2025 a month in the Okanogan

So, I was itching to go fishing and it worked out that my sure had recovered enough to go on our yearly May Okanogan trip, not too be confused with those other guys "Spring Fling" (@Roper , @Scott Salzer , @Tim L , @Islander , @Buzzy ). I know we passed each other on the road going between lake. And Roper stopped by camp one day, sorry I missed you all. Well except maybe @Scott Salzer 😄

Anyway, I hadn't fished since October so was really jonesing to go! The plan was almost a month trip, coming home just before Memorial Day.

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We fish several of the lakes on the west side of the Okanogan river and then moved to the east side for different lakes. We have several on both sides that we always fish and then try a couple new ones, exploreing is good!

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The weather was a bit different this year, cooler, wetter and bit more windy and we actually had a lite snow a couple of days.

A big part of this trip is how beautiful the area is and watching the flowers that come with spring.

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The fishing is the main reason for being there, spending time with my brothers is a blessing!
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The aquatic life in a couple lakes was amazing with some shocking size of scuds (cocktail shrimp).
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Now back home with a lot of catch up work!

(To many photos for just this post, love the area!)
 
Excellent!! Bummer to miss you too, I know I came within 3 feet of you on one of the roads 😄. It fished well this year 👍👍

Love the report and pics - we'll catch up on the next one.
 
Some beauty photos! And very nice fish. Great colors.
 
Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up, wet a line together. I'm glad you got out with your brothers! Great pictures and that last throat sample pic in this post is very interesting - glass worms?//Pat
 
Great pics! Bummer we never ended up connecting. Fished the same water and drove the same roads a couple times. We’ll definitely get together one of these trips. I think it was a banner trip for both groups!
 
Hey Shawn, thanks for the Intel you sent us earlier. It turned out to be true. One of our most favorite lakes was an absolute bust. But two others stood the test and produced great fish. We need to stop passing each other on the road and get together sometime.
 
Glad you were able to make your yearly trip! Pic number 1 in your first post is absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
 
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