RoadTrip '10 v4 is now in the books, and we're not really sure if things are ever gonna be the same again.
110 hours on the big river, and we got our fish on for damn near 70 of them. Thanks to Major Tom, we had a spiffy cabin with a 2-burner AND a 2-holer, plus a beer-holding thingy and a nice comfy chair. We also got the 1760 with the 60 Etec, which is a pretty skookum setup even though it steers like a wounded cow in the slightest crosswind. Once we got the Narwhal to not lean all over the boat when we were in delicate low-water channels, things were good.
Our chapped and sunburnt head is healing nicely, thanks...only a few more days and we may be able to take the bandages off and not look like Joe Merrick on a bad shaving day. We are regaining the weight that we lost on our 800 calorie diet, and the taste of Rainier is just now leaving our fuzzy tongue.
We have 107 days to fully heal, 'cause that's when we're goin' back.
Flies of distinction:
the SmoltySnack - The murder weapon when doing the dead-drift to swing that the big fish like. The biggest fish we landed chewed on this fly, and a few other hoggish specimens that we did not get to meet fin to face also took liberties with it as well.
the Feeding Tube - Not just lean n' mean, this fly is skinny and pissed. Good for choppier, faster water where profile and color matter more than detail.
the Neil Creek Slider - 142% badass skater. Quarter it downstream, make a nice upstream mend, chug it a little, and hold the hell on. Although you get a lot of players, this isn't the fly to fish if you want a high take/land ratio...Still fun as hell to raise fish with, tho - check out the teeth marks.
the Darkness - Full and wiggly underwater, comes out with t-10 like it was shot out of a cannon, this is the future.
King game is on now, dollies soon to come...but our head is still stuck in the Northland, and we have just over 3 months til we go get it back.
Can't wait, fisha.
2 comments:
Glad you guys did well. That's definately my favorite river in the state and tom is a great guy and friend. Cant wait till early september when i get to see tom again and fish that place.
Farking love your blog.
Adding it to my blog roll. Keep the stories and reports coming!
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