As I wrote over and again, there is no river to fish because of abnormal flooding. On the other hand, it isgood time to see the falls.
Today we bought two burner stove and lost no time in cooking outdoor.
Hide and I went Stanley to try the Steelhead in Idaho first time. There was still much snow on the way.
There was crowed with people, and I experienced 'combat fishing' .
As a result ,we got only baby fishes. I wished I could catch one more Steelhead in this season...
We went to see the Dance Recital of my daughter's dance class.
Recently I've been enjoying the contrast between the sky and blossoms. I was not sure it was whether cherry or plum, but it was beautiful.
My daughter and I went Idaho Center in Nampa first time to watch the Circus show. It was better than I expected.
Today there was the event to find the Easeter Eggs in Boise Zoo. My daughter was almost crazy to find treats. It seemed to be difficult for her to decide to pick it up.
Above photo is the Golden Gate Bridge from the ferryboat. It wasn't so cheap, but was good enough.
While my daughter was sleeping, my wife and I enjoyed Irish Coffee. Although it was so strong for me, tasted nice.
We really enjoyed first trip to San Francisco. I thought I would like to try to watch the Baseball game of GIANTS next time.
Just before we reached the final hole, we met the old fisherman. He advised me to fish the hole he knew. He looked like a veteran fisherman and seemed to catch many fishes today. (I remembered I met him and talked a little before in the same river.)
I didn't know why, but I wanted to try there. After a few cast, I hooked fish soon! It was almost unbelievable.
Just after that, I tried at same hole soon. In a little while, I hooked it again! It was so strong and difficult to pull it near. I felt really pain on my arm by continuous hit.
We bought it by 15% off today. It became our first camping tent, so my daughter frisked a lot around and in it. We are looking forward to going camping this summer(fishing also for me).
I visited the W_River again and again to meet the good Steelhead, so this was actually third trip. Today I went there alone, so woke up at four and started home at five o'clock in the morning. But there was much snow in highway on the way, it took longer time than usual. I experienced the effectiveness of studless snow tires. Was good.
So I fished in the usual hole first. After a few casts, my indicator was vanished. Though it was small resident Rainbow(13inches/33cm), it was beautiful. (But as you know, I was disappointed a little...)
little by little.
Though I felt cold in the morning and evening, we had a very warm and beautiful sky in the daytime. Maybe the spring is coming soon.
After short lunch, we moved previous good hole in the upper stream. We acted separately, so I went down the stream from the parking place. When I was going to pick the fly up after drifting, feeling a tug on the line. Then I pulled the rod up quickly, felt it strongly enough. But I was disappointed a lot , when the fish appeared. It was not a trout, but a carp or something like that(24inches/60cm). To be honest with you, it did not look beautiful, but ugly. He bit the Nymph Fly not the egg dropper.
After that, I joined Hide at the upper stream. We tried the hole in front of parking, and I landed a resident Rainbow(13inches/33cm). It looked far better than the previous one, though the size was not enough big.
<2/19> I joined Steelhead fishing trip to W_River near La Grande OR. It was my first try for Steelhead. Yokoyam3, Maestro and Hide already came there on 2/18. I left my home at 6:30AM, and arrived Motel about 9 o'clock. It took about 3.5hours(There was time difference also).
We moved to the river about 10 o'clock, but it was so cold and there were much pieces of ice on the water. Although I tried to cast, the nymph fly didn't go under water but on the ice. So, we had to wait until ice were melted.
it was same result. So I decided to go down the river.
27.5inchs(70cm)!!
<2/20>In the morning, there is also ice on the water, and It was difficult to do fly fishing. So we moved more down the river. At that hole Maestro and caught good ones, but I caught only one white f
ish. So Hide and I decided to return upper the river again as a last chance.
I caught good one at that hole. It was not so big(18inchs/45cm) but so beautiful and did good fight. It might not be Steelhead, but it was not important for me. I was happy to see it, which looked really beautiful for me.
I think I never forget this trip. I would like to try this river again in a short time.
We went Movie Theater in Meridian to watch 'Curious George'. It was just first time for us to watch the movie at theater after my daughter's birth. My wife and I wondered if my daughter became fretful, but she was glued herself to the movie. It was also first time for me to watch the movie in US, maybe good training for hearing Engilish?
When I arrived there, it was about noon and fine weather but so windy and chilly. And I saw a Bald Eagle again(Though I fogot to write it down, I saw it before on 12/30/05 with Hide) . This 'Bald' seemed to have the meaning of 'white' in old English. It looked like so cool for me. Because I'd liked a bird of prey from my childhood.
I used stonefly nymph again, so after two or three cast it happened suddenly! My indicator vanished and I felt strong something when I did hooking. It fighted very strongly and it took much time until catch in the net.
Just after that fish, I missed one Rainbow(I judged by fight and its color). But I caught three White Fish. That was first catch of White Fish for me. Its tug was far from Rainbow's one, not so strong.
American colleague's family and his friends. After main meal, he prepared surprise birth day ice cake with candle for me. I felt shy a little, but very pleased.
Finally the flow of O river reached 2380cfs!
My wife found the article about Chili Festa in Meridian on newspaper. So, we went to try it.
I couldn't have gone fishing recently, so I went O river after very long time(for me).
Recently I've seen beautiful dawn.
