Cold windy day on Long Lake, Ferry County

I got to Gary's house early. The plan was to throw my stuff in his truck. But as everybody knows plans change. We put his stuff in my truck and headed to the lake. Opening day for deer season was on Saturday, we figured that the road into the lake would be lined up with pick-ups and  the camp ground would be full up with hunters and deer strung up in camp.
We saw two truck parked along side of the road. No body in or around the camp grounds, and we had the lake to our self's. It was cold the wind was blowin out of the southwest at a good clip before we could get everything ready to fish.

Water temp. was 41 while the air temp. was 38 and wind blowin.
 The lake was ours. with our back to the wind we started on the west side of the lake and headed south it wasn't long before we were both into fish.  Lots of Cutties in the 10-12 inch range, We knew we just had to get pass the smaller to get down to the larger ones. I switch out from my intermediate line to my deep 6 let it fall a good 30 count before stripping my #10 Punkinhead Leach and within three short strips it was fish on with a much bigger beautiful Cuttie.

   We really got into the fish on the far end of the lake and stayed out of the wind for awhile. both of us putting to net more than 20 fish. Around 1 o'clock we headed in for some lunch of Corn-beef on Rye and a cold hard cider. Hoping  the wind would die down a little so we could do some dry fly fishing. The wind never did die down, but we did find a place in the upper north end that was sheltered by the toolies and I was able to get one to come up and smack my Caddis.
We had a blast, it was well worth the drive, Gary and his wife Birdie had fresh fish for their dinner. and I even didn't put-m-all-bac I keep out just a few to give to a good old friend that can't make it out with us anymore.
FISH LONG, TAKE WHAT THE WEATHER GIVE YA, ENJOY LIFE AND FISH MORE OFTEN