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launch, we discussed our strategy for the day and where we’d be fishing. After a short ride, I pulled back on the throttle and the boat came to a standstill. We were near Cedar Creek Winery, and in the last few days this area had fished well. With the trolling motor churning along, we set up the gear. A Gibbs 'Hockey Stick' and a Lyman Lure on top and another Lyman down deep, and we were ready. Alas, a couple of hours and a few lure changes later and we still weren’t into fish. My guests seemed to have more patience than I did. They weren’t worried, but I was. I wanted them to catch! Anxious, I began to wonder if
the fish had moved. Or maybe the problem was that we were fishing too high. Was I using the right
colour lure? As these thoughts were running though my mind one of the high lines started to jump. After a short, rigorous fight we brought to the boat a nice 3lb Rainbow. After admiring the colours on our small catch, I pulled the barbless hook from the corner of its jaw and watched as it swam away in the clear, blue waters of Okanagan Lake. It’s 11:30 am and all is quiet again. Within moments I make the decision to move. Right or wrong, I’ve lost my confidence fishing this area. We pull in the gear, fire up the big
250 Yamaha and we’re off - speeding towards the floating bridge and heading to our destination: Lake Okanagan Resort, located on the west side of the lake, approximately 15 km north of Kelowna. By the
time 12:45 rolls around, the lines are set at our new location. I begin to question myself: Did I make the right move? Okanagan Lake stretches from Vernon in the North, to Penticton in the south, and is approximately 135 km
long...Should I have gone south towards Penticton? Suddenly, one of my top lines
starts to zing and the spool spins out of control...We’ve got a good one on! Fifteen minutes later we landed a beauty - a 10 lb Rainbow. High-fives are exchanged all around! My guests are pumped! They take a closer look at their catch and decide that this one is definitely dinner material and lay it in the fish locker. Our lines re-set, its time for the obligatory 'glory shot' – its picture time! The
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