My buddy Rickie and I went out on the Weber yesterday in hopes of some action. Right off the bat we were into fish.
The weather was rainy and wet and taking the fly out of the fishes mouth was dreadful because you had to get your hand wet and then try and dry it off in the blowing wind. For what ever reason the fish were biting and it turned out to be a very productive day. (by day I mean two hours... My face was about to fall off and next time I will need a face mask perhaps)
Rickie had a few frustrating moments and his rod took the brunt of his frustration. Everybody has bad days but his luck on this outing was not very good. We all have days where you cant keep your rig on or you are constantly battling the harsh wind. I am sure he will knock em dead next time...It happened to me a couple weeks back when I was skunked. (don't worry Rickie, no one reads this...)
The fun part about this time of year are the rainbows coming out of the lake. They put up a leaping fight and some of the fish are as fat as they are long...
I had something that doesn't happen all that often happen on this trip. This time of year I tend to fish with two flies and I hooked two fish at once. They made a carefully synchronized jump out of the water after being hooked that was impressive. I had both of them on for a little bit before one let go. They were both 17 inch browns and the first picture below is the one that made it to the net. Only Pablo Oleiro can land two fish at once...
A few pictures from the outing below.
The Brown that didn't get away.
Nice Rainbow.
Check the close up of his gill. Both sides were like this. Gross!
Thanks for checking out the post.
Chris Giles
