High Water

As the days pass I keep hoping for some heat to melt this blasted snow that we have in the high elevations (Wind River Range) but it just won't warm up. I haven't even thought about going out around here with this dirty water. As far as the salmon run goes in Idaho, the water is way to high for the fish to even have a fighting chance to make it past some of the slide areas below Hells Canyon on the Snake River to make it to Riggins or further up to Salmon Idaho. So I sit and watch the hydrologic predictions internet waiting for a miracle to happen. It just needs to hit the 80's or 90's for about a week and get the melting and high water over with. If it hits 100,000 cfs it would clear everything out of the rivers and let the fish make their run! I will touch back with an update hoping to have some pictures to put up. Good luck in the high water!

Practice makes Perfect

Well I figured that I would test my knowledge tonight about tying the good ol' egg loop.  At first I failed horribly but it was just like ridding a bike and passed with flying colors!  Hopefully I will be going to Riggins and hooking up with some salmon in the near future.  On a side note Bodie is being very very stubborn when it comes to walking.  She figures that since she is crawling so fast so doesn't think that she needs to walk.  I'm hopeful that she will forget how to crawl and just start walking!

Steelhead 2011

Claude and I had a very good time up on the salmon river.  Met a few new people that are ga ga about fishing, it diffidently lifted our spirits in the slow times of the day.  Fishing was slow for the most part about 3-5 fish a day.  Slightly on the cold side in the mornings, most of the mornings where about +15 degrees but the last day was +8 when we got to the river.  On another note,  I am really hoping to get out in the next few days here on the new fork and the green!  With salmon season right around the corner its hard to drive myself to get out and fish for these little guys here. Ha!  Till next time.  Rip some lips!

My 28" hog!

Claude's 29" Pig!