As luck would have it, I had the pleasure of trout fishing for a second day in a row recently. After I fished Bennett Spring State Park on Monday, Dec. 21, I got to fish at Capital Federal Sports Complex in Liberty on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Justin had informed be on our way home from Bennett that he was going to fish Cap Fed Park with a friend and his friend's sons the following day. I know his friend, Joshua, fairly well as well as his kids and they are wonderful people. When nothing in my schedule prohibited me from fishing with this good group of fellas, Wendy and I rigged up and headed to the sports complex.
The fact that it was 60 degrees with no wind is a stat that begs to be mentioned. On more than one occasion on the morning of Dec. 22, I chose to simply lean up against my truck bed and absorb the sun's energy and warm temperatures. It had been a long time since I felt both and I have to say, it felt good physically AND mentally. The idea of pairing these conditions with feeling of some trout slime felt too good to resist. Wendy agreed too so she accompanied me on our little outing.
I tied on an olive jigged wooly with an orange head and tied a white jigged wooly with a pink head on her line. It took us about 30 minutes to find the fish but once we did, the action got fairly hot. Wendy ended up catching 3 and I caught 6 with one of them measuring 16". While that's not a trophy by any means, I will take a 16 inch rainbow trout on a beautiful December day anytime Mother Nature and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to send one my way!
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