July Fishing

Had a hard time finding a fishing buddy this trip.. Have been hearing about a river for some time so decided to check it out first-hand. The Ham's Fork River north of Kemmerer, WY (our old home state don't forget). This river has character. Park at the old cattle ranch house and leave $10 bucks in the box to fish on private land. The river was empty of other fisher-people which is a pleasant change to the crowded Green and Provo. Was glad the bro-in-law John could make it too (along with his camera).

This is the biggest fish I have landed in a long time. Twentyone inches of rainbow scales. The tape measure doesn't lie.

H's Birthday

Great outing for the 6 year old. Took H and some buds up to the Bird. A little chilly+ice cream sandwiches+rain=cold and wet boys and Dad. ak, O&P all came up as well. There are some monster fish in that little Snowbird pond by the way.

P's Blessing Day

We had a great turnout of fam and friends for P's blessing. Not sure why I didn't just pick her up out of the "bouncy chair". Anet was the elegant mother at F&T mtg.

Fishing with my Dad

The planets aligned and my Dad and I finally made a fishing trip to the Green River. I rounded up an extra pontoon boat (compliments of Chip). We floated the 7 mile section between the dam and Little Hole. Fish Count: Dad landed 5 to my 4. Captured in the foto above is one of the many rainbows in this river, but one unfortunate to be fooled by the rapala. Even with the countless rafters filled with kids (which have as much right to the river as the snobby fly-fishermen) we had an incredible day together. Hope to repeat it soon.

Good Laughs

This Top 10 List (enlarge it) had Anet and I crying we were laughing so hard. We laughed harder at this than we did the Crested Chinese dog that won the Ugliest Dog Contest.

I had the most rockin' Father's Day ever yesterday (even if it did start at about 3am with little O puking up a gallon of pool water he gulped down Saturday). I didn't deserve it all. Anet and my little ones are too kind. All of the attention made me feel a little guilty and inspired me to be a kinder/more thoughtful dad and hubsand (intentional).

Now the big 10 year anniversary! AK and I went to sushi at Kyoto tonight (little Penelope in tow asleep). We had some laughs looking back on the last 10 years and some thoughtful moments wondering where we'll be 10 years from now. Predictions???

3 Fish

I had about an hour of daylight on the Provo River this evening to fish. Ended up landing 3 browns. Totally worth the drive. Next time...the Green. (This photo isn't one of them...) It's incredible to live so close to some great rivers.