Soaking

McSteel and the family came down for the Memorial Weekend.  One of our wives suggested that a trip to the zoo with the kids on Sunday would be a fine idea and somehow the men weren't invited.

Considering the options for a guys day off, we decided to go fishing.

It rained pretty much all day as we poled the river and peered and casted and peered some more.
We saw plenty of carp and bass but nobody was interested in eating.

McSteel saved the day with a well placed cast into the splash rings of a small baitfish blitz and his fly got clobbered by a little pike that, by most standards, would be considered "by-catch" except that I like pike and it was the only fish of the day.

We gave it a solid college try and visibility was actually pretty decent (despite the rain) with no wind.
At around 3 in the afternoon when the deep soak set in we decided to trailer the boat and go find a beer...

Photo Courtesy: McSteel