Quiet Fishing

There`s not much to tell about the fishing trip; the fish just weren`t biting. The Army Corps of Engineers was maintaining the water at a very low level, and the river became impassable in spots-especially in the afternoon. They would let water out of the dam at night, but would cut it off by late morning. Any boats which failed to head back up river would get stuck. At one point we had to get out and drag it sans waders (which is not very entertaining in a trout river; the water temperature couldn`t have been much over 40 degrees!) I had one fair day and the rest were abyssmal. Fortunately, someone from our group managed to catch enough to eat each day, so we didn`t go hungry-we just didn`t have any to bring home.

Despite that, it was nice. The weather was a little chilly, but not cold, and it didn`t rain on us. My face got sunburned, and I managed to relax a bit, so I would call the trip a success. (There is no such thing as an unsuccessful fishing trip, provided no-one dies.)

Still, it`s good to be back!