The weather was perfect (my Dad usually goes in December when it's snowing) and we weren't even wearing jackets. The river is super slick though and I did fall in once. Luckily I caught myself with my hand and I dried out pretty quickly.
And we fished...
Big fish...
Lots of fish...
So much fun...
It got dark around 5:15 and got REALLY cold. We got out of our gear and headed back to the room to get warm. We had a long night ahead of us so we drove 20 miles into a little town and had dinner in a little cafe. There were about 10 tables seated and 1 waitress. It took an hour to get our food. Good thing we weren't in a hurry. During this drive I was trying to charge my phone which for some reason hadn't charged during our 7 hour drive and realized something was broken. It finally died and we drove around to find a signal on my dad's phone so I could call Afton to say goodnight. After that we only had my dad's video camera.
Also on our drive we stopped at a grocery store to buy some nasal spray. Have you ever tried it??? I hadn't. I had been sick though and couldn't breathe and decongestants weren't helping at all. I tried this spray before bed and I stayed completely clear all night. I couldn't believe it. I'm a believer!!
The next morning we got up and hit the river around 8:30. It was pretty cold and I ended up in about 5 layers. I couldn't believe the fish and was so excited catching one after the other. We got a few video clips and were able to catch some still shots from those.
My dad was worried that the fish wouldn't act the way they normally do because we were there a month early and he'd driven me all the way out here but he didn't need to worry.
We caught fish after fish after fish.
I loved standing in the water, watching the fish, casting to them, hooking them. They are tough fish and I fought quite a few that ended up getting off the hook on their own. I'm sure they've had a lot of practice (poor things)!
I got very few shots of my dad. He said he'd been there enough and only wanted pictures of me. I did snap a few before my phone died but none of the fish. He said they all look the same after a while.
My waders sure keep me nice and warm!!
We left Friday afternoon around 3:30 (we actually left around 2 but couldn't do it) ( I said turn around, my dad said I love you and flipped the car around) We were back in the water and another hour and a half flew by catching fish after fish.
We had a long drive home in the dark but enjoyed this rainbow...it was a double until it was too dark to see. We worried about deer and got slowed down by the rain but luckily didn't hit snow until we came over Spanish Fork Canyon. The roads were horrible in Spanish Fork and we almost got taken out by a FedEx truck but overall we were fine. It took us about 8 hours to get home.
Videos to come....
