River Day- October 11th

OK....I know, I know.... It's a late post, but... better late then never!
So this past Monday night the weather was perfect! The fall colors are really starting to peak across the river, as you can see from the pictures. Jay, Pat and I (Tim) were able to make it down this week. As far as the fishing....... well, let's put it this way..... it was a beautiful evening out on the river fishing, I guess there were some fish out there, somewhere!! Jay did manage to get one, Pat and I both came up empty! But it was fun, Just enjoyed being there. As usual, we had the best fire on the river ....Again.!
The pictures were taken from my blackberry, so the quality isn't that great.

River Day 10/04/2010

Jay and I were the only ones able to make it to the river this week, but we still had a nice evening.

We had a little rain this week, and the temperature was probably 20 degrees cooler than last week; fall is definitely here. I'm not sure if you can tell by the picture, but the leaves are showing a little more color. It looks like more leaves are going to go straight from green to brown though, because of the dry summer we had.

Neither of us tried any fishing this week; just not work the trouble because of the rain and water level.

There are three different thermometers at the camp where we usually have River Day. If you look at the pictures you can clearly see that the temp. on Monday was somewhere between 51 and 69 degrees. Just thought it was funny.

(For the record, the 1st one was the closest to the actual temperature)

River Day 09/27/2010

With a rainy Monday morning, and the threat of rain for the evening, no one went to the river except for me. I think maybe the other guys spent too much time in skirts over the weekend (lol). I decided to take advantage of the low river level and get in some end of the season fishing; rain over the next few days is bound to raise the water level. They're still biting some; I caught four for the evening.

While I was out fishing, I saw a buck swim across the river in the rapids below me. I took a picture, but the camera is just a point-and-shoot. You might be able to pick out the deer in the photo. Definitely something you don't see everyday.

Very quiet at the river. I built a small fire just to say I did. No dinner at the river tonight. I did take a few pictures while I was there. It's amazing how different everything looks and feels as the seasons change.

River Day 09/20/2010

Same crew again this week at the river (wow, two weeks in a row!); Jay, Tim, and I (Mark). We were back at our normal spot this week (picture shows the camp from the river). Once again we had great weather as we get closer to fall; clear skies, temperature around 80. The wind had come up a bit before I got there (late, again) and Tim said it looked like it was snowing leaves. Won't be long till they're all coming down.

For the first time this year, the water was so low that you could walk across the rocks out to the current without having to wade through any water, so we all hiked out and did a little fishing. Despite the locals saying that the fish aren't biting, I managed to catch a total of 18 for the evening; 11 of them before we had dinner. (The other two will have to confess to how many they caught.)

We had hot dogs on the grill this week (thanks Jay!); nice simple dinner. You know, I've come to realize that hot dogs taste better at the river than anywhere else.

Once again, a great evening with good company.

River Day 09/13/2010

Schedules and jobs are continuing to plague River Day attendance, but at least we didn't have to wait a full month this time between celebrations. This week Ted was working, so it was just Jay, Tim, and I (Mark) at the river. We were all a little later arriving than normal because of work, but we made it anyway. We didn't go to our usual spot on the river but instead went about a mile and a half up river.

The weather was really nice; clear with temps in the upper 70's. But as the evening came on, you could really feel fall in the air. A lot of the trees are just starting to show some color (other than green), and many are starting to drop leaves. Summer is definitely winding down.

All three of us fished the whole time we were there but no one had any luck (not counting Jay's "sucker").

All-in-all a great night, with good company, good conversation, and of course the river.

River Day 08/23/2010

Sorry there aren't any pictures this week, but we did have a great night at the river. Only three of us were able to make it this time; Jay, Ted, and Mark. Work and schedules have really wreaked havoc on our weekly celebration this summer, as you can tell by the posts (or lack thereof).

Everything is really starting to cool off as we ease toward fall, especially after the sun starts to drop. I tried a little fly fishing and even the water temperature is dropping. The temperature this week was right around 80, or even a little below that. The day started out overcast, but as the evening came, the skies cleared. Weather-wise, it's been a great summer, but I'm looking forward to the cooler temperatures (bring on the winter!).

Not much activity around the river; didn't see much of the "locals" and only saw two kayakers. We did see a Great Blue Heron again this week; he hung around for a few minutes fishing, then flew upriver.

Have a great week!

River Day 07/26/2010

It's hard to believe, but it's been about a month since the last River Day. Everyone has been busy this summer with work and scheduling, so we haven't been able to get together on Monday nights.

This week the weather was perfect; clear skies, temperature just above 80 degrees. That's a bit of a cool down after the heat wave we've been going through.

Everyone was down this week except for Pat. We fished for a while and caught a few, but they weren't very active.

Ted supplied dinner this week; hot dogs with cooked onions and peppers. Yum yum. Thanks Ted!

Not much going on with the locals this week, just a nice quiet evening. We did see a Great Blue Heron. He perched on a rock at the edge of the river in front of the camp. The camera I had doesn't have much zoom, so I tried to get a little closer. He didn't care for that much and took off. I did get one photo
of him leaving. Sorry it's a little blurry, but hey, better than
nothing.