Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Wife snags biggest fish on weekend trip Karen enjoys wade fishing much more than fishing from a boat, and so I pointed out the upcoming bluff saying that it was perfect and that she should fish it. Mainly to get me off her back, she made her first cast.
The fly I’d given her was much too heavy for the water we were in, so she swapped it for a lighter model. On her fourth cast with the new fly it landed just right, and was drifting along a seam in the water where swift water met calm and directly over the dark shadowy edge of a submerged boulder. The fly sank only a few inches when she began her retrieve. The line tightened immediately and began to slowly move sideways in the current and toward the slower water of the eddy. She pulled back, and the fish took off. She fought it very well, and, after several runs, she brought the fish over and expertly landed it. I must claim partial credit for the fish. After all I did successfully resist the urge to help. In this small creek, 12-inch fish are big, and 14-inchers are a source of pride. I had neither a measuring tape nor a scale, but hers was much larger than 14. I talked her into posing with the fish for a picture before letting it go. It was a very nice fish. I caught several more small bass during the remainder of the float, and each time Karen offered to photograph the small fish for me. Her smile made me doubt her sincerity. We soon reached the end of the trip, and the MAKO campsite came into view. Our friends met us at the water’s edge and began asking how we’d done. I mentioned all the fish that I’d caught, and they quickly turned to Karen. She asked for the camera to show them the picture. I stressed once again how I’d caught lots of fish, but by then they were all huddled around watching the screen on the digital camera. All I heard were oohs and awes. I stood near my kayak putting away equipment while everyone crowded around Karen listening to her story of the big fish and how it had fought. Perhaps the next time we go I won’t be so insistent that she fish. Address correspondence to Silas Gray at ifish@silasgray.com 
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