SNAPFisher
06-09-2012, 03:43 PM
Left for Nakoda lodge on Thursday. The wife had a Friday retreat there. I "retreated" to go fishing. Nice place at Nakoda!
I watched a couple of guys fishing Chief Hector. Didn't see them hook up once so the die was cast instead to go to Upper K Lake.
Made it there around 8:30 a.m. Nice and windless. Pretty warm too. Started out fishing the point across from the boat launch. Then at the first incoming creek. For about and hour a half I did not see a thing. Did see a couple of fish surfacing though.
Started trolling down to the next in coming creek. A bit before that it comes out of deep water to a rise. Finally felt a little tick on the line. Let it go back and boom! Had a good hook set into something. Didn't feel like much then it started to dog it. Had a great fight and was very pleased to see a nice bull trout on the line. After a good tug of war I managed to land it. Hardly fit in the net at just shy of 24 inches. After some pics and releasing it I was pretty much grinning from ear to ear. Kept trolling and soon had another hit, a 14 inch cutthroat. Pretty much kept in the area and landed in another 5 in a row. One was a pig that went over 50 cms. Couldn't fit my hand around it and didn't get any pics put one when it was in the net. 8th fish jumped out the water about 8 times. Nice 16 inch rainbow. Finished off with another cutt before the weather blew in. Was off the lake by 1 p.m. pleased as can be for a first try.
Some breathtaking country down there. I will be back.
Btw, rained all Friday afternoon, all night, and into Saturday when we left. The Bow river looked not just high but dangerous. What a blow out.
Here are some pics:
Good way to start a Friday morning.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_01.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_04.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_07.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_06.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_02.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_10.jpg
The Bully!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_08.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_09.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_12.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_13.jpg
Huge cutty - over 50 cm
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_14.jpg
The one bow of the day
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_15.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_16.jpg
Cheers!
I watched a couple of guys fishing Chief Hector. Didn't see them hook up once so the die was cast instead to go to Upper K Lake.
Made it there around 8:30 a.m. Nice and windless. Pretty warm too. Started out fishing the point across from the boat launch. Then at the first incoming creek. For about and hour a half I did not see a thing. Did see a couple of fish surfacing though.
Started trolling down to the next in coming creek. A bit before that it comes out of deep water to a rise. Finally felt a little tick on the line. Let it go back and boom! Had a good hook set into something. Didn't feel like much then it started to dog it. Had a great fight and was very pleased to see a nice bull trout on the line. After a good tug of war I managed to land it. Hardly fit in the net at just shy of 24 inches. After some pics and releasing it I was pretty much grinning from ear to ear. Kept trolling and soon had another hit, a 14 inch cutthroat. Pretty much kept in the area and landed in another 5 in a row. One was a pig that went over 50 cms. Couldn't fit my hand around it and didn't get any pics put one when it was in the net. 8th fish jumped out the water about 8 times. Nice 16 inch rainbow. Finished off with another cutt before the weather blew in. Was off the lake by 1 p.m. pleased as can be for a first try.
Some breathtaking country down there. I will be back.
Btw, rained all Friday afternoon, all night, and into Saturday when we left. The Bow river looked not just high but dangerous. What a blow out.
Here are some pics:
Good way to start a Friday morning.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_01.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_04.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_07.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_06.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_02.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_10.jpg
The Bully!
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_08.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_09.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_12.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_13.jpg
Huge cutty - over 50 cm
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_14.jpg
The one bow of the day
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_15.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/APetesky/UpperK0612_16.jpg
Cheers!