I got an invite to go fishing yesterday, the opening day of steelhead fishing in the Upper American River portion that ends at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery.
I met the Pro and the American at Sunrise Park to leave my car at a pick up end point. We then went upstream to Sailors Bar to start the drift. We started around 9:30 AM. Boy, were there a lot of fishermen! Vehicles with boat trailers were out in force!
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| At Sunrise Park |
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| Downstream |
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| Upstream |
This is my first time fishing with the American. Because his backyard faces the American River, he fishes a lot. By fishing with other drift-boat guides along the river, he learned to row the boat very well. I am impressed. He practically rowed the entire day of roughly five hours of fishing.
Two hours into our drift, while managing the boat, the American saw his fishing pole bopped up and down. "Fish on!" He yelled. He dropped anchor and picked up his pole with lightning speed. Then, the Pro dropped back to handle the boat and I was looking lost trying to video tape the moment. It was a quick fight and I got to net the fish for a few pictures before it was released. Great team work because we were in the middle of fast current! The hen fell victim to the Green and Red Luhr Jensen Hot Shot lure.
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| Introducing: The American! |
It was an amazing feat considering we started late and the water has been disturbed all morning!
We managed two more hookups near the end of our drift by floating night crawlers behind a jet diver. They were small steelies. Overall, the weather was fantastic and the company excellent! Landing fish on the first fishing trip of the year is a good sign....
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