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By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/16/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Have been installing new gear on the boat, the TR-1 Autopilot quit functioning, it was one of the originals, and replacement parts no longer available, so we bit the bullet and purchased a new one, it...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/12/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It is 10:00am, looking out the window the flag is hanging dead still, not a breath of wind. Very low overcast with low hanging clouds five hundred feet up, ambient temp. 37*, the river looks like glas...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/9/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We were planning to spend the day at Ski Bluewood today, but the weather looked so good for another day on the river thet we opted to go fishing. It was a good choice. The fishing gods must be shining...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Today was bible class day for Barb, so I had invited a friend to go fishing. The plan was to leave the house at 11:00am, well my friend "John" calls at 9:00am, said he was stuck in his driveway, and w...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Some fishing days are more fun than others, this afternoon is one that we will not forget soon, packed with a lot of excitment, and BIG Steelhead.
When we got up this morning it was raining, with a...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/29/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/29/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well Christmas is coming, so the deal was if I get the Xmas tree up downstairs this morning, we will be fishing for Steelhead this afternoon. Now this is a easy one, fake tree, already decorated, all ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/28/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Looked out the window this morning, and saw all white, it had been raining and snowing most of the night, then the temp. dropped just enough to freeze it all. The river was glassy smooth, but my thoug...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/26/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
To go or not to go fishing, 10:00am the wind is gusting up to 20mph, a south wind has the temp. up to 38*, we decide it's a go, we can always call it quits and come in if the weather gets worse. The c...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/22/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing for those Steelhead was so much fun today, wish we were still out there, but it got dark too fast. We got up this morning to look outside and see everything covered with snow, and it is really...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/19/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It dosen't get any better than this, barb and I say that so often that it becomes repetition, looking up at the multi colored canyon walls, watching the Bighorn Sheep doing their mating ritual, the Ea...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/16/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I was determined to go fishing today, Barb my fishing partner, and wife was going to her womens bible class, however she had scheduled a craftsman to stretch some wrinkles out of the carpet today, so ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day to chase steelhead, looked out the front windows to see a very low overcast, and a few rain drops. The plan was to leave the house at 11:30am and have the lines in the water by 12:30p...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up to a heavy overcast in the canyon, a lot of fog about 400' up, dead calm, and can see a boat across the river making a slow backtroll. About half way through our first cup of coffee Barb asked...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/7/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I was looking out the living room widow as the rain poured down, and even at that the fall colors in Hell's Canyon are something to behold, can see the reflection in the Snake River, which is like gla...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/5/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fellow fishers, if you want to experience one of the best fisheries in the world, then plan a trip to Hell's Canyon, it is something you will never forget. No need to hurry, the Steelhead are stacking...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/3/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a day, just dosen't get any better ! All of the fall colors are showing in the canyon, and it is a gorgeous day,sun is out with a very slight breeze, ambient temp is 65*, water temp 54*. Our goal...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/30/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I am still beating myself up for not getting on the river sooner today, Barb said she had a lot of stuff to do, and if I wanted to go fishing I would have to go without her, anyway after doing a few c...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/14/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The day started off great, looking out the living room windows we saw a group of Rocky Mountain Bighorns, three were rams with full curls, and two with almost full curls, there were also six or eight ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/13/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My constant companion Barb is conducting her weekly bible class today, so I invited a good friend "John", to go fishing today.
I met John last year at the barber shop, the topic of the day was fis...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After two weeks in Maine Barb and I were pretty anxious to get back on the river for our annual New Years Day fishing trip. We launched the boat at Couse Creek at 1:30pm, beautiful day, 50* and sunshi...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/6/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well it looks like I will be without my fishing partner Barb today, can't understand why a baby shower would take priority over a day on the river fishing for Steelhead.
Launched the boat at Couse ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/4/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Barb and I launched the boat off the gravel bar at Couse Creek, there is a small rapid about a hundred yards below, and a pretty good stretch of water just below, we take the boat through the rapid, p...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/2/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well my fishing partner (and wife) is really busy at Christmas stuff, and tells me if I want to go fishing it will have to be without her, so I decide to take her up on it and go out for a couple of h...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/30/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Late start at fishing today, but enough time to get in a couple of hours. Barb and I were on the water at 1:30 pm, it is sunny, no wind, water temp. 44.2*, ambient temp. 45*, looks like a perfect day...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
What a beautiful afternoon for Steelhead fishing, overcast, outside temp. 51*, water temp. 44.2*, and no wind. Our plan was to catch fish in four different locations, we caught and released Steelhead ...