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Trout & Salmon Video

I had a some stuff to do to in a part of New York state that I had never been to. I called Waterwhippa and told him where I was gonna be. He said, "Oh, you should bounce over to a spot I know and take a few casts for some Landlocked Salmon and Brown Trout." So, Greg came along with me and when the stuff I needed to do was over, we made a dash to the water. We were fly fishing a spot where a river runs into the lake, so it was all streamer fishing. Waterwhippa told us to bring the 300 grain sinking line and pick up the typical Landlocked artillery and some clouser patterns. Being from Maine, I spend a lot of time fly fishing Salmon waters, so the heavy sink line and streamer game is right up my alley. Greg and I were all amped up to do some Salmon and Trout fishing and start the 2007 season. But, our enthusiasm was met head on by gale force winds, plummeting temperatures and freezing rain. We both realized quickly that we were no longer in the Florida Keys. But, it felt good to be fly fishing for the cold water species. And, our interest was peaked when we looked in the distance and saw Trout and Salmon rolling on bait. We waded out into the water as the freezing rain pelted us in the face and started casting into the Northerly arctic wind. We both kind of realized how absurd this was, but

at the same time realized that it was now part of the mission to catch something in these conditions. We were on a mission. So we started casting. Greg hooked up with a nice Landlocked Salmon but it spit the hook. Then, I was next when a decent Brown Trout decided to take an olive and whip Clouser. At first I thought the fish was a Salmon because it was bright silver. But, then after close observation, I came to realize that it was a silver Brown Trout. I guess I had forgotten that these were essentially lake run fish, so the silver color through me for a loop. So Greg and I went fish for fish. Hooking some nice ones, losing a bunch and landing a couple. Like most fly fishing trips, the satisfaction came from catching fish despite all of the elements and reasons that made it tough. That is what I really enjoy these days. I get a great sense of satisfaction catching fish that present all sorts of obstacles. Maybe it is the environments working against me or other elements out of my control. Or, maybe the fish are hard to find or hard to trick. Either way, it’s the sense of satisfaction that comes from staying the course and forging onward despite all of the reasons not to.