Jumpin' Geeehosefat!!!!!

[WildHawg]

Thought I'd make a short run down the Nestucca today--everything looked good at 7 am. By 8, it was thunder, lightning [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] , and 40 mph gusts. There were literally 2-3 foot whitecaps :shocked: splashing over my transom. I'm a pretty stout boy, but it was all I could do to row through the slackwater from above the bridge to Cloverdale. My anchor slipped in the cleat a little (need a new rope)--and in the five seconds it took me to pull it back, I'll bet I drifted 10 yards back upstream. when I finished the "drift", there was a good 6 inches of water in my boat from rain and waves. I did catch one 7# native hen.
Anybody else stupid...er, daring enough to get out today?

[timinthegorge]

Wildhawg.......

the wind came back to the central CR today as well...... better that, than the fog and freezing rain/snow we've had over the last couple of weeks..... :smile:

Rain and wind are good...... freezin' rain, slick roads, bad.....

I've lived in the gorge for 7 years, and this is the first time my sunglasses haven't been on my face for two Full Weeks..... Not good.....

Tim.....