Dave and I headed up to Musky country Sat and tried our luck in the stained water. The flow was about as low as the Supreme can go and we had walk the boat down a few runs and literally hack a tunnel past some large trees that have fallen across the river essentially blocking passage. It started out really good. I had two decent fish follow a fly to the boat and and take during the figure 8. I was hooked up to both fish for only a short time before both of them managed to get free. I blame my rod.. I was fishing a CPX 9wt which has a soft tip and isn't a good rod getting a hook into such a tough mouth in close proximity to the boat. The TCX 10 or a Predator 10 probably would have hooked both of those fish but I was being lazy and didn't change. To me just getting them to eat at the boat is pretty rewarding and that CPX 9 casts a 350 Intermediate Rio line sooo sweet. Getting a pic would have been cool but I'm not disappointed in the least. Later it was getting late and Dave noticed a fish fin come out of the water. I cast where he saw it and pulled another fish right to the boat. This one was flaring his mouth the whole way in as if trying to taste the pulsating waves coming off the fly.I just knew he was going to eat. I was able to get it close,, to close and it saw the boat and bolted.
Water temps are still pretty cool right now and the fishing should be good. I had a great time and can't wait to get back up there again.
