SPOOLED TV WEBLOG & RECENT NEWS 2010-08-19T21:58:57-07:00 Copyright 2004-2005 Ublog Reload 1.0.5 Trevor trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=80 2010-01-04T22:31:15-07:00 2010-01-04T22:31:15-07:00 2010-01-04T22:31:15-07:00
A conversation yesterday with Jason Tonelli, owner of Pacific Angler, about steelhead jigs caused me to reflect back over many years of steelhead fishing to the evolution of lures and baits.

I acknowledge that some individuals have been fishing jigs for many years; however, it seems to me that only in the last 2 to 3 years have jigs surged to the forefront and prominence at the business end of steelheaders terminal tackle. As proof, Jason informed me that he can not keep jig tying material on the shelves lately. From speaking with other anglers, I understand that a well fished jig is quite deadly! Guess it might be time to add a few jigs to my lure box... right beside the aero fly...

How about other lures that started with a small following and now populate almost every steelheaders gear box? Pink worms, colorado blades and gooey bobs... The evolution of gear is quite amazing, although still hard to beat fresh bait. Even in the bait category, peeled shrimp had its day. I suspect that even old timers were pumping ghost shrimp back in the day; although, if I were a betting man I would wager that more ghost shrimp are being pumped now with the availability of good steelhead roe disappearing...

My opinion on the next big lure fad? Spoons... Their day is nye!


]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=62 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00 2009-06-06T17:23:57-07:00
Firstly, a kind friend emailed me the other day and advised me that there were some folks (on FLYBC forum) who took strong exception to the lake being named in the opening shot. Upon reading this email I blanched and quickly proceeded to erase the video from YouTube...it had been an honest mistake. I truely just forgot to erase the lake name before posting that version online. The version with the name I had made for Tim as a keepsake... If I pissed anyone off, I truely apologize. A small lake with big trout should remain as quiet as possible to preserve the trophy fishery and I respect those who wish to keep it that way!

Secondly, most people who viewed the video appreciated it for what it was - a fellow angler who happened to get lucky one day and caught the "fish of a life time". They revelled at the sight of such a large beast and used it as fuel to head to a similar trophy lake and run the risk of getting skunked just to have the opportunity to MAYBE hook a trophy fish (anything over 8lbs I'd say). However, there were a few others who were plain sour grapes. I want to address this unsettling issue that is quite prevalent in the fishing community and, I guess, society in general... many people are miserable and find it just too hard to be happy for another angler! What is with that guys! Can we not rally around a fellow angler and simply congratulate him on landing a massive trout!? Why the negative attitude?? The forum chat turned from "wow nice fish!" to "he held it out of the water too long...". WTF? Come on guys...if you hooked that beast, you would be snapping a few photos too!

What you don't know is that Tim was continually giving that fish a "drink"...I just editted out those portions for length purposes!

So, let's think about our attitudes guys... We are all out there enjoying our favorite past-time. Let's focus on the comradery and keep our swollen egos out of it.

Trevor
]]> bcxhd trevor_welton@yahoo.com http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=44 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00 2008-03-04T23:22:36-07:00
We recently received an email from German Cerotti of Objetivo Pesca in Argentina... now I must say that I have watched A LOT of pretty good fishing footage turn into crappy fishing videos on you tube and as a practitioner have sat behind a desk and in front of a computer for 60+ hours to produce one 1/2 hour show, so I know how much work goes into these things! Whoever is doing the production work for OP is quite good and seems to know what I like anyway...check it out here. Do yourself the favor and watch the fly fishing trailer... ]]> Trevor http://www.bcxhd.com/blog/blog_comment.asp?bi=33 2007-12-29T03:02:51-07:00 2007-12-29T03:02:51-07:00 2007-12-29T03:02:51-07:00
I was fishing a popular lower mainland river yesterday with a friend of mine Adrian. I chose to spey cast and Adrian was drift fishing. We found a nice long run we both liked and waded across the river and walked toward the top of the run. We met a nice gentleman in the middle of the run and walked over to chat with him. After exchanging pleasantries, we asked the guy if he was fishing down through the run then mentioned our intentions to fish down behind him. He fished down at a good clip and left. A few minutes later a guy walked out onto the bar talking on the phone and walked the length of the bar then chose to fish immediately below me! And another guy climbed in below him. Now I have two guys fishing the tailout below me, the water I have been working toward! I made another cast and the guy below me casts onto my line... I reel up and I walk away.

My thoughts:

What is a respectful distance to fish below someone?

Should the fishing technique employed by the angler above influence your decision? I say no!

What is so hard about approaching an angler already on the run to understand his intentions and ensure you are not disrupting his/her experience?

What happened to common courtesy? Not so common anymore is it!

My challenge to you: Love thy neighbor!

-peace]]>