Haven’t been fishing in a while so I had to give it a go at
Big Lake. Took the Qwikfish shelter but
it was warm enough that I didn’t need it.
Besides you can see a lot more if you have your face right up against
the water. My goal today other than
catch fish was to try and get some underwater footage.
Get there about noon.
Set up in about 15 feet of water.
Water was pretty murky and it was hard to see the bottom. Started off with a large doctor spoon. I catch my first fish, about a 20 incher,
while checking the depths. While fast
action is always welcome, I didn’t have my underwater setup ready.
I manage a nice fat rainbow that might go 18 inches. I may have underwater footage of this fish
but I didn’t get it on this sequence. Too
much footage to go through.
But the final fish of the day pays off. I had felt bumps on my spoon and when I
peered down the hole I could see smaller fish cruising by. So I switched to a home tied jig and sent it
down. I usually fish under a small dodger but I forgot mine this trip. You can see the small sticklebacks attacking
my swivel and jig. I had a hard time
seeing from directly above. Pretty
impressed with the gopro 2. Haven’t
picked up the third generation yet.
Well you can see for yourself! A pretty nice fish.
Here’s the video: http://youtu.be/pWaMbyAtnU8
