The water finally crept under 5k cfs this weekend so I took my two younger kids for a float and fishing trip. Renee, 8 yo, maned the front of the Lavro in style, even napping under the umbrella for a couple miles. Armed with a spinning rod and a crawfish plug, she landed 8 smallies, including this 18"  "Bad Boy Smallie", as she called him. Job well done Renee.

I did manage to make a few cast here and there during the day, but with the water at 5k cfs, being on the sticks and fishing was almost impossible.  I did manage to nab a toad of a smallie on Al the mouse. He was a 20" plus trophy smallie. He jumped 5 times and pulled down my 7 wt steelhead rod with attitude too the max. This is my trophy fish for the year I'm an sure. And I could not be more please to share it with my kids. Hope to see you fishing soon. Please practice catch and release of the big smallies, and limit your kill. Enjoy a great shore lunch with these tasty fish and do your part in saving many salmon and steelhead of the years to come..........rick