Its been a little while since I posted last, I have been super busy with work lately.
I was able to get away from work and get out for a morning fish today.
When I got to the bank of the river I was surprised to see that there was only a few guys out on the water, typically at this time the river is full of " anglers" (I use that term loosely) trying to "catch" the salmon.
I moved out into my first run and could see some large salmon rising, I started swinging my fly through the run, trying to ignore the freezing rain...... and at about 100 feet in the tail out I felt a solid grab. I brought my fly back in to inspect it to ensure the hook was sharp and I also retied the knot just to be sure...... I always make sure I check my knots and leader before casting to a hot fish for the second time, its a good habit to get into. Then with the fly back in the water swinging through the tail out he hit again and started down river, I didn't need to set the hook on this one. I had some trouble keeping this fish in the water, all it wanted to do was fly. but eventually I managed to get him landed and was jacked to see a nice coloured up Atlantic,
The fish was carefully released and we parted ways, later on I managed to land a nice pink salmon as well.
Despite the weather, it was a good day to be on the water. I ended up leaving the river around 10 so I wouldn't have to watch as some "anglers" (again loosely used) snag salmon off the spawning beds.
Chris
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