Murray Zelt害羞草研究所檚 grandson has dubbed him 害羞草研究所淧apa the Fish Whisperer.害羞草研究所�

Zelt lived up to that name this week when he hooked a 27-pound lake trout in Horse Lake.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a trophy type of fish for sure, a fish of a lifetime,害羞草研究所� Zelt, 57, said. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 on Cloud 9.害羞草研究所�

Zelt, who had surgery over Christmas, was slated to go to Kamloops for a follow-up medical visit on Wednesday, Jan. 27 when he got a call asking if he could do the consult over the phone due to COVID-19.

He agreed and since he was up early, decided to go ice fishing. He chose Horse Lake because it had good cell service and he could do the consult from the ice. He害羞草研究所檇 been fishing for an hour and hadn害羞草研究所檛 got a bite but as soon as the surgeon called 害羞草研究所渕y reel starts screaming.

害羞草研究所淚 could tell it was pretty special,害羞草研究所� he said.

The surgeon, also a fisherman, was on the phone encouraging him. After the call ended, it took him another 15 minutes to get the fish out of the water. Local Jeff McMichael was fishing nearby and helped lift it through the ice. Fortunately, there were two holes close together as it would have been a tight squeeze getting it out of the standard eight-inch ice fishing hole.

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害羞草研究所淲e were both like kids in a candy store when we got it on the ice,害羞草研究所� Zelt said.

After a quick look and some photos, they slid it back into the water. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 probably as old as I am. Fish that big are 40, 50 years old,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭hey害羞草研究所檙e not that good eating when they get to that size.害羞草研究所�

Zelt, an avid fly fisherman, had never really fished for lake trout before. Two days earlier, he was excited to land a 14-pound lake trout on the same lake. He partly credits his lucky t-shirt from his grandson Zayden - emblazoned with the words Papa the Fish Whisperer - for his streak.

As he watched the lake trout pull away from his hand and swim into the depths, he said it was doubly rewarding that his doctor had encouraged him to go outside and be active as part of his healing. He later texted the photos to his surgeon as the two 害羞草研究所渞eally hit it off,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淭o be rewarded like that I feel truly blessed. I害羞草研究所檒l probably never beat that in my lifetime but I害羞草研究所檓 content.害羞草研究所�

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