2008 Year In Review, Part Two

 

34&1/2" Dave lucks into a big one.

 

Short final on a sunny morning. Where is the runway? 

 

 

Frosted Fly

Camp, September 27 - October 4, 2008

Bill Enloe * Los Alamos, NM

Phil Reinig * Los Alamos, NM

Michael Schweit - Northridge, CA

Ken Shelton - Davis, CA

Robert Amaral - Tujnnga, CA

Tom Jones - Sisters, OR

Really, Robert's steelhead was that big!! 

Suzie Mocha and the Chocolate Drops have fattened up nicely over the summer. 

 

 

 

 

The foxes have beautiful new coats in the fall.

 

Dave and one bear. 

 

Bill and three bears.

Cold 

 

Happy

 

 

 

Robert gets spey lessons.

Steelhead on the spey rod. 

Wesley and Eric view the upper Ayakulik Valley from Mt. Get-to the-Top. 

 

Ken and a painted Dolly.

I see you. 

 

Telling fish stories.

 

Jump them.

Land them.

 

Tom swings the fly in the Guide Hole.

Wesley helps Phil with a steelhead. 

Photo Op 

 

Dave and Robert go one on one in the home pool. This match cost Dave a hat.

 

No, no, like this man.

 

Smokin' Veronica!

A cold morning from the out house. 

 

 

Bill and a Steelhead.

 

Our electric fence keeps the bears out of camp.

 

Left to right, back row: Phil, Wesley, Ken, Dave and Bill.

Mid row: Robert, Eric, Michael and Tom.

Front: Veronica.

 

 

 

Taking off up stream from camp.

Left to right: Paul, Wesley, Mike, Don and Ray. Al is in front with his back to the camera. 

Camp, October 4 - 11, 2008

Don Andrews * Denver, CO

Ray Estes * Denver, CO

Paul Kennett * Meddlebury, CT

Al Piccirilli * Rush, NY

Peter Laskier * Truckee, CA

Mike Douglas - Aurora, CO

 

A true friend.

 

 

 

Paul and a bear.

 

Al and a bear.

 

Wesley helps Al with a steelhead.

 

Peter lands a bright silver.

Dave helps Paul with a steelhead. 

 

Caught on "The Lizard".

 

Peter hooked up.

 

Heading up river.

Don with a steelhead. 

 

 

Photo op. Don, Suzie Mocha and the Chocolate Drops.

 

Northern Exposure

 

Peter "The Vest" Laskier.

 

 

Veronica's retirement bash on the Dog Salmon River.

Mike and Willy.

 

Snow at the spike camp.

 

Mike with a silver.

 

Fox Fight

 

A fat Dolly Varden.

 

One of Pete's bucks. 

 

 

Camp, October 11 - 18, 2008

Fritz Jorg * Poulsbo, WA

Joe Toth * Carson City, NV

Jim Jacobsen * Novato, CA

Pete Longrich * Kodiak, AK

 

 

Left to right: Joe, Fritz, Dave, Pete and Jim.

 

Big rack, Pete.

 

Jim and Eric with a steelhead.

Dave and a steelhead caught on Eric's little teeny whippy stick. 

Eric helps Joe with a steelhead. 

Small stream jet boating. One false move could be trouble.

 

Pete and Fritz check out the antlers.

Deer heart and liver for dinner on "Organ Night".

 

Camp Breakdown, October 18 - 26, 2008

Pete Longrich * Kodiak, AK

Cypress LeBlanc - Happy Camp, CA

Grant Johnson - Happy Camp, CA

Greg Campion - La Mirada, CA

 

A shot of camp coming down taken from the mountain.

Parts and pieces. 

Do do do, lookin out my back door.  

Chauna (Dave Jr's wife), Dave and Jennifer. 

 

Sue (Dave Sr's wife) and Dave

Dave's big spring adventure to Portland and the Oregon Coast.

A wonderful visit with the Case Family in Portland, OR 

Table Left: Dave Case Jr. and sons.

Table Right: Dave Jones and Dave Case Sr.  

Mike Weinstein and Dave Case with a Columbia River king.

Sturgeon near the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. 

Fishing steelhead with Drew Shaffer on Drift Creek, OR. 

 

Pink marabou jig was the ticket.

 

It sometimes rains in coastal Oreogon.

Dave adds a cutthroat trout to his life list. 

 

Veronica and Dave visit the Oreogon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

 

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