Okay I am getting desperate and have an idea. I am going to the Cowlitz to fish for hatch turds. I am thinking of bringing my gear rod out of the closet after 5 years. I will drift some salmon roe below blue creek. When I hook up and bring the bitch in, I will then remove the hook, get my spey rod and insert a bunny leech to the corner of his mouth. At that point I will TOSS him back in the water, and then bring him back in with my spey rod. All of this would be filmed via go pro also. Now, would this still count?
Also though that when video editing the entire sequence of events I would have this song be in the back round. This really could end up being epic.
Okay I am getting desperate and have an idea. I am going to the Cowlitz to fish for hatch turds. I am thinking of bringing my gear rod out of the closet after 5 years. I will drift some salmon roe below blue creek. When I hook up and bring the bitch in, I will then remove the hook, get my spey rod and insert a bunny leech to the corner of his mouth. At that point I will TOSS him back in the water, and then bring him back in with my spey rod. All of this would be filmed via go pro also. Now, would this still count?
However, do go to the Cowlitz. It's been at summer flows for over a month now. Fish are trickling in. There are both hatchery and WILD steelhead coming in now. If I were heading there, and I may be, I'd float from Barrier to Blue Ck and fish the obvious swing water, of which there's a day's worth.
Because of the low snow pack, flow will drop from 4 kcfs to 3 kcfs Apr. 1. It's gonna' be a good year to fly fish the Cowlitz.
I finally broke down and went to beads last week. Four days of swinging netted zero fish. Two days beading netted four fish. Bush league perhaps but it was nice to get some on the line.
Will, if you have found something that truly excites you, and have devoloped a passion for then do it. Its not bush league period. Its just something that you enjoy, and makes you happy on your hard earned day off. Nothing is better than the other. Talking effectiveness is another argument though.
If a steelhead bites, then it's a good day. If it means more because of what it bit, then that's on you. Not only do I have no shame for catching fish on gear, I enjoy it.
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