Naha River May 11

Fished the river for the first time in around 20 years, and other than a little gravel around the dock it looks like the trail hasn’t seen any maintenance since then and I wouldn’t attempt it in the rain without calked boots. We started out trying for steelhead but did catch some nice trout, so we down sized our lures and caught a bunch of rainbows and a few cutthroat.

Hiking 5/4

Checked and replaced a couple cameras I left out over the winter and added 3 more to this area

I put a camera back in this spot which I have used this spot before

This camera watches an area where a lot of secondary trails cross a main trail.

I set this camera to watch an intersection near the edge of a big muskeg on the right, it might be to out in the open to be very good but most of my best spots are so shady that half the day time pictures are in black and white and I like color.

This is the same spot before I cleared out some of the brush.

This is a how I attach my cameras, if you look closely you can see a notch I cut in the tree for the camera to sit in. The notch plus packing it in tightly with moss and tying the strap after buckling it helps to stop bears and bucks from taking down or messing up the camera’s aim.

Hiking 4/27

Hiking, setting trailcams and fishing for trout

Caught and released a bunch of sea-run cutthroat, and bonked the biggest dolly varden, ended up keeping one cutthroat that I hooked badly.

I set up 4 more cameras, 3 in new spots and one in a place I’ve used before.

Set a camera here to watch a place where a bunch trails converge to cross a creek.

This camera a main trail deer and bear use to avoid a big open muskeg that is about 20 yards to the left.

I’ve used this spot before, the camera watches an intersection of multiple trails in a skunk cabbage patch, the cabbage is just starting to grow.

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This camera watches an intersection of multiple trails and I think deer probably like to bed on that bare patch of ground.

Hiking 4/20

I set up 4 trailcams

This camera watches an intersection of a bunch of trails between some dark timber on the left and some muskegs on the right.

This pool in a swampy creek looks like a place bears might like to take a dip, and there is a trail on the far side of it.

This camera watches an intersection at the edge of a muskeg, I expect it will be a decent spot as things green up during this spring and into the summer but I will probably need to move it at the end of August when these open area lose there appeal to deer and bear.

This spot should be really good, several main trails come together at this creek, and it’s full of skunk cabbage which would be showing if the deer didn’t have it chewed down to the dirt.

Hiking, Fishing, and Setting Cameras

First hike in quite a while. Set up 3 trailcams and caught a bunch of cutthroat and one steelhead, and found a nice shed.

Setting up 3 trail cameras

Put a camera back in this spot, it has been one of my best spots in this area.

This is a new spot on a trail I hike a lot, there is a lot of sign so it should be good.

This is another place I’ve used in the past, the camera was on the other side of the puddle the last 2 years, decided to try a new angle this year.