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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Up North: More Bull Trout
With some changes to our original plans we set out to fish for bull trout in a new area. The river itself was beautiful and it was cool to see bullies of all sizes holding in the deeper pools as we snuck along the banks looking for prime lies. Overall the fish here were smaller and seemed less aggressive; however, what these fish lacked in size and aggression they made up in beauty. The colors on these fish were much more vibrant than the fish we had caught earlier. Bright pink spots and peach bellies. Amazing. These were the fish I had literally dreamed of seeing. Part of my fascination with bull trout is their combination of notorious reputation and their remarkable beauty. I can definitely say that they were just as awesome as I thought they would be. Because bull trout are so precious we did our very best to ensure that their quick and safe return to the water was of up-most priority. The following are some of my brief attempts to capture some of their beauty.
My dad wasn't really a fisherman but he's a good man and got me and my brother fishing poles when we were young. I loved it and would try to get him to take us fishing as often as possible. It got even worse once I got into fly fishing.
I never even saw anyone fly fish or even heard of it before I bought my first fly rod of a friend when I was 12. He'd purchased it at wally word and already started losing interest. With help from people at the local fly shop (Anglers Inn) I SLOWLY began learning how to cast and even got into tying soon thereafter. My hobbies were very numerous and so I was often distracted away from fly fishing for every so often. Regardless, I could never pass by a water source without looking excitingly and wondering if it held fish and if so what kind, how big, and....that has never changed. I LOVE fishing.
Skiing is a little different. My dad also started us on the slopes. I remember getting up on powder days when I was little and dropping "hints" of how bummed I was to have to go to school and "oh, dang they got 8 inches of new snow." I loved everything about snow. Especially sliding on it. Nothing better than fresh pow pow...well maybe.
1 comment:
i meant to pursue bulls last year and never did so this year i definately will.
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