September Campout

Here are Anson and I at a litte father-son camput we did up at Paulina Lake in September. It was pretty cold way up there in the caldera and Anson pulled his bag out of the tent to keep warm while Daddy made breakfast. We did not fish the lake due to the cold temperatures but we had a good time. Tight Lines!

Backing it on up a little

I wanted to go back to this past summer and post some photos from our trip to Costa Rica. Enjoy.Tight Lines!

A note on this little guy. From what I can tell, this is Mr. Nassau Grouper - a feistey little guy that hammered a stripped streamer fly as I cast from a rock outcropping just down the beach from our hotel. Although he was only about 13 inchs long, he was the best fish I landed the entire trip. My luck was pretty poor, but I was happy to get this one along with a couple other smaller reef fish. Check out the cool markings on his face! I later learned that this particular grouper, also known as a Tiger Fish, would have been excelent table fare. The guided trip I took was a fiasco to say the least, and although I can attribute some portion of that bad experience to my lack of experience kayak fishing, the majority of it goes to the guide and his lack of experience/preparation. Still a good learning experience and we did in fact hook up, so it wasnt that bad. Tight Lines!

1906...

...Was the year that the Springeild .30-06 cartridge was introduced and standaradized in the U.S. Army. It was the Army's go-to cartridge all the way up until the early 70's when the Winchester .308 replaced it. Although the Army no longer uses it, it remains the most popular big game hunting round in the U.S. today, and perhaps in the entire world.

Why does this matter? Well, to you it may not. But the Springfeild .30-06 cartridge is precisely the round my new Browning X-Bolt .30-06 huting rifle was made for. Sporting a new Leupold VX-II 3-9 x 40 scope, the rifle is perfect. Wow is all I can say about it. I love it and can't wait to use it more. I had it out for the first time today. Despite the vicious winds, firing it at the range was a blast. This is somewhat new to me so sighting it in to perfection will be a process, but one I look forward to. Yes! Happy hunting, and Tight Lines!

Bull Trout Trip III

Well, I'll tell you right off that there were no bull trout to speak of this trip. Not to worry though. There were some willing players. We both caught whitefish and we both caught a rainbow. As you can see, Dave's was a wee bit bigger than mine. A truley great fish! And we worked hard for those fish! The entire day was an adventure with the deep snow and awful driving conditions. We actually had to jump a snow bank that was blocking the road down to the hole where we caught the bows. Climbing back up out of there required chains. We got about half way up the initial climb out of the B99 hole when we started sliding down into the ditch. We had to back down, chain up and get a running start at it. We saw some of the usual big dogs out at Canyon Creek but couldn't elicit a strike. We had one attack a hooked whitie, which is always fun to watch. A fun day really. I don't get to fish with Dave all that often and it's always fun when I do, so thanks Dave. Let's pray that 09' see's some nice fish come to the net. Happy New Year, everyone. Tight Lines!