Stressed out from work, we finally got a break to hit the river,(the phones were still going off however!)
I took our scaffold trainer , who has just started fishing, and the other business agent up to Mountain rapids on the Athabasca.
(I posted a pic of mark with his first fly caught goldeye in another thread.)
Since Smitty ( the newbie ) had gear, I figured I'd get him out into the main, and land Mark at the base of the rapids so he could he could rolll cast into the boil and strip back.
This has worked great for me in the past , and I reall wanted him to hook up with a walleye on the fly rod.
The last thing I said the them was " I'm down at the landing, but my camera is dead, one of you guys bring a camera"
"Okay!"
Well, long story short, both guys hooked up, Smitty with a rattlin' rap and Mark with one of my tinsel weighted 'eye flies.
Mark however, hooked and landed no less than SEVEN walleyen in about 45 minutes , and two were a good size!
I hooked a few, but didn't care, as both guests in my boat got fish, and especially Smitty , since he has just started fishing, but seeing Mark hook up 'eye after 'eye sure was a hoot also!
NO CAMERA, NO PICS!!!
Next time for sure...!