Perfect day for a sled ride

[bondobill]

Skies are clear, air temp is in the high 20s this morn and no wind.

Buddy called and we be putting his jet sled in the river here shortly and see if we can chase up a few Salmon
I luv this time of year !

Bill

[gran398]

Catch 'em up Bill!!

[wingtime]

Did he say high 20's   ???

[GoneFission]

Catch 'em up Bill!!

And smoke 'em up!  Thanks for the great smoked salmon contribution for this year's Octoberfest!  

[seabob4]

I luv this time of year !

Bill

Bill...you're weird...

[dburr]

I luv this time of year !

Bill

Bill...you're weird...

So an old nasty shed has to come down at a place my wife bought... It is made of OSB, the worst building material known to man and sheathed in T111...

Hi today was 30.. No hat, (it got to hot) light jacket and hammer belt.  Light mechanic type gloves of course..  Still got to hot...


BUT! the best cool down tonic in EQUAL parts, mixed in a pint glass:

Malibu rum coconut liqueur, Smirnoff peach, 99 bananas (all left in my oldests apartment when she moved out) and Goslings black rum.. All equal enough to cover 3 rocks then mixed with mango peach juice (for the vitamin C of course!)..


Serious Foo Foo but couldn't let it go to waist...

Kids are out or working, winter squash and steak on the table..

And it snowed yesterday...

        Life is good boys!!!  

[seabob4]

It's supposed to be in the 50s in the morn...  

[dburr]

it's 57 upstairs.. Great for sleeping!!

Yes, we are nuts....

[icemanbryan]

I freeze when it gets in the low 60's.
I dont do well in the cold, I feel like the tin man

[gran398]

Bryan...you do good in the cold! You came to  Southport in shorts, and with the exception of one morning...all was good in  those Cali shorts

Dave..where you live is magic. The water, the coastal mountains, the backroads....wow! And thanks so much for your  hospitality. Words can't  describe the beauty there.

When you get tired of  the summer heat..visit the coast of Maine. A trip to  cherish

[bondobill]

It was a great day!!

Got smoker fired up.......
Fish should go in smoker around 3 AM  Sunday morn......
Give or take.......... a hour or 4  .....

Bill

[seabob4]

Excellent Bill, excellent!!!    

Although a couple of the pics, you guys look chilly...

[gran398]

Excellent Bill, excellent!!!    

Although a couple of the pics, you guys look chilly...

Yowzer!!!

Summaabich, you guys creamed 'em!

Those salmon are beauties...and on the east coast, fresh-caught as shown...are worth a hundred dollars each or more.

You go bro...what a fine catch!!  

[Georgie]

Impressive!!  

Always appreciative when I see boaters brave the winter weather to take advantage of excellent fishing.  One of the best days I've ever had was a blizzard day in coastal Rhode Island back in college.  Took my lil 14 ft. skiff into Point Judith Pond on a good outgoing tide and caught so many winter flounder we started throwing 'em back, only giving up after our fingers became immobile from prolonged soaking and exposure.  

Those salmon look gorgeous! They look pretty bright so I imagine they haven't been in the river long?   How close were you to the ocean, Bill?

[bondobill]

Ryan
We where about 10 miles from where the Nooksack river dumps into the salt, they now call the area the Salish Sea  
It's where the Strait of Georgia meets the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the northern end Puget Sound.
The San Juans and Gulf Island sit right in the middle. The islands are where I do my salt water fishing
Nooksack river drains the Mt Baker water shed, it is located between the Fraser River to the North and the Skagit River to the South
I live about a mile from the gravel bar where we launch the sled
https://huxley.wwu.edu/sites/huxley.wwu ... ea_125.jpg