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Highlights from 2 Cameras
Best of April 2020
A Short Camping Trip
Sunny weather has been in short supply this summer, so I took advantage of a break in the rain and went for a paddle after work, then spent the night in the woods. Set a camera here. I usually put my cameras in security boxes to protect them from bears. Hopefully, this one will beContinue reading “A Short Camping Trip”
First Check of a New Spot
Setting 6 Cameras for Bears
Pink salmon will be spawning in every stream that has enough current to support them. I set 2 cameras at 3 different small streams that get a run of fish every year. Cameras get better results on the little creeks than larger streams, simply because a camera can cover a small stream easily. It alsoContinue reading “Setting 6 Cameras for Bears”
A Good Spot on a Main Trail.
A Good Day of Catch and Release Beach Hunting
Set up another camera here, and checked this camera.
A New Fly for Salmon Trolling
After seeing endless schools of herring fry, then watching the fish I’d just caught regurgitate a bunch of the same little fish, I decided to tie some flies to imitate those baitfish. I started with crystal flash chenille for the body. The wing has 3 layers, starting with white marabou… …followed by a layer ofContinue reading “A New Fly for Salmon Trolling”
Hiking and Kayaking
Didn’t mess with any of my trailcams this weekend because checking them when it’s been raining often leaves too much humidity inside them. Watched an eagle dive into the water and grab a pink salmon that was too big for it to carry while flying, so it swam the fish to shore. I paddled toContinue reading “Hiking and Kayaking”