I have purchased a vintage fenwick HMG ultralight spinning rod to pair with my vintage daiwa 500c ultralight spinning reel. I will be fishing shrimp eggs hoping to gut hook every hatchery rainbow which I will then put on my stringer to parade around in front of all the jealous anglers
Until 2 years ago, Opening Day was when we took our own kids to the Pequest hatchery pond with the TU fishing art contest or essay writing winners and their families. Before kids, I stayed away from normal opening day trout streams every year and had since early in high school. But two years ago my RVTU chapter started Opening Day Shenanigans at a restored piece of water on the middle Musky. We gather early, cook breakfast, then just before 8 about 20 fly guys and gals jump in and surround one small pool and start hammering away right at 8am. First fish has bragging rights and then everyone splits up and moves to open water with their significant others and kids in tow. It's sort of an homage to Saxton Falls......but fun is had by all. By noon most are passed out on the lawn or BSing around the grills. This will be year 3 for Shenanigans.
I have purchased a vintage fenwick HMG ultralight spinning rod to pair with my vintage daiwa 500c ultralight spinning reel. I will be fishing shrimp eggs hoping to gut hook every hatchery rainbow which I will then put on my stringer to parade around in front of all the jealous anglers
A real "Old School" opening day does not involve a stringer... nor products from Asia.I have purchased a vintage fenwick HMG ultralight spinning rod to pair with my vintage daiwa 500c ultralight spinning reel. I will be fishing shrimp eggs hoping to gut hook every hatchery rainbow which I will then put on my stringer to parade around in front of all the jealous anglers
This wasnt about the opening day crowd, but more about giving the fish and stream a rest from constant impact.
this makes as much sense as wearing one wading boot.....so we on NEFF give the fish a break on opening day, but the rest of the angling world goes out and thumps them on the head with rooster tails and 5 ozs of lead with 20 salmon eggs strung under a meal worm with a red wiggler tied to the hook eye....how do the fish or the stream get a "rest"?
If I could have typed it with stick men drawings so you could understand it, I would have. I mean close the stream down for a period of time so that..... Aww never mind.
I was a little worried about this one. The thought of you posting a photo of yourself standing in the river knee high with nothing on, playing with your ugly stick.i remember the anticipation of opening day. Now it seems with most streams open year long the streams and fish never get a break. And opening day is a thing of the past
I was a little worried about this one. The thought of you posting a photo of yourself standing in the river knee high with nothing on, playing with your ugly stick.