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9/23/09

fly fishing hawaii:

afternoon on the lake with e.t.

 

had to go get a filling from dr. harry pang dds this morning.  e.t. hadn’t seen harry in a while so he came with.  the plan was to get all dental work out of the way then jet out to the lake for some busting tuc action... well that was the plan anyway.

 

we got to the lake a little after noon, i think.  i saw stan’s trailer in the parking lot, so i gave him a call to get the report which turned out to be not too good.  they had caught some fish on bait but busting fish was just not happening.  e.t. and i got out on the water and it was as stan had advertised.  not much going on.  the lake was still and the overcast made the afternoon glare almost impossible to see through.  we fished for a while with not much success trying to piece together the puzzle in front of us.

 

as the afternoon rolled on we noticed some bait activity (nervous water) on the shore and also saw a kid conking fish with bait on the point near kemoo island, both very good signs that things were beginning to happen.  i love seeing kids cracking fish, it reminds me of how much fun i had fishing as a kid and gives me the feeling that the next generation of fishermen will be in good hands.

 

finally, e.t. got the stink off the day by hooking a red devil and a peacock by blue boat point and we began to see a few shore rushes by tucs here and there.  if we were lucky and quick enough to get a fly into the fast shore blitz we’d get a fish.  so we spent the rest of the afternoon cruising assorted shorlines taking shots at any red devils we were able to spot all the while being prepared for the occasional tuc that decided to chase some bait within casting range.

 

e.t. was fishing a 4wt. st. croix legend ultra and i was fishing my 5wt. sage z-axis.  we were both using the wilson streamer in assorted colors.  we caught a bunch of red devils, though sighting them and watching for the "gill flare" was challenging.  we also got some nice tucs whenever the fates allowed and we were able to make the presentation.  the busting never really happened but i think we played the hand we were dealt quite well.

 

success came today with much patience and making good casts and presentations... funny how often those things are the keys to fly fishing success on any given day (hint, hint).

 

e.t. hooked up under "omnibus" skies.

 

e.t. and clay make some good shots.

 

the wilson streamer.

 

another fatty caught while clobberhousing bait on shore.  good times.

 

clay.


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