I was about to wine about rebuilding the deck on my house in 100 degree weather. Am glad you are out and at home and on the mend. Best wishes on the way.Three weeks of this after major cancer surgery.
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I may finally get out of the hospital today.
I'm pretty sure I had to drink that stuff before my last colonoscopy!I got out to one of my favorite summer steelhead haunts for one last shot before the heat really kicked in. I fished two days- one day I biked around and fished, the second day I just drove to the trailhead. The weather was perfect, the water perfect, and I didn't see anyone on either day. I fished with a 10 ft 5-weight switch rod.
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This is one of my favorite stretches of river anywhere- unfortunately the steelhead fishing has been following the overall northwest trends. Lots of wonderful cutts but running into a steelhead here has been a rare event the last couple of years. I did get one on my second day- a smaller wild fish that was perfect for the 5 weight. This is where I caught the fish- a classic hole at the bottom of an island.
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I fish this stretch every single time I go and have never run into a steelhead. I don't know why.
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I was exhausted toward the end of the bike-in day and I fell in, full-body, in about 3 feet of slow water. I just could not get my feet back under me- probably 20 seconds before I got vertical again. Feeling that water fill the waders from the toes on up- what a bummer. I had to fully disrobe and dump/wring everything out.
On the second day, right at the (steep) trailhead, my walking stick slipped and I went into a butt slide. I might have gone a long ways, but a lucky grab of a branch as I went down probably saved the trip. I think I may be getting too old for this stuff.
Overall, a wonderful couple of days.
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Right back at ya.GFY.
Enjoy your bubble.Right back at ya.
Great discipline. Big kudos for not launching a bullet.I spent Saturday afternoon and evening watching a bear on this hillside. He fed In a 20 yard circle for 4 hours and never gave me a clean Shot. It was a great Saturday!!View attachment 26559