12-07-2012, 03:42 AM
The wind was at a moderate level, so I thought what the heck and threw my Fish Cat 4 and electric motor in the back of the truck and headed out for a couple of hours. I haven't been on a lake since spring.....Spring at least was warmer!
I began to wonder if insanity had set in instead of cabin fever. Luckily the drive wasn't long so I didn't chicken out and turn around.
I got to the reservoir at about noon. The air was 40 something, the water was a high of 38. I was glad that I still have a good pair of neoprene waders! Between them and a combination of wool and polar fleece it wasn't bad at all.......for the first couple of hours anyway.
I pushed off from shore and got out about 50 feet when my rod got slammed. It almost went out of my hand. I wasn't expecting a fish to hit yet, and I really wasn't expecting that hard of a take. With a nice rainbow in the net, I warmed right up and was delighted that it was such a fine day to be out fishing!
![[Image: Dec1.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/835/medium/Dec1.JPG)
The first fish was the longest, but also the skinniest. Most of the rest of the fish were fatter. Here are some of them:
This one was absolutely obese.... but acrobatic. I only got this poor picture of it, then it did a back flip right out of the net.
![[Image: Dec2.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/835/medium/Dec2.JPG)
A couple more:
![[Image: Dec3.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/835/medium/Dec3.JPG)
![[Image: Dec4.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/835/medium/Dec4.JPG)
By 2PM communication with my feet was getting to be a challenge. Plus the weather was starting to get worse. All together it was an adventure, and a really nice outing on the water!
![[Image: Dec5.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/835/medium/Dec5.JPG)
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I began to wonder if insanity had set in instead of cabin fever. Luckily the drive wasn't long so I didn't chicken out and turn around.
I got to the reservoir at about noon. The air was 40 something, the water was a high of 38. I was glad that I still have a good pair of neoprene waders! Between them and a combination of wool and polar fleece it wasn't bad at all.......for the first couple of hours anyway.
I pushed off from shore and got out about 50 feet when my rod got slammed. It almost went out of my hand. I wasn't expecting a fish to hit yet, and I really wasn't expecting that hard of a take. With a nice rainbow in the net, I warmed right up and was delighted that it was such a fine day to be out fishing!
The first fish was the longest, but also the skinniest. Most of the rest of the fish were fatter. Here are some of them:
This one was absolutely obese.... but acrobatic. I only got this poor picture of it, then it did a back flip right out of the net.
A couple more:
By 2PM communication with my feet was getting to be a challenge. Plus the weather was starting to get worse. All together it was an adventure, and a really nice outing on the water!
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