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First off, the time I have to go trout fishing has been greatly limited this season. Secondly, I really like taking pictures while fishing, but for some reason this year I am feeling uninspired with the camera. A few days, I didn't even take it along. Maybe I need to explore new water to get the photo bug back. But mostly I think it's my mind set. Work is stressful, our dog had to be put down, interviewing for a new job, blah blah blah....all that stupid life stuff that I try to escape on the water, seems harder to shake this year while fishing...anyway...
The one bright spot though this year has been getting out with a good friend a few times and getting him hooked, at least a little bit, on fly fishing. We were out a few days ago and the fishing was great, but the catching should have been much better. We struggled to say the least.
The sunrise was nice though:
sunrise 1 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
sunrise 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
My buddy got a decent one a few minutes in:
release (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
But they were few and far in between with the spinning rod:
release 4 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
release 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
release 3 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
We switched gear at about 3:
rod (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
stonefly 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
Fish were feeding pretty well, but they were chasing emergers and were very difficult to fool. I think the recent Green Drake hatch had them extra skittish around the flies.
But we got some good hours in practicing our casting:
casting (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
casting 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
And we had a friend:
snake (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickr
All in all I fooled a few on the fly rod, but I think every fish I got on the fly rod was on a different fly. I can't even remember how many we caught, but I know it should have been way more. I let him down not being able to figure out what the fish were feeding on or how to make the right presentation....maybe next time...
The one bright spot though this year has been getting out with a good friend a few times and getting him hooked, at least a little bit, on fly fishing. We were out a few days ago and the fishing was great, but the catching should have been much better. We struggled to say the least.
The sunrise was nice though:
sunrise 1 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickrsunrise 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrMy buddy got a decent one a few minutes in:
release (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrBut they were few and far in between with the spinning rod:
release 4 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickrrelease 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickrrelease 3 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrWe switched gear at about 3:
rod (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickrstonefly 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrFish were feeding pretty well, but they were chasing emergers and were very difficult to fool. I think the recent Green Drake hatch had them extra skittish around the flies.
But we got some good hours in practicing our casting:
casting (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on Flickrcasting 2 (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrAnd we had a friend:
snake (1 of 1) by Jason Weller, on FlickrAll in all I fooled a few on the fly rod, but I think every fish I got on the fly rod was on a different fly. I can't even remember how many we caught, but I know it should have been way more. I let him down not being able to figure out what the fish were feeding on or how to make the right presentation....maybe next time...
