Big Red's First Time Ice Fishing

I took my friend Jeremy (aka Red), ice fishing for the first time. Red is really into fly fishing, but had never been on the ice. After several attempts he finally took the plunge, or should I say drilled the hole.

I love when people auger through the ice for the first time. It's not easy as Red quickly finds out.

On to the action, or lack there of. Things started slow, and I was worried Red's first ice trip was going to be a bust. Then after two beers it happened.  My wife's rod started jumping, but she was at the truck getting more White Claws leaving Jeremy at the helm. Red set the hook and after a decent battle landed this 21 inch Lake Trout. 

That I ate!

Social Distancing Forever

I've been social distancing before social distancing was cool. Sure, you may have seen me in a crowd once or twice, but I've been seeking far off spots away from people for a long time. Here is how you do it.

Take a long walk along a river with your dog.

Dogs like this.

Then catch a fish.

Don't forget to hug your dog.

Marlee is in the "fishing isn't cool stage" so she went jogging. I think she might be the first person to jog from State Bridge to Rancho del Rio.  Floating from Rancho to State Bridge is the norm. Followed closely by cattle drives and hula hooping hippies.

So if you need some help social distancing ask somebody else because I will most likely still be Far Far Away!

Reel Em Marlee

This is an old video, but a good one.     https://youtu.be/lOkZGkYk4e0

Dry Flies On Ice

Fell behind on my posting. Here are some old videos.
https://youtu.be/rmRnWD9piZ0

Fish Pics 2018

Bad Fish Pics

We do a lot for our guests, including teaching them how to hold a fish. Some people just can't get it right however. Here is a collection of bad fish pics.

Let's start with some classics.

The "Upside Down" 

The "Upside Down Belly Shot"

The "Popsicle"

The "Belly Shot Popsicle"

The "Inverted Belly Shot Popsicle"

The "Wiggler"

The "Squiggler"

The "Dropsy"

The "Flopsy"

The "I Don't Want To Touch It"

The "I'm Not So Sure About This"

The "Hands To Far In"

The "Hands To Far Out"

The "All Hands On Deck"

The "Death Grip"

The "Thumb Shot"

The "Smuggler"

This one is popular.

The "Back-Hander"

The "Nice Back-Hander"

The "Double Back-Hander"

The "Back-Hander"

To the "Front Hander"

No

Yes

Nope

Yep

NOOOO

Yes

No

No

Sort Of

Come

On

You

Can

NOOOO

This guy nails them all.

That Poor Fish.

Let's get dirty.

With the "I'm Going To Kiss you"

The "I'm Going To Eat YOU"

The "Clapper"

The "Knuckler"

The "Mine Is Bigger Than Yours"

The "Oh No It's Not"

The "Happiest Fish Of A Lifetime Shot"

The "Safety First"

This one just makes me smile.

This is how it's done folks.

Look.

It can even be done two at a time.

Not to be hypocritical, but hold them low and let them go. Wet hands protect a trouts' slime coating, and the warmer the water the quicker the release.