Saturday morning, a little bit of rain, and a whole lot of coffee. I showed up at the sand bar at around 6:30 AM and walked my way out. I had a few small schoolies first thing and was hoping for something better. 2 hours went by and things got a little bit slow. Actually it totally died off. I saw Bruce a little ways away, and he had a nice one on, and then his buddy Joe had one right after. I was waiting for the school to come through, but no luck. I was calling it a day, and as I was walking back I stopped upon an outlet for the incoming tide. Where the water was traveling over the sand bar and into the river. I thought it might have some bait flowing through and the larger fish might be on the recieving end. I threw my clouser out there a little ways, and WHAM. I had a fish and he was a runnin’. I thought I had a 40 incher by the way he was fighting. I took in some line and he took out twice as much. This went on for about 20 min., until he ran out of steam. All of the sudden the fish was rising to the surface, and almost completely lifeless. He wasn’t nearly as big as I thought initially, but well worth the extra effort. Not too bad with a little bit of Salt, butter, and onion wrapped in tin foilll for 15 min on the grill. Happy Father’s day dad!
Book
- Alaska
- Guide & Fisherman
- Guiding: Choosing Your Guide And Choosing Your Customer
- Guiding: Do It Yourself With A Guide
- Guiding: Evolution Of A Guide
- Guiding: Freshwater, More Than Meets The Eye
- Guiding: Friends For Life
- Guiding: Know Where You Are
- Guiding: More Than Just A Fisherman
- Guiding: Mystery Of The Fisherman
- Guiding: Payment
- Guiding: Saltwater, A Different World
- Rough Fish
- Fly Fishing For Rough Fish: Why Do It?
- Introduced Rough Fish: The Carps & Other Invasive Species
- Methodology: Gear & Tactics For Pursuing Roughfish On A Fly
- More Roughfish: Bullheads, Whitefish, Goldeye, Burbot & Drum
- Rough Fish Environments: Where To Look For Rough Fish?
- Rough Fish Species: The Suckers
- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
- Rough Fish: Fishing For Dinosaurs (Gars & Bowfin)
- Rough Fish: What Are They?
- The Hook: Some Common Rough Fish Fly Patterns
- Spey
- Spey: Applications, Where Can You Do It?
- Spey: Atlantic Salmon, A Significant Fish
- Spey: Defined And Demystified
- Spey: Gear, The Nuts And Bolts
- Spey: Lines, They Are That Important
- Spey: Steelhead, New Traditions & A Modern Movement
- Spey: The Energy
- Spey: The Flies
- Spey: The Swing
- Spey: Two Critical Casts
- Striped Bass
- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Beaches
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget
All the salt water fish can fool even the most seasoned angler. I always think it’s a monster…