wife
: told him to get out of the house!
: So, the plans were laid. We drove
: to the Elk at Folly’s, put silicone
: treatment on the guides and went
: fishing. I recently purchased the
: new Orvis Travel Rod, 7-pieces, 8
: Wt. I laughed at the rod till I
: learned John Turex and George McCabe
: had purchased one. So I now have a
: back-up rod that will fit in my
: briefcase (or luggage). Anyway, we
: went to Folly’s and started
: upstream. Water was low, and got
: lower all day. Larry was kicking my
: but on fish till we got to the
: Rinehart-Grady Secret Hole. It was
: filled with 8 and 9 pound fish,
: mostly chrome or fresh fish. I
: kicked his but then and was on top
: for the rest of the day.
:
: We walked from Folly’s to Platz
: Road. Numbers of fish decreased as
: we went further upstream. Almost
: nothing at Platz Road. And again,
: PINK sucker spawn was the winner of
: the day. Larry might have got more
: fish, but he doesn’t tie and I am
: stingy with my pinks.
:
: Oh yea, the rod works perfect. It
: has a med-fast action and I like
: slow; but it landed 14 fish. From 7
: to 9 pounds was the average of the
: day. Larry landed maybe 12 fish.
: Maybe. Anyway, my water bottle
: froze half way through the day, so
: you know it was cold. Thank the
: Lord my Heineken didn’t freeze!
:
: Woke up in the middle of the night
: with leg cramps that lasted about 5
: minutes. This getting old is not
: fun. Catching 14 Steelhead in one
: day is fun. Throw pink.
:
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