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The "How was your weekend?" thread...
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JayB
Life of the Party
Took the climbing gear out of the gear-closet/mausoleum for the first time since 2017.
Always thought it was sadly ironic that when I was finally in a place to move my gear from tubs stuffed wherever to a proper gear closet was about the time it became next to impossible to get out and use it.
Always thought it was sadly ironic that when I was finally in a place to move my gear from tubs stuffed wherever to a proper gear closet was about the time it became next to impossible to get out and use it.
OK, this is a few weekends, maybe a summer’s worth. First, a nice sunrise on a recent trip to the river. I love ground fog.
I had a day on the coast that was pretty good. I probably caught twice as many surfperch as I have, total, ever before in my life. It was pretty much automatic for about an hour and that was enough for me.
I had some great rainbow fishing this summer all over the state. Here are a few of the fish- three very separate places.
At one spot I went back with a big bag because there was so much trash. Had a good garbage karma day.
Got my tent out a few times.
Fishing was reeeaaally slow here, but what a place!
I did get my tiger trout, but it was a struggle.
Hit a Whidbey beach and got this fella-
I gave the pink to a guy next to me, I haven’t gutted a fish all year. I got a coho to my feet but lost it. It still counts.
This lake is always special- tough hike, but cutty fishing is very good.
Go get ‘em-
I had a day on the coast that was pretty good. I probably caught twice as many surfperch as I have, total, ever before in my life. It was pretty much automatic for about an hour and that was enough for me.
I had some great rainbow fishing this summer all over the state. Here are a few of the fish- three very separate places.
At one spot I went back with a big bag because there was so much trash. Had a good garbage karma day.
Got my tent out a few times.
Fishing was reeeaaally slow here, but what a place!
I did get my tiger trout, but it was a struggle.
Hit a Whidbey beach and got this fella-
I gave the pink to a guy next to me, I haven’t gutted a fish all year. I got a coho to my feet but lost it. It still counts.
This lake is always special- tough hike, but cutty fishing is very good.
Go get ‘em-
Divad
Whitefish
What a real nice flipper on the 6th photo, that rainbow can move!
Took mom out in the boat at her local (happens to be Mayfield) yesterday. Safest way to get her in the boat was on a step ladder in the parking lot. I kept it slow to the launch. 
She went 3 for 5 on a trolled chartreuse wedding ring tipped with shrimp. She brought the shrimp. I went 2 for 3 (1 trout & 1 pikeminnow) on my green & black bugger. She wanted to see a musky so I did a little casting in some of the likely places, but no musky seen. She was happy taking 4 trout back to the house.
It was a great day.
Thanks,
Stacy
She went 3 for 5 on a trolled chartreuse wedding ring tipped with shrimp. She brought the shrimp. I went 2 for 3 (1 trout & 1 pikeminnow) on my green & black bugger. She wanted to see a musky so I did a little casting in some of the likely places, but no musky seen. She was happy taking 4 trout back to the house.
It was a great day.
Thanks,
Stacy
Bob Rankin
Wandering the country with rifle and spey rod.
Spent the weekend with my family in the woods at my Great Aunts cabin. Also cut some wood
Hem
Life of the Party
Better than pushing a pencil.Spent the weekend with my family in the woods at my Great Aunts cabin. Also cut some wood
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Only thing better than dropping trees and loading logs is splitting by hand. Still faster than using hydraulics.
Bob Rankin
Wandering the country with rifle and spey rod.
I dig your style sir!Better than pushing a pencil.
Only thing better than dropping trees and loading logs is splitting by hand. Still faster than using hydraulics.
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Had a pretty awesome weekend.
Trucked on down to PDX for a whirlwind trip to fish with @Evan B, ride my bike, and see some friends/loved ones. Learned a ton about gear fishing salmon on the Columbia and caught my first Chinook. Also got to try out the Gateway Green pumptrack/dirtjumps with a friend. Super bonus, ran into an old buddy there I hadn't seen in many years. Less bonus, went down like a sack of potatoes on the pumptrack after hitting a slick spot. A great burger and some beers with my brother soothed the ego. The trip up and down I-5 was even pretty easy both ways.
Trucked on down to PDX for a whirlwind trip to fish with @Evan B, ride my bike, and see some friends/loved ones. Learned a ton about gear fishing salmon on the Columbia and caught my first Chinook. Also got to try out the Gateway Green pumptrack/dirtjumps with a friend. Super bonus, ran into an old buddy there I hadn't seen in many years. Less bonus, went down like a sack of potatoes on the pumptrack after hitting a slick spot. A great burger and some beers with my brother soothed the ego. The trip up and down I-5 was even pretty easy both ways.
Damn, wish I could of joined you two!
Awesome. It the pump track built for both mtbs and bmx? Would my XL 27.5 hardtail work on that thing? I've been wanting to try it.
The PDX pumptrack is an asphalt Velosolutions one, so works for anything that rolls on two wheels. Trail bikes are tougher on dirt pumptracks because of their slow soft tires/suspension and they beat up the berms more with the knobbies. Ashphalt ones are faster generally, so the loss of speed shouldn't be as much of an issue.
Awesome. Yep, pump up the tires and put the fork on lockout. Thanks!
Had a good steelhead trip even though I went 0-1. Can't win em all and I got to tussle for about 20 seconds.
My buddy went 1-1. And on a steelhead trip, that sort of means I went .5 for 2 right?
At least I got to net her for him.
Perfect little 1-salt hen. Absolutely perfect.
My buddy went 1-1. And on a steelhead trip, that sort of means I went .5 for 2 right?
At least I got to net her for him.
Perfect little 1-salt hen. Absolutely perfect.