My 1st Steelhead trip is coming soon.

Wally15 · March 04, 2022, 12:00:35 PM

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alantani · March 04, 2022, 03:43:32 PM

very nice, gentlemen!!!!!

Rancanfish · March 04, 2022, 06:35:47 PM

Ah a bit north of me. Classic last pic, lol.

Wally15 · March 06, 2022, 09:09:02 AM

Finally made it home about 1 AM Saturday morning. Scrinch gave me a ride to the Medford airport on his way to CA. Keta drove over (through the snow) from Klamath Falls to join us for breakfast.
He's on a diet so he only ordered one pancake. I've been trying to teach him how to use a fork, but he can't seem to "grasp" the concept.
GA Mike

Gfish · March 07, 2022, 03:02:07 PM

HA! Keta looks like he can handle all them calories just fine. Lookin good Lee.
Randy, the Chetco! Don't miss-out. I've only fished it twice but it's wild and scenic and a close relative in many ways to the Smith R. in Calie.

Rancanfish · March 09, 2022, 02:13:31 AM

'Thru the snow' is why I changed my mind and went west lol.

G is there a place you haven't beat me to? I may be able to fish soon.

I slashed in a driveway across the slope behind my house to join the top so I have a round-about now. My driveway has consumed me since I got here. I lost count at about 100 yards of rock and gravel. Knocked down 21+ trees, built a pumphouse, ran 4" drainage everywhere.

Burned thru a bunch of greenbacks. Boat motor is next! (I hope).

Keta · March 12, 2022, 01:05:53 AM

I have lived in "snow country" most of my life and usually deal with it, up untill the week before I drove over the pass to visit the steelheaders.... the "worse" previous snow drive was 300 miles on packed snow/ice in a blizzard. The trip over was only 20 or so miles on packed snow on the way home it rained on the packed snow then froze. Trucks were chaining up in the road a empty log truck stopped in front of me then after coming to a stop slid back and to the left into the oncoming lane. The only thing that saved me was I was doing the same thing. Trucks jacknifed in the ditches andwat looked like a fatal accident about 10 miles from KF. 16 miles of hell. Worse than the 40 mile drive on black ice a few years ago because going off the road would be a 500-800 foot drop.

Rancanfish · March 14, 2022, 04:43:41 PM

Wow Lee. One of the last trips up while moving I recognized the black ice from my days in Nebraska when I was a yout. Saw two overturned vehicles that had passed me earlier. One looked like it was fatal. I didn't look.

scrinch · March 14, 2022, 05:58:47 PM

Quote from: Keta on March 12, 2022, 01:05:53 AMI have lived in "snow country" most of my life and usually deal with it, up untill the week before I drove over the pass to visit the steelheaders.... the "worse" previous snow drive was 300 miles on packed snow/ice in a blizzard. The trip over was only 20 or so miles on packed snow on the way home it rained on the packed snow then froze. Trucks were chaining up in the road a empty log truck stopped in front of me then after coming to a stop slid back and to the left into the oncoming lane. The only thing that saved me was I was doing the same thing. Trucks jacknifed in the ditches andwat looked like a fatal accident about 10 miles from KF. 16 miles of hell. Worse than the 40 mile drive on black ice a few years ago because going off the road would be a 500-800 foot drop.

Geez, Lee, I'm glad you made it home okay. I didn't realize it got that bad. Heading south I had to drive through just a bit of snow on the pass, but nothing dangerous at all.