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#1
Freshwater / Re: Pretty Crappie Day
Last post by nastygunz - Today at 10:40:45 AMThey love small streamers on a flyrod.
#2
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Geo magnetic huh?
Last post by Todd Rahm - Today at 10:00:30 AMIf you are somewhere where there's a lot of light noise, they don't show up as well.
#3
Freshwater / Re: Pretty Crappie Day
Last post by Todd Rahm - Today at 09:58:04 AMNice!!! I supposedly have those around me somewhere too. These crappie folks down here are a different breed.
#4
Fishing Photos / Re: Connecticutt River Walleye...
Last post by Todd Rahm - Today at 09:56:24 AMI still would like to catch one of those! That looks like a nice one.
#5
The Tailgate / Today in history 5-14
Last post by remrogers - Today at 09:14:50 AM1804
May 14
Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest
May 14, 1804: One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
Even before the U.S. government concluded purchase negotiations with France, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned his private secretary Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition into what is now the U.S. Northwest. On May 14, the "Corps of Discovery"—featuring approximately 45 men (although only approximately 33 men would make the full journey)—left St. Louis for the American interior.
The expedition traveled up the Missouri River in a 55-foot-long keelboat and two smaller boats. In November, Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian fur trader accompanied by his young Native American wife Sacagawea, joined the expedition as an interpreter. The group wintered in present-day North Dakota before crossing into present-day Montana, where they first saw the Rocky Mountains.
On the other side of the Continental Divide, they were met by Sacagawea's tribe, the Shoshone, who sold them horses for their journey down through the Bitterroot Mountains. After passing through the dangerous rapids of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in canoes, the explorers reached the calm of the Columbia River, which led them to the sea. On November 8, 1805, the expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean. After pausing there for the winter, the explorers began their long journey back to St. Louis.
On September 23, 1806, after almost two and a half years, the expedition returned to the city, bringing back a wealth of information about the region (much of it already inhabited by Native Americans), as well as valuable U.S. claims to Oregon Territory.
May 14
Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest
May 14, 1804: One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
Even before the U.S. government concluded purchase negotiations with France, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned his private secretary Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition into what is now the U.S. Northwest. On May 14, the "Corps of Discovery"—featuring approximately 45 men (although only approximately 33 men would make the full journey)—left St. Louis for the American interior.
The expedition traveled up the Missouri River in a 55-foot-long keelboat and two smaller boats. In November, Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian fur trader accompanied by his young Native American wife Sacagawea, joined the expedition as an interpreter. The group wintered in present-day North Dakota before crossing into present-day Montana, where they first saw the Rocky Mountains.
On the other side of the Continental Divide, they were met by Sacagawea's tribe, the Shoshone, who sold them horses for their journey down through the Bitterroot Mountains. After passing through the dangerous rapids of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in canoes, the explorers reached the calm of the Columbia River, which led them to the sea. On November 8, 1805, the expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean. After pausing there for the winter, the explorers began their long journey back to St. Louis.
On September 23, 1806, after almost two and a half years, the expedition returned to the city, bringing back a wealth of information about the region (much of it already inhabited by Native Americans), as well as valuable U.S. claims to Oregon Territory.
#6
Fishing Photos / Re: Skip the fries
Last post by Hawks Feather - Yesterday at 04:48:24 PMAre you sure you didn't paint stripes on a bass? Nice looking fish.
#7
Fishing Photos / Re: Skip the fries
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 02:50:40 PMThats the legendary Moby Perch!
#8
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Geo magnetic huh?
Last post by Okanagan - Yesterday at 11:59:46 AMI went out for a minute at 3:00 AM night before last when they were supposed to be strong, and didn't see anything. It was a clear still night with no clouds and super bright stars, and I was too sleepy to stay up.
My son told me that they were very bright over half the sky the night before. He'd not seen northern lights here in Washington State before, though had seen them in northern BC near the Yukon.
My son told me that they were very bright over half the sky the night before. He'd not seen northern lights here in Washington State before, though had seen them in northern BC near the Yukon.
#9
Fishing Photos / Re: Skip the fries
Last post by Okanagan - Yesterday at 11:53:26 AMThat's the biggest ring perch I've ever seen! They are really good eating, and you already had me drooling as I thought about cooking up those crappie you showed us. WTG!
I think yellow perch is more correct but growing up we called them ring perch.
I think yellow perch is more correct but growing up we called them ring perch.
#10
Fishing Photos / Re: Skip the fries
Last post by remrogers - Yesterday at 10:22:43 AMThat is one hefty perch.