I finally got a break from my college work and went out with my dad and my buddy Ben to do a little smallmouth fishing. We took a trip to the Dalles and fishing was really tough and caught only a few fish. But one of them was a monster. My dad got one that was exactly 5 lbs. I haven't smallmouth fished in a while and I forgot how beautiful those bronze backs are.
Here is a pic of the beautiful fish.