BrianK Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 INCREDIBLE! just curious, what are the temps up there? mosquitos still out?
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted September 29, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted September 29, 2007 Well, I have a few more pics but my ftp program is giving me fits so I may have to attach them... Me, Phyliss and 2 clients went to Brooks today. Bears were good to us in the am but late in the day they started moving around. Had a mom and 2 cubs (2 yr olds which are pretty big) come in on us and pushed us in the march. Had tall grass on one side and I heard them coming through that area instead of following the river like we thought. Then they popped out of the grass AFTER we'd yelled, "het bear!" a couple of times as if to say, "hey! we want to play!!" But we knew mom was right behind so we hightailed it before she caught up. Then we walked right passed a bear close to the cabins at Brooks on the way in this evening. I didn't even see it- it too was in high grass. We walked right past it before one of the guys put his hand in my back and said "we need to go NOW!" It was about 15 feet from us and getting up, looking at us. I didn't even look, I just moved up the hill. Pretty funny- those 2 "old" guys beat me up the hill. Did see tons of sockeye and rainbows but the rainbows were held up in the snags again. Can't understand why they're there- the sockeye are laying eggs and there's tons of food but there they are stacked up in the trees (pic). I got on my belly and almost slid into the river face first to get this one so I hope you appreciate it! They hooked some nice ones but didn't land but a couple. The guys here did extremely well. Steve Brigman landed a 29 and then a 30 inch rainbow on consecutive casts (pics). Temps in the high 40's and drzzle early. We had a great day to boat back from Brooks- glass!
Rusty Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Are we supposed to see pictures from your last post?
damselfly Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 FANtastic!!!!! go Christina -- hee hee.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted September 29, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted September 29, 2007 29 inches? What's an inch?? Steve Brigman- 30 inch Nice pic Which is uglier? ???Inches??? Depends on who measures it... Brooks Sockeye I poke fun at the measurements because it became an issue here at camp. Actually going in, the talk was about breaking the "30-inch" barrier which was several times. There were some attempts to fudge on 29-inchers but Micheal kept everyone in line, for the most part. And my rainbow... Steve and I are guessing 34 inches and oh yes... I caught it on my spin cast using - yes - 4 lb line.
Terry Beeson Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 This is Chistina Kyle and her 32.5 inch rainbow... Largest rainbow of the group so far- yes bigger than Micheal's!! YOU GO GIR'FREN'!!!!!! All of us CAN'T WAIT to rag Michael about Christina catching bigger pheesh than him.... Terry: "Hey Michael! How was the trip? Who caught the biggest fish?" Michael: Oh... and Phil... on the question about the pic of Michael and the Sockeye and which is uglier?.... No contest... That's a BEAUTIFUL Sockeye... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
flyfshn Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Man those are some BIG, beautiful fish!! I'd be crying too if my wife caught a bigger fish than I did!! ha! Fish On! Mike Utt “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God, that’s why its called the Present!” "If we ever forget that we are ONE NATION UNDER GOD, then we will be a nation gone under" - Ronald Reagan Member: www.ozarkflyfishers.org
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted September 30, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted September 30, 2007 But my fish isn't "official" and it wasn't measured so Kristina's fish was the biggest of the week, biggest of the season for clients here on the Naknek. THAT is what Micheal has to live with for at least another 358 days. Kristina's rainbow is the largest of the week, largest of the season as far as clients on the Naknek. Mine wasn't measured so it's not official. So Micheal has to live with the fact that his better half out caught him this year... for another 358 days.
Terry Beeson Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Yep... and you can bet every time I'm in BOC over the next 358 days, I will remind him of that fact.... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted September 30, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted September 30, 2007 Headed to Brooks again this am with a new crew. More bears... Local say October is when ALL the bears in the area go to Brooks cause they have the only sockeye still around. Crazy. Our guys are excited... I think. Grown men usually won't admit they're scared out of the minds so we'll see who squeals first at the sight of a bear at 20 feet. Hey Bill... sorry your record was beat- several times over. I think it will be beat again this week... we have some good anglers in camp. My son, Caleb, arrives tomorrow evening for the week. It'll be great to have him here. He's 21 and out of college working in Branson. Blessings!
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