I spent a good part of today in the middle section of the Salmon River. It was a tough day in general. I had high hopes because of the 50 degree temperature, but the wind did not help me out most of the day. I landed one decent brown trout (and a small steelhead that was not worthy of a photo).
I did, however, get to play around with the GoPro camera a bit more today. I was curious what kind of photos it would take on a solo excursion. I set the camera up to take still photos every 2 seconds instead of recording video. So, here is a play by play of the brown trout that I caught.
I was fishing a small side channel of the main Salmon River. The fish liked the bead I had on, the float went down, hook was set and the fight commenced.
It was a pretty scrappy fish. It tried to take me under an overhanging mess of tree roots and sticks. But, I was able to guide the fish back out.
Smile for the camera.
Revive.
And release.
It looks like Saturday will be spent inside drinking coffee and staying warm. The forecast for snow, 40 to 50 mph wind gusts and a high barely exceeding 20F is not very appealing, even to the most devoted winter fisherman. At some point, even the strangest of us cold weather fisher-folk (which is an organization that I am well aware I am a member of) have to draw the line between fun and downright suffering!
