The logistics of moving in this water were challenging. I was standing on a rock bar of slick "baby-head" sized rocks. Fish were coming up stream (to my left) and pausing and stacking in a very deep pool on the far side of the rock bar. There were falls below it. While I hooked into many massive char here, landing them was difficult. I was using the Zen Taka Tenkara Zoom rod paired with a 25ft Zen Fusion Line in Light and getting hits on nymph patterns and scuds size #10. Not having much mobility was one issue. Not having a net in camp was another. A number of fish were lost at the final handlining, several feet from me. This wouldn't have been an issue with a net. This was an issue even when using a reel setup. While there was jumping and some acrobatics, many of the biggest Arctic Char hunkered down and pulled hard. The average fish was 5-6lbs with some up to 12lbs. I was using 16lb and 20lb test tippet on my rod. My husband indulged me with this video, but we mostly fished on our own, separated by fishable water and several pools, and no guide.
7 сен 2023
