Rodney.... let me know in advance if you are comin by my shop.... I'll be sure to have somethin in tha freezer for ya
Thanks Tom.
The other two hunters in this thread have already promised venison a long time ago...
Starving here...
Bear steaks? Taste like lamb flavoured chewing gum.
They are rather muscular, and a rather strong gamey taste. Steelhead King brought some over for BBQ last year. I didn't mind, since I used to eat a lot of lamb back in Australia. In fact, I enjoyed it. The other ones were having a hard time chewing on it.
I have some nice fishy ducks you could try. You have to be a hunter to know what that means.
Fishy ducks...
Are they plucked?
PhotosThere are hundreds, so it is hard to pick just a few, but here is an attempt.
February usually means fishing with solitude. The icy bank, crisp air and freezing water plus the odd bull trout make it one of my favorite fisheries throughout the year.
In late March, we did a group trip to Kawkawa Lake for kokanee. The morning started with a lovely breakfast in Hope before heading out. This photo basically sums up the fishing action on that day. Although no kokanees were caught, the landlocked coho and good company kept us entertained.
In late April, Mark and I watched helplessly from our boat while Carlo demonstrated how to find those stillwater trout at Alta Lake. I snapped this photo while Shane was taking a photo of Carlo's fish. An action shot of a hero shot in progress.
In June, I had the opportunity to experience brown trout fishing in a couple of tiny Danish creeks. The fish aren't record breaking, but the atmosphere of this dry flyfishery makes it extremely enjoyable. The colour of the surroundings, the abundance of mayflies, the vocal birds and the odd aggressive cattles made it into a very exciting learning experience.
Our July St Mary's Lake smallmouth bass fishing trip was fantastic as usual. In fact, the fishing was better than previous years. We basically fished until we didn't want to hook another fish. The sunny weather also provided good lighting for photographs and videos.
In August, we finally did a trip with Iron Noggin/Matt on the WCVI. This is a photo of Nina's lingcod.
Our annual Thompson River trip was rather hot, the weather that is. On this day, the temperature reached the low 40s just outside of Kamloops. The fishing wasn't too bad, both Nina and I were able to connect with a few beautiful rainbow trout. Our trout photos are not as good compared to
what Shane and Carlo were able to produce.
As usual, we were able to enjoy a few good days of northern pikeminnow fishing near my house. On a light spinning rod, this underrated species can be a lot of fun.
Despite of the poor fall salmon season, we were still able to bag a few good photos in the last couple of months. Here is a photo of a bull trout that was milling around chum salmon redds. We found a school of them, most likely feeding on eggs.
Ross took this photo for me when we went out with Ken for sturgeon last month. It was the only sturgeon that I played on that day, but a very satisfying trip indeed as the videos turned out to be exactly what I wanted.