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In the past few decades, we've taken fishing pictures and videos on certain outings, for our own amusement and education and for the entertainment of our friends, but we happily share them with anyone of similar interests. These are uncensored shots of hand-to-fin-combat, mainly with a rod and a rubber boat, a mode of fishing that we and our friends are always trying to imrove upon. Great fun and we hope you like the pictures. |
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11-Aug-2010: xxx river, lower valley (3700 cfs): 12-Aug-2010: xxx river, about 40 miles downstream from yesterday (3530 cfs): 13-Aug-2010: xxx river (3420 cfs): Several days of pretty slow fishing and fairly challenging late summer conditions: Thunderstorms, a cold front and brisk, chilly winds. The river flow is falling quickly despite sporadic but locally heavy downpours that are causing massive spills of muddy water into the main river. On the second day when muddy water reached us in the lower valley, we drove a long way downstream to get out in front of it. Of course every outfitter in the state had the same idea, so we saw quite a few other boats and fishermen. By week's end, the water was clearing again but the weather was revving up for another round of storms. |
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22-Aug-2010: xxx river, the last four miles (440 cfs): Today we encountered low river flows, a cool windy morning, and partly cloudy skies that threatened rain. Otherwise, the day could hardly have been more perfect: The fishing was excellent; there were no other boats or people around; the highway traffic to the launch was minimal; and our own home team veterans showed up in force, healthy and ready to play. And so we gave a fine accounting of ourselves in every respect - all fish released unharmed to the river, and likewise all expedition members safely returned afterwards to respective destinations. It sure beats a day at the office, which is what we all did on the following day. |
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27-Aug-2010: xxx river, from the forks to the bridge (470 cfs): A chilly morning with occasional wind gave way to a very nice afternoon. Nobody else appeared to be out, probably due to the unsettled weather forecast, but possibly also because this little dewatered ditch is not considered particularly fishable or floatable at this time of year. Flows have settled back down after a thunderstorm surge earlier in the week. We caught and released a lot of healthy vigourous fish including an approximately equal number of rainbow and brown trout and one whitefish. By any reasonable standard, a fine day of fishing. |
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