Wilson Run
November 15th, 2007
Woke up with the “flu” so decided to make a run to the Wilson. Knowing the major rains were on the way, and checking River levels this morning i knew today was the last day for a few, so i grabbed a fresh jar of eggs and hit the road.
Figured id start low in the system, then if nothing, work my way out of town. Well as it turns out the first spot i hit, was the spot i never should have left. The water had about 2 feet of visability and the color was great. Although the water seemed to be on the rise, it was definately fishin. After fishing traditional drift gear with eggs for around 20 minutes with no bites, i decided to switch up to smaller gear.
On the first cast with a fresh bait of eggs, a takedown, my heart jumped into my throat, and not a second later a huge king came leaping out of the water with my eggs hangin out of its mouth. About as fast as it all happen, im thinking to myself, how in the world am i going to land this alone, he was gone. It looked to be a pretty good sized king, really chrome, maybe around 22 to 26lbs.
About 30 minutes later i hooked another that i fought for a good minute or so before losing. That one i didnt see. Using steelhead gear for chinook is tough! I fished this same hole for around another 45 min with no more bites.
Ended up fishing 3 more places with no luck, should never have left the first place.
Well i really hope to have a couple more shots this year for a king.
Tight lines Bdog