My fishin partner Sean and I decided to make a "last" trip, well maybe it's the last trip, of the season to a local lake.
Now the first picture is my camp at this lake on the August long weekend. Looks nice doesn't it....
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The next picture is what we arrived to on October 30 at a morning temp of -6
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After getting into the water, me in my pontoon boat and Sean in his pram, we found the fishing very slow to start. The only excitement I had was spooking a Cow Moose who was close to the waters edge as I made my way into a little bay.
Now, I started off fishing this lake as I always do through out the spring and summer and was having no luck. After watching Sean hook a few fish and asking him how he was getting them I realized I was working the fly far to fast. I switched to a black chrome bead head woolly bugger and also started to retrieve the fly very slowly using a type 4 full sink line. Then the fishing started to get really fun. Both Sean and I caught a good number of fish with my largest reaching 18 inch.
Me fighting a nice fish, see the nice ice in the background...... hehe
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Sean fighting a nice rainbow
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Me fighting a beauty....Nice shot Sean!!!!
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Sean Releasing a fishy....
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Another Sean Fish.....
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One of mine..... Notice the icicles on the underside of the pontoon boat............hehe
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Now after about five and a half hours of fishing, my feet were frozen and we had both had enough of the frozen eyes and fingers. I have to say, that even though the conditions were a little rough, we had a great day on the water.
Grant,
Seems like you had a good day in spite of the cold. I'd love to have a day like that right now. November has been cold, windy and rainy here, so I miss some nice days with stable weather and sunshine.
Martin
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Like the icicles under your toon in the last shot!
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You had a good day
Grant,
Seems like you had a good day in spite of the cold. I'd love to have a day like that right now. November has been cold, windy and rainy here, so I miss some nice days with stable weather and sunshine.
Martin
Like the icicles under your
Like the icicles under your toon in the last shot!