Last week I asked the question, 'Do you want to do something out of the ordinary?'
Some may think this is an odd question to be asked in the context of sport fishing but, actually, it's not. Success can be taught and achieved in any endeavor, be it sport, business, entertainment or another.
The person, with required talent who seeks success and themonetary rewards in professional hockey or football is rarely questioned. Yet, somebody who seeks those rewards in professional angling, though it is possible, can often be regarded as eccentric or -- dare I say -- out of the ordinary.
One very inspiring out-of-the-ordinary angler is a fellow named Clay Dyer. Despite the fact that professional bass fishing does not have a large following here in B.C., Clay is an angler worthy of our respect and the respect of anglers around the world.
Like deciding on a professional angling career while in high school and then he stepping into it upon graduation was not enough, he did this without hands, legs and only a partial right arm.
Refusing prosthetics, Clay ties knots with his tongue, releases fish with his teeth and accepts no limitations in striving to be at the top of his game.
If Clay can get off the couch and achieve his goals, so can we.
Read more about Clay at www.claydyerfish. You may soon find you have no more excuses.The report
Our Lower Mainland lakes are fishing well.
Try a slow retrieve ortroll with Big Black, Woolly Bugger, Micro Leach, Bloodworm,
Chironomid, Sixpack, Dragonfly Nymph, Halfback, Doc Spratley, Buggy shrimp, or Zulu.
Our Lower Mainland beach and estuary fisheries are good for sea-run cutthroat. Watch for a shift in this fishery over the next two to sixweeks, as the larger predators of this genus migrate in search of prime feeding lanes in our local rivers and streams.
Try Epoxy Minnow, Tied Down Minnow, Muddler Minnow, Clouser's deep Minnow,Lioness, Grizzly King, Mickey Finn, Coachman, Knudson's Spider, Zulu, Purple Joe or Borden Special.
The Fraser River is good for cutthroat and dolly varden.
The Vedder River is good for steelhead, dolly varden and rainbow.
The Stave River is fair to good for steelhead, rainbow and cutthroat.
The Chehalis River is good for steelhead and cutthroat. The Harrison River is good for cutthroat, and rainbow.
