I decided to test out the arm (after such a long layoff this cold and snowy winter). So I went to one of my favourite rivers and took a few casts with the fly rod this morning. I’m out on the water and my fly slowly wakes across the surface of a crystal clear pool where earlier I’ve sighted a dozen good Steelhead. One large fin snakes through the water after my fly, like something out of the movie “Jaws”. A huge boil, and I wait for the agonizing second or two required for the fish to turn, and then strike. The water erupts into seething foam and a 25 pound plus mint bright hen Steelhead shoots into the air tearing line from my screeching reel. More than 2 hours later and a couple miles down river I have her. I admire her beauty, click a quick snap shot, and release her to continue on to spawn. Unfortunately as I let her go, she slapped the camera out of my hands and I lost it so no pictures after all but she must have weighed close to 30 pounds or even more….and oh yeah, Happy April Fool’s Day!!!
Mike,you rat:D:D;);)…you got me
Your fly is down. Happy April fools Day back at ya. That was a good one!
lol… How did I fall for that???
Mike -
When I read that it took two hours and two miles to land that fish, I knew there was some kind of fool involved !!
John
:lol: Arrrggghhh… ya had me at “I decided to test out the arm”…
excellent fooler!!
That was just plain MEAN!!!:mad: