Overall winner of the Salmon Tales

[Sofi]

Thank you to everyone who submitted a story in the Salmon Tales competition. It made for great reading, some stories almost made me cry and some made me laugh out loud.


Marc Bale and Sofi at the Sportfish Reading Show

Marc Bale the Sales Director at Far Bank Enterprises (Sage/Rio) had a hard time choosing between the three finalists.

His final choice is a great one, so put your hand together for aenoon who submitted this hilarious story:

"Nith, nice height, salmon moving through.
Fishing Bridge Pool , to the admiration of a Bus load of tourists.
Line tightens, into a fish to the delight of my audience.
Backing out of water, suddenly i am upside down, immersed!!
I had backed into large boulder, it got me squarely behind kneecaps, causing my early bath!!
Held rod high, stood up, see cap floating away!, fish still on. Minutes later grass grilse of 7lbs. Release fish, head for home soaked, to rapturous applause!.
Later, change of clothes, same pool, no bus, still a few tourists about.
Line tightens, bigger fish this time, decide to get out quick, SPLASH, AM IN AGAIN!! same rock, same result!!
Land fish, twelve pounds, release, tourists applause, off home again!
Later, having quiet beer in hotel, get tap on shoulder, Tourist giving me my cap back!, asks me what time i was performing tomorrow!!"

Congratulations aenoon you win the SAGE Z-Axis Series Double Handed Fly Rod Size: 15ft 0in #10 4pce, courtesy of Far Bank Enterprises.

Well done!

Sofi

[maharg]

Well done aenoon. Enjoy your prize.

[Mrtrout]

Cracking tale aenoon, well done, nice rod, hope you stay dry when you use it.
S.

[aenoon]

Originally Posted by maharg

Well done aenoon. Enjoy your prize.

Originally Posted by mrtrout

Cracking tale aenoon, well done, nice rod, hope you stay dry when you use it.

Thanks guys!!
only found out about it a few hours ago.
am delighted, as you can imagine!!
off to cuba on hols tuesday, so wont be able to use rod till end of september, hopefully will put it to good use then.
regards
bert

[flyfisherlady]

that's amazing well, well done

[fredaevans]

Great Story!!

North Umpqua River: Running joke is when you first get there, just toss yourself into the river and get your first dunking of the day behind you.

[aenoon]

Originally Posted by fredaevans

just toss yourself into the river and get your first dunking of the day behind you.

Nice one Fred.
Caused a bit of a chuckle!
Silly thing is, I know where that effing rock is!
It sits in the middle of long gravel run, sticks out like sore thumb!
But still I hit it. Twice. in front of a bus load of French visitors!
regards
bert

[REIDY10_0]

Welldone, i liked that one best myself

Munro

[fredaevans]

Originally Posted by aenoon

Nice one Fred.
Caused a bit of a chuckle!
Silly thing is, I know where that effing rock is!
It sits in the middle of long gravel run, sticks out like sore thumb!
But still I hit it. Twice. in front of a bus load of French visitors!
regards
bert

Bert,
Give the Tour Operator a call and see if you can set up a deal ..... good weather required of course.

Get to my side of the Pond and I'll intro you to the North Umpqa. Most of the river bottom is highly polished flat lava rock that's harder than hell. Cleated boots just slide off.

Took one 'plunge' last year just trying to take a short step (wading staff had already been placed for additional support). Bottom had a slight up-slope and as I lifted one foot, the cleats on the other gave up what ever little grip they had. Flat down on my face in 2' of water one second later..........

"Wet wading" at the time (in a swim suit), so no real harm done ..... save for the local Flora and Fauna learned a few new words.

[Joey1]

Very well done Bert and a champion tale/tail told with great gusto!