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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Rocky Mountain Pike Conclave

Here I sit reflecting on the past two days on the water.  Day one we drove through wind and rain to arrive at the same on the reservoir.  We geared up quickly and hit the water in anticipation of large, hormonal, piscivorous fish.  Bouncing across open water was brutal.  With every wave we bounced over I was soaked.  The wind blew each hull splash over the gunwale and into my face.  We ran quickly to a sheltering cove where we found another group of fishermen huddle around a camp fire.  Brent must have been itching for a pike pretty bad, because as soon as the bow of the boat hit ground he was off and throwing shots from the shore.  Shane did the same from the stern deck and beat the surrounding cover soundly.  The storm subsided enough to venture out of our sheltering cove and endeavor a search of the larger bay.  Brent and Shane fished hard, wet, and most likely hungry!  Real fishy dudes here!  I think the only thing they stopped casting for all day was to ensure that their waders didn't become too "pleasantly warm/wet."  We were rewarded.














 Find Shane Thomas' report here, Fish Hunter Chronicles.  Find Brent Wilson's report here, Uprising.
Photography: Brent Wilson
By Targhee Boss



6 comments:

  1. Thanks again for a great time Targhee.

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    1. Nothing makes for great times like big fish or a lot of fish! We found both. I certainly enjoyed our time on the water as well Brent.

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  2. Sounds like a great time, can't wait to get into them this spring in Idaho. Did you guys hit up Pineview or Newton Reservoir?

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    1. Thanks Scott, it was marvelous! Both Pineview and Newton have tiger musky not pike. These are all Pike out of Yuba.

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  3. I am ready to hook a toothy pike on a fly!!! I added your blog to my list of blogs on my site, check out www.featherHook.com

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  4. Thanks Jarrod, great blog!

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