Did you know that
Idaho has more than 2,000 lakes, 16,000 miles of streams, and 39 species of game fish? It’s true. So, you would think that catching a fish would be as simple as closing your eyes and casting your line in any direction, right? Well, apparently not!
Yesterday, we got up bright and early, piled into the car with our new fishing poles, bobbers and jigs (Do I sound like I know what I’m talking about? That’s what the guy at the tackle shop told me we needed.), and drove more than two hours to the South Fork of the Clearwater River, just outside of Lewiston. I heard that March and April are the best months to fish for steelhead or salmon from the bank, and that this is a prime location, so I was hopeful. We did have a nice time enjoying the beautiful scenery and we got lots of practice casting our lines into the river, but guess how many fish we caught. Zip! Zilch! Nada! Nothing!
What are we doing wrong?
Be patient, your fish will come. I like to say if fishing was that easy, it would be called "catching", not fishing. Sometimes, the "Fish Win"!
ReplyDeleteWell, the fish definitely won last weekend. The most excitement we had all day was when my 12 yr. old's line caught on something at the bottom of the river. Thinking that one of us finally caught something, we dropped our poles and ran over to him. It ended with us cutting his line and waving good bye to his bobber (or was it his jig?) as we drove away at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great photo! Man I have to get back up there.
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