Nothing like a little couple days off...

[Kevster]

I had to go to No. California on family business last week and was able to do a bit of fishing in the Mt. Shasta area again.

I was on the McCloud river and at Lake McCloud Reservoir. Surface action was dead in the mid-afternoon, so I switched to lures and on my third cast I caught this German Brown Trout on a 1/8 oz Rooster Tail lure. I have had a lot of success with this lure in the past and it is excellent in bright conditions. Since German Browns are not native to this area, I kept this one and ate him that night. He was a nice size as you can see and he was VERY tasty! :lick:

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Brown1a.JPG

I caught this native McCloud River Rainbow Trout on a #14 Adams dry fly (you can see it in the net). I used my 9' fly-rod in late afternoon at the mouth of the McCloud river as it entered the Lake McCloud Reservoir. Since this was a native trout, I let him go nice and safe (I go to great lengths to save my trout, including using barbless hooks):

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Native_Rainbow1a.JPG

Here is a shot from one of the creeks feeding the lake. I used a polarizing filter to minimize reflections and glare:

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Squaw_Valley_Creek2.JPG

I was walking along this dirt road and I took a quick shot because I liked the setting (framing was right too). I saw a black bear up the road from this shot and I hightailed it the other way back to my boat.

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Outward_Bound.JPG

[cadetevon]

Great shots. All that fishing jargon was totally lost on me, but I'm sure your fellow fishermen (fisherwomen) were understanding you totally.

I really really really like the pic of the road.

[nickel]

beautiful pics Kevster. you must have a nice camera.

how did you cook your catch?

[Gothic Girl]

Nice shots. What beautiful country! However, I don't eat anything that swims next to it's own poop.

[riskykougra]

Beautiful photos and nice to see some people still care about their enviroment and only keep what they will eat. :thumbup:

[Kevster]

If anyone wants full-size shots, here are some of them (clickable to save Ray's bandwidth - Thanks Ray!):

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Outward_Bound_Large.JPG

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Squaw_Valley_Creek.JPG

Here's another shot I like. It's a bit surreal, but the filter I used really helps clear it up:

http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Water_and_Shadows.JPG



how did you cook your catch?

I normally clean them and prepare them, including removal of all gut, cutting off the head, removal of the pectoral (side) and pelvic (bottom) fins, and removal of the scales. I can do all this with a simple swiss army knife. I then place the prepared fish in a container filled with a lemon-mustard marinade and let them soak for an a hour or two in the fridge. Then I wrap them in aluminum foil hat has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. They normally get done in a few minutes on a hot grill. You have to be sure they are cooked due to the possibility of freshwater parasites. Once they are done the flesh will literally fall off the bones.

[cadetevon]

If anyone wants full-size shots, here are some of them (clickable to save Ray's bandwidth - Thanks Ray!):



Thanks muchly. I'm using the pic of the road as my desk top. Hope you don't mind.

[JaQnAbOx]

i just came back from alaska for work and boy was it beautiful up there. You should take a trip up there for some salmon fishing. fishermen were pulling fish out like 1 every 5 minutes