I'm kind of undecided on that, actually. Contest fishing isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I'm sure it would be a lot of fun.
Question for you - Does everyone just start walking from the same spot and try to stake-out their own post on the water? Being unfamiliar with the area, I would just be...
BOOM! Woz knows what's up. I walk right past those elephants to get to the good stuff... the little guys that don't get as much love from the internet. Somebody's gotta do it. ;)
John - yup - another hybrid muncher. And by the way, I'm guessing that you've heard the latest Orvis podcast, but...
... just kidding. But I did get to meet this guy today:
Pound-for-pound, he put up the best fight of any fish of his size I've ever caught. I wouldn't have a photo of me with him if it weren't for a couple of passers-by that caught the action. They're a tricky bunch, those carp, but boy are...
Well, let's see... I was in a slough last weekend that came stocked with the back-half of a dead kitten that had apparently been lunch to a bird of prey of some sort. Shopping carts & hypodermic needles were also there for the party. I'm not sure if I have the stomach to go back for a photo op...
He's a shoe-in for that 'Funniest Photo' award! Mine isn't quite as sexy: http://i.imgur.com/Kt08zZE.jpg
Being out there solo, I don't get many shots of the fish I'm catching... luckily for those guys gunning for that Helios 2. ;-)
I'll just have to wait for some random-draw action to get a...
So much fun, steelhead_slayer. I'll be back out for steelhead in 2 weeks but there is nothing like sight-fishing a big fella to get the adrenaline pumping.
@John Montana, nice article in this month's Clackamas fly fisher's newsletter too, man. I haven't been using the dropper method but am...