who here likes fishing?
so the other day i went with my buddy jon fishing near merced falls. it was a great day outside. we got out there around 1 or so and jon led me to a spot i had never been to before, down the river. we had to hop a fence to get access to the area, looks like fishermen have been doing it for years, the barbed wire fence was all torn up and it was easy to get over. we made two trips to pack all our gear, way more comfort than was necessary with lawn chairs and a cooler with some beer.
jon and i made our way down to the river and we see the perfect spot, in the middle of the river are some rocks that form a little island. we had to exercise our balance and leaping skills to get out there but it was worth it. we got a little high and started fishing and almost right away the fishing was excellent. jon had a ridiculous set up, he was using spinners on a reel with line way to heavy for that. he was barely able to cast even 10 feet but that was apparently good because all the fish were right next to him. he caught brook after brook. i tried his set up and caught one my first cast. i had never caught a brook before. i also had a rod set up with power eggs and a inflated worm and i was getting very consistent fish on this set up, in fact the bell would go off so much that i had trouble setting up a lure or drinking for that matter.
there were a few other guys there as well but we had the spot we were outfishing them. another great thing about that spot was there was a little pool in the middle so we could release our fish and then pick and choose which ones we wanted to keep later.
all the sudden this fat aggie looking dude comes down on an atv to the other side of the river from which we came and he starts flipping out hardcore on all of us for being there. i could barely hear what he was saying but i could tell he was pissed. it seemed like he had anger managment problems. he was cussing at all of us and im pretty sure he flipped us off as well. all we were doin was fishing. i dont know if it was his property or someone he knew owned the property but he made it clear we werent supposed to be there so jon and i bolted, managing to carry all of our stuff back in one trip. i was kind of shocked with just how bad this guy flipped out, i can understand him being kind of angry if it was indeed his property(looked to us like it was PG&E's), but to go batshit insane over it seems unreasonable. we would have asked for permission if we know if there was anyone to ask. besides how do you own a river? im not saying they shouldnt be allowed to own the property around it but i dont think it should at all be allowed to prevent people from accessing the river. anyway we layed low and then went back for our fish. overall it was a great day of fishing even that deuche couldnt ruin it.
heres the ones we kept, cooked, and served our friends with french fries
