Sept 22/08
Mornin Lew
Tired of walking to our home pools - let me introduce you to our latest creature comfort "THE BOGAN BUGGY"
Sept 10/08
Mornin Lew
Like I said byes, catching salmon this year came to more than one rookie. If you are looking to catch salmon, this is the year. Call now 888-227-6100
Bamba never went fly fishing in his life until this day that Sandy taught him how. Looks like a happy gillie and guest to me.
Sept 8/08
Morin Lew
Oh what a summer, sorry for the lack of updates folks but it certainly has not been for lack of fish. This year has been a fantastic season with more fish entering our system than we have seen in ages.
It has been so awesome that we have had a number of rookies land fish on their first ever salmon fishing expedition.
Christine caught this beautiful grilse right after receiving how to instructions from both Bonnie and Brett. And we thought Brett had all the fishing expertise in the family. Look out Brett, if she gets any better she will be rivaling you in expertise. And oh yea, as the American Salmon Syndicate boys have said,"Christine may be too busy to make any pies for them anymore".
July 17/08
Morin Lew.
And now for the rest of the story:
Top honors in the Derby went to Ken Dugas. Ken beat out Bill by a draw of the straws since they were both tied with equal numbers. For his efforts Ken won a beautiful book and video series on Lee Wulff.
As usual everyone is a winner who comes to Oxbow and everyone left with prizes which included flies and Orvis boxes, wading sticks had crafted by Lew and Rina and Orvis fly lines. Combined with our feeds of lobster and new derby shirts for the participants everyone emerged a winner. All participants ended on the catching side. We released 59 salmo salar at our first derby. Get your application in for next years event as spaces are being filled quickly.
Ken Dugas casting in high water. Bill Barclay catching in the riffle.
Awards ceremomy Ken receiving the salmon sceptre handcrafted by Lew and Ren.This sceptre will
passed from the winner to winner over the years after their initials have been
carved in it.
Debbie with Ken and Bill at awards cereomony. Debbie and happy participants, missing Oz and Dick who had to leave
a day early.
July 4th/08
Happy Independance Day to our American friends.
Battle continues as the heavy hitters strike for yet more salmon.Unfortunately more were lost than landed. In the landed categorie we had Lew, Oz, Ken and Bill and Bonnie who just joined us being succesful in measuring their catch while six never came ashore.
Ken had a story book take with the salmoncoming out of the water and taking the fly deep.She immediately ccame out of the water in a magnificient jump and started pealing off line by tail walking across the river and with a fond fair well, she bid him adiose.
Today is the last day of our Derby, going into today we have Ken and Bill tied for 1st. BUT remember a salmon beats out all grilse.
First Annual Upper Oxbow Salmo Salar Derby
Heavy hitters hit town on Sunday for the 1st annual Upper Oxbow Salmo Salar Derby. In the line up:
Gary "The Leader Man"
Underwater Oz
Dick Turse
John Woods
Bill Barclay
Ken Dugas
Lew Chase
Rina Chase "Queen of the Salmon"
Despite Mother Nature raining on our party, we are off to the races. Ken Dugas was the lead off man registering 2 nice grilse and losing another on Monday morning. Bill, Dick and Oz not to be counted out registered their own grilse on Monday evening.
Tuesday - Lew struck home with a nice fish but after 5 nice jumps the salmon bid him fair well.Rina not to be out done landed her own grilse and said fair well to the second one.Tuesday was a good day for the fish as one escaped from Ken's line as well with a long distance release "LDR"
The biggest heart break of the day went to big Bill Barclay. Bill hooked and was playing our first large salmon with visions of taking over 1st place on the leader board when the salmon escaped with an adiose amigo.
Flies of choice huge yellow butterflies, followed by more yellow butterflies and more yellow butterflies with a yellow coburn taking up the rear.
May 29/08
Look what we found yesterday.
Jeff may have come in search of bear but he is a pretty happy camper with this silver salmon.
Fish totals for 08
Salmon-151 Grilse-425 Trout-36
Flies of choice-Cardinelle
Water level-still high but still falling
May 9/08
Fishing is starting to warm up again after loosing a couple of days to high water.Here Bob holds a 21 inch trout weighing in at 31/2 pounds. Lost a new rod today to the guy that got away.
April 30/08
High water and dirty today byes. Everyone is busy tying flies for tomorrow.Pictured here are some of the guides at the boat rodeo after the water came up last night. Will crest and start falling by night fall.
April 29/08
Fishing started to occur in the Little Southwest on Friday.
We have done some great catching to date- take a gander at this salmon and trout caught on Thursday by Kevin Hulbert of Hawaii. The weather was a bit on the cold side for our new friends from Hawaii but that didn't stop their catching.
Debbie at Upper Oxbow
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updated Sept 22,2008