Beats not catching Coho in the Sound.
I like to use the GPS to know how far it is to the take out. I learned the hard way. Finished the Hatchery run on the Sol Duc in the dark the very first time. "Where is that confounded bridge?!!"
I think I will add that trip to my bucket list.

Simply AMAZING! WOW...

AWESOME!

That is a trip to remember for sure. Great job on the fish and the pics guys. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! Hope to get there some day....... Thanks for sharing.

+1000. Absolutely breathtaking scenery with the fish and photos to cement it as a firmly etched memory of a lifetime.

That indeed is what life can be all about if you can put it all together....you guys did.

Thanks for sharing....AWESOME POST !

Those pictures were amazingly sharp. What kind of camera were you using?

Nikon D200. Glass: Nikon 18-200mm VR telephoto lens and Tokina 11-16mm Super Wide lens.

Shangri-La North

Awesome !
Looks like a trip that will warm the heart on a cold winter's day at the mere thought of it.

Combine the excellent colors of the fish with the excellent fall colors, and Ryley's camera can do a heckuva job...'course, all those excellent looking fisherman don't hurt

Fish on...

Todd

You guys will be basking in some serious glory for a few weeks (months?) to come.

I smell a feature SSJ pictorial soon.

Just don't wimp out and give ALL the pics away for free Ryley!

Good show boyz ...now leave the crutches at home next year and at least make it a challenge. Glad you guys got up on an up year rather than several of the down that have been the case for a bit.

PS All trees planted and accounted for

Gave it an honest effort! Definitely a way to keep other anglers from fishing too close as well as my buddy giving me instruction!

Here are Danny's pics...and since I'm posting them, I get to put in the captions

Danny with one he garnered up in a borrowed gillnet:



Long hen caught by a flyflinger trouter from Idaho, Micah:



Danny wrassled this one to shore with no lure, no rod, no line, and no net...just brute strength:



By far Danny's best fish of the trip:



Team effort netting up Ryan's swung fly fish...



Hopefully they all work now!

Fish on...

Todd

Gee......Thanks Todd.

Great post that brought back many memories of the great people and remarkable experiences. Hauled a few out of many of those same runs. Need to get back up there again....

BFD = Bright Fish Danny

nice pics, studied everyone carefully. 2.5 reels in the drink. not good guys.

They learned how to use their crutches from you Bob.

Shoot, Ripley had a spey rod up their but it was last seen zip tied together in 2 pieces. There was another fly rod in that camp that had a large bobber attached to it, also zip tied. Kaiser had a couple of reels that I saw. Nice reels too, but they didn't leave the pathfinder. I suspect there was a flyrod in that SUV to match the reels.

In all truth, there was signifigant talk of flyrod friday, however the weather conspired against it. Next year. There is always next year.