Vancouver Island Trip *Pic Heavy*

[VanIsleGuy]

I had an awesome spring break!

Nanaimo was my home for about 10 years. My family still lives there and I flew back for my week long spring break.

In preparation for my trip, I learned how to tie flies and tied away. Started with the good old woolly bugger and ended up with over a hundred in a few weeks.

Within an hour of arriving, I had caught a small cutthroat on my yellow doc spratley.

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0774_zpsdd06b288.jpg

Later that night I got another coastal cutthroat on an elk hair caddis.

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0777_zps7f676ce4.jpg

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0778_zps851e0dbb.jpg

And another...

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0779_zps719c1319.jpg

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Over the next few days I caught many more fish, including this 16"er.

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0783_zps783f81aa.jpg

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0784_zps4e7a8636.jpg


In the middle of it all, I ordered the biggest cheeseburger that I have seen from Mrs Riches. One pound of beef...

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0787_zps8237ac5a.jpg

The last fish of the trip:

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/VI%20fishing/IMG_0796_zps3c397bca.jpg

All of these fish were caught on a small unnamed pond in Cinnabar Valley

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/20120509_185414_zps1c943ea0.jpg

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/VanIslandGuy/20120528_183702_zps44f8a9af.jpg

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In the end I spent lots of time with family and friends, caught some fish, and luckiest of all, it didn't rain at all for a whole week!

[Serengeti Charters]

Nice pics bud. Love the island. No better place for beauty in my opinion!!!

[EZM]

Good Job ....... those are such nice looking fish on the coast.

looks like the flies turned out pretty good too ....

[BeeGuy]

Well done!

Great fish

Great post

[the local angler]

nice catch there bud that first cutt must have been really deep to be that dark. plus i have never seen anyone lip a trout like a bass. lol

[VanIsleGuy]

Thanks guys. It was a cool feeling to have my own fly catch a fish.

A few of the fish I caught were hooked straight up the upper jaw. Odd.

They defiantly are real beautiful fish.

[Mitchthefisher]

Awesome pics and nice fish man!

[tight line]

Beauty cutts! Well done!

[Alberta Bigbore]

Amazing colors!!!

[OneGirlWolfPack]

Great post and awesome fish! Well done :)

[The Fisherman Guy]

LOOK AT THAT BURGER!!!!!!!

Great post, awesome pictures!