Spring 2009 SSSF Group Float Photos

[Chinook SSSF]

Here are my photos from the group float. More great photos by Willisteal linked here (http://northwestfishing.info/showthread.php?t=510).

We could not have asked for better wheather, fishing was slower than the last group float we did in the winter. Alot of great anglers in the group with cold but decent water conditions. Guess this means we have to do it again! The Sandy does tend to have an on again off again way of being and you can bet it will turn right back on again as the water drops.

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I would like to thank everyone on the float. I feel it is always a group effort that makes these so much fun, everyone involved lends a hand in some way to make the day go well. I can think of something to thank everyone for from that day for the float, lunch, tips, storys, photos, shuttles, bait and a host of other things that all make it work.

A big thanks to Dave [Rollinon]for his role in setting this dinner & float up for everyone and earmarking a list to help get an idea of our numbers prior to the float.

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Personaly from me, Ed thanks for the super day, always a pleasure to seat in your boat :p If you get tired of me, to bad, I have come to depend on you! heehee :D

Wade, thanks for the kick butt BBQ chicken, beat the pants off my PBJ!



Off we go! Enjoy!

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Our float this spring took place on the same day as the Sandy River Spey Clave, a well known spey event that takes place each year at Oxbow park near Troutdale Oregon. Anglers practice their casting in the morning sunshine while Mark B. caters to a large crowd of spey hobbiests.

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Ed Fast on the oars..."You row, I'll navigate"

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One of Ed's favorite steelhead plugs..

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Time for lunch on the Sandy! RiverDrifter breaks out the BBQ..

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"Just point the bow downriver" I did!

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Off we go again! lol :rolleyes: Stuffed even...

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RiverDrifter sits under the shadow of ancient's. These tree's spent hundreds of years under the sand only to be exposed once again by floods in the this century. Always impressive to see this section of the Sandy. The tree's are free to rot away into the dust all over again now and as we know the history of the Sandy, this site will certainly change again sometime soon. Everytime I pass through here I try to find a different way to capture this section in photo. Here is a super photo from that section of the river I used for a new blog we are working (http://smallstreamsalmonfishing.com/wordpress/). Seeing Wade dwarfed below the stumps gave me the solution for this trips capture.

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Thanks for a great day on the water! Lets do this again soon :rolleyes: