I spent Father’s Day weekend up at the fishin hole with my wife & boys along with my brother and his son who were visiting from Stockholm, Sweden. As you well know, the river was flowing at about 4,000cfs…a bit high to fish any riffles! The best fishing was above the gauging station in the flat section. My brother and I both caught a couple of nice rainbows both on dry’s (Tarantula) and on a beadhead Prince Nymph. As the flows subside, the fishing activity will only get better. The fishing is just a part of the greatness of the property…just to be up there was real nice! We did see a nice rattlesnake at the Barrett House:

She let us know she was there. It was a great experience for the kids.

On Sunday we all took a hike down to Cathedral. The trail to the Bear Tunnel needed a lot of work. I took my chain saw and cleared out the jungle just below the climb to the Bear Tunnel. Once through the Bear Tunnel, I cleared the trail down to the bypass tributary and also cleared the trail down to the Cathedral. The Bear Tunnel down to Cathedral is officially open for the year! I cleared a lot of the brush off the rocks at the pool above Cathedral so you can fish the whole drift perfectly!

Don’t forget to bring your bug spray…100% deet if you have it! With all the water, the mosquitoes are thick in the evening.

Fish on!
Bob Schardt