Alan, The trip sounds absolutlely incredible. I agree on the salmon. I thought catching sockeye was an absolute rush. I am envious of you. Glad it was fun.
Mike On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Alan Di Somma <phxflyt...@cox.net> wrote: > > > Tony and all: > > I was not ably to use the Chili Demons or any of the 50 or 60 dz. flies > that I tied. > At the lodge the guides rig up your rods every day by making leaders and > setting up a bobber and a 6 or 8mm bead. > That worked all day every day, and the reason is they tell you there are so > many eggs floating down the rivers and that is all the trout key on. > > The trip was the best fishing I have ever had despite loosing some big > rainbows. I also caught a lot of big 'bows. > > This really sounds demeaning, but when you got an 18 or 20" rainbow on, it > was almost like you wish they would break off just so you have more time > fighting 24 26 and 28" fish. I had fish break me off as i tried to lift my > rod tip on many occasions. > One big one on the Battle River took the egg and just expoded down stream > and all I could do was hold the rod up as high as I could. It was into the > backing in a flash and then SNAP. The knot at the fly line broke. Didn't > untie, just broke. The next day the pilot/guide saw a line way down stream > and picked it up. Lo and behold there was a fish on it. He tried to bring it > in hand over hand, but it broke him off to. It was my fly line from the day > before. > > I caught many 24 and 26 " rainbows and got to land a 29" on Sunday. > I was playing a rather large rainbow on Friday for about 20 minutes when we > finally got him into some slack water. The guide was just about to jump out > and net him when he decided he had enough of this silliness and turned and > ran away. We both got some very good looks at him and he was well over 30". > > On Saturday we fished the Swezack River(not sure about the spelling) in > Katmai National Park for Silver Salmon. I thought big 'bows pulled hard. > HA!!! > The second fish I fouled hooked in the tail......Holy Crap!!!! It was > around 29-30" long and must have been extreemely agitated that I was pulling > him the oposite way he wanted to go because he did not give up easily. Could > not land him, but the guide did manage to get the hook out of his tail. > > The fisrt day out I caught a 20" Grayling. The state record is 24" so I was > very gratified. > > Got to see many many bears. They seemd better at catching fish then me and > the rest of the crew put together. > Thay could care less about us being 20-30 yards away. They just jumped > right in the river and started knawing on Sockeye. one bear jumped in right > across the river from me and chowed down a Sockeye, moved down about 30 > yards and found another to his liking and then moved down about 70 yards and > ate that one also, with out ever leaving the river. And he was in the swift > current!!!!!! > > Good thing 'Fisherman' season wasn't open yet.....LOL > > > Thank you, > Alan Di Somma > > Phoenix, It's Arpaiolicious!" > > http://www.azflyfishing.net/ > > > > How did the Chili Demons do in Alaska. You might of not got to use them > Tony > > > > > -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
