{"id":2643,"date":"2019-01-01T17:57:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T17:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2019-01-01T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T17:57:41","slug":"boys-turn-17-michael-fishes-baum-lake-while-matthew-tries-snowboarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?p=2643","title":{"rendered":"Boys turn 17, Michael fishes Baum Lake while Matthew tries snowboarding."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7309.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2647\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2647\" class=\"wp-image-2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7309.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7309-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7294.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2646\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2646\" class=\"wp-image-2646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7294.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7294-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys had a nice birthday dinner at 5th St Steakhouse then back home for a home made Mudpie. The next day the boys went out to Hula&#8217;s with 15 friends and they all came over after dinner to hang out and sit in the hot tub&#8230;amidst very cold temps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew tried out snowboarding at Boreal and lucky no injuries came of it. He enjoyed it a lot and wants to do it again. While he was there, Michael and I took the 10 ft. pram to Baum Lake. I had not heard any reports but the lake usually fishes well in the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at 9:15 am with air temp at 27 degrees. Dressed warm we did not notice the cold. We were fishing by 9:30 and our first casts produced fish. From that point on it was an outstanding fishing day.  Most of the fish ate small PT&#8217;s and midges but when we saw rising fish, a well cast Griffiths gnat did the trick. At a few points during the day it was a fish a cast for many minutes. The fish were all very healthy and fought well on 9 ft 3 wts with 18 foot leaders and a tiny yarn indicator. I had one trout take me into backing. That had not happened since the The St. Mary&#8217;s trout in Southern Alberta 3-4 years ago. Michael also had a fish that almost got him into backing. The rainbows were really fat and strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7334.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2650\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2650\" class=\"wp-image-2650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7334.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7334-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7329.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2649\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2649\" class=\"wp-image-2649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7329.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7329-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7325.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2648\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2648\" class=\"wp-image-2648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7325.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7325-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael also &#8220;slammed&#8221; today.  Catching all three predominant trout in one day. His brook trout was the only brookie that was landed and the ratio of rainbows to browns were about even. There was a time during the day that I tried many different flies and they ALL worked. I even cast out a beat up fly  and lo and behold&#8230;fish on! Just like the saying goes&#8230; &#8221; When they are NOT biting, it doesn&#8217;t matter what you use. When they ARE biting, it doesn&#8217;t matter what you use&#8221;. We landed over 50 trout each and by 1:30 we were ready to head home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7341-e1546364908248.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2653\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2653\" class=\"wp-image-2653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7341-e1546364908248.jpg 480w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7341-e1546364908248-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7340.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2652\" data-link=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/?attachment_id=2652\" class=\"wp-image-2652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7340.jpg 640w, https:\/\/synstwinsfins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_7340-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Baum Lake is still very productive and a wonderful spot for the winter doldrums. If you can stand the cooler temps, you will be rewarded with some great light tackle trout fishing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boys had a nice birthday dinner at 5th St Steakhouse then back home for a home made Mudpie. 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