Got a few more Smallmouths on the CP yesterday. Tony --- "Niclas (Gmail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If those were your first Chili Pepper caught fish, > then I must wonder... how > come you waited so long to try it? > > /Nick > > > On 5/31/06, Larry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tony: This note is a little testimonial to the > Chili Pepper. I tied some > > up two weeks ago, and last night I took them with > me up the "creek" to a > > catch basin which has been full to overflowing > with spring runoff. In the > > last few days the water has been getting clearer, > and the runoff > > lower. This pond is right by the raod, and is > very popular with the bait > > chuckers. I didn't even take waders, just stood > on the bank. I started > > with several midges and other offerings, and > didn't turn a fish. I put on a > > chili pepper and had a couple of hits. I was > fishing a fast-strip retrieve. > > Then I caught two in two casts. These are > recently planted 12-inch rainbows > > with stubby fins. Then some misses, then another > fish which released itself > > much too early, but would've been the best fish > of the evening. These are > > the first fish I have caught on the CP. Just > wanted you to know. > > > > Larry Johnson > > > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/28/2006 2:33 PM >>> > > We have a friend of my grand daughter visiting > with us > > over the Memorial Day weekend that has been > interested > > in fly fishing. > > I had him lawn casting on Friday, planning to get > on > > the river on Saturday. After the fog lifted off > the > > water we got ready to go. Was planning to head up > to > > Tucker and get up there before the "Bait Chuckers" > got > > on the river this Holiday Saturday. Not to be. > Started > > the outboard and it ran rough. Checked the fuel > > filter, it was clean. > > Pulled the plugs, the lower plug had a white > coating > > on it. Horrors, Water and oil. I had figured it > was a > > head gasket, had I taken a compression check, > before > > removing the head, I would of known it was not the > > head gasket. As it turned out, it was the gasket > > between the the Power head and the exhaust > chamber. > > Water passes through for cooling and exits with > the > > exhaust. If this seal leaks, water will get into > the > > cylinder. By now all the marine parts places are > > closed, no gaskets. > > In the meantime the wind had come up real gusty so > we > > put off fishing for that day. > > As soon as the fog lifted off the water this > morning, > > I decided I would get Robert on the river for his > > first time fly fishing. The fog was suspended off > the > > water and the river was like glass with a lot of > > feeding rings. Looked like they were taking > midges. We > > suited up and rigged the rods for midging. Out of > > nowhere the wind came up with strong gusts. Re > rigged > > with Chili Peppers. This would not be the best > time > > for a beginner on the water but I promised to take > him > > out. They are leaving tomorrow. The fog was gone > and > > the water real choppy. We would be fishing at the > > house instead of up river. Got in the water off > the > > dock and noticed the water was a bit high, it was > > still falling from last night's water release. > Fishing > > is good but catching is not the best on falling > water. > > I got Robert in position to cast where I know > trout > > hold. The wind was giving him a problem with > casting. > > I made my first cast and hooked up. On a few > seconds, > > it was off. Made a few more casts and hooked up > again. > > Landed this trout. It was a odd looking trout. It > was > > real stocky and real full where the tail joins the > > body. It was a real nice deep silver color with > bright > > black spots all over way down to the belly. Not > washed > > out like stockers. In shape it looked like a > large > > Brookie about 14" but did not have the Brookie > colors. > > I wish I had a photo of it. > > Things were quiet for a good while after that and > we > > headed to a hole on the other side of the river. I > > caught two more Bows there and Robert finally had > a > > hit but no hookup. Worked the East side of the > river > > and picked up a couple more Rainbows. The wind was > > gusting to the point where it was no more fun > being > > out there. Even the "Bait Chuckers" were giving > up. > > Heading back across the river to the dock and not > a > > hit till we got within 10 yards or so from the > dock. I > > picked up two more trout and a couple of LLR's. > Robert > > Finally hooked up but did not land it. He lost it > > right at his legs. > > That ended the morning. I will take him out again > this > > evening if the wind calms down. If not, we might > head > > to a private lake with a lot of Gills and Bass. > > Tony > > > > --- Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > everbody fishing? > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
