March, 2013

Yes, I'm officially the slowest blogger. Oh well, here's some pix from March. Better late than never, I guess!

Decisions, decisions...

Fishing won! Alex, Chelsea and I hit the Methow River for a day trip. Steelhead were not interested, but Alex got this nice bull trout.

Alex & Chelsea using the buddy system to cross a run on the Methow.

The long trudge back to the car.

It feels good to get out of the waders!

Teaching flytying at Trout Waters Fly & Tackle

Another trip to the Methow yielded some steelhead.

Ralph swinging a two-hander for the first time. South Thompson River on a coooold day. Only whitefish were willing this day.

The ice is receding on Sawmill Lake!

Rods ready for action at the Kettle River with Nick and Zoe.

Nick and Zoe using the buddy system to cross a run on the Kettle.

Sometimes things just don't work out the way one hopes. Nick doing a little flyline macramé...

A little Kettle River rainbow.

There were a few midges hatching!

The peanut gallery.

Itching to get the season started, the Tunkwa gang met at Tunkwa for a weekend in the receding snow.

It was sunny!

Bonny chillin'.

February, 2013

Amazingly, I got out for a bit of fishing in February! Wendy and I went on an outing down to Oliver where we went for a nice walk along the river and I fished a bit. 'Twas good to get some fresh air and spend the day together.

Waiting for a take…

Wendy gets artsy

A nice little whitefish

After much searching we found a camper for our new F-150:

1994 Trav-L-Mate 8' camper

We are looking forward to taking it on its first trip!

 My flyfishing Club, the Penticton Flyfishers, had its annual general meeting, and once again I'm editor of the newsletter:

I don't look as grey as usual amongst this crew! ;-)

We got to look after Zoe for a while in February:

Spoilt rotten!

'Managed to get in a bit of skiing with Perl and Jimmy, too:

December 2012

December was for dog-sitting and Christmas!

Zoe is a toy-chasing maniac!

Zoe doing her best to destroy her toy

Alison, Barry, Marie Soleil and Merv enjoying Christmas morning

Mom and Jim on Christmas morning

Wendy, Lucas and Alison