My yearly trip offically starts on next Saturday, and goes for a total of 13 days. Work has been crazy, and I am in major need of this trip. The concerns of my normal life are left behind, and I put my efforts towards fishing, and prep work for fishing. As I have gotten older, (started doing this in 1998) this trip starts to wear me down. I got smart this year, and did a bunch of prep work at home. Here are some the fruits of effort.

A good supply of puff balls, or fish pills is essential



I tied up 100 leaders, barbs pinched and ready to go. Also 100 slinkies, 12 shot, .250 size for boondogging . 50 8 shot, and 50 6 shot for sidedrifting. Theres also about 100 hooks ready to go. Plus a 3300 yard spool of maxima ultra green.


As normal, eggs are always hard to get. I have been lucky this year, and have cured and vacuum packed 24 skeins. I just got 8 more skiens, and they are curing in the jar in the front of the picture.


I still have quite a bit to do, but the busy work of preping for the next day while in camp should be lighter this year. Either way, I cant wait. Last year was a struggle, and we had to work for every fish. Im hoping things will be a little better this year with the run. With the Sacramento River closed the Klamath will be a busy place. If your around the area, stop and have a beer.

Looks like your good to go to me.

Hope you get your batteries re-charged and put a spankin' to em'

I think you're dangerously low on Rvrfshr stuff. Maybe you can correct that before your trip.

Hope you get into them.

BTW and FYI, Friends have told me there are Salmonids holding at Ruby on the Smith.

You look ready to me.

Always good to prep.I'll be down that way from the 17th -21st.I'll be on the river the 18th/19th/20th.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Tyee, have fun looks like I will miss you, I wont be up till 10/ 2 you look ready on everything but the roe, if you have full boats for 13 days.... prove me wrong and good luck!

He still has time to cure'em up fresh as he get's into them.Nice stash.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

I am notoriously weak in the organizational prep dept, you obviously are not.

I am sure I have more gear than you, finding it is my problem.

good luck, have some fun & and for gods sake don't bring it all home with ya'

stam

Im ready to go now. Strike Zone, look for an unpainted 21' willie boat with 175 hp merc optimax. Hopefully we will be the boat with the net flying.

Tyee good luck, tear it up, I hear the nets are out and the fish are in! now get some blood in the boat

I just heard the Yuroks rolled 4000 fish from the subsistance fishery into the commercial allotment. From what I m told the commercial nets will be back in the river on Saturday. Just in time for my first day of fishing on Sunday. Hopefully they will get the 4000 quick, and keep the commercial nets out for the rest of the season.

Check out this link if you haven't already. http://usafishing.com/klamath.html

I don't know what the "guns flashing" is all about but you might want to keep a close eye on those that have nets out.

Hankster, I know Mike the owner of the Usafishing web page. The nets are all mostly down towards the mouth. I dont usually fish the mouth as its a lining show, and is shoulder to shoulder, not my kind of fishing. I fish up river, and there are usually only just a couple nets up that way. I did run over one about 6 years ago. It got hung up in my pump, and I went from 25 mph to a complete stop in about 50 feet. I think I know what it feels like to land on a aircraft carrier now.

I've never met Mike but we have had quite a few lenghty phone conversations. Next time you see or talk to him tell him Hank Hansen said hi.

Good luck on your trip. I love it up there but won't be able to make it for this run.

I've fished with Mike, from USA fishing, because of OneWay, he's a good dude to fish with. Have fun down there. With all that prep, you must have been a boy scout.

Mike will be up there this weekend I believe. His base camp is at River Woods campground. I imagine you will see him upriver in his jet boat. Lets hear some fish stories...

6 day's and counting.Tyee I'll look for ya.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE