Beyond the fires

The Northstar and Okanogan Complex still burn on but are at the point of 30+ containment. We have lost so much beauty that it is beyond belief  . and hard for me to put into words. At least half of the experience of going some where to fish is the scenery.The lush trees and plants the critters and the birds, Rite now there is so much the has been blackened around some of my favorite lakes. Big Blue, I have heard blacked the whole west side. Limebelt all the way around it. Buzzard the same thing. I will be driving out to these places in the near future to give my out of County readers a much better update.

               Today we, Gary and I  met up at one of the lakes that didn't get touched by the fire.

Aeneas Lake: Is not one of my favorites just because of the scenery. Tho it is at times a fun lake to fish and I have had some really great days there. Early spring the Water boatmen is a blast, along with the chironomid fishing both dry line with a bobber (haha) or straight below on sinking line. I had fifty fish days there.

The fish get lesions on them in the warm days of summer and it came early this year with water temps in the mid to upper 70s by mid May. Then again this is not a normal year.

Today the water was 63 and the air at 9am 52 overcast and looked like it could rain on us at anytime, we both packed our rain gear outwith us so of course it never did. the wind did blow tho. a fierce blowing out of the northeast. Gary had his ores and used them I left half of one of mine at home.

I hooked and landed 11 by 1:30 (lost don't want to say how many), and tried for a even dozen getting back to the launch didn't do it. Gary couldn't leave with out his dozen and stayed out to make a quick second pass on the southwest side Getting #12 and picking up two more to boot.

I really do like it when he catches more fish then I, that way he says different thing and make excuse's for doingso.
My arm and legs didn't get sore like I expected, being out of shape from not fishing since Beth some time way back when.

Many, Many thanks goes out to all the fire fighters and the volunteers   So much personal properties were saved by them. It was and at this time still an international effort to stop them. I feel bad for the three fire fighter that lost their live helping and the one still in a Seattle hospital wish him a speedy recovery.