Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 9, 2007 Root Admin Posted October 9, 2007 It makes a long day, flying 1800 miles. But it helps get me back in the right time zone. I feel like going to bed at 9 pm (6 pm back in AK) instead of being up all night and sleeping in till noon. But all is well this morning. My experience on the Naknek River this go round was much better than the first. Less stress and more fishing. No building and more BEARS! The weather was September-like... wet and windy. More wet than normal. The day we left (Sunday) it blew snow most of the day but nothing stuck. Alot of the low lying moutains were already snow covered which made the landscape all the more beautiful. We got everything packed up and boarded up before I left. The Johnsons flew out 24 hours after I did. They should be in the air over Canada right now. We put our valuables in storage in town so that the winter theives don't get to us like they did this year. I left my cabin open, not locked, so if you're up there, stop in and turn the heat on and stay awhile. Just sweep up before you leave. I debated on locking it... took a nice deadbolt up and installed it on the front door and everything. But they took a sledge hammer to the dining hall door to get it open last winter and I didn't want that done to my door. They'll get in one way or another. There's just nothing inside of value, except if they want to take my compost toilet, which they'll have to remove a wall or two cause it's too big to get out the doors now. We installed it before we built the doors in. Eighty-seven degrees was a shock when we stepped out of the St Louis airport yesterday. But it looks like it's going to cool down for us. I won't miss the 40-windy-wet weather of King Salmon and esp the colder weather that's ahead for them!!! But I will miss the grand outdoors, the mountains, the gorgous river and lake and of course the monster rainbows.
Danoinark Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 Welcome back Phil. Glad everyone is safe and sound. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Terry Beeson Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 Less stress... No building and more BEARS! But I will miss the grand outdoors, the mountains, the gorgous river and lake and of course the monster rainbows. More bears = less stress? I think I'd rather be hammering and sawing... Won't you miss the bears, Phil? Glad you made it back safe and had a good trip... WHO CAUGHT THE BIGGEST FISH THIS YEAR? 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 October 9, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted October 9, 2007 Caleb has some great video he'll upload to youtube shortly. Bears and a great bull moose. I liked the bears, even though one made me drop my video camera in the river. You get used to them... without losing respect for their potential power. You'd never seen so many FAT, happy bears at Brooks as we did the last couple of weeks. 9m sockeye will make any bear happy I guess.
duckydoty Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 Welcome back Phil duckydoty A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
loo10 Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Glad you're back Phil and the bears dint eat you up! Rich Rich Looten Springfield, Missouri "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong."- John Gierach
Kansas Fly Fisher Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Welcome home Phil! Glad you made it back all in one piece John Born to Fish, Forced to Work KSMEDIC.COM
Gary Lange Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 That's a place I'd like to go to one day especially after seeing a few specials on the TV and pictures. It has got to be an awesome place to be in. Glad you made it back safe and sound. Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
flyfshn Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Welcome back!! 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
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