Wow, what a busy summer and fall. When time flies, it flies, no in between… This past summer, we moved into a new home
after 9 years in our first one and who knew how much time would go into that. With yet another busy fall at work, I literally
have no idea where the time went as it certainly wasn't spent on the water.
It’s always fun to look back on the year and relive the
memories of time on the water. As I sit here in November recuperating from my daughter’s first birthday party yesterday, I can’t help my mind from drifting off into the fishing trip ideas for 2014…. But first, I need to get caught up on two summer trips and one late fall trip that haven’t made their way into my cloud based fishing log.
East Lake, OR
July 2013 ended up being a very adventurous month with our surprise trip to Green Peter instead of John Day (see earlier post), planned trip to East Lake, and getting settled in a new place. BWild and his family along with Papa Dave and my family of 5 made East Lake a memorable trip. East lake is known for their trophy size German Browns and Kokanne but we also put a few rainbows and an Atlantic in the boat as well.
Lazy Deschutes River Float
One of our family summer traditions is spending time at Sun River in Central Oregon. The world class Deschutes River flows through resort an on a few occasions, we've done a float trip with only an ice chest, no rods. This year, despite all the busyness, Papa Dave and I both brought fly rods for the late August float trip.
Although we didn't put any fish in the boat, this 3 hour float with my two boys and father in-law rank up there as one of the most memorable experiences I've had in a long while. Whenever I am able to spend time with my boys and share the beautify of the outdoors with them, it's a blessing I don't take for granted.
Hanford Reach 2013
It was a long stretch from August to late October with no fishing but as I've done for about the last 4 or 5 years, I finished my season off up the Columbia River on the Hanford Reach. This was an extra special year with my father-law's distant cousin, his son, and his son in-law all flying in from Wisconsin to experience Northwest Salmon fishing. As always, the scenery was breathtaking but this year, the fishing was so/so. The great company made for yet another amazing experience. Looking back at my photos, can't believe this shot is the only picture I took the whole trip.
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| Gavin & Jackson w/ an Atlantic and a Kokanee at East Lake |
For the past several years, I've made the comment “we need
to check out more Oregon Lakes” only to gravitate to our favorite go to spots. Back in February we took the plunge and made
the decision to give up the 9 hour drive to Curlew Lake, WA and relinquished
our annual reservation to Fisherman’s Cove after seven amazing summers. Following several searches and a strong
suggestion from my fishing buddy BWild, we landed on East Lake in Newberry
Caldera in central Oregon. What a great experience!
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| My buddy BWild showing the kids how it's done |
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| BWild with a nice early morning brown |
Lazy Deschutes River Float
One of our family summer traditions is spending time at Sun River in Central Oregon. The world class Deschutes River flows through resort an on a few occasions, we've done a float trip with only an ice chest, no rods. This year, despite all the busyness, Papa Dave and I both brought fly rods for the late August float trip.
Although we didn't put any fish in the boat, this 3 hour float with my two boys and father in-law rank up there as one of the most memorable experiences I've had in a long while. Whenever I am able to spend time with my boys and share the beautify of the outdoors with them, it's a blessing I don't take for granted.
Hanford Reach 2013
It was a long stretch from August to late October with no fishing but as I've done for about the last 4 or 5 years, I finished my season off up the Columbia River on the Hanford Reach. This was an extra special year with my father-law's distant cousin, his son, and his son in-law all flying in from Wisconsin to experience Northwest Salmon fishing. As always, the scenery was breathtaking but this year, the fishing was so/so. The great company made for yet another amazing experience. Looking back at my photos, can't believe this shot is the only picture I took the whole trip.
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| Dave & Bobby Jr. in the egg drift |
