A Great Morning at Pumphouse Lake (thanks to Bruce)

May 27, 2006 at 11:13 pm

Thanks to your reports that the water was open, I decided to work the rust out at Pumphouse Lake yesterday morning…and it was fantastic.

It started out great when I met Bruce on shore. He had been fishing all morning and had a great time. What I liked most about Bruce was that he was an iconic Yukoner. A real class act. He was an older gentlemen and a buddy of Chuck Gregerson (used to do the fishing shows on CKRW and legendary caster). He came off the water and took the time to chat about his morning.

As I prepared my gear he stood stoically against his old pick-up smoking a great smelling pipe. In a patient and calming way shared his insights on how to fish the lake that day…he shared his thoughts on where the fish were, how to fish them, and what to use. I jumped in the water and went to where he suggested, used the technique he suggested and used what he suggested.

Within 5 minutes I was into a beauty 19 inch Rainbow. The best part was that as I landed him into my net on my belly boat, he gave a supporting little honk as he drove off. He had watched me the entire time and shared in my effort. Bruce and I come from a different generation, but I will pass that knowledge on to my kids. It is for reasons like this I love to fish.

P.s. I used my 4-weight, with a sink tip line, a size 14 prince nymph and trolled within the first foot of the water column because of the murky water.

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