Today we fished the upper Elk River in the beautiful Elk Valley. Several HUGE coal mines up that valley with most of the coal exported to Asia. They have found a way to balance the need to provide employment for people with protection of the river environment. These mines which have been operating for many years don't seem to have impaired fishery adjacent to them.
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| First fish of the day. A heavy cutt |
It started off with a bang again today. I got first fish right at the bridge where we put in. Photo shows what full-bodied fish they are in this upper section of river. All the fish we caught today were much stouter than those we caught yesterday.
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| Tom with one of many. I mean MANY! |
Tom was the crazy fish guy today. I believe he caught more than Dad & I combined and we caught
LOTS of these great fish. Tom was definitely champion today.
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| A great Elk River cutt |
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| Close up to show detail of this beautiful fish |
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| Tom & Travis on the Elk River |
We saw nobody on the river all day. This is a stretch that doesn't receive much pressure. The guides we fished with today--Brian & Travis--did great for us. This was only Brian's second day this year on this section and it was the first day this year on this section of river for Travis.
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| Lunch stop |
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I'm crying!
I forgot to mention that Dad & I had three doubles today. (For readers who may not know that means we had fish on at the same time.)
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