JIMMY D
James Burbank wrote:
Hey everyone, My dad called me Thursday afternoon and asked if I wanted to go to big creek on Friday. I jumped at the chance to get out of the house even though it would be chucking corkies and yarn with the baitcaster. We headed down late in the morning (late being 7:00 am). When we got there there were several cars parked in the lot. We headed down and found a couple spots unoccupied. I had been fishing for about 20 minutes when I got a bright steelhead on but lost it real quick. I rested the hole for a few minutes and went up and talked to dad and borrowed his hook sharpener. I returned to my spot and after about 20 minutes I hooked into the steelhead again. This time I put everything I had into setting the hook and was determined to land it. After about a 5 minute fight a had a beautiful 27" bright silver hatchery hen in hand. A few minutes later I look up to see dad fighting a fish and as I got to him he was getting it up on the bank. Dad's was on the dark side so deffinetly one for the smoker. After about another 45 minutes dad landed a second one, not quite as dark as the first one but still not as bright as mine. All in all it was a great day, it was sunny and 51 degrees and we brought home 3 fish. It was also good because I hadn't been steelheading in a couple years and dad hadn't been since about 95.Just thought I'd share my story. Jim
-- JIMMY D. MOORE Outdoor humor, author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS" Member TOWA, Contributor to Texas Fish & Game, Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.) Past VP GRTU,Owner Worldwide Flyfishing Information Webpage - Fishing tips worldwide http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html My New Fly Fishing Site: Pics of me, flies, etc. etc. Enjoy http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/ "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to a Quarterback."
