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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,884
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Rock Island camp II.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 1-So many lakes to choose from. ![]() 2-Today it was a light breakfast. ![]() 3-This was another lake called Upper Hardcastle Lake that was accessible from the main lake. See picture #1. ![]() 4-To get there, first I had to find the waterway opening that was not easy to see from the distance. ![]() ![]() ![]() 5-Lovely lilies were at one corner of the lake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 6-Life is good when one can catch fish in different lakes. ![]() 7-I pumped the stomach and found a lot of red worms as well as Chironomid. ![]() I landed three fish and released them and lost two. I even caught one with a fly that I had tied myself. There were lots of bugs flying around, but I was ok in my head net. 8-The first lake was connected to another lake, called Lower Hardcastle Lake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After touring the lake and watching the loons perform, I finally found the passage way to the other lake. 9-More of the wild mushrooms. ![]() ![]() There are no motors on the boats in the remote lakes. Only at the main lake. Thus, there is all day of rowing when fishing other lakes. 10- That night for dinner, it was a thick stake under the mushrooms. ![]() 11-Full moon at the camp. ![]() Thursday, July 21, 2016 12-Time for another filling breakfast. ![]() 13-My view from the eastside of the cabin. ![]() 14-Happy as can be angler getting ready for another day of fishing. ![]() 15-Althogh the purist would not consider trolling—fly fishing, It was the best method to catch fish on these lakes. ![]() 16-Nice looking Kamloops trout on the deck. ![]() 17-Only some small shrimp looking insects in the stomach. ![]() 18-I wish I had this map while looking for the camp. ![]() 19-It cannot get better than this. Cheers. ![]() 20-As you have seen in the past pictures, the food was excellent. ![]() After dinner I took the boat out trolling again till about 9:00 PM. I suddenly hook a good size fish. I netted the fish and removed the hook. I threw the leader and the hook in the water to keep them out of my way. As I was busy pumping the stomach of yet another fish, I saw the tip of my rod bouncing! I released the fish in hand, and grabbed the rod. It turns out that a fish had seen my green leach pattern fly and had taken it! Two fish in about 5 minutes. A great moment to be remembered for a long time. 21-More lake pictures. ![]() ![]() 22-Ribs were this night’s dinner. Yummy. ![]() ![]() 23-Veiw of the clouds in the water. ![]() 24-Could get enough of lake pictures. ![]() ![]() Friday, July 22, 2016 It was not the best day of the trip. I fell twice while getting off of the boat. Ran out of battery power, so lots of rowing on the main lake. Had a hard time alone putting an aluminum boat in the water. 25-So many nooks and crannies to fish. There is an entrance to a waterway in the distance. ![]() ![]() ![]() 26-Good trout bait. ![]() 27-Little black spots are actually tadpoles. Later they become full size frogs. ![]() ![]() Todays “lake du jure” was called Cone Lake. 28-There was a boat available for the guests to use. ![]() ![]() 29-Some more lake pictures: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 30-On almost every lake that I visited, there was a family of loons. Maybe the same ones, but I could not tell the difference. They have a very powerful and unique call. ![]() This was the only lake that I got skunked. After a long troll, I noticed that the hook was gone. The drag on reel was very light, so I don’t understand what happened. However, after dinner I caught two of biggest fish of the trip, along with some smaller ones. 31-One of the two catches that I kept. ![]() 32-Its stomach was full of various foods. ![]() With all of the rowing and walking on the trails, my blood sugar was in check and had not gained any weight, even though I had great meals and plenty of them. 33-How would you like to have house like this? ![]() Saturday, July 23, 2016 34-Dinner on the last evening of the stay in the camp. ![]() Once again I went trolling after dinner and this time, I did some recording with Gopro. I only caught fish as I was getting back to the dock for the last time. So far I am unable to download the recording. The stomach pumping showed a lot of red worms digested by the fish. Side note:There is a painter named Thomas Kinkade. https://thomaskinkade.com/ He is most famous for painting of structure with interior lights looking so realistic. He is also a fly fisherman. This painting is titled “it doesn’t get much better”. ![]() I have a copy, and wanted to copy it in real life. I bought and transported the outfit similar to the anglers clothing. I could not find an exact place, so I found a stream though it cannot be seen. Here is my version. ![]() Unfortunately, I could not see in the small camera screen, and had the lens on manual focus. It came out not focused. Sunday, July 24, 2016 Left camp at 7:00 AM for Vancouver. It was a great trip so far not counting getting lost on arrival! 35-On the way home, I noticed the new signs posted to direct the guests the right way. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 36-Even some intruding branches were cut to make sign more visible. ![]() 37-A previous guest had sent this letter which is an extremely vivid description of the camp. ![]() TO BE CONTINUED |
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#2 |
"Relax"
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: O'side
Posts: 553
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Damn...It doesn't get any better than that!
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#3 |
Made in U.S.A.
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Dana Point
Posts: 1,625
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Excellent!
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#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: South OC
Posts: 1,606
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Good for you for sure a bucket list vacation. Your posts are a great read. Thanks for sharing.
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#5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,884
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Thanks all.
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#6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ventura COunty
Posts: 521
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What a trip, thanks for sharing
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#7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Tehachapi, CA
Posts: 166
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Way to go, Hashem. You're inspiring me to plan future bucket list trips myself!
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