Humbled. That pretty much sums up 2 1/2 days of fishing at Keller and Spring Canyon. While we didn't get skunked on any day and we didn't spill the worms or any coffee in the boat it's hard to call 9 Rainbows and 2 Kokanee a win for the trip. Long time friend Jim from Vancouver did get his first Roosevelt Kokanee and caught the nicest Rainbow so that was good. Calm waters at Keller for Thursday, heavy chop for Spring Canyon on Friday morning, calm and mostly sunny for SC on Saturday morning. Wasted Friday morning up at Swalilla Basin , well not a total waste Jim caught his Kokanee on the way up before we could get the second line in the water and then pretty dead while we were in the basin. Got down around the launch in the afternoon and started to mark some fish and picked up 3 bows and another nice Koke. Thought we would have them dialed in for Saturday morning but you know where those sort of thoughts lead. On the water at 7:30 and had a strike at 8:20 that didn't stick and then nothing until around 11 and we quit at noon, Jim had a long drive back.
Had a couple of firsts,
fished 4 lines out of the Tin Guppy for the first time.
Neither of our 2 fish Saturday morning were on an Orange Kekeda fly. Caught them both on a small Rapala that was as close to a Perch pattern as I had. Of the 11 fish only those 2 were not caught on K flies.
Some how abandoned my CASE fillet knife at Keller on Thursday. Had that knife quite awhile, if you find it I would sure appreciate hearing from you.
Keep after them, there really is no other choice,
Mark