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I went out on my home water last weekend hoping for a last decent hen to bank some springer bait for the next year. Hooked two big fire trucks and decided to call it a season too.

The neighborhood pond. Click for higher rez. Peterson Lake at dawn

Yes, that's it. Easier to see on the satellite view where it narrows and pushes towards the bank. I don't know the Sandy but the SF Calawah including "hell's half mile" is waaay more difficult and 20x longer than the Ice Box rapid on the Bogachiel.

Quick cell snap outside my office helped by a spider web. 20251103-1.jpg

Better than me. Squeezed in 45 min in the backyard and 0-1. Deluge has arrived so might be minute before I get back out. At least it’ll wash away the dead fish the damn dog keeps eating.

Yes, I was just at the Forks hospital talking to the CEO about a fundraiser and she mentioned the accident, noting it happened in Ice Box. Gave me flashbacks from when I found the deceased angler in the Sol Duc a couple years ago. Tragic. Rowing these rivers feels simple until all of a sudden...

Sol Duc is 3 adults, 4 total (so add a Jack). 1 wild fish can be retained, chinook or coho. Sockeye have to be released.

Bernard and Cuevas following Kalen to Bama was sooo clutch for this team. Especially Bernard, dependable and does everything. Every Bama fan on the planet was worried about a let down game after beating four straight ranked teams and that's exactly what we go from the offense. What a...

Resurrecting an older post because 'tis the season for salmon poisoning. We've been waiting for it to happen ever since we bought our house on the Sol Duc and this was the year. We're just downstream of the hatchery so lots of rotting fish around. Last weekend, I was cleaning the gutter and...

A trib of a trib in the Quileute system. I'm pretty sure doesn't look like this today... Click for higher rez. _DSC0627

Thank you Bama and Kalen because WE HATE TENNESSEE…

We did well on my coastal home water last weekend. Harvested our limit of hatchery fish and caught well into the teens. Some very big coho around this year. Landed one buck that was springer sized and lost two others that looked similar. Water levels were dropping fast though. Fishing...

I guess Kalen can stay after all… I told myself at halftime that I don’t even care if we lose to Georgia. I was just so happy to see some imagination on offense for the first time since Sark. Screen pass the left tackle. Excellent! Roll Tide!

If you travel down the Pacific coast from Port Angeles to Moclips, there will be a few coho in the lower end of the big rivers and lots of beautiful scenery.

If it doesn't have a motor, you don't need a title/registration for the boat. You will need a title for the trailer so you'll need a VIN but not a hull ID for the boat itself. https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/boats/register-boat

Well, I know of a couple fellas in need of a travel agent and a moving company. Hope they are renting down there… 😭 Regardless of my disgust, Roll Tide!

OK Kalen... You've had your 'transition year' to get used to Tuscaloosa's heat, humidity, and grits... Time to show us whatcha got. If the Tide ain't rollin' you and RyanG might be packin'. Rabid Bama fanbase joking aside, I've wanted Saban to retire for years (heresy, I know). The offense...

I was out at one of our more popular urban trout streams in the AM and snapped this photo. 08.16.25.01.jpg by Thomas Mitchell, on Flickr

My Strava goals for 2025 are 4,000 miles and 200,000' of climbing - well ahead of both goals at this point. 3 gravel bikes, 3 road bikes and a mountain bike in the garage. I prefer gravel riding to get away from people and cars but most of my miles are on pavement. All six of them are very...

Sitting at my desk figuring out the controls of a new small camera I got for fast/organic photography and looked down to find Yuki posing in her best serious supermodel sort of way. Good way to start off with the new gear. 07.23.25.01.jpg by Thomas Mitchell, on Flickr