Forks, what can you say, that place is just a sleepy boring little town.

I was gonna head over to Forks last week for a day or two alone to do some catching. But, as always in my life, plans changed. I then was considering going with TBJ and Seastrike if I could fit it in (heard they got some fishy's), then I got a call to fish with the Legend know as Stam and the guru Guide Bob, how could I say no?.?. I couldn't. I had planned on getting there in the late afternoon or evening Wed., but, of course, the ever changing plans, got changed. For reasons we won't discuss, cuz I'm married , I ended up leaving the island at 12:30 am, on Thursday, yep, a half hour after midnight. I was already tired from the previous nights lack of sleep. I had to drive around, which meant for a long drive. Drove all night, got to Forks about 5:35 in the am and went straight to breakfast with Bob and Stam, with no sleep at all. We launched the boat without a lot of solid help from me in my dizzy tired state of mind. I made plans to take a couple short naps on the boat, but of course again, plans changed. Once heading down the river, tiredness was not a massive issue. Stam woke me up by hooking up with a nice steely right away. The day was filled by jumping steelies, some hot, some not so hot, missed bites, and fish that the won the battle by getting off the line, partly due to a half awake state of mind that leads to less than solid hook sets and fishing ability. Great day it was though. I proceeded to pretty much instantly fall asleep aftwards on the couch of the guru guide amongst all the comotion going on of the rumored to be pregnant Corey and her two kids, Rowan and Bob.

Next day, felt a lot better. Did a walk with the Staminator on a river and there were some fish around. After Stam was nice enough to not set the hook on a fish as he watched his float go down 3 times in a hole while his line was tangled around his reel, he left that hole to move furth down stream. He had to come back to the hole as I sniggled up a fish right out of it that I needed help to get pics of, and to participate in the awesome fight. It was probably the same fish that bit him, but he stuck to the pink worm for me, probably cuz I had no line wrapped around my reel. It was a great fight with some cartwheeling jumps of which the fish decided to really make a scene by landing on his side a couple times with a cur-splash! The rod bent as the fish thought it was a freight train, it had speed, power, and jumping ability, unlike Sean Alexander. I actually thought I lost it for a bit as it ran straight at me, then I caught up to it as it screamed upstream. It was a fun fish. It was a mega sized buck. Some might call it 17, some 18, some might call it 19, some might call it 20, I don't really care, it was big and it fought bigger. The shocker of the whole thing is how bright it was. It was one of those fish ya don't forget. Stam has the good pics, and quite a few of them, but here is a couple too.

Fighting it.






The fish.






After a great couple days on the water with Stamley, I headed home reveling in the daydreams of the previous two days. I got home late Friday night and did the Mr. Dad thing Sat. And what do ya know, had so much fun in Forks, I grabbed up the family and headed backout there Sat evening after less than 24 hours at home. Got there, checked in the hotel, got the kids situated, then went and met up with Tbird, Lowedown, Mark, Brad, Subcoop and Jaydee, oh and the mighty wife of Lowedown, Karin. It was a fun time, but the best was at the expense of Tbird.

This chick kept wanting to get Tbird's attention and dance with him, but he wouldn't. Finally I yelled over the table to Tbird and said, "you're either gay or your gonna dance with her." He said, "I'd rather lick the cucumber." Eventually we convinced the man to get out and dance with her and he found out that girls don't bite after all. Here is some pics of the nights events.



Coop, Karin, and Blondebud.



Me and Blondebud, proving our whiteness out on the dance floor.








All chicks like a man in a simple white t-shirt.




Deep thoughts with Subcoop and I.


Karin's ready to let loose.


Lady killer




Tbird's dance partner didn't realize it was not Mardi Gras in Forks. She was confused and wondered why she got no beads when the goods popped out.





The gang back at Lowedowns place.






Don't ask about that one.

This is Blondebud trying to wake Mark up, the dude was out. If only he knew what happened to him while he was out.



Sunday, after a very relaxed lated start, my family spent the day with Brett Lowe and his wifey Karin, and once again, the star of the show, the Legend know as Stam out on the river.

Stam has most of the good pics, but here is a few.









The master in his domain.












Stam fighting a fish.








Fun times, good stuff, sweet people. Thanks Bob, Corey, Lowedown, Karin, Stam, Tbird, Brad Mark, and thanks for the drinks Subcoop and Jaydee.

thanks for puttin that pic up rico

Its a start, think this tread is going to be epic.....


c/22

Nice trip and report Ricahrd, looks like it was a blast.

Damn... looks like everyone had a good time.

Got me stoked for next week. I'll be up there for a few days.

Nice report, I look a little dazed but at least my eyes weren't the first ones to close.

Awesome report Richard! Sweet blue wading jacket too.....
Almost forgot....TBird doooooooooood.

Wow. Glad I am on a FAST internet connection.

My only involvement, besides, the text messages, tauntings, and phone calls was to supply Coop with a mess of wormies.

So Coop - please tell me you burned up all those worms on 20+ pound fishies! Let's hear how you and guys did!

Oh baby, Forks was hop-pin that night.....

T-Bird's "dance partner" looks like she don't know where to start working 1st...... on that big ol' chunk of man-meat.







c/22

Looks like fun was had by all!!

Richard, you always take it to the next level. I don't think I could possibly keep up with you guys especially with no sleep... You are the man

Good Times!

Sorry I missed it...the blow by blow phone calls, text messages, and camera phone pics were cool, but not even close to being there...glad you all had a good time and caught a few fish.

Fish on...

Todd

Nice report, Rico!

Tbird's catching cool like the common cold.

T-Bird is a slut.

Looks like fun times indeed!

Looks like fun times had by all.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

No one lives up to their moniker like you do Addicted, you da man Thanks for letting me enjoy your weekend!

I cant tell if u guys had more fun fishing or parting with the laddies.look like some real good times.

Hey Nofish, you have some tree company. First Stam, on the day with Bob. Then me on the second day. I was fishing an area that had a tree about 15' tall or so right in the middle of the river. My hood was on due to rain, so limited vision, but, the river is fairly wide there and straight. Somehow I managed to cast right into the tree. I promptly broke my line off and called it a day. I figured, if I am going to hit the tree in such a wide open area, it's time to quit.

Just make sure you only hook the hatchery squirrels up there

Took ya long enough ta figure that out!

I'm wondering why he didn't stack some cane in the sugar shack that night. She seemed willing enough.

Ditto, ditto, ditto. Bummed I couldn't make it, the phone calls and pictures were killing me! I'm still jealous ...Later


Jake

nice post looks like alot of fun. that first steelie pic looks like it is bleeding pretty bad. in tyhe two pics there is a blood trail on it. was it processed or released bleeding out?? mabee my eyes are bad but it looks like it took might have taken the offering deep???

Will Forks EVER be the same....?

Loooks like a great time

You're right, it did bleed a little bit, which was wierd cuz it was hooked through the lower lip, inside of teeth out. It looks worse in the pics cuz you know how blood is in water, but we waited to check it out and it stopped bleeding pretty quickly, it wasn't bad at all, my finger was worse, it was bleeding too from an impailment from the worm threader into the side of my finger from tying that one up. But that thing was full of vigor and took off just fine, without any more bleeding, no problem.

I"m sure the fish will be fine. Thanks for letting me live through you!
ugh... I'm feeling sorry for myself. Have not fished since the first of January. First time in a long time that I will not fish for steelhead in jan, feb or march! Springers are what I have to look forward to (I hope).
Cheers from oregon.
Neal

right on. wasn't trying to hyjack. nice fishies. we almost went to the china bar that night also looks like we missed out on a good time.

Hey Tbird, are you waiting for Cleopatra to ride into town spread-eagle waiving a Tom Seward banner or WTF?

I was thinking the same thing, wtf why was she not at Lowedowns for the afterhours activities? T you have to have some to remember to regret.


Matt

Because T was sleeping by me and homey don't play that.

Here is a special pic of Stamley. Yep, his line is in a tree.

How it happened was pretty good, the fact that cameras just happened to be out at the time was better.
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Some Stam style chrome.

I can more than handle my own affairs, for sure... If I want some, I can get some... I'm gonna say it one more time, even though I've told everyone else a million times, She was there with an old friend of mine (Someone I have a lot of respect for), and the best policy for not pissing an old friend off is to simply steer clear... I felt I was pushing the possible boundaries as it was, so... So Mock away, but as I've said before, Homey don't play that

Really fun night BTW

Not only is TBird catching a little coolness--- he has boundries too.

He has got my respect for it. Thanks guys for a great time. It was nice to actually put a voice behind the typing. Just glad no one had a camera out for me and my dance partner

Side note - No fish for us. Walked in a few different places and nothing doing. Beautiful places to fish though.

2nd side note - Sorry for the mixup TBJ. I will have to get out with you another time.

good to meet you out there sup, we'll have to meet up on the salt this summer

Don't speak so fast Coop.





This is Jaydee describing the size of something.



Nice to see ya all there. It was fun.

Lady Killer!!!! Right on, Coop!



PS. Stick with your fiance, Lady Killer. She's a LOT younger and cuter!

Yeah, ya gotta watch out for them cameras.

When I hit the tree in the middle of the river with my pink worm when fishing with Stam, I quickly looked around. While I was trying to get it free, I notice him reeling in real fast, setting his rod down, and start fumbling around in his pockets. I knew he was looking for his camera, especially with the smirk on his face, so I knew what I had to do. Crank down the drag, reel to a stop, place thumb on spool, and yank back hard. It worked as I broke my line off before he could get a pic. He was disappointed, I told him I knew what he was up to.

Who in the hell was selling North Rivers with J.D. and Supcoop gone at the same time?

We quit selling them and just started giving them away. Needless to say the shop just took care of itself at that point.

Supcoop,
Nice job on being a team player and making some ole ladies night out on the big town of Forks fun,it will give her something to talk about with friends for awhile.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Hey Bucket, please tell me the Supcoop's dance partner doesn't look familiar to me

Here ya go again--why do you keep askin me to lie?

That can't be true--- just looked in my driveway and didn't see a new North River. You should arrange for a few weekends of show and tell for the offshores out at Snow Creek toward the end of July.

I like the way you think. I'll swing it and see what kind of response I get.

You might consider the virtue of doing some undercover detective work for your buddy to determine if she is indeed worthy of such a "good friend." If she were to cheat on him with you, you would be doing him a tremendous favor by making it known. I'm sure he would be grateful.