With Dave (Drifter016) visiting from Yellowknife we were looking to beat the post Christmas blahs with some chrome.
Long before he moved to the arctic we spent many a day together fishing for great lakes steelhead.
It was a nice Christmas present to get reaquainted again and hit the road like we did in the old days.
Joining us was BillM, his enthusiasm always welcome.
Although the temperatures were quite mild (at least milder than the norm) it was a brief 2 hour period in the afternoon when the sun came out that turned the fish on.
I enjoyed a nice little session down near the lake that saw me put a good dozen or so on the bank. Not bad at all for this time of year.
Most all were caught on fresh skein, some kind of scruffy but many were very clean and surprisingly strong.
All in all it was a great day. Very few other anglers were on the river, and enough fish came to hand to make it memorable.
Funny thing, apparantly my rod has some serious mojo attached to it.
Both Dave and Bill borrowed the magic stick and instantly caught fish. Billy actually caught 2 LOL!
First Dave (Notice how he not only stole my rod and my fish but also my pose? )
These pic's of Billy were long distance shots as he hooked the 2 fish right at the 11th hour as we made our way back to the car. (That rod is powerful! )
Great day boys, looking forward to more of the same tomorrow.