I was lucky to guide a repeat client this weekend who I knew was a proficient fly caster. It would have been tricky for a newbie based on water flows. I was able to scout around Friday evening and the water was fairly high in most of the well known areas. Luckily, I had a hunch and bet a bunch on a specific area and it payed off! Saturday we were able to land about a dozen decent fish including two holdover bows and a 19" leaping salmon. Our half day Sunday was a bit slow to begin with and then became a great morning quality wise. We landed a nice 21" salmon that put on a show for us first. Then, after landing a few medium size fish, we battled a monster that came unbuttoned after showing itself twice. I was shocked at the size of it... Certainly the largest fish I have had a client hook since I have been guiding. It put on a proper demonstration on how to free itself from a hook by screaming the drag twice, only after the initial two cannon ball leaps, followed by hunkering down into the rocks. We were disappointed that we were not able to bring the fish to net, but I tend to look on the bright side of things. We were in the right spot, at the right time, with the right fly, fooled a monster into taking the fly with the correct drift, and set the hook. From my perspective the fish earned his freedom and I look forward to having another client hook into him again later in the season! Overall, a fun weekend with plenty of fish to keep us busy and no foul weather to speak of. I still have some Pittsburg availability left for July as well as August, but the books have been filling quickly. Shoot me an email if you would like to know my complete availability. Thanks for stopping by!
-Patrick
Patrick@fishstoryguideservice.com
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| Fat Bow! |
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| Fatter Bow! |
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| 19" Salmon |
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| 21" Leaper (Personal Best for Phillip!) |
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