got back to the Niagara again today

[NAC]

This time I didn't get broke into while fishing.

 

I hooked a fish on the first drift, I swear it(roe) barely touched the water! Lost a lot of line in a hurry from not having settled into a rythm of drifts and trying not to horse the fish too quickly. It snapped me off.

 

Three more drifts into the same spot and I managed this one below. Was a nice battle but short lived. She's darkened up on the bottom a fair bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About five drifts later, I hooked a real big brown which I never landed either. Would have been a PB for me for sure.

Then that was it, as fast as it turned on, it was over. I made about 30 more drifts with different colour/size bags and never had another sniff. So off I went home after a nice wind down to the work week.

 

BTW, I forgot my leader material and ran the same as my 8lb main line. Some times it just doesn't matter.

Edited November 29, 2008 by nomad

[MarcusDiGiovanni]

Sounds like a decent day , hope you had fun

[Streamerguy]

Congrats on the nice catch...too bad about the brown but with that current it can be a struggle down there!!

 

Did you only use roe? cuz they been hitting 3'' berk minnows/streamers and jigs .....

 

 

and if you need a place to park next time shoot me a pm

 

 

Streamerguy

[Leecher]

Great report and pic nomad

She's a real beauty congratulation

and thanks for sharing

Leechman

[NAC]

and if you need a place to park next time shoot me a pm

 

Thanks Streamerguy. Very generous and I may take you up on it since that first excursion although being very productive, it cost $400 to repair the damage. Maybe you'll be able to make it out too.

 

Jeff

[jediangler]

Great pic and report nomad. Sorry to hear about the big brown that got away, you'll get her next time.

[ehg]

She's darkened up on the bottom a fair bit.

 

BTW, I forgot my leader material and ran the same as my 8lb main line. Some times it just doesn't matter.

Great report and little tidbits. I guess fish are a little darker in the deep Niagara.

 

Back in the 1980's there was no flourocarbon leaders and many fish were still caught.

 

Nice little report,

ehg

[jwl]

good going on the fish, sometimes the river is just like that..get to a spot, catch or hook something first cast, then get a couple right away, and for the rest of the ay cast your arm off. There is a good mix of fish like in your pic that have been in the river for a bit and fresh chromers since the temps finallt dropped over the last week or so