Debunk the Skunk

Last week I took on the challenge of...Operation Debunk the Skunk. 

Meet fisherman Justin. When it comes to fishing, he has the curse of getting skunked. Justin explained he had a family curse in which his family seems to never catch fish when they go fishing. When I heard about this I thought it would be fun to help Justin try and break the curse!

My location of choice was of course, Strawberry Reservoir. When we arrived, it was a whopping 18 degrees F. 

We fished for a while but had no luck. We tried my favorite lures, my favorite fishing spots, but nothing seemed to be working. I remembered we brought worms just in case the lures wouldn't work. So we rigged up a water bubble with a hook, Salmon Eggs, and a worm. I had never tried a worm or Salmon Eggs with a water bubble rig before. 

 After just a few minutes with the water bubble/worm rig out in the water, Justin caught a fish! And just like that, the fishing skunk curse, had been debunked!

Justin's fish ended up being a nice rainbow trout!

We fished for a couple more hours until I finally caught a fish as well! I caught this rainbow (photo above) with a gold Joe's Flies and Lure. We ended up only catching one fish a piece but had fun being up in the mountains!

JOE'S TIP OF THE DAY

Always take your camera fishing. You never know what wildlife you might see while fishing! This trip we saw some deer and two Bald Eagles!