Evan Burck
11-24-2007, 10:40 PM
Not sure if this is 100% a stillwater related thread since it's technically part of the columbia river, but it was stillwater fishing nonetheless.
Took my first Rufus Woods trip in 7yrs, and I can say it was some of the funnest fishing I've had since my return to Washington in April. Started at daylight in >20 degree weather; line, guides, and reel freezing. Fished with my bait/gear chucking cousin. I had 12 fish to hand in 3hrs of fishing (spent a good amount of time enjoying myself on the bank warming by the fire). SMALLEST fish was 17" and FAT.
Caught my largest fish of the day on my first cast, being the first fish caught on my shiney new Scott S3 6wt :). Took over 10mins to land, so he is on his way to the smoker now due to not surviving the battle. All of the fish put on one hell of a show. Thrashing, cartwheeling, going airborn, pulling large amounts of line, pushing the limits of the flex on my 6wt, and one even smoking my cheap-o Ross Flystart reel. Had to spend the rest of the day retreiving fish by hand because the drag system is now gone.
Caught the majority of my fish on a white woolley bugger cast in towards the shore on a sinking line with a slooooow retrieve to let it drop along the shoal.
Fish in the first pic was the last fish of the day, and 1 of the 2 that i kept. Funny look on my face is from me trying to explain to my technologically impaired redneck cousin how to take a picture :rofl: next two pics are some other fish i snapped shots of before unbuttoning them, and lastly, the obligatory action shot we got someone else we met while fishing there to take
Took my first Rufus Woods trip in 7yrs, and I can say it was some of the funnest fishing I've had since my return to Washington in April. Started at daylight in >20 degree weather; line, guides, and reel freezing. Fished with my bait/gear chucking cousin. I had 12 fish to hand in 3hrs of fishing (spent a good amount of time enjoying myself on the bank warming by the fire). SMALLEST fish was 17" and FAT.
Caught my largest fish of the day on my first cast, being the first fish caught on my shiney new Scott S3 6wt :). Took over 10mins to land, so he is on his way to the smoker now due to not surviving the battle. All of the fish put on one hell of a show. Thrashing, cartwheeling, going airborn, pulling large amounts of line, pushing the limits of the flex on my 6wt, and one even smoking my cheap-o Ross Flystart reel. Had to spend the rest of the day retreiving fish by hand because the drag system is now gone.
Caught the majority of my fish on a white woolley bugger cast in towards the shore on a sinking line with a slooooow retrieve to let it drop along the shoal.
Fish in the first pic was the last fish of the day, and 1 of the 2 that i kept. Funny look on my face is from me trying to explain to my technologically impaired redneck cousin how to take a picture :rofl: next two pics are some other fish i snapped shots of before unbuttoning them, and lastly, the obligatory action shot we got someone else we met while fishing there to take