Personally, after seeing my buddy tip over twice in a small cove he almost sold me his yak cheap. However,
I have been using my toon for several years and do very good with it. Bob's yak is much faster and gets
across the lake faster than I ever could in my toon, but I'm not in such a big hurry as he seems to be.

I do take two rods with me, a 9' 5wt. and a 8'6" 3 wt. I do not stand them up to store them at any time. Granted they stick out in front, but I do try to watch where I'm going. I try to plan my fishing trip for the
day ahead of reaching the lake or water I'll be fishing. I've made Velcro straps (one on each side) to hold
the rods when not in use

A 30' cast is not a hard cast to make while sitting down and you can sneak up on any overhang tree or brush outcropping and cast under the vegetation with ease. I do a lot of practice in the back yard sitting in a lawn
chair with my fly box and cooler near me where it would be in the toon. This coming season I'm going to try
and hook up a 30fp trolling motor for a little more ease in getting from place to place.

I have seen plenty of fisher people in yaks and they seem quite successful at what they are doing. However, I do find it easier slip-landing my fish over the skirt on my toon. Yes, I think it's logical fishing from a yak.

The toon is very light and quite easy on and off my small trailer. Getting it in and out of the water has never
been any kind of a problem for just me alone, although we usually fish at least in pares. As stable as the toon
is I still ware a PFD.

Let us know what you decide to go with and post some pictures.

Best of luck fishing where ever you put in.

Welcome Tom. As for very good fish'en, just north of you is the Potholes, outside of Moses Lake. Look into the
Yakima river just west of you, and check out the Grande Ronde. There are two good sporting good shops in
Rogersburg that can start you on your way for the Ronde.

Tom, you are right in the middle of some of the best fish'en water around, bar none!

If you have a game board spinner, just give it a flick and where the pointer stops, grab your gear and GO!
Most important..... Don't forget your camera! ! !

Best of luck and check back with us soon.

Crunchy

A Z, Being way out there in a kayak where the big ones are, is not really the place to be.
But look on the bright side, hang on and it will probably take you all the way to Catalina.
They have a crane on the end of the Pleasure Pier just for that kind of big fish.
Crunchy

Spirit, Don't you think he would rather just declare himself Ruler of the USA for life?

Crunchy

If the fish was much smaller and RJ caught it while he was in San Diego,
he would call it a Sand Dab. Also very good eating!

Crunchy

P B One more to add to your list: Crunchy USAF (SAC) 1954 1962

Thanks B B. If the eyes didn't have tears, the heart wouldn't have a rainbow.

Hunt22. I can't put an exact date on the appearance of the Mackinaw (lake trout) into Lake Pend Oreille,
but its been at least 30 to 40some years ago. The word was that someone imported them from Priest Lake by way of the back door. The first ones caught were a big thing in and around Sandpoint. However, they grow HUGE eating the Kokanee. I am thinking that 50# would not be a far out high number. They are, in reality, just overgrown Rainbow trout.

If you go out and try to catch some of 'em, you had better bring along some pretty healthy gear.

I didn't make it back up to Clark Fork this year due to the virus about. But I don't usually fish the lake
except on a friends boat for Kokanee. In my down time I have been tying flies for the Veterans with
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing in Long Beach.

My son and grandson do all the hunting so I have an endless supply of deer and elk hair to tie with,

Another FS member mentioned that Idaho was working on bringing back the native "West Slope"
cutthroat trout. That's all well and good for some, but my son has a good creek flowing through his
property and it had a good supply of Bookies in there and in just a few minutes we could have plenty
for a good breakfast. However, the IFG in their effort to sterilize the creeks killed off everything that
swims, including what cutthroat that were there. They were supposed to restock many of the waters
but the boy hasn't seen any effort yet in his immediate area yet. The IFG says the creeks should
restock themselves by natural attrition over time.

I don't want to rave on as I get upset by the whole works.

Those of you that can get out and fish.....pull one in for me.

Thanks Crunchy

Kerry, You're not far from where we used to fish for the Chum Salmon, on Chico creek at the incoming
tide. On a fly line it is quite the challenge. However, you mentioned how hard the regular mouth jars
are to use with salmon. That is usually right. but when the fish comes out all together, my wife took the
opportunity to make it into a spread like you would make tuna fish salad or sandwiches. I really didn't
care much for the Chum (Dog salmon) over the BBQ. My friend used to go over on the upper Snohomish
and get the Pink (Humpies). They were so thick that you could walk bank to bank on them. They were,
IMO, quite oily, but that made them very good for smoking. I now spend my summer months over in
northern Idaho fishing for Cutthroat trout on Lightning Creek, where our boy lives, and in the winter I
go to So. Cal. where our daughter lives and fish the Owens river for Rainbows and Browns. This year
screwed everything up, so I spent my time tying flies for the Veterans in Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing.
I know playing the Snowbird thing, just for fishing is tough, but somebody has to do it.
Tight lines.
Crunchy

Paul, Your daughter must be a very special person to be born on April 4th , as that is my birthday
also. Tell her Happy Birthday from Crunchy.

Joe. Read your state regs. VERY carefully. Some regs. use the words "IN POSITION"
which means, in your fly box and/or your tackle box. You don't have to have one tied
on to get cited, just in Position!

Crunchy

I have to go along with Norm and Harris on most of this. First of all are you going fishing or be a casting contestant. I have floated many rivers and the guides have always said "Cast right up under that overhang."
which was only 15 to 20 feet to the bank. Think of it...Where are most of the fish??? If you are going to be in the casting club well, then you'll need a fancy rod to show off. Even then, you'll need to be a VERY GOOD caster with any kind of a rod. If you are fishing from the bank, most of the fish aren't 70 or 80 ft. out in front. You cast right or left along the bank and out no more than 30 ft. If you still need help, go to your local sporting shop and ask to try several rods. You'll end up in the parking lot casting and still won't know what will be the rite rod for the river, but you'll be on the right track. It's the same old thing, does it take a $200.K car to drive to the store for bread and milk?

Crunchy

JMW You have been reading my mail.

Crunchy

M32 East Walker is very good for some big trout. However, watch how far you go down the river. It
runs over into Nevada and you had better have a license for that area. Other wise, have a great time
fishing. Oh, by the way, you won't be the only one fishing that area. It's a very popular fishing spot
for a good reason.

Crunchy

Not hard to notice the place where I was born and grew up. But we fished for other things, like Sea Bass,
Yellow Tail and for fun there were always sharks. For a Mako, that one is small. A good sized one would have hauled you half way back to the mainland, sunk your craft and had you for lunch. That is the Casino Bld.
in Avalon Bay on Catalina Island.

Crunchy