April 2007
| IN EARLY APRIL TWO OF US (SCOT BERGREN AND I) FLEW TO ONTARIO,
OREGON TO FISH THE OWYHEE RIVER (a serious misspelling of the name
Hawaii) WITH FRIENDS FROM THE PORTLAND, OREGON AREA. THE OWYHEE IS VERY NEAR THE OREGON / IDAHO BORDER.
AND IS A TAIL WATER
KNOWN FOR HOLDING SOME VERY BIG BROWN TROUT AND PROLIFIC INSECT HATCHES.
HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT TO BE THE CASE THIS YEAR! LAST YEAR THE RIVER HAD
UNBELIEVABLE HIGH FLOWS AND IT IS APPARENT THAT IT HAS EFFECTED BOTH THE
TROUT AND INSECT POPULATIONS. OUR GROUP OF FOUR WHICH INCLUDED ED
RABINOWE AND LANE HOFFMAN FROM OREGON FISHED FOR A DAY AND A
HALF WITH THREE FISH BROUGHT TO THE NET, NOT WHAT WE HAD ALL HOPED FOR,
SO WE ABORTED THE FISHING AND WENT TO THE BURNS, OREGON AREA FOR SOME
GROUND SQUIRREL SHOOTING, WHICH WAS FUN AND DIFFERENT. THE FARMERS
ENCOURAGE THIS ACTIVITY AS THE SQUIRRELS MOUNDS AND HOLES REEK HAVOC ON
THEIR EQUIPMENT AND THE LITTLE CRITTERS EAT THEIR CROPS. BELOW YOU WILL FIND A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE TRIP. |
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| ABOUT TO LEAVE CONCORD, CA. | THE RIVER | IN THE WATER |
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| LANE, ED, FRITZ, SCOT AND RED | LANE HOFFMAN WITH A NICE BROWN | OUR CAMP |
WHILE THE TRIP WAS NOT ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL, IT WAS FUN AND BEST OF ALL INCLUDED MEETING AND FISHING WITH A COUPLE OF NEW FRIENDS. FLY FISHING HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT.........GETTING YOU TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE OF LIKE INTERESTS, IN AN ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT!
NEXT WE ARE OFF TO THE GREEN RIVER IN UTAH FOR OUR ANNUAL TRIP WITH MANY GOOD OLD FRIENDS AND A FEW NEW ONES. WATCH FOR THE JOURNAL FROM THIS TRIP TO BE POSTED SOMETIME IN MAY.
2007 HOME GREEN RIVER BAJA CHRISTMAS ISLAND