First Rainbow Trip of the Year.

[Herkileez]

My wife and I made the hour-long drive from our home (on Vancouver Island) to one of our favourite small rivers to fish for rainbows, which migrate up fom the lake every May - June.
We were a bit early and the river was still too high with snow melt, to be able to cross back and forth...but we did manage 7-8 each and had a really enjoyable day....How can you not in surroundings like this ? An added bonus was that I'd built two glass rods, with this river specifically in mind, so was able to put them to good use today.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Looks like an awesome day! Great your wife fishes with you.

 

[Billy]

Beautiful!

 

[Wetswinger]

My wife and I made the hour-long drive from our home (on Vancouver Island) to one of our favourite small rivers to fish for rainbows, which migrate up fom the lake every May - June.
We were a bit early and the river was still too high with snow melt, to be able to cross back and forth...but we did manage 7-8 each and had a really enjoyable day....How can you not in surroundings like this ? An added bonus was that I'd built two glass rods, with this river specifically in mind, so was able to put them to good use today.

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Were you both happy with your new glass rods.?

 

[Otter]

Very nice! That fourth pic is a beauty. It looks like a painting. The patterns on the water and the markings on the trout compliment each other very well.
How do you two like those Graywolf reels?

 

[Herkileez]

Were you both happy with your new glass rods.?

Yes, happy with the rods...Hers a 7 1/2' 4 wt, mine an 8' 4 wt....no problem reaching wherever we needed to be on the river,

 

[Herkileez]

Very nice! That fourth pic is a beauty. It looks like a painting. The patterns on the water and the markings on the trout compliment each other very well.
How do you two like those Graywolf reels?

Our favourite local river...gin-clear, with deep green runs....always have good days there.
I really like the reels..old-school-style clickers that, IMO, go well with the rods.

 

[Dave Westburg]

Great setup Herkileez, but you need to add some bamboo! Were you swinging wets?

 

[Herkileez]

Great setup Herkileez, but you need to add some bamboo! Were you swinging wets?

Bamboo would work well on that river. We were dead-drifting beadhead hare's ear and prince nymphs.