Wednesday, January 18, 2012

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

After our last hugely successful Steelheading outing, we will now return to our usual type of post about unsuccessful winter fishing excursions. The three of us headed to Gold River yesterday to try our luck. The day was snowy and colder than normal. It does not dip below freezing very often during the day here but it was a brisk -6 most of our morning and afternoon on the river. We hit up 5 spots on our fishing circuit and did not see any fish (and only two other anglers braving the weather). Although I can not regale you with any exciting fishtales I will share the beauty of a cold Vancouver Island January day. We used the day to get in some practice on new (to us) casting techniques. The boys gave me some lessons with their centerpins (and I must say I did pretty well) and Chris broke out the new Spey setup he got for Christmas. Despite the cold toes it was a good day!



View from above


How would he land a fish from here?

Many layers of wool, neoprene and gor-tex



Hey Chris, the rocks are slippery!


Ego and elbow bruised, but he survived

Posted by Christy Hartman at 10:22 AM

10 comments:

  1. cofisherJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    Beautiful photos! And I can see you have your priorities straight...you buddy goes down, grab a photo or two and then help him up! Good job!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    Got a chuckle out of "now back to our usual type of fishing report". Cold and snowy, but, awesome scenery.

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  3. DanielJanuary 18, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    I'm having slick rock flashbacks over here. Looks like a blast.

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  4. ChrisJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    A good dunking in the cold water is good for you! Great fishing, with fish or not.

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  5. Christy HartmanJanuary 19, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    Thanks! It was a fun day, at least one of us falls in each trip but rarely can I get the camera out in time. That one may earn a spot on our fishing wall of fame :)

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    Hi, nice to meet you! I followed you back. JGR

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  7. UnknownJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Brrrrrr. Beautiful but that looks COLD.

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  8. Barramundi fishingJanuary 24, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Lovely photos!Great informative post..I believe of ideas from one are to another is important for creativity.

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  9. FISH TALESJanuary 29, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    ooooh man! I went in first thing in the morning last week... and in most likely a much warmer river! nice photos-

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  10. fishing tasmaniaApril 18, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Its pictures are amazing.They reflects you had a great time fishing there.Lokking forward for your next post.

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