We took our campers, four-wheelers, and great expectations to a place near Mountain Home called CJ Strike Reservoir. Along with us were our friends, Gordon and Sherry. The guys had heard that the crappie fishing (pronounced croppie) there was phenomenal at a certain time in the Spring. It was a temptation too sweet to resist. The first two days only produced a couple of crappie, and a couple of bass. They thought they were going to have to return home disappointed for sure.
The third day, my sister, Di, came over from Boise to try her hand at fishing with us. It seems she brought the good luck with her! The fish started biting and she was able to take several home to have for dinner that night. Roy, Gordon, and Sherry were able to catch fish after fish. The guys kept fishing til way after dark, catching about 55 fish, and then were pretty late getting them all filleted.
The next morning they were up before dawn craving more of the same. The good luck stayed with them and they were able to catch another 35 in about 3 hours. It wasn't the hundreds and hundreds they were told they could catch, but it was good enough for them.
The weather stayed good long enough for us to get them all cleaned, filleted, and sealed in food saver bags before we packed up and headed for home.
On the way home, Roy and I stopped at Shoshone Falls. We neither one had been there before. We thought it was awesome...well worth the stop.
We were headed out of Twin Falls over this bridge and noticed some young people with helmets and parachutes standing on the bridge.
We pulled over and watched 7 kids jump off of this 400-plus foot bridge doing what I think they call base-jumping. It was really cool to watch.
How they have the guts to do that is way beyond me. They were from New York, Washington DC, and Florida. They said this bridge is one of the best in the country. Can you see the tiny red and white parachute here?
It was a fun little trip. Even though fishing is not on my list of fun things to do, I do love getting away. I read a book, bound a quilt, enjoyed a four-wheeler ride around the lake, and sometimes just sat and visited with the fishermen. Three cheers for fun times in beautiful Idaho!
3 comments:
That is such a fun part of Idaho. We've ended up there a few times this past year, and love it every time! such intersting country, but I'm not jumping off the bridge and probably won't go fishing, either.
Looks like fun. Keep saving those fishies....
I'm glad you told us how to pronounce the name of the fish. I wouldn't have guessed it right.
That Di is quite the sportswoman isn't she. I'm with you on the fishing thing. I'd rather just eat the ones someone else catches (and cleans for that matter.) I'm glad you caught a bunch and had a good time.
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