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Last night, around...9 PM or so, I headed down the street to Island Park with the fishing pole in hand.
I really just wanted to escape the heat. Even at 9 PM it was in the high 90s. Bleh. So I got waist deep in the water, which felt great, and started casting. Just using a spinning outfit w/ 8lb test & 1/4 oz Kastmaster (swivel set-up, about 16 inches of line between swivel and lure). Sure enough, a curious rainbow chomps down on her after about 20 minutes of fishing.
I was really surprised. I figured it was way to hot for any trout to be near Island Park. In fact, I didn't even think there were trout in that part of the river. The fish was pretty lazy, though - not nearly the fight I expected, given his size.
A nearby angler was using worms, and said he had caught several fish in and around Island Park over the past couple of nights. He was just floating them with the current.
Definitely a nice way to beat the heat. And now I know of a decent fishing spot nearby the house.
Cheers,
Stoods
I really just wanted to escape the heat. Even at 9 PM it was in the high 90s. Bleh. So I got waist deep in the water, which felt great, and started casting. Just using a spinning outfit w/ 8lb test & 1/4 oz Kastmaster (swivel set-up, about 16 inches of line between swivel and lure). Sure enough, a curious rainbow chomps down on her after about 20 minutes of fishing.
I was really surprised. I figured it was way to hot for any trout to be near Island Park. In fact, I didn't even think there were trout in that part of the river. The fish was pretty lazy, though - not nearly the fight I expected, given his size.
A nearby angler was using worms, and said he had caught several fish in and around Island Park over the past couple of nights. He was just floating them with the current.
Definitely a nice way to beat the heat. And now I know of a decent fishing spot nearby the house.
Cheers,
Stoods