I didn't get to fish much this year, as I had my surgery on my left knee in January, another surgery in April that replaced my knee and in August I had surgery on my right ankle. In the next few months i will have surgery on my right ankle to replace it.

Despite all that, I did manage to land 73 Steelhead and Salmon in my boat, but it was tough rowing the boat with one leg most of the time.

I decided to buy a jet boat this summer, partially because I can't row as much as I used to, and because I want to expand the types of fishing I do.

Below you will see some pictures of my new boat and few of the fish I caught in 2008.

 

This is the new jet boat. It is a 20' Rogue Marine Pro Steelheader(Scrambler). It has a 5.7 liter(350ci), fuel injected 325hp engine, 2 cannon Mag 10HS downriggers, Eagle VHF and fishfinder/GPS,flood lights,Yamaha T-8 kicker, sand trap, fully enclosed top/side/back curtains, tinted windows,200amp/circuit breaker, dual battery electrical system and I added a high thrust reverse bucket and nozzle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a Ruth Lake, with the top up and center window open.

 

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Fish finder, GPS and Instrument panel

The sand trap that I added.

This is the orginal reverse bucket, which was virtually useless.

This is the new, much larger HTRB.

Flood lights and anchor.

My friend Kenny Bowman on Ruth Lake with his Boulton Jet boat.

Kenny's daughter Julie and her boat.

Me with a Steelhead caught near Richardsons Grove.

I caught this one on the Redway drift.

My friend Charlie, with a beautiful Steelhead caught on the Redway drift.

Mary caught this one at Middlewood, across from the scales.

Mary with a down streamer caught near Dean Creek.

Another one for Mary on the Redway drift.

I got this one on the Redway drift.

Mary caught this one on the Syvandale drift.

Rick caught this one on the Redway drift.

A Brown caught on the Trinity.

These two pictures were taken during the fires this Summer on the Trinity as we floated down the river.

 

 

 

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