This morning - about 5:45 I arrived at the Kalama for some springer fishing. First cast, a beautiful and somewhat small (about 10lbs.) springer jumped all over my eggs/sand shrimp combo and proceeded to put up a great fight. After about 10 minutes - got the fish in and even though I could taste that fish, I noticed that pesky adipose looking full and big. Back into the river and that was my last bite of the day.

Oh well, to paraphrase a great British playwright - "Tis better to have caught and released than to have never caught at all." Fun morning - and a couple of hours later one of my driftmates did find a hatchery springer of about 12 lbs.

I do love those springers!!!

It's all about the take down. That's what gets the blood flowing.

sorry I missed the trip Eddie..not too sorry as I passed on a halibut trip and a shrimping trip today so I could teach my 2 yr old grandson how to hold a rod...trout fishing...he held it great and even started to learn to turn the crank...Unbelieveable to me but he actually sat in the grass right next to me and didn't move....staring at the rod....He's definitely going to be a good fisherman sooner than later.

Cool Grandpa, start 'em early on everything but politics. After all, I started out as the President of the Young Republicans in Olympia and look where it got me!!!

I bet you had a wonderful time with you Grandson. Great memories and Great times.

no politics spoken here...only on PP....