The fish were taking a shutout into the late innings when:
The picture isn't great (cell phone) but you can get the gist. Hooked another that got away and landed one more around the same size.
It was a funny opener... the river looked in great shape, not flooded out like so many openers, but there were no trout in the lower sections of the river. The first trout I saw was just below Fergus. In Fergus, the only fish I came across were the three noted above and I witnessed another being caught.
Still, it was nice to get on the river. I have some speckled fishing to do on Friday. Saturday is Derby day so I'm going to be tied up for the afternoon and evening. Sunday is recovery day.
Trout Season is practically upon us and I'm looking forward to trying out some new gear. I snapped my 5wt rod in a boat -dock incident at the end of the season and I picked up a 5wt OrvisClearwater II for a great price. I tried it out for the closing weekend and it was a lot of rod for the money. For Christmas I received a Ross Worldwide Essence FW 3wt from the father-in-law. Now that should be a laugh. I've matched it up with a new Orvis BBS III and I can't wait to give it a shot. This video shows a 3wt catching a big old carp, though I'm planning on using it for trout and crappies:
Speaking of carp.... This blog, Carp on the Fly has me dreaming of hooking a few carp. Last year I hooked a smallish carp by accident and it ran like crazy. I'm going to put a lot more effort into carp fishing on both The Grand & The Conestogo this summer.
This year I will try to be more faithful in providing pictures and commentary on my efforts. Last year I hardly had a flick. Work was simply too busy. I'm not going to make that mistake again. I will be heading North for the opening of Pickerel season. Historically, the opening weekend has produced plenty of fish.I'm also planning a trip to Newfoundland for a few flicks on The Gander River and the Humber River.
