I have met some fabulous new fishermen while salmon fishing. I really admire the RainbowTroutMan. For starters, we fished pretty much the same waters in the Sierras. We exchanged lots of memorable fishing stories. Second, the man is 76 years old and a Vietnam Vet! The way that I see him fish out there every time and the joy that he exhibits while fishing is something very special to behold. If I am blessed, we shall cross paths again in the near future.
Now, on to the fishing summary for the year. We did not catch any sturgeon this year. The golden trout is still only in my dreams. However, we caught all the other fish that we targeted. This year I decided to feature my second eldest daughter (Ms. Mystic) in the middle because she caught the first trophy worthy trout during our annual camping trip (ACT 2015). This is no accident or beginner's luck. She also caught the first trophy worthy trout the previous year, ACT 2014.
The picture to the left of RainbowTroutMan, is the fisherman (73 years old) landing his only salmon of the season, a 20 pounder. I netted it up for him and the hook fell off while the fish was in my net! I ran into him a few weeks later in the fishing section at Walmart, Elk Grove. Of course our wives were at different sections of the store. We all met up before the shopping was done and I just had to reminisce about how I netted the fish for him :-)
