Fly Fishing

jinxed247

I drove the 20 minutes to the Salmon river on Saturday with high hopes. When I got there it was cold and snowing but undaunted i pulled into the packed parking lot and headed to the stream. When I got there, it seemed that everybody and his brother was fishing so I turned upstream until I no longer encountered any footprints or anglers. I found a nice run and waded into the frigid stream and cast my green egg pattern into the current. Almost immediately my strike indicator went crazy! but unfortunatley I missed the hook-up. After about a half an hour with no luck I decided to try one more cast before moving on to another spot. My indicator traveled the path of the original hook-up and went crazy again. This time I set the hook beautifully and the steelhead started its run. Stupid me never checked my fly reel when I was breaking the ice out of my eyelets and wouldn't you know it my reel was frozen fast!!! with no way to let out line the fight ended with a quick snap of my leader and tippet. Cursing myself for my newbie mistake I reset my rig and made sure everything was unfrozen before sending everything back out again. Five minutes later I was hooked up again. I could tell by the way that it was fighting that it wasn't nearly the size of the first fish but beggers can't be choosers. After I had fought the fish for a few minutes and tired it out Idecided to pull out my digital camera and try and get some action shots for a post in the fish tales. Mr. Murphy reared his ugly head right then and sent my camera to the bottom of the river!!! It quickly vanished from view and I instantly saw my own death by my wife as she had paid three hundred dollars for it on my birthday two years ago!!!! Well, I did land the 16 inch fish and as I released it i had the sudden epiphany that my chest waders were no longer water proof!!!!!! I was soaked to the bone from the waste down and I had not noticed it because of the many layers of clothes that I had been wearing. I sloshed the what seemed like 500miles back to my truck and peeled the waders off, started my truck, cranked the heater and dejectedly drove home. What a day. I am still waiting to tell my wife about the camera!!!!

mardog123 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

Wow Jinxed, thats pretty rough. Ever think about smackin that fish efore you let him go?

jeremy · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: jinxed

refresh home page Very Happy

.. i like it! ... sorry about the camera bro .. but, a great fish tale ... thought the "photo" was suiting ... Very Happy

jinxed247 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject:

That is some good stuff Jeremy!!!! Thanks for posting that I love the photo!!!!! I am still working on getting my wife to let me cruise the waters of Maine this summer but I am not making a very good case for myself after this!! Thanks again.

crandog · Newbie Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 4

Hey man you hooked fish. What's said about the worst day fishing and the best day at work. It seems I always go five days before I even touch a fish so at least your doing something right. As far as explaining the camera to your wife I can't help you.