Sunday, August 26, 2012

Waterton Canyon

 
With some time with the short one I decided to take a try at Waterton Canyon.  I knew there would be alot of hiking involved and I know some times he gets tired of just walking and wants to just fish.  I jumped in the water as soon as I could after about 10 mins and a couple of good spots I manager to hook into this little guy.  After that the fishing went pretty well.  Nothing of real size for the first mile. but I did hook into a lot of little guys.  After about a mile of walking up the river I jumped out to move up a little faster as this was a new water and I wanted to find the bigger ones.
This is the sign I saw when walking up the path.  Hmm wonder if being in the water fishing is a good idea??
Throwing caution to the wind I jumped back in and look what was waiting for me at the first hole.   He sat there the entire time I was fishing.  Just waiting for me to catch a little one and let him have it for a snack.
Climbing on the rocks above that hole I decided to fish for a bit.  This is the picture of the one that got away.  He was the biggest fish I caught today after hooking into him he made a run for the falls being kinda stuck I tried to muscle him back up grabbed the camera and snapped the picture right after he threw my lure and splashed back down into the pool.

After catching a few more small browns I decided to jump back out and venture further up the stream. 
Hmmm This trip may get really interesting. 
Twenty minutes later I look up the hill to see this guy watching me .  I know the picture isn't great as my little camera isn't meant for long range pictures, but that is a bear that little black spot in the middle.  I decided that I had enough fishing and jumped out to walk back down the trail.  Overall Waterton canyon was a great fishing trip caught alot of smaller fish and a couple big ones.  I would recommend bringing a bike as there is a road to ride on and the fishing gets better after the Marston Dam which is 3.5 miles up.  Remember this area is artificial fly and lure only and there is a 2 trout limit if you plan to keep them.  A day spent fishing is a day worth living.



 

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