Granny and I planned to leave for Victor, ID today for a week of seeing friends in our old town along with a few final errands to be done. BUT the weather is horrible once again and many of the mountain passes in eastern OR are snowy messes not worth attempting today in the Ruby … Read more
While this continues to be a bear of a spring, there are a few weather breaks. Today was one of them. Last night we left Portland, OR and returned to White Salmon, WA. We woke up today and it was calm, partly sunny and the temperature was nearly 50°. Off Mike LaSota and I went … Read more
Mike LaSota and I skipped fishing yesterday because of a hard rain and strong wind. But today we had window. We still had some clouds but wind was nearly nonexistent and temperatures topped off at a welcome 53°. Off we went around 9 AM to the Columbia River from Mikes White Salmon, WA house. … Read more
Granny and I haven’t experienced many pleasant driving days since January. Today may have been the first. But it was a gem and the Cascade Mountains rocketed into the jet blue sky. We drove the Ruby Van from Bend, OR to White Salmon, WA where we start a visit with more friends, Mike and Beata … Read more
It was back on the Columbia for walleye again today with Mike LaSota. In fact, today Granny came with also. But if you thought yesterday was a tough day. . . . today was even slower. We fished from around 11 AM until after 5 PM and not only did we get skunked, we never … Read more
When you travel, always plan as many fishing days in a row that you can. This way if you hit some bad weather you have a chance to let it pass and enjoy some better conditions a day or two later. Today was payback from yesterday’s brutal wind blowout. Conditions on the Columbia River here … Read more
There was no serious fishing to be done on the Columbia River today. This is a windy area on a nice day. Today wasn’t nice and Mike and I woke up to a steady 25 MPH with gusts up to 60. The trees around the house bent deep and instead of fishing we went for … Read more