Langara Bound

[Ham]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Just curious.  Why a loner mission?

This trip was originally planned for 2021. Covid shut everyone down. The guy that was going with me opted to do other stuff and not re-book. I had two other guys 1/2 way commit to going, but then decided not to go. It is an expensive trip, but really, really nice. 
it would never be my choice to do this solo. 

[Ham]

3 hours ago, Mitch f said:

Hopefully you brought a bunch of fish home to eat!

I did!

[kjackson]

You might want to check what you IDed as a quillback (near the greenling), to me it looks more like a china rockfish. 

Sounds like a fantastic trip. I envy you!

[Ham]

1 hour ago, kjackson said:

You might want to check what you IDed as a quillback (near the greenling), to me it looks more like a china rockfish. 

Sounds like a fantastic trip. I envy you!

That’s the trouble with these Rockfish showing so much variation in colors. This is my Lifer China Rockfish. They don’t get a lot larger than this one. Quillback can get pretty big

[Ham]

I’m chilling in Vancouver tonight. I’ll head to the airport at 0415 and plane departs at 0600. 
I did not die. I got my legal limits on all the fish I targeted. I caught 15 species, I think I had 7 Lifers, and 7 Flyfers. 
I had a Hunter Biden level Good Time minus the hookers and blow. 
There were a couple of brief windows to fish the West Side of the Island I missed them, but I caught most of the fish I would target over there anyway.

I love that place and I may very well never visit again #sadface

[Ham]

I really need to hire @Johnsfolly to go with me and keep me straight on fish ID’s and in general keep me from being dumb. 
I caught what was a really nice sized Arrowtooth Flounder yesterday morning and in my haste assumed it was a small halibut and tossed it back and got my larger halibut next drop down. This is the only picture I have. ☹️

[Ham]

I’m stuck in a travel nightmare. I was scheduled to fly out of Vancouver to DFW then to LR:. I was originally schedule to get to LR about 4 and then the 3 hr drive.

I’ve changed flights multiple times. I am now scheduled to hop aboard a plane leaving Dallas for LR at 8:42. Head home in the truck about 11 pm. Get home about 2 AM after a jacked up 21 hour day. 
pretty bad aftertaste to this drink.

[snagged in outlet 3]

24 minutes ago, Ham said:

I’m stuck in a travel nightmare. I was scheduled to fly out of Vancouver to DFW then to LR:. I was originally schedule to get to LR about 4 and then the 3 hr drive.

I’ve changed flights multiple times. I am now scheduled to hop aboard a plane leaving Dallas for LR at 8:42. Head home in the truck about 11 pm. Get home about 2 AM after a jacked up 21 hour day. 
pretty bad aftertaste to this drink.

A lot of guys at work travel all the time.  Luckily I don’t.   It’s very rare NOT to have delayed or cancelled flights.   Several of them went to Scotland and it took 2 and a half days to get home.  

[Ham]

2 1/2 freaking days ; I’ll shut my pie hole and quit complaining.

 

[Ham]

Got Home about Midnight. No Luggage. I hope to get info on that today.