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May Flies Dance
Posted 12 July 2010, 2:21 am NDT
As the day draws to a close a new hatch of May Flies Dance in the setting sun. Quite an amazing site.
Almost as amazing as the tail walk of one large salmon who battled for almost 1/2 an hour leaping 4 to 5 feet through the air before finally surrendering to a gentle release to continue its upstream journey to the spawning grounds.
Many spectators of this thrilling struggle comment that the have never seen a salmon put on a show quite like this one. A true testament to the power and agility of the Salmon that return in abundance each year to the Eagle River.
The number of Grilse landed increases daily. One angler lost a fly line to aggressive salmon. Was it a large salmon or equipment failure? Either way it left him with a puzzled look and a reel with nothing but backing.
The concensis in that the fish that stole the line was not as large as the one that broke his rod in 3 pieces earlier in the week.
With the new Moon tomorrow night the promise of very hot action tomorrow has everyone excited with anticipation.
Almost as amazing as the tail walk of one large salmon who battled for almost 1/2 an hour leaping 4 to 5 feet through the air before finally surrendering to a gentle release to continue its upstream journey to the spawning grounds.
Many spectators of this thrilling struggle comment that the have never seen a salmon put on a show quite like this one. A true testament to the power and agility of the Salmon that return in abundance each year to the Eagle River.
The number of Grilse landed increases daily. One angler lost a fly line to aggressive salmon. Was it a large salmon or equipment failure? Either way it left him with a puzzled look and a reel with nothing but backing.
The concensis in that the fish that stole the line was not as large as the one that broke his rod in 3 pieces earlier in the week.
With the new Moon tomorrow night the promise of very hot action tomorrow has everyone excited with anticipation.
