Month: July 2022

I got up at the ungodly hour of 7:30, and made it to the fly shop by 8:00. We agreed to delay the start an hour as all of the other guides go out at 7, and we would be competing with them for spots. I was fortunate that I was the only client on…

I got up early for me, and drove more than an hour to the city of Hope. A side road at Hope sent me to the upper section of the Resurrection Creek (river). The old me would notice that no fish were evident, but the new me knew that it would be silly not to…

I slept in, had brunch, then headed to Centennial Park to get into fishing lineup. But, the parking lot was half empty, and there were open spots where one could immediately enter the water. I decided to sit in my chair and watch for a while. In the first hour, I saw one fish landed…

I am sure all readers are tired of seeing lineups of fishermen/women at Centennial Park. I am. And we are all tired of not seeing a picture of a fish that I have landed. Today I am showing my Stowaway Hitch Box and the contents therein. However, I have learned from others on and off…

The first Red Salmon I land is going to be filleted and fried up in butter. The good news is that I’ve fished three days in a row, and am increasing my time on the water each day. I lasted 1 hour 20 minutes sending out 300 “casts” in my first session. I foul hooked…

I slept in, staying at the Fred Meyer parking lot, for free. I had a Roast Beef sandwich from Fred Meyer for brunch. I headed out to Centennial Park again, around 3:00. So, getting in the water to fish means waiting your turn until a “group” leaves a spot, or one of your buddies takes…

Today was a good day. I uploaded 4 days of blog posts at the Soldotna Library. It took me a half hour with google maps as a parade was nearby. I got done about 3:00 and headed back out to Centennial Park. I put my gear on, pulled out my folding chair, and waited until…

I drove down to Soldotna and got resupplies from the local Fred Meyer. Evidently, Fred Meyer allows RVs to spend the night in their parking lot, no charge. I may save some money, desperately needed, to sleep there a couple of nights. I pulled into Centennial Park as I heard that there was “boardwalk fishing”…

I got my gear on and headed down to the Bings Landing Fishing Access. It was a steep stairway, and just at the bottom was this gentleman, holding 12 Red Salmon caught by him and his buddy. I couldn’t squeeze in so I headed upstream along the path. I ran into a group of 4,…

Sometimes I relate to a quote from the movie Varsity Blues.  Sometimes I can be the stupidest smart person around.  My legs hurt too much to go after trout in the Russian River.  So, I got up late, then took a nap, then had a breakfast burger at 4 PM.  Finally, I entered a fly…