Specific Northwest

After a long delay and boring winter I finally decided to do something worth blogging about. That something was to cash in some SkyMiles and visit my friends in the Pacific Northwest. While there, I fished harder than I have fished in a long time and drank more than one or two beers. The fishing and carousing left little time for much else. I took few pictures on this trip, but here are some that are worth checking out.

Portland Water...............There's nothing else like it.

Portland street art or neglected Playskool farm?

Hickman modifies his landing craft.

Sandy River Salamander

Look at that profile.

1.0 shows he still has it.

The legendary Rob Russell with a hot wild fish.

Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while.

New York City!!!!!!

You can take the boy out of the country but...........

You can't take the redneck out of the boy!!!!!!

How To Clean The Hell Out Of A FIsh

Because Sometimes You Have to Innovate

New Walleye Technology!

Walleye Tips From WNC's Walleye Experts

Experience the XJ Series!

Stocking The Tip Pool

Fish mean tips. Tips mean beer. Beer means happiness.

Looks like we might be happy this fall!

This thing is wide screen so make sure you click on the video to start, then once it starts, click on it again so it sends you to you tube so you can actually watch it.

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Alaska Photos Round 2- Best Color Images

These are the best color photos from the past summer in Alaska. While I took many images, this post and the previous post contain the images I think that everyone can appreciate. Sorry that there is not more fish porn. I'm just not that into somebody holding a fish up for the camera just so everyone else can see how big the fish was.

Enjoy!

Arolik River Rainbow

The salt marsh at the mouth of the Arolik river looking back up towards the Aklun Mountains.

Bittman and Kunert with a second cast adult King Salmon

Mike Kunert holds up one for the box

Garrett Sullivan holds out a birthday card that could only come from the staff of Alaska West

The "gink girls" show off a little bar work

Midnight Marauder

$Money Mike$

2.0 presents Lando Cohosian

Reflections of a leopard bow

1.0's Mr. Hanky scores big with "slight modification"

Mark Fossi holds out "Walter"

My father's gag-a-dolly

Hard charging pink salmon

Spawn of the dead

Sergeant Sockeye

Another Alaskan rainbow

Sockeyes pushing a gravel bar at sunset

The most incredible sunrise of the season

Stay tuned for more fun throughout the fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alaska Photos Round 1-Best Black and Whites

The long wait is over. This post is the beginning of the best images from my summer in Alaska. I started with the black and whites with the color images to follow very soon. Hope you enjoy.

The farewell handshake.

Ed Hepp being coached on fish holding techniques by Hickman 1.0

Hepp showing off his evening catch

You are never to old to rope fish on a mouse with a switch rod.

Bubble trail

Franken-king

Professor Chumley gives a posthumous yawn

Merlin Perkins presents..........

Guide.......Girlfriend/Daughter..........Father

The looks say it all

2.0 mines for gold

Elias and Drake

Elias and Drake(notice the look in the dog's eyes)

Andrew Grillos says stay tuned for color photos