all right y'all....where ya from?

No worries VP.  I think I see what you were trying to say.

That picture of the halibut is of Fishin-T holding his flattie from the Sombrio Trip.  That trip was at the defining moment of this site.  We brought it online right before trip and let others know about it right after.  The trip report was the first post here.  So it's only fitting that the picture graces our front page.

-Allen

I'm from Rochester, NY... Am i still allowed to play here?

fishgator,
 Sure you can play here. You just have to cast farther than most of us!!

boxofrain,

GOOD ONE !!!   

Fishin-T

I'm from curlew Wa. about ten miles from the B.C. border ,I live right on the Kettle River which is a good trout stream,I've beenfishing from a kayak since I  was 18 ....now 51 ..I now fish from  a Wilderness Systems 160 but also a 120...I fish for what is biting ...now its Walleye and Bass...Jim l

Welcome RiverBase, another member from over on the Eastside!  I'm going to have to make it over there for all this walleye fishing I keep hearing about.  Actually, the first walleye I ever caught was out of Curlew Lake, back when I was maybe 10.  My first largemouth bass came from that lake on the same trip, although they were all stunted.  As I recall we caught some nice rainbow pushing 20" on that trip as well.

-Allen

Riverbase, good to have you here. My wife gets that way often for work so maybe next time I will tagalong and we can do some fishing. So do you live very close to the Jobcorp campus? Do you ever target the tiger muskies in curlew? I thought that they had put some in there. I am going over to Evergreenlake on sat.. thats down by Quincey. They planted some in there as well. Not trying for them, just doing some bassing. Oh ya BTW I am in Cashmere, upper Wenatchee valley half way to Leavenworth. Welcome 
Matt

floatin cowboys,  Yes I do live close to Job Corps bridge..(my wife worked there for 13 years) .in fact it is a great float from there to my house...abt 10 miles.  Also I would like to give a fishing report about our trip on the Columbia river this weekend.  We did an over nighter set up a rough camp above the rapids and it rained the first night ....We caught a few walleyes...the next morning we slayed them....all nice walleyes between 17-20 inches.
It was a fun trip    Jim L

Jim your trip on the Columbia, was that over by priest rapids? Did you use your yak? if you did you got some brass man. I want more details please. Is that float on the kettle from job corp bridge one you can do in the yak. if so lets talk more. sound like fun. What did your wife do at the Job corp campus.
Matt

flotin cowboys.. the Kettle is very good Kayak water...high right now but very floatable ...in two weeks it will clear up and be good fishing for trout but its good for brown trout now...the Kettle below the falls where it runs into the Columbia river should be awsome for trout and walleye right now and small mouth in 3 weeks....but can be a bit of a wild ride in spots..we took a bass boat up the Columbia this week end ..it's to high to run with a yak now but we run it when the run off slows down...we camped about 10 miles below Northport...going up the rapids we were looking at whirlpools twenty feet across and five foot deep ...a bit exiting even a big boat...................paddle in your hand.. a fish on your  line...a smile on your face...what could be better   

When are you eastsiders going to plan a fishing trip over there?  Us westsiders wanna come play in your backyard.

-Allen

WOOPS missed a questoin....  my wife was Job Corp nurse for 13 years

I just found this site and have also just recently begun fishing from my Ocean Kayak Drifter. I live in Brookings, Oregon. That's the extreme southwest corner of the state. I see that "boxofrain" is also from Brookings. Glad to see someone else from the area here.

Welcome chetcosailor!!!

I'm still trying to figure out when I can make an Oregon trip happen.  I've been a lot of talk so far, but no action.  That has to change.  I'm thinking I might get down there this fall for some estuary/bay salmon fishing.  Stay tuned.

-Allen

Chetcosailor,
 Glad to have you aboard!
 I usually can be found on the water in the lower river below morris hole, yellow prowler 13. Been catching a few 16"- 18" searun cutthroat on bullhead. haven't been on the ocean too much as I will not go alone and it is hard to find a buddy all the time! However I have never been skunked on the ocean, just not had a lot of time out there. Maybe that will change as we get a few more yakers in the area. Besides, in this small town you probably know me.
 If you want to hookup and fish sometime give me a call at 469-1958 I work most days but can take off most any time I like. 
 

(heh heh heh more kayaks!)