Friday, May 6, 2011

I am the King of all.............shiners!

There is no need to adjust your screen settings folks. The fish below is not the same as my posting a few days ago.


I went fly-fishing this morning before work because we are expecting rain all weekend.

There were plenty of bugs flying about but I never saw a rise so I decided to go with a Pheasant Tail.

I was casting unsuccessfully for a little while and I needed to get to work so I moved to an open spot along the bank as I headed toward my car. I made several more casts to different spots without any hits so I decided one more cast and I would be gone.

I felt the slightest tug on the line and pulled on the line as instructed (no bass hook setting). I didn't feel anything so I thought I missed my opportunity and started to reel in the line to leave (the first time ever I actually planned on leaving after my "one more cast" statement to myself).

As the line got closer to me, I noticed something on the line and low and behold I had another record (i.e. for smallest fish on a fly) for the books.

I had another laugh but I actually learned something today and that is the subtle feel when a fish takes the fly. I realize that these shiners don't put a big load on the line like a rainbow, brookie or brown trout but I did recognize that something was different and that is a step in the right direction. That feeling is stored in the memory bank so when a trout decides to take the fly I will have at least some reference point and act on it accordingly.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in the audience.

7 comments:

  1. Shiners teaching subtleties. There is always something to learn, eh? I caught some shiners last weekend (my only fish that day too!), and it is definitely a different 'feel' to the line. Fun though!

    Great post...

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  2. Thanks Erin.

    I took a half a day today so I may sneak back to the river before the Bruins game tonight.

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  3. Mac, people are going to start talking about you and your shiners.

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  4. Howard....if it happens again, then no one will ever hear about it. I can only get so much mileage out this before they come and take my new TU membership card back.

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  5. Ed - Best of luck to you tonight (I want you to be able to keep your TU membership card!) ;)

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  6. What a great start.
    We all have those days Ed.
    At least your fishing.

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  7. Erin....someone was listening to you. Check out my latest posting. Thanks. Can you now wish that I hit the lottery tonight?

    Alan....it is starting to come together and I am fishing. Now I have to fold in some golf into the week and all will be right with the world (especially if Erin can get me the lottery win).

    I may be heading to the Cape in the next couple of weeks. I may have to tap into your knowledge about some of the places down there. Thanks.

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