Fishing 2017

The nor cal rivers finally settled down from there massive flows and silty waters.

I hike upstream and fish then float down with water proof back pack making for a nice adventure

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Waters were crystal clear...

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This rock was not here last year...it slid down from above road and ended up in midst of river...

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how I roll and float ;)

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white fish....they come up from the res.

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Beautiful pics and fish Scott. Looks like a peaceful place, just watch out for boulders! Explain to me how you float down the river, are you using the pack as flotation, a tube or what?
 
Beautiful pics and fish Scott. Looks like a peaceful place, just watch out for boulders! Explain to me how you float down the river, are you using the pack as flotation, a tube or what?

Ray I just hold on to it and go down feet first....any bad areas I just get out and go around and get back in.

The pack has a valve on bottom that you can blow up like an air mattress, I do this before I float down ;)
 
Ray I just hold on to it and go down feet first....any bad areas I just get out and go around and get back in.

The pack has a valve on bottom that you can blow up like an air mattress, I do this before I float down ;)

Geez no wonder you started the Adventure thread
 
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It was a really nasty day on the Gulf. Five to six foot seas out of the southeast then a big squall came from the northeast and turned it into a sure 'nuff sloppy mess. It made for a long run in but we did catch some nice snapper, king mackerel and small dolphin. Should've taken more pics but we were pretty busy just trying to hang on. I caught this one on a medium spinning rod and he put up quite a battle. It was good to get back on solid ground. We'll all sleep well tonight. P1011254.jpg
 
Nice pic, Ray.

Is that a snapper?

Those seas in the pic, 1-2' would you say?
 
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That's right Cory, red snapper. For some odd reason, as soon as they hit the deck today, their color bleached out and they turned almost white. In the ice and they morphed back to red. The pic is deceiving, it was probably 3-4 then.
After the fact.
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Getting ready for the table.
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Interesting knife, looks different than a typical fillet knife, you like the curved blade?

Thanks for the snapper info.
 
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For big, tough fish I really like it Cory. It was a gift from my daughter, a Victorianox beef skinner. They make some top quality blades. You might be a redneck.... when get fish and deer cleaning gear for birthday presents;)
 
Chartered a couple boats for the crew this am. Had a blast, Orrin had 3 fish on at once 2 times , the second time, I did too. I think we had about 60 fish between the 2 boats today !
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