North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine April 2015 | Page 39

a run straight at boat as Keith worked hard to gobble up the line with tireless strips. He finally decided to turn once hit and saw what lay in store for him at the surface. Keith finally broke a smile when the fish hit the end of his line again and said, “We’re on the reel!” The next punch dealt by Keith’s new finned friend was a run under the boat where he breeched—a rare sight for a Lahotan. With half of Keith’s rod plunged in the water, each attack the fish made was countered masterfully by Keith. After what seemed like an eternity, Keith finally brought fish to hand. It was a 30+” prime specimen. After a quick celebration it was back to work before Andy knew we were gone. If you have the opportunity to head to Omak Lake, please swing by and say hi and check out our new lines. This time of year it’s good to have both a floating and sinking line spooled up and the InTouch Rio Deep 6 has been all to rave around the shop with all of us sporting it on at least one of our reels. We look forward to seeing you in the shop and on the water.