Monday Morning Fishing

There is a group of us that fish together - seldom en mass but frequently in bunches of two or three.  Bob is usually the organizer and also the aggregator of news about everyone's fishing activities (at least of those who share it with him).The teaser was embedded in Bob's Sunday evening email updating everyone on various fishing successes (or lack thereof) over the past few days. "I'm planning on returning to ****** tomorrow morning early and quit at noon....."  Up to that point, I was planning on working all day but with the subtle presentation - start early and quit by noon, the hook was set.  Forget return email.  A quick phone call verified times and plans were set.The weather called for overcast and showers which seemed like just the ticket.  Early indications driving up were that it might actually be more like rain rather than showers but such was not the case when we arrived at the lake.   It was partly overcast (but sometimes sunny) and other than the rain to and from the lake, it was dry all morning.

The lake has a deserved reputation for large rainbows.  I haven't fished it a lot but it seems most times I hear of either a few big fish being caught or nothing at all.  Hopefully today would be the former.  As it turns out,  the big guys eluded us.  Water temperatures were still quite warm and we guessed the larger fish were holding deep.  However, my black palmer chenille bugger came through, producing several fish in the 12-14 inch range - not big for this lake but not a skunk either.And yes - we packed it in by noon.  Home in time to get a bit of work in too.  The best way to start the week.