Time to start thinking about smallmouth!!!
The "2010 Smallmouth Rapture" has begun!!! Here are some highlights from a three day bass trip with three great guys that came to do two things, catch bass and chew bubble gum! As it happens, they were fresh out of bubble gum and averaged about a hundred bass a day! Below are some of John's thoughts on fishing with Guerilla. Thanks guys! I feel guilty about how much I enjoyed this trip!
"Here are a few pictures from the much awaited trip down the Grande Ronde River, into the Snake. Three days of fishing. The guide, Travis DeBoer (Son of Christy, From Fed Judge Kellison's court in Redding) had us on fish for 8-9 hours a day. So much so that all three of us were taking aspirin in the morning, again about 1300 hrs, and again when we got back to camp. Literally our wrist, neck and shoulders were getting sore from casting and setting hooks!!!! Turns out, Travis is an ex Army Ranger who thought us old fat guys could keep up with him.
The two guys with me are Mike Kimmell, my best friend in High School, who ended up as an Army Colonel (ret), Byron Blanton, retired from Peroia, IL Fire Dept. and yours truly.
If anyone is interested in Smallmouth or Steelhead fishing with a hard-working professional guide, check out the web site for Guerrilla Guide Service in Winchester, Idaho. The three of us are in the process of setting up a Steelie trip in March on the same river. Best damned fishing trip I've ever had!! "
-J.W.
Day 1 (It's worth noting these are different days and these are just the few bass these guys decided to keep!) Left to right- Byron Blanton, John Allendorf, and Colonel Mike Kimmell
Day 2 (That big pink thing on the right is not a man, it is a machine! That is my new "Byron Brand" fish finder, best on the river!)
Day 3 ( we are all tired of lifting these stringers at this point, so here is a cool water photo!)
April-11-2010 What an awesome steelhead season!!! Thanks to everyone who came and ripped lips with us! Also: special thanks to the good people at Boggans you make the GR what it is, Amazing!!! Below are some highlights of this world class season.
Below is our buddy Jason and though he caught 21 fish his first time out we think it is him who really got hooked!
They don't raise the limits to five unless there's lots of fish! Just ask our buddy Grant!
Want to know what to expect from a typical steelhead trip? Here are some pictures from a two day, father and son trip with Jim and Bryan O'Connor. Thanks again guys for a wonderful trip!
Beautiful scenary.
Day one- decent weather and a good start! (Bryan kicks it off with a hog!)
Now it's Dads turn. (Nice hen Jim!)
Then Bryan
Bryan again -with a hook set this fish will never forget!- (Notice Jims not stopping for pictures anymore?)
Jim just about ties it up (pound for pound) with one huge hen!
Next Morning we wake up to cold and snow and these guys are still smiling! Awesome!!! (These guys should have been Navy Seals)
Despite the harsh conditions and the fact that the other guides have called it and went home (Which I also offered up as an option), these hard core fisherman refuse to quit and it proves worth it.
Bryan's starting to pull ahead again and Jim is starting to get serious.
Jim with a hard earned hen but he's not done yet! (That guide looks cold! I think I saw him crying earlier)
Pow! Right in the Kisser!!! A Beautiful Buck to round out a harsh and yet wonderful day.
Thats a wrap, what a good trip. It was great to fish with a couple of guys that are even crazier than me! (I hope these guys are hooked they were born to steelhead)
Special thanks section
Thanks to the good people at www.ProFishArt.com for the amazing work they consistantly do with people's trophies.
Even more thanks section!!!
Tristan Persico: Is The first Guerilla to receive B.F.L. Status. He is in Afghanistan doing what he was made to do. He is a true hunter and a natural with a spey rod. Guerilla's thoughts and prayers are with Tristan and we anxiously await the return of our buddy.
Update: Tristan is home!!! Right on!!!
Alli Jo is awarded BFL status for her recent enlistment into the Navy. Despite my best efforts to get her to be a puddle pirate she chose to serve her country as a squid she is going to be missed dearly by her family and we are both proud and terrified as all parents are when a child makes this very serious decision. We love you Alli! Watch your ass kiddo we need you to come home!!!!!
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