.... or Kootenay, if you're from north of the border. I decided that my parents, sister, and I should stay there for a long weekend, to get away from SW Montana for a few days, and fish some less pressured water. My dad sparsely fishes, and my mom has never attempted fly-fishing. I wanted to go somewhere, where I could give them a better chance of catching fish.
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| The Kootenai River below the canyon |
The first day was rough on my dad. It is bigger water than I expected, and wade fishing was difficult, except for treacherous sections of the river. I caught a few here and there, and he was blanked on day 1. That evening the rain stopped. It rained a lot, did I mention that? My mom and I hiked down to the river by our cabin and, sure enough, she pulled out a fish with very little assistance from yours truly.
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| Mom with a nice rainbow trout (Hint: they eat rubber legs) |
The next day my dad and I hiked into the canyon to fish some pools below the falls. I hooked a lot of fish, lost a lot of fish, and caught a lot of fish. I also had a bull trout attack a rainbow I was trying to land, and saw another huge bully that wouldn't pick up what I was putting down. Despite 6-1/2 hours each way being a long weekend getaway, it was a great time and is always good to see new water.
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| Kootenai Falls |
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