Lanark 09.28
Posted: September 30th, 2008, 8:36 pm
Well, it's been a while since I've been out, but Sunday made the wait worth it. The morning started out with a little breeze and no clouds. After an hour or so, the wind laid down, and it looked like this....
This was truly a day made for sightfishing. No wind, no clouds, fairly clear water, and a good incoming tide. We started wading around 7:30 or 8:00. Started out kind of slow. We didn't see anything for the first hour or so, but I knew we had gotten there a little early. Around 10:00 I started seeing the first couple of reds. Over the next couple of hours or so we caught 11 reds, one flounder, and one trout. We also lost 2 or 3 fish, and I pulled the hook on one (got a little over zealous). 5 reds and one flounder on fly. Balance of the fish on spinning rods. Most fish were in the 20" - 22" range. Here's a picture of one of the bigger ones, probably went around 24" or 25".
For how nice the day was, I was suprised at the lack of people on the water - not that I'm complaining.
This was truly a day made for sightfishing. No wind, no clouds, fairly clear water, and a good incoming tide. We started wading around 7:30 or 8:00. Started out kind of slow. We didn't see anything for the first hour or so, but I knew we had gotten there a little early. Around 10:00 I started seeing the first couple of reds. Over the next couple of hours or so we caught 11 reds, one flounder, and one trout. We also lost 2 or 3 fish, and I pulled the hook on one (got a little over zealous). 5 reds and one flounder on fly. Balance of the fish on spinning rods. Most fish were in the 20" - 22" range. Here's a picture of one of the bigger ones, probably went around 24" or 25".
For how nice the day was, I was suprised at the lack of people on the water - not that I'm complaining.
