Fishing in the fog

Nine days ago my wife and I were walking along the Pacific Ocean in Redondo Beach, it was almost 80°F. This morning I went out start my truck and drive to a local lake and found it coated with ice, it was 28°F and very foggy. Let the truck run to melt the ice and headed out. Rod was already parked and gone ----




When there's snow on the ground, don't take the left fork or you'll be backtracking.




Chilly but no "W".

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The "all black" put the biggest fish of the day into my net, The indicator suspending @Billy's style Gloater disappeared twice. I'm going to give the Gloater another try Wednesday somewhere down in the Seeps.



Close to 19"

 

[dep]

awesome job getting out.
I'm starting to tie

 

[Buzzy]

awesome job getting out.
I'm starting to tie

Thanks, Dave - I got out again today; humped my float tube lashed to my backpack across the shrub steppe south of Potholes. Damn, I'm out of shape. It was 35°F at my house when I left just before dawn, it was 22°F on the Dodson where you cross Winchester Wasteway. The road across Potholes dam was icy - very slick. 30 mph rather than 50. About the time I parked at the trail head my buddy Rod sent me picture of a very nice trout. Stoke was on. So was the ice along the edge of the lake. A week ago a friend had fished this same lake and said the water was 42°F, today it was 37.8°F. 45 minutes into kicking around and my feet were cold, I was cold. Another 45 minutes and my feet were numb. I bagged it. Meanwhile Rod's kicking around the lake without bare handed. I was Skunked. Nothing. Pretty day. Lots of swans fly overhead. Snow geese by the thousands. Trout? What are they. I'm going to tie a few flies. Monday is a new day.

 

[skyriver]

Nine days ago my wife and I were walking along the Pacific Ocean in Redondo Beach, it was almost 80°F. This morning I went out start my truck and drive to a local lake and found it coated with ice, it was 28°F and very foggy. Let the truck run to melt the ice and headed out. Rod was already parked and gone ----
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When there's snow on the ground, don't take the left fork or you'll be backtracking.


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Chilly but no "W".

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The "all black" put the biggest fish of the day into my net, The indicator suspending @Billy's style Gloater disappeared twice. I'm going to give the Gloater another try Wednesday somewhere down in the Seeps.

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Close to 19"

Gorgeous fish! Question for you and the guys that know more than me... that's gotta be a fry plant right?