Rob Keeble
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Well i been a little distracted lately, started when i went steelhead fishing a few weeks back.
Anyhow the other day with fine weather and official province wide opening day still some ways off we went to a local river that was open for steelhead.
Well river level was down from our last visit to it and running nice and clear.
Crossing a pedestrian bridge in the park i look over in the river and spot a large steelhead taking up station some 40 ft behind a rock in the river thats diverting the flow,
Well send my new Canadian (and better flyfisherman than me by a factor of 100) down to wade in up river and spey cast a fly and i direct him from the bridge.
Well no dice 3 different flies right in front of its nose and no taking it.
This is what happens when they in spawning mode especially if its a female which is what we both thought when it would lie sideways and flap its tail.
But man it was exciting.
We did not catch anything that morning but it was sure great to have the chance to be at the water with a rod.
Opening day is this weekend coming but i think we going to pass
Nothing fighting for a place on a crowded river.
Anyhow moral of story.....even when you can see them don't mean you going to catch them.[emoji1]
Anyhow the other day with fine weather and official province wide opening day still some ways off we went to a local river that was open for steelhead.
Well river level was down from our last visit to it and running nice and clear.
Crossing a pedestrian bridge in the park i look over in the river and spot a large steelhead taking up station some 40 ft behind a rock in the river thats diverting the flow,
Well send my new Canadian (and better flyfisherman than me by a factor of 100) down to wade in up river and spey cast a fly and i direct him from the bridge.
Well no dice 3 different flies right in front of its nose and no taking it.
This is what happens when they in spawning mode especially if its a female which is what we both thought when it would lie sideways and flap its tail.
But man it was exciting.
We did not catch anything that morning but it was sure great to have the chance to be at the water with a rod.
Opening day is this weekend coming but i think we going to pass
Nothing fighting for a place on a crowded river.
Anyhow moral of story.....even when you can see them don't mean you going to catch them.[emoji1]