Had the same thing happen to me in the middle of a lake float-tubin'. (as I'm sure MOST of the members of the board have) You're right, the bastards start getting frisky the closer the lightning gets. I usually stay out and side cast 'cause I just hate giving up when the fishing gets hot. (not smart, but smarter than waving that lightning rod directly overhead!!!) If I die by lighting while fishing a hot lake, well I can think of a lot worse ways of dying....
Sean Danny McMillin wrote: > Y'all got me thinkin' 'bout barometric pressure. That reminded me of a > couple of times fishing the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie during summer. > > I've had weather fronts move in while fishing and with the arrival of > thunderheads, the fishing has always picked up. However standing in a > river waving a graphite rod isn't the smartest thing I can do with > lightning approaching. So it was with great displeasure, that I'd leave the > river for the safety of my car. > > One time I had to walk a mile or so back to the car and the lightning was > gradually getting closer. Then, as I was approaching my car, it started to > get farther away. I thought, hey, maybe I will just drop down to the hole > right below the car and give a couple of casts. That's when a major > lighting bolt went of almost right on top of me. You've never seen a > fisherman move so fast to get into a car! > > I don't carry a barometer with me, so don't know if the barometer drops > with the approaching thunderheads, but I assume it does. Anyway, those > wonderful cutthroats really turn active when the thunderbolts are flying! > Bastards... > > Fish on, My Friend, > unless there's a lightnin' a flyin'! > > Danny McMillin
