I made a springtime droppy trip to the SR this past Sunday fishing Monday and Tuesday.  Fishing was a grind but I managed 5/7 each day including a nice Skamania on the second day.  I lost a few nice fish that were in the 30"+ range after lengthy battles.  Almost all the fish were hooked in heavy riffles or on the soft edge adjacent to the riffles.  All in all it wasn't a bad trip.
 
FYI- it appears that didymo has made its way into the SR.  The green slime was constantly fouling hook and shot.

Glad to see someone still knows how to catch fish -
Congrats Rich.
 
Went out this AM looking for a crop damage Deer- none came by but it was a nice way to check up on the Turkey population  since that season is upcoming.
They have been down the past couple of seasons on this farm.
 
4 gobblers sounded off bout 5/15 around 75 yards behind me on a ridge as I sat on a field edge.
The gobblers and a hen dropped down bout 5/40 and the hen walked right up to me about 8 feet away bringing 3 jakes with her-then a full strut gobbler came down the tree line and all walked slowly off.
For a bit there had 4 Toms and the hen within 15 yards.
 
The big Tom came back an hour later and walked right by sounding off like crazy as a 5th Tom started sounding off on that ridge behind me and another hen could be heard clucking up there.
 
( with my luck lately as far as catching goes I predict never to see or hear those birds again- in my life)
 
GREAT DAY

Well rg, you got into the great outdoors. It seems that is your goal and a good thing indeed. I'm stuck in a mighty muddy river right now and the catching ain't happening either. What a difference the weather makes.
Great thing is it's all fun stuff as long as we're able.

Didn't even hit a freezer.
Raising them right

Rich --GREAT fish---
 
Been trying for henned up Turkeys for days  - gobble on the roost and then go silent with  hens.
Have watched them from afar and tried to get one to veer off without any luck.
Today no dawn gobbling or sightings then about 645 hear a gobble or two from well over 600 yards
What the heck he's far off and strutting soooo gave a long loud cackle--he responded but wouldn't move.
I went about halfway to him as he sounded off now and then and took up a spot and gave a softer cackle.
He had been so far off I had barely been able to hear him and he was still a few hundred yards off on another property.
He went silent- and I hoped he was coming in quiet- orrr he could have folded up and left ????
Half hour later I took a different call ( like to change the voice now and then) and peeped and gave a soft cluck.
Minutes later---
There he was sneaking in on me--- big  long double beard.
Got him at 755- had taken over an hour to work him
LOVE IT
Can take 5 a year here but I have a one and done mentality with lower numbers out there so its over this year.
 
 Now for those crop damage Deer I have been seeing.

Grandkid did good yesterday. 7 on deck, kept our limit.
Can't buy a striper today solo

1 for 4 on boat last night. Water temperature is rising fast and fish will be making an exodus very soon. My last day will be on Saturday then boat hits land.

What an incredible cool breeze night to wind down on the front porch.
My sister says , when the moon is full, mom and dad are watching over us.
So grateful to be here.

So the pool project has begun. I jackhammered out 1 section of intake line and sure enough, found a crack in line. Elbows are always first to go.
So these lines run under all the concrete which would be a nightmare to replace.

My contractor had the same issues and he came up with a much better solution by taking a concrete saw and cutting a trench in all the sections, ran all new lines and covered the trench with removable patio blocks for easy access.
Now I know what I'll be doing this weekend, not so fun stuff..

Lol. I work in a cement plant.. not concrete. We blast rock and turn it into cement. Been here for 32 years

That smile makes my heart feel good!

Good luck with the harvest, no matter the result I am sure much fun will be had in the process.

Only 12 days or so and I am off to the beach!!!!

Grand babies are GREAT- congrats Rich.

Fresh fish today, live music tonight.
Fun stuff