Paulus Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well, I was going to go to some of Solopaddlers favourite haunts today, but balked at the last minute. Instead, I fished a few rivers close to home. Weatherwise, duuuuh it was disastrous. Sometimes the wind was so heavy that I had to pull my rod apart just to cut down on the resistance. I had my casts blown back in my face several times! Nonetheless, I persevered and caught a few. Here are some of the results... First fish of the day: OOOPS! I almost stepped on this little guy. At first I thought he was a piece of bark on the shore, but my Steelheader senses were tingling. Lucky for him! He posed for the camera and I was on my way. Note the "Lord of the Rings" style finger nails. (Frodo? Is that you?) Here's the biggest fish of the day.... Believe it or not, in the middle of our epic battle, the above fish decided to jump straight up into the air and down into..... THIS: She landed right in that fork shaped spot. At first, I thought that that was it. But I managed to wade out to the spot & by pulling on the outer branch was able to squeeze the line out with my hands. I had to make several tries as, obviously, wading into the middle of a holding pool really spooks your fish! Finally, as I was walking through the woods on my way home, I came across this - as I thought - abandoned bird's nest. I thought it was kind of cute, took a few pics and was about to walk off when I heard ... like, little bells jingling. Was that pixie dust? Curious, I looked into the nest, and this is what I saw! Looks like I finally found my magical, chinook-roe-chartreuse-choker-bag source. Who says roe doesn't grow on trees ?!?! p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmls Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 nice job..waita face the elements today...she was howling pretty bad. Sweet choker bags, LOL !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nice fish wtg lol the roe bag in the nest is classic lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 awesome man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenhawk Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 looks like a fun day minus the weather.... Hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Beauties! What is a little dicey weather when there are fish like that to be caught eh? Great pictures as always...how do you manage that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nice job buddy! Remember Richard's miracle hen from a few years back? I think you've got him beat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nice report and pics!!! ... but... uh, don't you think you need something in the "biggest fish of the day" pic for scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well done mang! That wee snapper is a cool find. Super good pics. cheers HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Beauty bows and pics there Paulus. Are you telling me you were a nest robber! LOL tight lines, Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdotfisherman Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nice photo's P.. The weather wasn't very good but at least you hit some steel, I fished in the snow flurries for a few hours yesterday too, but all I was seeing were old salmon, not chrome.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Great report and pics Paulus Cool pic of the little guy and very nice fish Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Thanks for the compliments everyone. It's nice to be reading them from my warm chair Beauties! What is a little dicey weather when there are fish like that to be caught eh? Great pictures as always...how do you manage that Bly, that's 80% luck, 10% technique, 10% skill. I snap as many as possible, as circumstances permit - that's it. I actually need a new camera, since this one (Minolta Z1) is old and has had a little (uh... a LOT) too much water get into the lens. It went for a dip in the Credit river a couple of years ago. The camera miraculously survived, but the water left some nasty spots in the lens. If the sun is shining in the lens, the shot is a complete waste. Nice job buddy!Remember Richard's miracle hen from a few years back? I think you've got him beat . Dooood! you have no idea! In fact you would've laughed your head off to see me trying to get that line out of there. I can't believe it held, actually. In fact, I have to put new line on my reel now. I must have scratched and scraped about 30 yards of it. Check out my blog (http://theaveragesteelheader.blogspot.com) sometime tonight or tomorrow for the official keystone cop routine... Nice report and pics!!! ... but... uh, don't you think you need something in the "biggest fish of the day" pic for scale? O great shirt-less bass man - ye of little faith! Can't you tell by the length of the shot? She was HUUUGE! ok ok... She weighed about 8lbs. p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Excellent pictures and nice chrome-like fish. Like the little snapper. Thanks for posting that, ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_001 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 hey the catch always makes it worth the weather. nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) If anyone is interested, I wrote an entry on my blog about this & added a few extra pics to boot. http://theaveragesteelheader.blogspot.com p.- p.s. have a coffee before you go! haha! I'm a lot chattier on my blog than here Edited October 23, 2008 by Paulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Awesome stuff Paulus...your pictures have always impressed me! I actually try to emulate some of them with my own fish, but they don't turn out as nice....haha. Mike told me yesterday to check out your blog...thanks for the posting the link...it's not bookmarked in my favoutires. Hope to meet up with you on the creeks some day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 ...it's not bookmarked in my favoutires. Mine either, his blog is gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Oops....meant it IS bookmarked.....LOL Shouldn't you be writing a report??? haha Edited October 24, 2008 by ccmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Oops....meant it IS bookmarked.....LOL Shouldn't you be writing a report??? haha Thanks Cliff, I knew what you meant. Disregard the rube Anyway, you're right. He should be crafting his report for us. Maybe he has stage fright... hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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