Time on the water with Jay Kehme

Okanogan River 6:15, low and clear at 920CFS, water temp 72, sky clear and already mid 70s.

   For those that don’t know who Jay Kehme is here is a little about him: Lives in Omak with his wife Rita and Daughter Jordan. Works for Conservation Northwest as the Okanogan Outreach Coordinator, He was appointed by former Governor C. Gregorie to the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission 6 years ago.  He is an advent hunter, love to hunt Elk and yes likes to fish from time to time when he get a chance to have a fly rod in hand.

When I asked him. What he thought his best accomplishment was in the past 6 years being on the commission?

Jay: By far the biggest accomplishment is getting the Road Kill bill passed hands down.

Tell me a little more about it. 

Will here is the jest of that bill, Kill a deer or elk with your rig be it car or truck while driving you get to keep it, go online fill out some simple questions and you’re done. Meat on the table.

That simple?

Yup that simple.

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Anyway we were all rigged up and headed down to the river and wetting a line by 6:20 the river.

 Within just a few casts we were both in catching bass not the tug we were looking for but a tug.  

By 9:30 we were heading back to his house for coffee.   Between the two of us we must of caught 20-25 bass and had a great time just hanging out getting to know each other better and I can see us doing this much more often.