After waiting for the weekend warriors to go back to there weekday jobs, I decided to get out today while it wasn’t raining. After finishing my breakfast I turned on the TV and tuned into the global news only to see it was dumping snow everywhere but here in Chilliwack. After gearing up I decided my first target area to fish today would be an area only 5 minutes from my door.
I got to my target spot at around 9:30, which was usually a busy area for fishing, but was void, with only one other person in sight, who was also the only person I would see fishing for the next couple hours. As I walked the river fishing many different runs and slots, I eventually came to a slower side water and let her drift. As my float drifted down I became distracted with some of the walker on the trail and then BAM I felt the head shakes and I knew this was no false hookup. I battled the fish for 5 good minutes with adrenaline pumping;
I was able to keep her from reaching the fast waters and eventually getting her under control. As I battled the fish I notice people on the dike catching attention and watching the fight. By the end of the fight I brought the fish in close enough that I could rub my hand over its tail to feel there was no adolpse fin, and finished the beautiful doe with a trophy knock. That ended my day of fishing at around 11, and headed on home with my biggest hatchery steel ever.
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Topic: 14 Pounds of Raw Steel February 26th, 2007 (Read 5275 times)