DECEMBER 2004
BELOW ARE PHOTOS TAKEN DURING A TWO DAY TRIP (12/16-17) TO CALIFORNIA'S KLAMATH RIVER. THE KLAMATH ACTUALLY BEGINS IN SOUTHERN OREGON AND EVENTUALLY ENDS WHEN IT EMPTIES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTH OF EUREKA, CALIFORNIA.
THE KLAMATH AND IT'S MAJOR TRIBUTARY THE TRINITY RIVER, ARE WONDERFUL WATERS FOR FISHING FOR SALMON AND STEELHEAD. OUR TRIP WAS FOR STEELHEAD. WE PUT IN OUR DRIFT BOAT JUST BELOW THE IRONGATE DAM AND FLOATED DOWNSTREAM FOR 6 OR 7 MILES EACH DAY.
OUR TRIO WAS MADE UP OF FISHING BUDDIES KIT KOHLER AND JOHN BARRY FROM DIABLO VALLEY FLY FISHERMAN . JOHN WAS OUR GUIDE AND KNOWS THE RIVER LIKE THE PROVERBIAL "BACK OF HIS HAND."
OUR CATCH WAS A MIXTURE OF NICE ADULT FISH AND THE IMMATURE "HALF POUNDERS" WHICH ARE FOUND IN ONLY A FEW RIVERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON.
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| WHERE WE STARTED | LAUNCHING DAY ONE | KIT KOHLER AND JOHN BARRY |
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| THE KLAMATH RIVER | ONE OF THE SMALL ONES | A LITTLE BETTER |
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| COLORFUL STEELIE | LUNCH SPOT | LAST ONE OF THE DAY |
SEEING AS HOW THIS IS MY LAST TRIP OF 2004, THIS ALSO IS THE LAST PHOTO JOURNAL FOR MY 2004 WEBSITE. NEXT YEARS SITE SHOULD CONTAIN SOME INTERESTING PAGES AS I HAVE A NUMBER OF EXCITING TRIPS ALREADY BOOKED. LOOK FOR PHOTO JOURNALS FROM: THE EAST CAPE OF BAJA, MEXICO, REDFERN RAPIDS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE TSIU RIVER IN ALASKA AND JUST POSSIBLY AN EXCURSION TO A TRIBUTARY OF THE AMAZON IN BRAZIL.
DECEMBER 2004