No, really she was hitting on you. Scary that she followed you that far but flattering in a way.
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This past July, my son and I were fishing the meadow section of the Gibbon River. Were were in the Elk Park area. We had walked about 3/4 of a mile back to get away from the other tourists who were jumping out of their cars to take pictures and wade in the cool stream.
We came upon a riffle leading into a nice pool and it was just full of trout. I had noticed the Japanese family with their cameras behind us (No sterotyping here,). They were walking along the stream and staying a polite distance behind. I believe they were taking pictures of my son and I fly fishing.
No problem, they were at least 100 yards back and very polite. Well, we stopped moving and decided to hit that riffle hard. I had one very nice trout break off my 6X tippet so I tied on 5X and went back at them again. I had a couple really nice rises but missed the hook up. Then I caught and landed a nice 12" brown. Right about then, the oldest boy from the family came tromping through the middle of the pool with a huge smile on his face. In the best English he could muster, "You catch a fish!".
I was so mad, I wanted to use the kid for bait. My son thought the whole thing was pretty funny. I guess I would have too but I had been skunked all day and my 13 year old son was working on about 10 fish to my zero. That brown was the first one I had caught that day and there were more in that riffle rising to caddis that were about the same size as the EHC I had on my line.
I guess it was kind of funny, the kid and his parents probably didn't know a person could catch more than one fish from such a small stream.
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
I fly fish to relax, not have a stroke because someone has invaded my personal fishing space. I have two important rules when it comes to staying calm.
Rule 1. Children and even teens must be accorded a lot of slack when they cross your path, wade in your pool or even throw a stone to show you where the fish is (was). They are curious, excitable and really don't know any better. Your kindness, patience, and even encouragement may be all that is needed to produce a future fly fishing enthusiast.
Rule 2. Apply rule one to everyone you encounter regardless of age. Most adults don't know any better than the kids when it comes to fly fishing.
To be honest, I've never had a really bad experience with fellow fishermen while fly fishing, other than being crowded a bit during prime times. Most of the time, I end up exchanging pleasantries, some advice and sometimes a fly or two. BTW, I have never fished for salmon so I don't know that ball game. Also, jet skis and water skiers are another matter altogether. 8T :)
Hey ET, Salmon fishing is simple here's video to help get you started..:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOpKFPEah3E
Hi Steve,
Very funny video. Thank you for the laugh. I'm sorry that the sneaky, winning maneuver didn't work for Tim Treadwell. I believe that Chocolate Drop must have shared that video with the other Kodiak bears around Tim's camp. 8T :)