27th July 2009

Today started a little slow, the water is dropping but still up & dark. We didn't touch much in the morning, around noon started seeing a few fish moving. Lika is testing a repaired rod on a grilse in the first picture and decided to test the rod on a heavier fish a few minutes later. Both fish are merrily on their way up river. Why the rod was repaired is a story in it's self best told by Lika, so if you see him, just ask.

Picked up a nice grilse just before dusk and was checked by the federal wardens. First time in two decades and nice to see them around. They told me that fishing was slow on the river with majority fish being hooked being salmon and some very large fish in the mix. They also told me there are a few lines in the river from the big fish. Now I don't feel so bad about having a salmon snap my backing line the other night, at least I got my casting line back. I've also heard of a couple of rods in the river, best not to lay your rod on the floor while moving your boat, some of those fish are very capable of pulling the rod overboard.