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rchandler
Took off this Friday and went fishing at a local lake. It's a stocked lake and all I've caught has been small rainbow trout. I also just started fly fishing last Summer.
Beautiful day so I was just happy to be out on the water. Bad day fishing is better than a great day at work and all... Still pretty cold so didn't expect to catch anything. Mainly wanted to practice casting and get to know my new Orvis Access rod.
Fishing near the bank and I thought I got snagged. All of the sudden the rod started pulsing so I knew I was into a fish. What threw me was how bent over my rod was. Something big! I started remembering all the videos and training and started reeling in the excess. All of a sudden the head came up. I was confused by what I saw. I've never seen a fish this big before. Got it over to the float tube and pulled out my net. Looking at the fish and then at my net, I see I'm going to have a problem. Net is not big enough! But the fish isn't fighting which I figured is because the water is still pretty cold. Was able to get it in the net and was trying to lift this fat ******* into the boat when he shook hard and out he went. Going for my second landing attempt when he shook one more last time and got free. I was going to release him anyways but I would have liked to get a closer look at the beauty. I also didn't have a camera handy as again, I didn't expect to catch anything worth remembering.
Took a look at my fly (black woolybugger) and noticed he'd broken off my hook....
Let me tell you, I was JACKED UP!!! If anyone had been there they would have probably thought I was on drugs or something because I was giggling like a 9 year old girl with her first dolly. Man that was a rush. I'm seriously hooked (no pun intended) now.
Just wanted to share my story as nobody I know would appreciate it or understand it.
oh forgot to add, this was a monster rainbow.
Beautiful day so I was just happy to be out on the water. Bad day fishing is better than a great day at work and all... Still pretty cold so didn't expect to catch anything. Mainly wanted to practice casting and get to know my new Orvis Access rod.
Fishing near the bank and I thought I got snagged. All of the sudden the rod started pulsing so I knew I was into a fish. What threw me was how bent over my rod was. Something big! I started remembering all the videos and training and started reeling in the excess. All of a sudden the head came up. I was confused by what I saw. I've never seen a fish this big before. Got it over to the float tube and pulled out my net. Looking at the fish and then at my net, I see I'm going to have a problem. Net is not big enough! But the fish isn't fighting which I figured is because the water is still pretty cold. Was able to get it in the net and was trying to lift this fat ******* into the boat when he shook hard and out he went. Going for my second landing attempt when he shook one more last time and got free. I was going to release him anyways but I would have liked to get a closer look at the beauty. I also didn't have a camera handy as again, I didn't expect to catch anything worth remembering.
Took a look at my fly (black woolybugger) and noticed he'd broken off my hook....
Let me tell you, I was JACKED UP!!! If anyone had been there they would have probably thought I was on drugs or something because I was giggling like a 9 year old girl with her first dolly. Man that was a rush. I'm seriously hooked (no pun intended) now.
Just wanted to share my story as nobody I know would appreciate it or understand it.
oh forgot to add, this was a monster rainbow.
