Elk 2009

My 6x6

Aunt Ginny's 5x4

Our two bulls shot 20 minutes apart

Weekend Getaway

We were lucky enough to get to go back up to Aunt Ginny's and Uncle Gary's place again this weekend. Fisher got to ride on the 4 wheeler a bunch, which is one of his favorite things to do. Emily was lucky enough to be able to shoot quite a few grouse on Saturday night with her wonderful guide Grouse Gary. Only 2 weeeks til Elk season opens up, so Alex is getting extremely anxious for it to get here.

Elk Update

So we ended up with a very successful Elk season this year. Out of 4 of us we got 3 elk. 1 Bull and 2 cows. It was an exciting and exhausting week with my dad, aunt, and uncle. I can't wait til next year.

Elk Hunting '08

I got my bull on Monday morning at about 6:50am. It is a 5x6. I am still up the Joe hunting...hopefully my dad will get his now. I have seen elk every day since Saturday, all cows until this one. I will blog more when I get home.

This Weekend

So we went to my aunt and uncle's house on Sunday for my aunt's suprise birthday party. My Uncle and Cousin took her out moose hunting in the morning while everyone showed up at their house. When they got back, she had gotten her moose! What a birthday!

Good fish bad pic...

This is the biggest Kamloops Rainbow I have caught. Lake Pend Orielle with my dad last Thursday, it was around 9 pounds, 29 inches long. The picture doesn't make it look that big though.

Pike on Lake Coeurdalene

15lbs 37 1/2 inches

K and K Derby Lake Pend Orielle

So I fished 2 days so far in the K and K fishing derby on Lake Pend Orielle. We got skunked the first day. On Tuesday we caught six rainbows, the biggest was about 6 pounds. And we caught 3 Mackinaws, this was the biggest at 10.5 pounds.

Spring Salmon Derby

Link to Press Artcle

On Saturday and Sunday, my neighbor Paul and I fished in the Red Covey Memorial Spring Salmon Derby on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Paul bought a nice new boat about 2 months ago so it was her maident tournament voyage. 1 hour into fishing on Saturday morning we hooked into a good one. Paul and I agreed I would fight the first fish and that I did.

At first the fish just turned sideways and didn't want to move. I was thinking we had a small one with some weeds on it or it was hooked up in our other lines. It took about 5 minutes to get it within 40 feet of the boat, once it was there it came to the surface and we knew it was a good one. It came to the boat 4 times and screamed away 4 times. After 20 minutes she finally came to the boat for good. Paul did an excellent net job and we both noticed our knees shaking when she was finally in. There is a lot more pressure when a Derby is on the line. It was definitely the biggest Cda Salmon either of us had caught.

We couldn't weigh it in 'til the scales opened in an hour and a half. It weighed 9lbs 13oz. Which showed us our estimations of 10 pounders we caught in the weeks prior had been off by about 3 pounds, oh well.

Here are the pics. The one with Paul in it makes it look bigger. We won $350, a nice rod and reel, and a tackle bag.

Fishing Report-Lake Cda Chinook Salmon