ccmtcanada Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) With the crowds on the weekends, Bly and I decided to skip fishing during the day and head back to our night fishing roots....and I'm glad we did! Got to our spot at around 8pm...waters were stained, but not too bad. By the end of the night, the levels had risen and the waters were muddy. We drifted for over and hour before my float goes down hard! I start the fight and I can tell by the weight on the line that it's a big one. This took a few healthy runs before it finally came in. It measured 33" (ties my PB) and felt like it was around 15 pounds...nice and fat female that was released. Apparently I have the GCD cursed camera...taking blurry pics!!!! Anyhow, after having a smoke and re-tying, I began drifting again. Second drift, the float goes down yet again! This one put up a nice scrap as well....taking off from one bank to the other and almost swimming right up on shore!! At around 10pm, the last fish of the evening came in...the smallest of them all, but by far the scrappiest fish of the evening! With the rain coming in the next 2 days, tribs will be blown, so I'll spend that time figuring out the settings on the camera! These pics really didn't do justice to how great they looked up close. All fish were released to swim another day.... Goodnight all...thanks for reading. Edited March 31, 2008 by ccmtcanada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Congrats Cliff, that first female is BRUTE. If only I could catch one more female this season...I happen to be almost out of roe and am catching nothing but males. Well that isnt entirely true, the last two females have been released accidentally, anyone who fishes steel alone knows that beaching them, unhooking them and getting them into your hands while holding a 13 foot rod and a camera can result in a couple fish flopping back into the drink without permission... Nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 wow! those are some great fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Nice fish Cliff! Glad to hear ya got out and got a beauty of a female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmls Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Well that isnt entirely true, the last two females have been released accidentally, anyone who fishes steel alone knows that beaching them, unhooking them and getting them into your hands while holding a 13 foot rod and a camera can result in a couple fish flopping back into the drink without permission... Hence my post, LOL !!! nicely done Cliff..That's a beauty of a hen !!!.....can't belive how much water conditions go up and down within hours !!! I envy you guys getting out there in the dark... I can't push myself to doing it, especially with some of the weirdos walking around in those parks....I have heard stories that make me think twice, these days. That and I am lazy ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Awesome job once again, you are a fishing machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I can't push myself to doing it, especially with some of the weirdos walking around in those parks....I have heard stories that make me think twice, these days. That and I am lazy ..... Hey...we walk around there in the dark...you callin us wierdos? LOL. Thanks for the reply....hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 yay! the bedtime reports are back! thanks for the report weirdos... i mean cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 NICELY DONE BRO!!! GEE NOW YOUR GONNA BE IN MY NIGHT SPOT FOREVER LOL ITS OK IM A GROWN BOY I CAN SHARE LOL CONGRATS ON A NICE SIZED ONE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Apparently I have the GCD cursed camera...taking blurry pics!!!! Uh-huh!!!... What goes around comes around eh Big Boy? I told you you should have eaten that first Radioactive Brainwave fish a couple of weeks ago, and now it has infected the others!!! Don't bother futzin with the camera settings, build yourself a lead lined box to keep the camera in!!! Don'tcha just hate mediocre pics of excellent fish? There could be another explanation for the pics though... Bly was letting you pose with her fish (we all know it happens) and the guilt of it all made her twitch when she took the pic! (and we all know she never gets skunked!) Anyway, it looks like y'all had a good time last night... and good job on the fish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Uh-huh!!!... What goes around comes around eh Big Boy? I hear ya Glen...I've learned my lesson. You notice I didn't post anything on the boat launch threads??? LOL. I'd have loved a nice clear pic of that first female, but since I knew she was being released, I quickly put her back in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 W00t! wicked report! Glad to see you guys out there getting it done while I was hugging the porcelain love goddess all night G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 great report and congrats on the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstreak Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Gotta love the nightshift. Nice Fish boy's and Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Very nice Cliff, your smile says it all . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceguy Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Nice fish. Do you use glow floats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basskicker Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 WTG Cliff .....those are huge fish....your right about the crowds....we counted 24 vehicles on Sunday morning!!! Worst than opener. BTW....Carol.....what happened?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 well done Cliff, keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Sweet fish Cliff. Way to go. Nice way to spend the evening for sure. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Nice fish there Cliff. You just know the 'weirdo' nickname is gonna stick now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks everyone....that first female was a rush to land...almost lost it down stream as it took off! First, just to be clear....Bly caught all kinds of fish...just didn't feel like reporting on them. (yeah right....LOL) Second, I suppose I could be a wierdo...how would I know? Third, we use glow sticks that attach to the top of our floats. Fourth, the creeks are blown now after the warm temps and rain today....hopefully by the weekend we'll be good to go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 BTW....Carol.....what happened?? What can I say? Just wasn't my night.... First, just to be clear....Bly caught all kinds of fish...just didn't feel like reporting on them. (yeah right....LOL) It is going to be like that is it?? See if I let you stand in my spot next time! LOL WTG Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thats a big rainbow! Congrats. Your efforts are really paying off. You will probably have a great spring, summer, fall once you get your boat in the water. ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 WTG C! This may be the month to learn. You two make it look fun. Congrats as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobee Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 nice fish cliff... well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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