The Art of TROUT FISHING

(This is my last blog that never made it to press)

Actually, the title is misleading since I really have know idea how to catch a Trout. I see all the flies, nymphs, salmon eggs, etc.. and think at this point of the learning process we're basically just throwing $ at all the needs of trout fishing person. I'm just not good enough to think like a trout and decide whether I want a mosquito or a fly for dinner.

We practiced with our new fly fishing rods & reels. A whole new way of casting and I thought it always looked pretty tricky, I found that it really is fun to throw.

Not sure why trout fishermen do so much walking down streams, but my muscles in my calves all the way up were talking to me the next day from all the water resistant exercise we got. Oh.. and I fell down once on slippery rocks, rod flew out of my hands as I went straight down and then got splashed in the face. Perry was right in front of me and missed the whole event.

We haven't had the priviledge of catching trout but at least are getting casting practice and I'm sure that we'll have a nice stringer full real soon.

UPDATE

Friday we headed back to our "spot" and I decided that I didn't want to do all that walking, since the dog had taken me for a walk the day before and my back wasn't back to normal yet.

About 15 casts later, low and behold, I caught my first trout! Perry was no where to be seen so had to hold my big surprise until he came back and got to see my trophy on the stringer.

Poor Perry, still fishless, so I decided to share my expertise with him. He soon got antsie and just couldn't seem to stand in one spot and headed down the other way just when I hooked another one! I screamed, "PERRY!!!!!!" because I wanted a picture of me yanking him in, but Perry couldn't hear me because of all the water noise and down the river he went.

The good news! We got to go home, stick our heads to the computer to watch a youtube demonstration on how to clean a trout. Very easy too I might add! The next night, the gourmet dinner... yum yum.

Perry probably won't take me again.....he really needs to learn how to catch fish :)))