Scott Dishon of Christiansburg sent in this shot of a great rainbow he and his son Nathan teamed up to catch Monday while fishing at Toms Creek.
Dishon said they saw the fish and had to work two hours before it finally hit their PowerBait offering. The fish was 24 inches long and weighed just a touch over 5 pounds.
"Nathan was so excited to see a big fish," Dishon wrote. "I think I've created a fishing buddy for life."
I hope so.
While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Nathan,
That is one heck of a trout bud. How exciting! Best of luck to you on your next fish and keep fishing. Keep those pictures coming and great job. You should be very proud.
Ken
Comment by Kenneth Andres — March 24, 2009 @ 10:53 pm
Great fish. Where exactly is Toms Creek?
--It's in Montgomery County. It's number 12 on this map: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/map4.pdf
--mt
Comment by JMU Grad — March 27, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
Man reminds me of when my son was young and just starting out keep it up and keep him involved
Comment by jeff — March 29, 2009 @ 8:51 am
Thanks Mark. I really enjoy your columns.
--Thank you, JMU Grad. mt
Comment by JMU Grad — April 6, 2009 @ 10:54 am