Niagara Grand slam,
November 27, 2009-12-04
I 1st met Paul and Gail last January at the Somerset fly fishing show in New Jersey. I remember talking with them about the Niagara River and different species available from my home waters. We shared stories of salt water strippers and powerful fall steelhead found in the mighty Niagara.
Almost a year later my phone rings, it’s Paul and Gail wanting to book a trip!.....he asked if I remembered talking with them, I continued with “ Gail had the really nice puglisi files” Paul, let’s out a loud laugh and we quickly get caught up.....not sure how I remembered, but hard to forget Gail’s files she ties! Very nice work!
They tell me about a trip there planning down to the Niagara Region and we set up a date to do some fly fishing on the big river. I was really looking forward to this one! Hey, I don’t know many anglers that are as crazy about fishing as me! Paul and Gail may like fishing more!
The morning of our scheduled trip, the conditions are perfect! Almost no wind, water’s clear, and very few boats out.....you really couldn’t have asked for a better day. After a quick how-to, we rigged the rods, and headed out. We started targeting deeper fish, running egg files and trout beads. Both of them hooked, landed and released some bigger lake trout, which is always a blast on the fly gear! They can really test your leaders’ strength, and push your gear to the max......
Paul and Gail were excellent at casting, and after seeing this I put them both to work! “The Streamer bite is my favourite” I tell them. You could see the excitement in Gail’s eyes. “let’s get one angler swinging streamers, and the other using the indicator rod” Paul really wanted to try out the New LOOP Opti Switch rod matched with a Loop Opti Speed runner reel i had on the boat. It doesn’t get much better for an indicator combo! This rod and reel is a roll casting machine!
I was really impressed by how well they adapted to the fly fishing equipment and methods we use here on the Niagara! They both had excellent days on the water, landing and losing lots of great fish! But Gail had one of those magical days that the Niagara is known for! She almost had the rod ripping out of her hands when the trout smashed the streamers, both on the swing and stripping it back to the boat......
She is the 1st female angler to ever get the Niagara Grand slam on the fly rod with Cast Adventures!
~ Steelhead – Brown Trout – Lake Trout ~ , all in the same day. Her smile tells it best.......
November 27, 2009-12-04
I 1st met Paul and Gail last January at the Somerset fly fishing show in New Jersey. I remember talking with them about the Niagara River and different species available from my home waters. We shared stories of salt water strippers and powerful fall steelhead found in the mighty Niagara.
Almost a year later my phone rings, it’s Paul and Gail wanting to book a trip!.....he asked if I remembered talking with them, I continued with “ Gail had the really nice puglisi files” Paul, let’s out a loud laugh and we quickly get caught up.....not sure how I remembered, but hard to forget Gail’s files she ties! Very nice work!
They tell me about a trip there planning down to the Niagara Region and we set up a date to do some fly fishing on the big river. I was really looking forward to this one! Hey, I don’t know many anglers that are as crazy about fishing as me! Paul and Gail may like fishing more!
The morning of our scheduled trip, the conditions are perfect! Almost no wind, water’s clear, and very few boats out.....you really couldn’t have asked for a better day. After a quick how-to, we rigged the rods, and headed out. We started targeting deeper fish, running egg files and trout beads. Both of them hooked, landed and released some bigger lake trout, which is always a blast on the fly gear! They can really test your leaders’ strength, and push your gear to the max......
Paul and Gail were excellent at casting, and after seeing this I put them both to work! “The Streamer bite is my favourite” I tell them. You could see the excitement in Gail’s eyes. “let’s get one angler swinging streamers, and the other using the indicator rod” Paul really wanted to try out the New LOOP Opti Switch rod matched with a Loop Opti Speed runner reel i had on the boat. It doesn’t get much better for an indicator combo! This rod and reel is a roll casting machine!
I was really impressed by how well they adapted to the fly fishing equipment and methods we use here on the Niagara! They both had excellent days on the water, landing and losing lots of great fish! But Gail had one of those magical days that the Niagara is known for! She almost had the rod ripping out of her hands when the trout smashed the streamers, both on the swing and stripping it back to the boat......
She is the 1st female angler to ever get the Niagara Grand slam on the fly rod with Cast Adventures!
~ Steelhead – Brown Trout – Lake Trout ~ , all in the same day. Her smile tells it best.......
Congratulations Gail !!!
See you on the River,
Paul Castellano
Cast Adventures
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