We drove to Fernie from Wenatchee yesterday with a stop for lunch at Cabela's in Post Falls, ID so Tom could get a new flyline as well. Uneventful border crossing. Tom asked Dad not to make any wise cracks so we got through without a strip search.
First day fishing today on the Elk River in Fernie, British Columbia with Fernie Wilderness Adventures. Our guides today were Kim (owner) and Brian. Dad & Tom were with Kim in a Klackacraft and I was with Brian in a rubber raft with fishing frame. Great guides who are well skilled and know the river. They got us into lots of fish today.
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| Elk River cutthroat trout |
We started the day with nymphs. Nice cutthroat trout on the nymphs. Action was good throughout the day. Switched to drys before lunch for most of the afternoon. I used a Copper John while nymphing and a H&L for the dry. While numbers were good it wasn't until late afternoon that I realized I was within striking distance of catching my age. Second photos is of fish #52--the age fish. I managed to land two more after that.
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| Fish #52 to the boat. Rare to be able to catch my age! :-) |
Tom's photos are on his iPhone and we didn't want to risk cell phone charges in Canada, so he'll post his photos separately in the blog later. Looking forward to another great day tomorrow. We'll be fishing high on the Elk River where it drops more rapidly and fishing is in pockets rather than in long runs like today.
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