Just a report from the mid-winterfest known as Presidents Day weekend.

Just got home and unpacked a bit ago. Amazing how much STUFF you can fit into a rig for 4 days.





Could have been confused as the winter northwest version of the Beverly Hillbillies.

The weekend consisted of good times with friends and family, good boarding, good fishing with Snit, good food, good drinks, good crisp sunshine, and terrible Karokee singing, but still fun none the less. We ate like it was our last weekend before a diet.

Thanks to Snit, Sol, my daughter and I got to go fish Rufus, it was beautiful out, slight chill, awesomely colored fish. I was amazed how well those fish ate, super good and fatty, excellent flavor. The techniques used that we saw were as varied as the cars on a used car lot. Saw fish caught by others in every technique used. Snit had us using his "top" secret plugs which pulled the fish out of their cold water dulldrums just fine. My daughter got to reel a lot and we got a few, lost a few, let a couple go, came home with a few. The size of those fish, of which not all were rainbows, were impessive, the fight could be a bit better, but whose gonna complain about a fight when the fishery puts out consistent fish large fish in numbers while the water temp is in the mid 30's.?.? Not I, especially when the flavor of the meat was so good that leftovers were not an issue. Here is some pics.







































Off to the mountains we were most of the time. Actually, the house we stayed at was in the mountains. The kids were outside sledding, throwing snowballs, digging snow forts and such most of the time while at the house. But this weekend was about sliding downm the hill. It was awesome to be out there in sunshine and early spring conditions. Here's some more pics.












My kid flying. He's tearing it up, ripping, speed, getting air. It's pretty cool as he's getting good, and fun to watch. He said in the car on the drive home that this weekedn was one of the best ever, he said he loved it. I thought that was pretty cool. Cool to get to do stuff that your kids like to do, and are getting decent at.



















The Sol man hit the slopes without mishap, seems the season is going well for the man this year.

Back at the house, kids played, we ate, we hung out and enjoyed the goofing around, and The Sol brought his new chick, they were like stuck to each other practically the whole time. Everytime I saw Sol, there seemed to be a Sherry attached to him.

The in-home excitement.























Sol and Snit...



Well there ya have it. Probably toooooo many pics, but I just had self control issues trying to decide which of the 182 pics to put up.

Life was meant to be played. It's a participations sport.

For 5 years I've been talking to Snit on the internet and this weekend was the first time I met him. I was not dissapointed. You're a good man, Kyle.

Best joke he told me over the weekend:

What's the difference between General Custer and Jim Beam?

Jim Beam is still killing indians.

And, I shot a little bit of video this weekend up on the mountain. I'm learning that getting good footage of snowboarding is DIFFICULT. Holding the camera while going down the hill is like trying to chew gum and say the alphabet backwards at the same time. I'll get a helmet cam rigged up soon. Anyways, here's a small segment of Addicted coming down the hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-XfuK-bg_I

I like the pic of the man "landing" the jump. Not the kid the man. It looks like that might hurt a bit.


Sounds like an awesome weekend. Much better than the twenty hours I spent on the water this weekend with nothing to show for it but a sore back.

Looks like a real cool time spent with friends and family.Thanks for sharing.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Jim Beam is still killing indians. LOL

Bottles of firewater in most pics. I like!

Here's a homo joke Kyle told me: Two dudes are getting it on. You KNOW the guy on the bottom is gay. But, is the guy on top really gay, or is he just having fun?

That one kills me.

Fellas...you guys rock! Thanks for letting me hang out with you and your family/friends.

Right on Man, looks like you guys had a blast !!!

Peace
Out
Fly

Looks like a great time. You guys do know how to get it done....

OH, and by the way, we kept our eyes out for the Swede, Nodic1, and or the treehugger, but to our dissapointment, we were unable to locate him. I knew we were in "his" territory from the pics he has posted, but he must not have been fishing there this past weekend, maybe he was on the upper Hoh instead.

Fun trip. Love the fishing and skiing shots. Those trout were nice! The wife said last night that we need to get the boys involved in that.

Looks like all your family and adopted family hit it hard with all the activities .

Those Rufus fish still freek me out every time i look at them.

This report needs more photos.

Between Richard and I, I think we took about 300 pictures this weekend.

A few more from the hill.

Aww Cmon Tim, we all just want to see more pics of your new lady....

I don't get tired of looking at her, either.

Looks like an excellent trip. Fishin, drinkin, table dancin & snowboardin.

Good times....... good times

BTW, Bob, "Lucky" aka, Addicted caught the biggest fish yet AGAIN!

Fuc%er.

We killed that half gallon of Pendelton out in the boat. Good times.

Mission Ridge? Looks like Wenatchee/Columbia R in the distance.

Yes sir, Mission Ridge it is.

Nice pics....looks like another great time...thanks for sharing...c

Nice report and pics guys.

I can't believe how red the meat is on those Rufus Triploids.....they look better than winter hatchery steelhead fillets for damn sure!

Ike

Bufoso..

awesome pics man!!

Looks like a good old time!

Kyle is a good guy!

Life sure isn't passing you guys buy. Great post. Thanks.

What?

I think Richard is just jealous that his man friend has a new woman friend. He walked around all weekend like a lost puppy at the pound.

uhhh huh he said firewater uhhhh........huh..................

Peace
Fly

Wow, looks like one heck of a trip...

Keith