Popular Post Aiptasia Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2017 Not really sure where to post this, but I figure I should share as it was a pretty special experience for me. So, this weekend I went out to my favourite spot on the Oldman and I convinced my fiancé to join me on the river. She isn't overly interested in fishing, but she wanted to go for a hike and bring her book and maybe try fishing for a little bit. After a decent first few hours where I was fishing and she was reading/snoozing she wakes up and decides she wants to try. Now, I was fishing with a orange stimi with a dropper and catching everything under the surface with not a sniff to my overly fluffy strike indicator. Most of the fish were fairly small, besides the whitefish which were actually pretty decent sized. Point is, I had no action on the surface so had very little expectation for this when I pass her my rod and give her a few casting instructions on where she should put the fly. So, maybe her 10th cast she puts it behind this rock right besides the bank which was more or less right under her feet -- I place I would have never thought to place a fly. Sure enough, a respectably size bull trout comes up and has a savage take on that stimulator. Her very first fish is a bull trout on the surface, on a day when more or less everything was under the water - I have never had a bull trout come up on the surface for me in my life. She didn't want to lift the fish out of the water even for a second because she wanted it to stay wet and happy. This was the only photo where you can even tell she had a fish as she was repositioning her grip on the net. What a champ, I was very proud and it was a special day for me to see her be so excited afterwards. I think it will be easier to convince her to go fishing the next time. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Great post!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphelps Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very cool! Is she hooked now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiptasia Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very cool! Is she hooked now?? She is getting there, I don't know if she will ever go crazy like me - but it is definitely nice to have her as a potential fishing partner. Also is nice because now she is probably more willing to go out on the boat and I have an extra person able to row! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphelps Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 She is getting there, I don't know if she will ever go crazy like me - but it is definitely nice to have her as a potential fishing partner. Also is nice because now she is probably more willing to go out on the boat and I have an extra person able to row! That's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonsancta Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 To paraphrase Louis L'Amour, the great duster writer: A woman to wade the river with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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