Your Favorite Fishing Day of the Season?
As this year’s fishing season is quickly (and sadly) coming to an end I was sitting here tonight thinking what my favorite days fishing have been this season. I hope to get out a couple more times but I will have to wait and see if that happens. I can not honestly say if I can only pick one day as my favorite. I am extremely lucky that I am a vice-principal and get the summer off. This allows me more opportunities to get out fishing than a person that works throughout the summer. I also need to say that this summer is probably the summer that I got out fishing the most in a very long time. I thank my wife for allowing me to go so much this summer.
Every day was great in it’s own way but I think I can narrow down my favorites to three. I know that is not one, but I think I need to mention all three. I will mention them in order that they happened. Back in May my friend Matt invited me to go to First Eel River Lake to go fishing for a Saturday and Sunday. I certainly accepted his invitation and we spent the two days fishing for bass and chain pickerel. We spent most of our time fishing for smallmouth bass. We had a great two days of fishing, stayed at a fantastic lodge, and I met three new fishing friends. Even though it was early in the season we got into lots of bass and had a great time trying different baits to catch them. We did have some issues with it getting windy but we were still able to have a great time fishing.
Number two on my list would have to be the day James, Casey and myself went to French Lake to do some pickerel fishing. We had planned to get together for a day’s fishing and it finally came together this summer. We arrived bright and early and fished all day. Again, the wind played a factor, as it was very windy for most of the day but in Casey’s 16 foot aluminum boat we were fine. We spent the day fishing the weeds and also trolling. We each caught plenty of pickerel and perch. The best part of the day was being able to share it with two other people. We spent the day teasing each other, talking, and also listening to music, as Casey has a cd player in his boat.
Number three on my list was the day that Glenn and I went salmon fishing. This was the third time that we went salmon fishing together this summer. We spent the day on two different stretches of water. Together we hooked into seven grilse. Glenn landed his first grilse of the season on this day and I landed my very first salmon ever on this day. It was a great day weather wise and I was very excited to see as many grilse as we did. I almost landed one earlier in the day and then landing the other one put an end to a fantastic day. Playing these two grilse has given me great experience and I feel the next time I hook into a grilse I will have a much better idea of how to fight it properly. I hope to get out salmon fishing one more day before the season comes to an end but we will see if that happens.
I am writing this to explain my three most favorite fishing days of the season but I would also like to ask what your favorite fishing day of the season was for you. I would love for you to write a comment describing your favorite day as I always like to hear other people describe their time on the water. I look forward to reading your comments.
Tagged with: fishing • Pickerel • smallmouth bass
Filed under: Chain Pickerel Fishing • Salmon Fishing • Smallmouth Bass Fishing
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Looking good T! I will have to make it up some time and you take me out and show me the ropes. The only time I ever fished I …well Ive never really fished. I might have thrown a rod in the water for 5 minutes and got bored and ran off.
Whens the salmon bake?!
Thanks Steve. I am having fun with the blog. We will have to go out sometime for sure.
This summer has been the best fishing I have had in more than 10 years, hands down. Even my fishing buddies were fun to be with.
I can’t really put my finger on just one or two of the best trips but I must say that the day the three of us were out on French Lake ranks up there right at the top. That was a fun day.
I couldn’t believe how many pickerel we still managed to catch in the weeds.
Our day fly fishing for trout was a lot of fun too. It had been years since I had been out fly fishing for trout so it was a pretty special day. It helped that the trout were hungry of course.
Salmon fishing is great fun. The last time I was out I caught a grilse for the BBQ and also landed and released a salmon.
The guy that was with me was on his first salmon fishing trip and he landed his first ever grilse. It’s a great feeling.
You and I will have to do a little by fly fishing for trout next year. That was a fun day.
I really do miss fly fishing as much as I used to. We still have to get out and do some fishing from the float tubes as well.
I have to say that this year has been my favorite year in a long time. All things just seemed to be amazing this year. But my favorite day would have to have been back in May, my brother had just gotten back from afghanistan and i got away from base here in oromocto and we made it down home to salisbury. He was excited to get out and buy his license and the two of us spent every free day in May fishing, but the first day we made it out we had a blast. Took home 8 bruisers that day off the Little River, largest came in at 16″ and smaller was 9″. What a day!!! It was my brother that cause the 16 and did he ever get excited…first time out together fishing since we both joined the army so it felt great to be together again. Never take time with family for granted cause you never how life will throw you around and it can be years in between visits.
Cheers,
Russ
Russell,
Thanks for the excellent post. I am very glad you and your brother were able to get out a lot together in May. I completely agree it is important to spend time with the ones you care about because you never know what the next day will bring. Thanks again for commenting and also reading my blog.