Washington

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Good People - Good Water - Good Fish

Washington is part of the 2016 Banff trip. British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington were an afterthought. After staying in Alberta, Canada, I realized I could do British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington before going home. It would mean a non-stop trip to Chicago for 33 hours. Leaving at midnight, I would cross the continental divide and arrive at the border of British Columbia and Washington state. I would try to fish both in the early morning.

Washington took a couple of delays. First, I was doing so well that I was ahead of schedule. The border didn't open until 8:00 am; I arrived at 6:30 am. I found another river only five miles away and burnt up sometime. I crossed the border with no problem. The second issue was that my phone got ruined as I dropped in a lake. I will guess about the locations I chose earlier as I have no GPS. Lastly, I lost my net, so catching a trout and taking a picture would be challenging. Catching a trout was no problem. A log was lying over Sullivan Creek, and a dry fly was placed on it. The rainbow hit it at once, and it is a nice size trout. But, when trying to take a picture, it wiggled out of my palm and into the water. I caught another one, and the same thing happened. It took another hour to see a small trout and a picture.

Washington State is Done!