Tuesday night I decided it was time to go fishing, so I took
off work an hour early and headed to the Owyhee for the evening. It was a
gorgeous 86 degree day with very light wind and I knew there would be a good
amount of caddis activity. As usual it did not disappoint and I took
several fish. There was one however that taunted me for a few hours –
sticking his nose outta the water just often enough to hold my
attention. I moved around several times to target and catch other fish,
but somehow continued to find myself migrating back to his location. He was
hanging underneath a noticeable snag under the bank that you can see in the
video. The first time I spotted him I almost immediately got him to take
a new foam-backed caddis pattern that I had brainstormed at work on Monday
(what else are Monday’s good for?) and tied that evening. I missed and he
stopped rising, so I moved. Well, this happened a few more times before
we finally connected towards the end of the night. By a stroke of good
luck (and battery life), I was able to capture all my failed attempts as well
as my eventual triumph on the trusty GoPro. While watching this video,
notice the progression of daylight and note how it gets darker and darker
before I finally was the victor. Fish 3, Cody 1. Remarkably, I did
not lose any flies in the bushes while attempting to bust this guy…………
