Dinner Time

It has been sometime since I posted here – been a very busy spring both business and personal wise.  The weather hasn’t always been co-operative either.  Today, I felt as if I just needed to get out and wet some flies so I drove over to the ponds that are only about 7 minutes away.  The afternoon was pleasant – partly cloudy skies and the temperature around 20C.

When I arrived, I decided to take out one of the rowboats and after setting up my gear, I tied on a Malteser and rowed out so that I could drift into some holes I know.  I love that Malteser fly!

Within 20 minutes, I had a lovely rainbow on! Fought  good and hard with my Meiser Rod bent right over, the nice tip absorbing the fish’s fight.  The fish made three spectacular jumps before heading towards the bottom of the pond – one of the jumps it must have cleared the water by more than two feet.  It’s been awhile since I’ve had a meal of rainbow trout, so I decided to keep this one, and it will be cleaned and then baked soon.

When I got home, I put it on my kitchen scale and it was 2lb. 9 oz. I’m estimating it was about 19″ long.

 

 

Did you know I enjoy making my own wine? I also have a home winemaking blog.  I think I will open a bottle of Liebfraumilch and enjoy with my rainbow trout.