The scenery on the way down to the lake was beautiful.
Mt McLoughlin is a great focal point as you come out of the river and into the lake.
As we come around one last bend of the river there were five bald eagles on this one tree. On mature eagle flew off but three immatures and one mature were still sitting there as we floated by. Immatures have not got their coloring yet, which is some cases takes five years. Klamath Basin has the largest wintering population of bald eagles in the lower 48 states.
Horse power baby, horse power!
Greg is the consummate fly fisherman, good boat, great rods and ties his own flies...hell, he even wears a "Tilly" hat!
Greg caught three of the four fish this morning...all 4 lbs or more and practices "catch and release".
I mean really! I'm fishing with the manager of a fish hatchery who has a professional boat, top of the line equipment, ties his own flies and knows all the hot spots...if I don't catch one fish then I suck!
That's right...after 23 years of not fishing (except for a couple days in the Sierra's with my niece in 2009) I've still got it!
Spooked a flock of white pelicans on the way home.
That night, before dinner we had a chance to see the solar eclipse through a thin layer of clouds. The welders face mask was very effective and safe.
3 comments:
Wow, that's a big fat fish, you do need a Tilley hat thou. What a life!
Joe
Sporting a Tilley, your friend Greg obviously has very discriminating good taste. Like Joe said, ditch the ball caps, you too need a Tilley. Not only improve your looks but, keep the skin cancer at bay on your ears……… :-)
Jack
Whoa dude, check out the shoulders on that rainbow. Husky brute he is!
Nice catch but, what’s with the spinning rod..? Come on man, be a sportsman! Next photo you post with a trophy trout; I want to see a fly rod in the act. Big thrill, any trout on a dry fly is.
BTW……. Photo’s are getting better and better. I like the color saturation, especially the blues and greens. Must be a Fugi thing..!
Jack
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