deltatahoe Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 this weekend i went fishing up near mount shasta; i took some pictures during the trip and figured i'd share a couple of them here. it was a really relaxing weekend -- there's nothing quite like getting out in the wilderness and enjoying some time away from city life. we drove up on friday night and got up early saturday morning to head to the river; we picked the pit river for fishing saturday -- the local fly shops said it was fishing really well. as we drove to the river there was still some fog in the valley -- really beautiful with the fall colors. there were lots of cool trees and brush around the river; here's another shot through some tree branches. if you look closely you can see the fog sitting on the river in the background. we fished all day at the pit river; i didn't get any action shots because most of the time i was trying not to get washed away down the river the pit river was very deep, which made for difficult wading (almost waist deep in most places). the scenery was pretty incredible though -- such a beautiful place. after a while i sat down on a rock and took a little break, where i managed to take a quick wrist shot. i decided to wear my sinn u2 on the trip -- it is a nice rugged watch and was a good complement to the trip. after fishing on saturday we drove along the river for a while; there are a couple places where the pit river gets really wide and deep -- the river has several dams and powerhouses along the way. this picture was taken in one of the areas close to the powerhouses. on sunday we fished the mccloud river. it is equally as pretty as the pit river, but a little different in terms of fishing. the mccloud is much more narrow, with the river carving through the forest / canyon. there are lots of big rocks all along the river, so we decided to leave the waders in the car and go rock hopping. we worked our way upstream, jumping from rock to rock to find the best fishing spots. and of course i had to take a wrist shot on the mccloud river as well. my buddy managed to take a picture of me casting; as you can probably tell i'm still a beginner so after a nice weekend of fishing, we finally headed home. the road takes you right past mount shasta, which dominates the skyline. and finally, i saved my favorite picture for last -- the wrist shot that best captures my weekend spent fly fishing hope you enjoyed the trip as much as i did deltatahoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Fantastic shots and a great Sinn. Man, I need a holiday. And a Sinn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 wonderful pictures tahoe!! nothing beats clean crisp air. looks like you guys had a great time. catch many fish?? cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Wow, what an awesome weekend Good choice on your time piece, I don't think you would have max'ed out the depth rating! Beautiful surroundings for a weekends fishing, thanks for the pic's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Fantastic shots and a great Sinn. Man, I need a holiday. And a Sinn.... I just need the holiday! We're heading down to Miami this weekend for a wedding and while my wife and daughter are packed (in the largest suitcase we have I might add) I'm still trying to decide which watches I will wear/take! Gotta get the important things out of the way first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Beautiful photos. I would love to travel there sometime. Did you get any pictures of the fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 This I like I find this mix of watch and nature to be very much in the spirit of RWG. Great post and I wish I was there and I bet Nanug Rob would love to be there with you too Best regards Gran (Way out in the wilderness...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 thanks guys for the nice comments; it really was a beautiful trip. for those asking about pictures of fish, unfortunately we didn't catch a fish the whole weekend the two rivers we were on were certainly on the advanced side (these aren't stocked rivers; either you catch a big one or you don't catch one at all), and to be honest we spent about as much time hiking as we did fishing. but now that i think about it though, i didn't actually see any fish the whole trip either we were in the wrong spots or the fish in these rivers were much smarter than we were. @bazz, it's funny you mention the depth rating -- i laughed about the fact that i was bringing a watch rated to 2,000 meters despite the fact that i wouldn't be getting in water any deeper than 4-5 feet deltatahoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 yes, luckily we didn't have any encounters that would have qualified for one of your "life in alaska, part vi" posts. we definitely tried to focus most of our fishing in the morning and evening hours, but still didn't manage to catch any fish. i did manage to catch several tree branches, bushes and rocks though despite the lack of fish, we had a great time. with the right attitude, it's hard NOT to have a great time in the outdoors deltatahoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 wow, that is a pictorial ! It's not the kind of pics Ican take here, in the middle of Europe. Makes me want some air too. Thanks Delta. Cheers Stephane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 @bazz, it's funny you mention the depth rating -- i laughed about the fact that i was bringing a watch rated to 2,000 meters despite the fact that i wouldn't be getting in water any deeper than 4-5 feet Thanks for your advice a while ago, I managed to get one on a rubber strap with the tegimented case. Yea, I agree a depth rating of two kilometres is a little over kill for most of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 At least you didn't have to deal with fishing competition on the stream! I have got to show you this photo I saw today....this blew me away. This guy was in the water trying to take photos of salmon, paddling around, when he stops and looks to see who is paddling right next to him (and looking fairly unimpressed): Only in Alaska, eh? Okay, only in Alaska and Kamchatka, Russia where this photo was taken... But look at the expression on that bear's face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmilian Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Levelly pictures !! I hope you had a great time !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Very beautiful pictures indeed.. I am sure you had a great time... And of course the SINN is a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Fly fishing is definitely something I'll take up one of these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 @bazz, you're welcome -- i'm glad you were able to find one -- the u2 is a really nice piece, and great relative value @cornerstone, that picture is incredible; thanks for posting it. can you imagine what was going through the photographer's (and the bear's!!) mind when he took the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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