Yep. It can get somewhat interesting at times lol. Last night I was spey casting in the dark. I usually try to only fly fishing at night in places I am VERY familiar with. Helps to avoid trees/bushes/etc etc that way.
2018 Season
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Yep. It can get somewhat interesting at times lol. Last night I was spey casting in the dark. I usually try to only fly fishing at night in places I am VERY familiar with. Helps to avoid trees/bushes/etc etc that way.
Thinking my next fly will have one of those blinking red lights glued to it, got any favorite flies?
I don't have any favorite flies per say, usually I will start out with a streamer like a baby bow pattern or tan bugger and fish that till I see evidence of a hatch starting then go with whatever is hatching.
River has been fishing really tough the past two days, and the cold that has moved in isn't helping. Managed a couple small trout and bass/walleye today but that is about it. Heavy hatch of caddis and hendricksons from 6:30-9 but almost no fish rising to anything. Sometimes you just have to gauge the success of the day by the beauty around you.
River has been fishing really tough the past two days, and the cold that has moved in isn't helping. Managed a couple small trout and bass/walleye today but that is about it. Heavy hatch of caddis and hendricksons from 6:30-9 but almost no fish rising to anything. Sometimes you just have to gauge the success of the day by the beauty around you.
Here's a white papio(Caranx ignobilis) I hooked and released last night. I would guess his weight to 8lbs or so and our state record is 190lbs.
That wrasse is beautiful, amazing colors on that.
Was a very cold & wet day on the Au Sable today. While the trout have not been very active I've been getting quite the variety of other species. Landed about a 7lb redhorse on the spey rod this morning which was interesting, never seen a redhorse crash out of the water the way this one did numerous times. Also first time catching largemouth in the trout water, not just one but numerous ones today. Pike, walleye and a small bow added to the mixed bag today. Not the big trout I was hoping for on this trip but a nice mix of fish on the fly is always a welcome thing on any trip.
Was a very cold & wet day on the Au Sable today. While the trout have not been very active I've been getting quite the variety of other species. Landed about a 7lb redhorse on the spey rod this morning which was interesting, never seen a redhorse crash out of the water the way this one did numerous times. Also first time catching largemouth in the trout water, not just one but numerous ones today. Pike, walleye and a small bow added to the mixed bag today. Not the big trout I was hoping for on this trip but a nice mix of fish on the fly is always a welcome thing on any trip.
No problem
Wailua Boy
, didn't bother me one bit I thought that Wrasse was beautiful!.
Success! Nothing like waiting till the last day of the trip to finally get the big trout I had been looking for all week. This one made the entire week worth it for me. Hit the same river bend I had been hitting numerous times this week again this afternoon (one of my fav bends) but this time unlike the other days this week a trout hammered the streamer and bent the spey rod right over and started bucking. Fish made a couple great runs and thrashed at the surface making me pray the hook stayed in long enough, but it did and I was able to slide the net under 19" of beautiful Au Sable river rainbow trout. Quick pic and slid him back into the cold waters. The Au Sable makes you work for it's gems, but when it gives one up you truly appreciate what it has given you. I love this river and look forward to calling it home some day
Wailua Boy
, didn't bother me one bit I thought that Wrasse was beautiful!.Success! Nothing like waiting till the last day of the trip to finally get the big trout I had been looking for all week. This one made the entire week worth it for me. Hit the same river bend I had been hitting numerous times this week again this afternoon (one of my fav bends) but this time unlike the other days this week a trout hammered the streamer and bent the spey rod right over and started bucking. Fish made a couple great runs and thrashed at the surface making me pray the hook stayed in long enough, but it did and I was able to slide the net under 19" of beautiful Au Sable river rainbow trout. Quick pic and slid him back into the cold waters. The Au Sable makes you work for it's gems, but when it gives one up you truly appreciate what it has given you. I love this river and look forward to calling it home some day
Very peaceful & foggy daybreak on the river this morning. Leaving here in a few hours to go to the cabin and open it up for the summer. Probably sneak down to the river at the cabin for a few hours tonight and see if I can get into a smallmouth or pike.
nice does that trout still have the juvenile head shape?No problem
Success! Nothing like waiting till the last day of the trip to finally get the big trout I had been looking for all week. This one made the entire week worth it for me. Hit the same river bend I had been hitting numerous times this week again this afternoon (one of my fav bends) but this time unlike the other days this week a trout hammered the streamer and bent the spey rod right over and started bucking. Fish made a couple great runs and thrashed at the surface making me pray the hook stayed in long enough, but it did and I was able to slide the net under 19" of beautiful Au Sable river rainbow trout. Quick pic and slid him back into the cold waters. The Au Sable makes you work for it's gems, but when it gives one up you truly appreciate what it has given you. I love this river and look forward to calling it home some day
