First on a Popper

Headed out in a light drizzle this morning to a spillway down the street. It tends to be a very fishy spot during and after rain storms. I tied on a popper in hopes of finally landing a fish on a topwater fly. Up until now it has been a story of many takes, no hooksets. A few casts in I connected with this:

Not only my first on a popper, but also happened to be the first fish I've fought with my fly reel, he struck the popper after the first strip and the line went taught. Unfortunately as I was making my next cast, the skies opened up and lightning started striking in the vicinity. I wish I could have stayed a bit longer, but not too bad for a 15 minute trip.