I know where RJ is at...ha ha

wak'm&stak'm · 09-14-2002, 11:09 PM

RJ went to Alaska for a 10 day trip out of Cordova, to the Katela (sp?) river. He was supposed to be back Thursday.

Well I just got word from a guy that barely got out Wed......it rained 6 inches yesterday, high winds, and fog. ............I bet that makes for a LLLOOONNNGGGG couple of days.

Not to worry they stay in little plywood boxes in the middle of bear country....should be some good stories coming.

[ 09-14-2002, 12:10 PM: Message edited by: wak'm&stak'm ]

AuntyM · 09-16-2002, 04:24 PM

Well his AuntyM was starting to worry about him. :depressed: OK, this is Monday, so where is he? Did he get et by a bar? [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img]

wak'm&stak'm · 09-16-2002, 07:54 PM

I just got an email from Cordova, they got out today but all the planes are booked, so it is into Anchorage this afternoon, to Seattle tonight, and to portland tomorrow morning.

All he kept saying was...this sucks....I wonder if he ran out od copenhagen...eek....

AuntyM · 09-16-2002, 09:42 PM

Thanks Dan. Appreciate the update. I miss the big jerk. :grin:

RJ · 09-20-2002, 08:11 AM

RJ is back and lives to fish again ,wow what a trip if you love to flyfish for salmon this trip is what memories are made of,50 fish days each were the norm so after 10 days of fishing its not hard to tally up several hundred fish,these fish are just plain bad to the bone with a majority running in the mid to upper teens.I did however have a close incounter with a Brown Bear at 25 yds ,anyone remember the movie Uncle Buck starring John candy and his adventures with a very large Griz ,well yup it was text book I could have filled in for a back up on the film quite nicely :grin: RJ

corrirod · 09-20-2002, 08:25 AM

Hahahah.....that's great RJ!

Give us some more details of the trip. What? Where? How? Who? etc?

Sorry, I'm going to be stuck at home for awhile with new baby in a couple of weeks so I have to live vicariously thru others now!

Glad you made it back in one piece.

RJ · 09-20-2002, 08:30 AM

RJ · 09-20-2002, 08:32 AM

RJ · 09-20-2002, 08:47 AM

Rod ...The river is the Katela its south of Cordova about a 20 minutes plane ride across the copper river delta its either float plane or wheel plane to the fish camp located on the river depending on the tide .The camp is run by my friends brother and wife this is the second time i have been here and the fishing is incredible the scenery, the food,the plywood boxes we sleep in(good one wak) are heated and very comfy.The bears are generally not a problem but there are those exceptions like the formentioned above,he'll make a fine rug though

RJ

Paddlefish · 09-20-2002, 08:47 AM

Whoa!

That big ol' hooknose buck is one pretty fish!!

So, are you resting your arm now? :grin:

Hamachi · 09-20-2002, 09:26 AM

Beautiful bright fish.... way to go. That's what memories are made for!

RJ · 09-20-2002, 09:30 AM

yes I am I've seen enough silvers for a while now the kings are starting in the Yaquina with some decent catches the last few days I may have to shake out the arm and clear the jet lag and chase some chinook