12-05-2014, 02:15 AM
Rather strange feeling today as I stopped to fish a small reservoir here in Southeast Idaho. It felt more like the beginning of spring rather than the prelude to winter. After I stumbled down the bank and slogged my way through the mud I realized that I had forgotten my camera in the car. Oh, well! I didn't plan on staying long anyway.
The edge of the fast vanishing ice was about 30 feet out. but the reservoir is so low the water was still very shallow. I could have walked out to the ice, but if I had I would probably still be there stuck in the muck! Since it was so shallow I put an indicator on to suspend my fly off the bottom. I fished from about 8:30 to 10. The fish stopped cruising a bit before 10. I caught three nice fish and missed another one.
It made for a fun start to the day.
When I got up to my car I got my camera and went back down to take a couple of pictures. Sorry, no fish pictures.
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The edge of the fast vanishing ice was about 30 feet out. but the reservoir is so low the water was still very shallow. I could have walked out to the ice, but if I had I would probably still be there stuck in the muck! Since it was so shallow I put an indicator on to suspend my fly off the bottom. I fished from about 8:30 to 10. The fish stopped cruising a bit before 10. I caught three nice fish and missed another one.
It made for a fun start to the day.
When I got up to my car I got my camera and went back down to take a couple of pictures. Sorry, no fish pictures.
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