1999

Got my limit on Wed, 22 July.  A 19# and a 23#	Another fisherman.  The large one is 29.6#  Did not weigh the other.
Weighing the 29.6#	Still another successful fisherman.  A small one but will still taste good.
FISH ON!  Fishing off the Dam parapet at the Afterbay outlet.	FISH ON! The "landing area" just below the dam.
Boondocking at Feather River

10-12 August

The second trip to the Feather River.  Did not take the Motorhome this time.  Gas is getting to be too expensive.  I need a fishing partner to go with me to share expenses.  There were a lot of fish caught this week.  I hooked up on several, but only landed one, a 14 pounder.
 
 

Only one fish this trip  A 14 pounder	The "Line-up"  A bit crowded, but it can be fun.
A typical day at the "beach" area.  The White Water at the center left is the flow from the outlet.	The "Bluff" area.  Bring a chair and get comfortable.

24-26 Aug

Was going to take the Motor Home up this time and park it at a friends' place but had a problem.  See my tale of woe in the 1999 travels section.  Finally found a fishing partner and we went up in Glenns' PU.  Fishing was good, but my luck is getting bad.  We both had a lot of hook-ups but could not land any.  My terminal rigs keep breaking or the snap swivel breaks open.  Guess I have to change my methods.  We left Tahoe about noon tuesday and got up to the fishing area about 4 PM.  Got a couple of hours fishing and went into town for supper.  Fished all day Wed and Thurs till noon.

14-26 Sept

Finally got the MH up to Oroville.  Left home at 0800 and got in at noon.  Fishing is still great, but I only brought one fish home.
 
 
 

I found a better place to park for camping.  This is off to the side of the main parking area and a little quieter.	Another lucky fisherman.  A nice 16 pounder.

21-29 Sep

Read the full tale of this period on the 1999 Travels page under RVing.  Arrived at Oroville on the 21st and did a little fishing and got a nice 22# Salmon.  Called home and found out I had an opportunity to go up to Big Bar to work on a fire there.  Got back to Oroville on the 28th and after a good nites sleep, did a little fishing before heading home.
 
 

A 22 pounder caught  21 Sep	A couple of 12 pounders caught on the 29th.

11-15 Oct.

This was the last week of the Salmon season on the Feather so I figured I should go up for the entire week.  Finally got a fishing buddy, Al Pierson, to go with me.  We left at 0800 Monday and drove up in Al's pickup.  Got to Oroville about 1200 and picked up the MH.  Drove over to the Afterbay area and got all set up.  We were fishing by 2PM.

Fishing was slow all week but I did manage to get two , a 12# on Tuesday and a 14# on Thursday.  Al was not so lucky.  The area is full of snags and Al found them all.  It seems like every other cast he would get hung up and lose his rig.  By Wednesday he was so frustrated he decided to call it quits and head back to Tahoe.  He was going to leave early any how as he had to get back in time to pick up some relatives at the airport in Sacramento on Thursday.  Thursday was a little better fishing and I got my 2nd fish in the morning so I was able to relax the rest of the day.  Since I was going to drive the MH back to Tahoe on Friday I got most everything loaded up and visited with some of the other fishermen.  I slept late Friday, and finished loading all my gear and left around 0930.  Got back to Tahoe about 1PM.
 
 

The last fish of the season.  Do not know why the one fish appears so black.  It was the same color as the other one.  Maybe it is in the shadow of the chair.