点评:We are a couple in our 70’s and have been married over 50 years. Early in our marriage, we had a ‘fishing agreement’. I would fish and she would let me! Now that we are both retired, I wanted to get her to start fishing also. I needed to have her experience what a successful fishing trip could be. I researched and planned a guided trout fishing trip. I showed her on-line videos of various guided trips on Lake Taneycomo. I knew she was ready to go when I discovered she had started watching early morning ‘fishing shows’ on television.
Looking back at the videos and reading on-line reviews led us to contact John Sappington as a guide. He was a former tournament fisherman with a thorough knowledge of the Lake Taneycomo fishery.
Neither of us had ever used a fly rod before and had never fished for trout before. This was not an obstacle for John. He gave us a crash course in Lake Taneycomo ‘drift’ fishing.
We fished the ‘Trophy Area’ from 8am until Noon. My wife landed close to 20 trout and I landed about 16 or 17. Both of us landed fish in the 18-20 inch size range and we each lost a few ‘good ones’. All the fish we caught were immediately released unharmed.
If you want to have an excellent fishing experience, I highly recommend John Sappington as a Lake Taneycomo trout fishing guide. The fee was vacation money well spent!
翻译:我们是一对70多岁的夫妇,结婚已经50多年了。在婚后初期,我们定下了一个“钓鱼协议”:我钓鱼,而她则允许我这么做!如今我们都退休了,我希望能让她也开始钓鱼。我想让她体验一下一次成功的钓鱼之旅是什么样的。于是我做了大量研究,精心策划了一次有向导带领的鳟鱼垂钓之旅。我还给她看了网上那些在塔尼科莫湖上进行的各种钓鱼之旅的视频。当我发现她开始观看早上播出的“钓鱼节目”时,我就知道她已经准备好去钓鱼了。
回顾那些视频并阅读了网上的评价后,我们决定联系约翰·萨平顿作为向导。他曾是一名垂钓比赛选手,对塔尼科莫湖的鱼类情况了如指掌。
我们俩以前都从未用过飞钓竿,也从未钓过鳟鱼。但这对约翰来说并非障碍。他为我们快速讲解了在塔尼科莫湖进行“漂流钓法”的技巧。我们从早上8点一直钓到中午,在所谓的“ trophy area”(优质钓区)垂钓。我妻子钓到了近20条鳟鱼,我则钓到了大约16到17条。我们俩钓到的鱼体型都在18到20英寸左右;不过各自也都有几条“不错的鱼”脱钩跑掉了。我们钓到的所有鱼都立刻被放生,毫发无伤。
如果你想享受一次极棒的垂钓体验,我极力推荐约翰·萨平顿作为塔尼科莫湖的鳟鱼垂钓向导。这笔费用绝对物有所值,是一笔花得值的度假开支!