Paul Lake May 26
by Shawn
Paul Lake - Gibralter Rock
I have not been out on the water near as much as I would have liked so far this year. Lots of yard work and my job keep my fishing time to a minimum. With that in mind, I took advantage of having a morning off. I gave my friend Bill a call and he suggested that we go to Paul Lake, his old stomping grounds when he was younger. Sounded good to me, it was a lake that had fish and that's what I was looking for. We got there around 11:00, the sky was a bit overcast with sunny periods, making it a pleasant afternoon to be on the water. As we were unloading, we noted 1 other boat on the water fighting a pretty stiff wind coming out of the East. No worries there as we were going to be headed West to look for some fishing fun. Bill was with me when I got skunked at Knouff Lake last month and he was determined to not let that happen again, so he chose to drag a gang troll with a worm on the end. I wanted to give my flies a go and set myself up with a dark micro leech. We had been on the water for less than 5 minutes when Bill got his first hit, landing the second hit. It was a great looking trout with a nice deep pink stripe running down its' side. Although it was smallish, we had to keep it as the hook was not retrievable as the fish inhaled it deep. We got back under way and Bill had 2 more strikes within 2 minutes. They sure like his worms. We were about 30 minutes into our day and Bill had already landed 4 fish and getting hits all over the place, while I was having no luck, not even a nibble. Not wanting to give up my flies, I switched to a black and dark olive beaded kissing leech, hoping that the fish would like this as much as they liked Bill's worms. They didn't. Against my better judgment, I switched to Bill's worms and before I had my line out more than 50 feet, I had a bite on was into my first fish of the day! It was a bit of a jumper and again, another fish inhaling the hook. There, first fish landed for the day for me. As I was letting my line out again (still on the worm) I was fish on again! This happened to me as I let the line out the next time as well. 3 fish back to back to back. Spirits were high as Bill and I started to head back to the boat launch, each bringing home our limit for the day. As we rounded to rock bluff, the wind was strong in our faces, and that's when I discovered that my battery was weak and we weren't going anywhere fast. We broke out the oars and made it home (thanks for rowing Bill) a little later than expected. The fish weren't huge but they were definitely good eats that night! Thanks Bill for the great day and for bringing your worms! Kamloops Area LakesFree Solunar TablesFly Fishing Strategies for BC Lakes FishingBC Fishing ResortsOver 25 Years of Kamloops and Area Real Estate Experience!   |
