I was hoping to be able to fish today, but with the weakening conditions and my pet needing a trip to the vet I passed. I thought I might post some pics of some fish I caught last week. Andrew and I headed south hoping to find some winter chrome, but we didn't have any success doing so. Instead we both hooked into some later summer/fall fish. Not what I was looking for, but still made the trip enjoyable.
The first fish was an over agressive buck. On my second cast into what I thought was crappy looking water my float dipped under and I reared back. During the fight the fish came out of the water once or twice. Andrew made an interesting point that these later summer fall fish, no matter the conditions they still seem to be really agressive and aerial. During one of theh jumps the fish came unbuttoned. Since it wasn't a fish I was planning on bonking I wasn't concerned. I made another cast in the same lane that I had the takedown and what? Another takedown but the float quickly pops up. Ten feet downstream and the float is down again. This time the fish was landed. I'm positive it's the same fish, not an impressive specimen, but after hitting my jig three seperate times a crazy one!
We then hit a drift upstream and Andrew hooked up tossing a spinner. After a quick fight however the spinner flew out of the fish's mouth. A couple seconds after I tossed my jig and prawn in the seam, bobber down and another fish on. Again it's a fall fish, this time a pretty little hen
These fish made me realize that although they weren't the target, any steelhead is a beautiful specimen and makes for a entertaining day fishing!
