Thursday, I had an awful day at work. I did what any sane (or is it insane) fisherman would do. I canceled my plans, left work as early as humanly possible and went trout fishing at a nearby lake. Much to my dismay, it was still frozen, yet the new fishing pier had enough space around the pilings that had melted to fish. Something like a 10 foot runway of open water on the south side and a few feet here and there on the shaded side. Dudes - I had one of the best days of fishing I have ever had - I forgot about work as soon as I hooked into the first porker, and I do mean porker check them out... the big ones were up to 16 inches and the heaviest went almost 2lb!
This was my creel - I should have had one more fatty on there, but somehow the second fish I caught came off the stringer when I went to put the fourth one on. Who knows - I guess His magic was too strong and I wasn't supposed to steal his big fish "medicine". Ha - whatever - it was a great day.
Yes Greg notice I caught them on my hand tied jigs (orange was hot that day), with my new St. Croix rod. It is sweet!
This fish was from Friday - I stopped by the local creek for an hour after work and caught him on a white micro jig I tied. Check out the colors, probably the best coloration on any rainbow I've caught - beautiful stuff.
This was my creel - I should have had one more fatty on there, but somehow the second fish I caught came off the stringer when I went to put the fourth one on. Who knows - I guess His magic was too strong and I wasn't supposed to steal his big fish "medicine". Ha - whatever - it was a great day.
Yes Greg notice I caught them on my hand tied jigs (orange was hot that day), with my new St. Croix rod. It is sweet!
This fish was from Friday - I stopped by the local creek for an hour after work and caught him on a white micro jig I tied. Check out the colors, probably the best coloration on any rainbow I've caught - beautiful stuff.
