When you have to fish, you have to fish! Last Friday after getting out of work, I had
to fish! I took my fly rod and went out to Central Putah creek in Davis. I was
eager to try my dam spot and what would you know..,. my damn spot was
taken! A bunch of kids who were swimming
and fishing at the same time. I ended up going to another spot and this kid was
there fishing alone. Turns out he was with the swimming kids. He asked if I was
fly fishing and I too the time to teach him a little bit about the ol fly rod
and even let him try out my fly rod. He was pretty impressed.
I went to spot number two and ended up catching one baby
smallmouth bass, but that was it for the day.He ended up flopping away before I can take a picture
Right after the kids left, I went over to the dam to give it a try but it was dead.
Kids must have scared my fish away.
Saturday my dad and I went out for some striper on the sac
again. The bite seemed slow at first but it picked up as the day advanced. At about my third cast I had a bite and I’m
not really sure what happened, but my line snapped. I had to tie another leader on but was back
on the water in minutes. First striper was pops and it was a small one. I came
second with my first little guy. At
about my fourth cast I got a bite, and ended up pulling in another line. Turns
out it was my other line so I pulled it in by hand and realized my weight and
hook were still on. What’s cooler than
that is that there was a small striper still on the line! 
I did end up taking my fly rod but as you can see in the
picture there isn’t much space to cast here. Either way, I did my best and
threw out some streamers, some black wooley buggers and some poppers. No
takers.
I ended up catching shaker after shaker on my spinning rod
but no keepers. The biggest of the night were two fifteen inchers and a sixteen
incher. I also ended up catching a 12 inch channel catfish. I hoped to catch at
least a couple more cats or a keeper size striper but it didn’t happen so I
released him. Pops ended up catching 2 stripers, which made it a 13 fish day. Not a bad time but still searching for those keepers!
Total Fish: 1 Smallmouth bass + 1 Catfish + 10 Stripers = 12
fish
Juan
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter where you fish or the number it is always good to be outdoors and enjoying the day. thanks for sharing
I agree! Thanks for your comment!
DeleteAs often the problem when fishing from shore or "pond stalking", those trees and brush play havoc with a fly caster. Wading or use of a float tube helps a lot to get out on the water. However, that is why I tie simple flies. Hang one in the tree and don't worry about it, Just grab another........................................
ReplyDeleteWading would definitely help. I probably should have done that. next time i guess. thanks for the comment!
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