Here's the scene in Forks on Monday afternoon when we left for Seattle to pick up the boat ...



And here it is Tuesday afternoon ... with Sparkey showing off a shiny summer-run



Strange, strange indeed ... at least some of the fish aren't bothered by the weather

Catch it on the bug rod Ryan?

Nice fish Sparkey. Rumors have it that it was *not* caught on a bug rod..unless you consider a K-15 to be a bug.

Hey Bob, let's see some photos of that tricked out Bob's Barge! I like the sticker/paint work! You'll be the talk of Soldotna, that's for sure!

The weather out there on the west end reminds me of the weather out at sea.There is nothing in its way to slow it down.

fly, sandshrimp...they are all the same!!!

...now a k15???...that is a total differnt ballgame.

Schparkeeeey! Nash feash!

BTW, Sparkey, you're Waterworks shirt in the pic is inside out

Inside out!?!??!

Sparkey, it looks like the backing from the embroidered Waterworks logo in the pic. Ya know the part found on the inside, not the outside unless of course you wear it fleece out so you can "pet" yourself :p

Just kidding, dude. Hope to see you in a couple weeks for metro springers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The tag on his shirt is "hello my name is Sparkey". That way WHEN he does catch a fish he can look down and see that it WAS him who caught it..... Nice looking fish DOOD!!!!