Had some vacations days to burn so I decided to take my dad out fishing. Got to our parking spot just at first light and one car was there with a guy suiting up. On a side note I tell ya, I love my breathables. I put them on at home before the road trip, get to the river grab my rob and vest and I'm fishing.
Anyhow I new today it would be important to be first to the area I intended to fish. Anticipating high water I knew a lot of the river we were on would be out of shape. Its these days I find the side channels and pooled up water very productive. Indeed the water was high but dropping (i think) and it had 3-4 feet of vis...it was perfect!
We were first to arrive at "my" hole and on my 3rd cast I had a nice scrappy 4-5 lb coho on. It was a hatch so it was great to get the first fish of the day out of the way quite quickly. Within another 10 minutes I had another beauty. The one was about an 8lb hatchery doe. she too was beached and added to the mornings haul. Its was definitely starting to feel like one of those days last year were my dad and I would have 8 coho on the beach in an hour or so - only thing was that dad was yet to hook one.
Things then slowed and after about 15 minutes I hit my 3rd fish of the day. I was quite sure I saw an adipose and thus played it a little heavy as it had got out of my pool and into the faster tail out. That one was long line relased and was the last fish of the day
All my hits came on a colorado blades casted (no float) with 2 inches of pencil lead. My dad had tried blades, jigs, and spinners; I thru roe as well but no more fish were to be found. I am quite sure these fish were moving as lots of great water we found today held maybe one fish at best and after first light bite they really seemed to dig in.
When my wife returns my USB cable I'll post the pics for ya'll.
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Topic: November 4rth - another day up the valley (Read 4859 times)