There can be no better way to unwind than to cast your line into a pond where a trout will take a fancy to your lure. My husband caught the limit in less than an hour Friday evening, and we headed home with five good-size trout in his creel.
The white setting sun, rocks, and reflections in the water added to the beauty and serenity of the pond, now a favorite place. The Snake River is wonderful, and there’s no catch limit for Crappie, and my husband likes Crappie–but he prefers trout, and the limit of five is sufficient for eating and canning.
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Thank you! I got horribly muddled trying to explain and then confused myself further! So, thank you for clarifying…had a look at the lures and whatnot, quite clever. I never actually participated, just sat on the bank offering “helpful” advice…!
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I’m the spectator-wife, but always the journalist as well, which necessitates my asking questions to clarify what to me is high arcana.
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Aaahhh! Lol! Here it’s “fly” fishing (for fish not flies) using handmade pretend flies, some of the bigger flies are called lures, and midges are universal bitey things … confused now….
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Same here–we fish for fish with flies. Flies are usually synthetic bugs often garnished with feathers, etc.–and certainly a hook; we don’t fish for flies! Fly fishermen here refer to midges or flies interchangeably. “Lures” here can mean anything from flies to metal spoon-like enameled things with hooks. Orvis.com has tons of images, but I’m sure you’re familiar with the concepts in the same way as we Yanks are. 🙂
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For midges or fish…?
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Oops–international language usage collapse. . . Americans use synthetic “flies” as lures. They are designed to imitate live midges, which to us, are small flies eaten by fish.
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Yes, it’s beautiful, although I’ve not been back for a few years now..I remember the midges were a nightmare!
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My husband uses lures.
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Beautiful pictures…I remember my father learning to fish- he did the classic back of the leg, stuck in the trees …!
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There is a knack to it. . . .
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He got it eventually and went on to catch some lovely salmon (River Dee, Scotland) but I stayed well out of the way!
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I just looked up River Dee–it’s gorgeous country! It actually bears some resemblance to my surrounds, but we don’t have beautiful ancient stone bridges.
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