Lake trip with used dog

It’s been 5 years since I’ve had a dog. My last dog was Rocky, folks saw her in plenty of pictures on WFF.

I’m finally getting settled in Southern Oregon. I sold my house in Humboldt and bought a turd in Grants Pass that I’m polishing.

So, now it’s time for a dog! I worked with a Brittany spaniel rescue organization and they found a dog for my daughter and I. A dog named ….. Scout. Which is my daughters name

Long story short, I took the newly rechristened Georgie, our new used dog, on her first camping/fishing trip to a real nice lake.

The morning was hot on balance leeches, I caught a few pretty good fish

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First mate Georgie was enjoying the sun

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First mate Georgie also fell overboard. I don’t know how, I just looked back and saw her hind feet sticking straight up as she plunged in

I was pretty happy with getting a few 16-18” rainbows on the balance leech, but the highlight of the trip was this.

I had rescued the dog from the maelstrom, roasted a bone, and had some lunch. I got sleepy watching the bobber, and decided to throw a Drunk Male Prostitute I tied on a jig hook so I could stay awake.

It got absolutely smashed by probably the biggest rainbow I’ve ever caught that never touched salt. Pictures won’t do it justice, but I estimate it at 7 pounds. It’s taller than my hand is long, and fat as hell. It put up a tremendous fight

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Hard to beat a spaniel. No pun intended.On our very first BC float I was about 15 feet from the put in with Skiffer behind me in the raft, when I heard the shuttle driver yell "Dog overboard." That was the only time that happened in the succeeding hundreds of days of floating.
 
Tank of a fish! Gorgeous too.
Congrats on the fish and the new dog.
She looks like a French Brittany to me.
 
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