How the hell do you end up in a cold trout steam, wading at night in November, the night before Thanksgiving?....I will give you a few minutes of thought for that answer........
The answer is, " Brown Trout", those nocturnal feeding bastards.....You have to be a little crazy. Not to bright and have a willingness to go out and do things that make absolutely no fucking sense. It also helps if you have friends as crazy as you are. With the same sense of adventure. Or, as some girlfriends might say, "Your stupid ass friends".
So my buddy and I headed towards Springfield, Ohio. Destination, the Mad River. When we arrived, all seemed well. We started to gear up, and it started to drizzle. My buddy asked, "Is that snow?"....and so it goes.....We made our way into the water, under a bridge. Started blind casting, with high hopes of hitting something. We just wanted to feel that weight on the end of our line. You know that one that tells you, "this is no snag".....but being as it was....nothing.....no fish for us on this night....
While fishing, we came upon a bear trap. Yep that's correct, a small trap. Someone had place one in the water, next to a den, maybe a muskrat, I am not sure, but I kicked it and it clicked shut. Scared me to death. Someone had this in the water, under the water. How stupid is that? It was one of the small ones for small game....but I had never seen this in a river before.....jus another adventure.
We moved the trap.....
Flat fish, new rod.
Ultimate fishing. Low tide, clear blue skies, wind 13 m/s. This Halibut 6,5 kg, 13lbs was hooked with a medium sized bait with slices of trout.The rod I bought is now traded in at the store in advantage of a surf rod from DAM, super natural lightweight surf 180. The Beastmaster specimen rod would be perfect for carp or salmonfishing but not for this kind of fishing with the level of casting that I need. -great rod great design with lighter weights it would also be great for flounder. Next time I fish with my new surf rod from DAM, hope I get what I want from it.
New rod, new reel
I have about 15 minutes left preapering my new gear. I bought the big baitrunner and a Beastmaster specimen AX 12` 2,75lbs. I had about 600 meters with Climax braid that I bought on a sale. Not sure about the rod but I made a deal with the store that I can change it if I`m not satisfied.
Great News!!
Dear valued customer,
Lun Fishing, Bengkurong branch will be opening starting from 18th November, Wednesday.
Business hours: Mon - Sat : 9.30am - 9.00pm
Sun : 9.30am - 7.00pm
Please Contact us for more infomation.
Rimba Branch : +673 245 6303
Bengkurong Branch: +673 265 4055
Thank you for supporting Lun Fishing.
Lun Fishing, Bengkurong branch will be opening starting from 18th November, Wednesday.
Business hours: Mon - Sat : 9.30am - 9.00pm
Sun : 9.30am - 7.00pm
Please Contact us for more infomation.
Rimba Branch : +673 245 6303
Bengkurong Branch: +673 265 4055
Thank you for supporting Lun Fishing.
Halibut!!!
Baitfishing today, A couple of small cods on my flounder rig and a small halibut about 6lbs on the big baitrig with a gliding tackle. This saves the day and I am satisfied. With winds up to 23m/s and cold air I was blessed to day with only 16m/s. so I went out fishing. With the wind in my back the casting was great. I`ll bet that with a bit more intense fishing I can land a bigger flatfish of this kind at this spot, (on the outside of saltstraumen, saltenfjorden). High tide to falling, wind, dry weather and just enough clouds to hide the clear blue skies. Tight lines!!!
New companion?
Shimano big baitrunner LCHmm... will this be my new companion during the winther? The shimano BB LC will give me greater distance together with the right fishing rod. I am thinking about some kind of carprod, have not decided on anything yet, but I now that DAM has got some great products. A surf rod is by my opinion too heavy since my fishing usually takes me out for longer walks, and I like my rods to be slim and lightweight but with great strenght and casting ability. -No fishing today since I`m going to town to check out this reel. Maybe Løvold (http://www.lovold.no ) has got the right fishing rod for me.
Saltwaterfishing is great where I live, and the interest is growing continiously. Sadly, many that spends the summer fishing for the first time in their life and really enjoys it, think that it is all over when the winther comes. This is the time of year when I do most of my saltwater shorefishing. I know that it can be extreme, bad weather, darkness and slippery rocks, (you can hurt yourself really bad just stepping out of your bed in the morning.) Almost nothing stops me when I feel the need for some fishing, when my reel freezes over or the snow turns into rain and strong winds make everything wet...
All the things I see, experience, situations in the water created by fish, a seal or a small whale. This and the great happiness by catching a fish, succeeding with my fishing there and then is some of the things that keeps me going. Check out the fjords and landscape around Bodø on google earth or at http://www.norgeibilder.no/ and just imagine all the possibilities fishing this shoreline during all seasons.
I will be updating this blog through the winther and document some of my fishing with pictures and stories, I hope it will catch some interest.
