Lot 1 payoff and deed recorded yesterday, Sonya and I moved the camper to higher ground, demo work on interior. Water supply and sewer connection coming next.
Camper hooked up for move.
Camper at new location, our home for the next year.
Clinton Lake with Damon
6am meet up at Clinton storage, foggy gray morning on the water. Action was slow until around 7:30, picked up a small walleye, a nice crappie, two white bass and two catfish. The second catfish was an 8 pounder, gave Damon a good fight. Great day with a good friend.
White Bass at Clinton
Damon with lunker catfish.
Jake’s 34th Birthday - Firekeeper
Sunday morning at 7:45 we tees off in the calm but humid air. Front nine was a close match Jake 38 to my 37, back nine 41 for me and a rough finish for Jake. We were the first group out, dewsweeping, a great day. Finished up with a party at Applegate.
Front gate at Firekeeper
The Bubba Knife
Took delivery, cordless fillet knife. Will make short work of the fish processing job!
Clinton Wiper Solo Double
Friday morning 4:15 AM, making coffee and pulling together gear. On the water at 6. First fish at 7:30, trolling deeper in 30’ of water. Wiper double, then 2 singles. Largest 4.5 pounds and 21”. Kept 3 to test with the white bass recipe. Off the water at 11:30. All together about a dozen fish. Found some nice white bass over the creek channels on the triad set up. Caught one on each lure. Key in this heat is the deeper water and getting down to them.
Solo double in the boat.
4 1/2 pound 21” Wiper.
3 Wipers on ice.
Wiper Fish with Shore Lunch, lemon and homemade tartar.
Grilled White Bass
Up at 4am, on the water at 5:30. Slow start, fish started biting at around 8. Caught 6 crappies, 6 white bass, 2 keepers, one catfish. All on FlickerShad, transparent orange was the best. Downrigger at 16 to 20’ with 35’ of line out was the combo, 1.6 to two mph. Clear and hot day. Cleaned the fish at the cleaning station, need to pickup a cordless fillet knife and some gloves. Cleaned all of the red meat away, olive oil, lemon juice, pressed garlic and herbs, marinate for 4 hours cook in grill basket over high heat. Very good fish!
First of 2 keeper white bass.
Hot Flicker Shad color, Downrigger at 16-20’.
Fish in marinade.
Fish off of grill.
Downrigger
Up at 4 am, installed the Downrigger. Fished Clinton until noon. Caught 2 on Downrigger. 5 total. Hot day, lost new umbrella.
Solo at Clinton
Rainstorm delayed launch into 1 pm, fished until dark. Caught 3 whites, a catfish and 2 wipers.
One of two wipers caught on flickershad plugs.
White Bass caught on mooching rig Shad and flasher.
Jayhawk Club
Played morning round with Todd and Karl, shot a 76, 2 birdies.
Sunday - Circling Raven
Saturday - Trip to Harrison
Wednesday - Noxon Fishing
Tuesday - Tree with Fowler
Picked up tree with Brad, delivered to Austin’s house.
Monday - CDA GC Golf Practice, Fishing at Lower Twin
Work calls early, returned yard digger, Sonya and I did golf practice at CDA Golf Club, lunch at Riverstone, met Fowler, drove to Spirit Lake and fixed his pit boss bbq. Launched at Sportsman’s access, looked at 3 properties for sale. Pass. Trolled bay near north end, caught 5 rainbow, 5 bluegill, 2 crappie trolling. Got rained off around 6.
Rainbow trolling at Lower Twin
Tiny cabin properties for sale at Lower Twin
Fowler outrunning the rain.
Sunday - Round Lake, Sandpoint, Lower Twin
Took a drive up to Round Lake, then ate at a Mexican restaurant in Sandpoint. Took a drive to Lower Twin and looked at the boat launches and cabins. Land with sheds and tiny cabins for sale boat in only side.
Sonya and sally at Round Lake
Round Lake
Saturday in CDA - Gun Club & Austin’s Yard.
Got up this morning, had some coffee. Arrived at the gun club around 8:30 AM. Austin brought a box of donuts and we waited for the rest of the group to arrive. Matt, Hunter and Jess got there shortly before Brad. We shot a round of trap with Brad and I coaching. Then we shot a round of skeet followed by Brad and I shooting a final round of wobble skeet. Austin and I picked up the loader at Lake City rentals, got to his house and with mats help, Sonya and Carrie. We finished up the front yard project. 6:30 back at Mill River flat.
Matt, Austin, Jess and Hunter at CDA Trap and Skeet Club
Brad and his dog Eila with Jess and Hunter
Crew finishing yard project.
Front Yard at Austin and Carries house.
Friday at Spirit Lake
Met up with Fowler then drove to Spirit Lake, boat trailer thru the McDonald’s drive up in Rathdrum got Brad a demerit from the young lady at the cashiers window. Trolled for Kokanee and Chinooks, caught a cutthroat and one Kokanee. Great day on the water. Grilled some dogs and enjoyed the afternoon on the cabin patio.
First Kokanee Salmon at Spirit Lake
Kokanee an Cutthroat at Spirit Lake
Lunch on cabin patio.
Spirit Lake from cabin.
Thursday in CDA
Spent the day today prepping for an outing to Spirit Lake tomorrow. Pick up some gear at Black Sheep, rigged it in Brads front yard.
Gear for Kokanee and Chinook Salmon at Spirit Lake.
Wednesday in CDA
Picked up a rental car for Sonya to drive, dropped truck at Atlas Automotive for AC repair. Brad and I fished Hayden. Launched at Sportsman’s access. Caught 5 species Largemouth, Perch, Smallmouth, Rainbow and Crappie. Great day on the lake.
Brad with Rainbow at Hayden
Jon with Largemouth
At the launch.
Tuesday - Fernan with Fowler
Early up, Spokane River at Mill River, float boat over to channels on far side, 3 smallmouth on flyrod our of float boat, Work calls until 1:30, met up with Fowler at Fernan Lake. Brad boated 3 largemouth.
Launching on Spokane River at 5AM
Smallmouth on Leech
Fowler with Bass at Fernan