It’s October so that means it’s salmon season. We decided to head to my secret spot which I have been fishing with my family for about 20 years. Well I learned that the secret is out this spot was packed with fishermen, but at least I still know a few secret spots on the river.
I headed to a bend in the river that’s been good to me in the past and it’s a nice area for my wife to hoop up a hammock to read a book. The spot had about 15 fish piles into it so I was excited. This was the most stacked I’d seen the river in a long time.
It was a beautiful day in the low 60s, partly cloudy and barely any breeze. I ended up booking into 6 fish and landed one. The one I landed was a pretty good fight. Most people use spinning rods for salmon, but I opt to fish with a fly rod. I find this is much more challenging and rewarding. The fish were not really hungry which makes it difficult for a fly rod. But I was able to piss one off enough to go after my fly.
As you can see it’s a beautifully ugly fish. They really do look mean!