If you’re going to go fish a river when it’s high and moving fast.
If you’re going to walk a half mile upstream on railroad tracks, which always seems harder in waders.
If you’re going to wade down river and pick apart what looks like extremely productive water for a half mile and not get a single tap.
If you’re going to get in water deep enough to make you stand on your toes and lift your wading vest up a good half foot while trying not to drift out of control down stream.
Then, when you get to the end and your car is barely 100 feet up the hill and the river just beat the shit out of you.
Then, you should get one hit and you should land the fish.
And it should look like this.
I’m guessing 19 inches, big mouth and shaped like a football.
You’ll have to excuse the crappy shot, but while I was trying to land and photograph this fish, I was also trying desperately to not get sucked under the log in the photo.
It was entertainment at it’s finest.
BrookfieldAngler
18 Mar 2012Nice catch, Ken!
Ken G
18 Mar 2012The water looked so good, I thought for sure there would be more. I’m blaming the high water.
Mike
18 Mar 2012A great day-saver, worth the pain. Well done!
Ken G
18 Mar 2012Plus, I found out, the crotch leak is much worse than I thought and the water is still a little chilly.
I sat around a bit too much this winter Mike. Us old guys need to get out and walk more, I’m finding out. I’m paying for it at the moment…
Nick@BrookfieldAngler.com
19 Mar 2012A leak in the crotch seems like a good excuse to get that waterproof zipper installed to make an intentional leak much easier to facilitate.
Dan Roloff
18 Mar 2012A nice catch like that is worth a crotch leak. 😀
Ken G
19 Mar 2012It’s much worse than I thought. Wet all the way down my right leg to the ankle. These aren’t even a year old. You should see the boots, not a year old and falling apart. I have two reviews in the works for Cabela’s. Neither are good.
cofisher
19 Mar 2012Nice way to save the day…and yourself.
Ken G
19 Mar 2012I’ve had bad experiences with log piles in the past. This was just one log and it was making me nervous. The water push at that point was pretty intense.
bob
19 Mar 2012In hindsight worth it; always. Had you known ahead of time a re-evaluation of the prospects would be called for. My legs are in good shape, but I’ve gotten to the point where I expect the outcome to measure up to the effort.
sorta’ like dating women.
Ken G
19 Mar 2012It was well worth it. Nice stroll in the river except for the deep part. I don’t know how I wound up with a younger brother that 6 foot 3. I’d be fearless at that size. But then, I’d also probably be dead by now.
There’s a long post for you, comparing fishing results to dating women. That will get you more dates.