Photos, including a Levergun, you will want to see

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:47 pm

So my father-in-law, my wife's brother and her sister's husband [two different people - she's not from WV

]), and my wife's grandfather all came for a visit, so we took a bit of a trip, with my two oldest boys.

I took a lever gun OF COURSE.

My wife's Rossi M92 .454. She warned me not to tear it up, but she let me take it.

We saw some cool stuff, that I did not need a rifle for. A fly-rod was more useful.

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:48 pm

So, we put the flyrods to good use and saw lot's of cool stuff, non of which was appropriate to shoot with a .454.

My boy caught this with his hands.

It bit him, of course.

Here's the lever gun again.

These hands represent four generations:

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:48 pm

So I didn't even get to shoot the levergun. I figured that .454 was a little bit of overkill for a rainbow trout.

So why did I bring it along?
Well I got some cool photos:

But mostly it was because of this guy . . .

. . . and these guys . . .

. . . and pretty much all of these:

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:11 pm

Wow I've always wanted to have go in a float plane, especially with scenery like that...

Cool Carbine too..

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:42 pm

Nice pics, you guys had fun and got to ride in a beaver.

danny

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:49 pm

Nice, what is that sucker mouthed fish?

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:53 pm

big time jealous.....
i need to do that soon!

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:05 pm

Thanks for the trip, I reckon that's about as close as I'll get. Looks like the family sure had a time.

earlmck · Post by **earlmck** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:12 pm

Beeeeyouteeefulll!

Old No7 · Post by **Old No7** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:15 pm

Wow, nice pix! My bride enjoyed those as well -- really cool!

Old Savage wrote:Nice, what is that sucker mouthed fish?

I think that was a Lamprey Eel, right? See This Link For More Info, what a nasty fish...

Old No7

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:16 pm

great post.

not much sweeter than floating over the landscape in a Beaver.... makes me homesick for sure.

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:27 pm

thanks for taking the time to share your State & beauty

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:45 pm

I had to stop posting photos of the bears - there were too many and I was getting confused on which I had posted already.

Everyone was thrilled with the fishing, the boys were happy, they saw 29 bear (some overlap from day to day), a bunch of mink, all kinds of birds and fish, a beaver (real beaver, not the plane), white leeches, caught a frog, and one got bit by a lamprey. Plus they caught a ton of fish. several times we were within about 10 - 15 feet from bear, and once closer - it was a tense situation.

My relatives were pretty happy about the fishing and the wildlife, especially the bear and eagles. None of them had flown in a float plane before.

horsesoldier03 · Post by **horsesoldier03** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:37 pm

Very Nice!

DadsMod12 · Post by **DadsMod12** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:13 pm

WOW!!!!

I've been to 49 states and now I can't wait to get to Alaska. Maybe in 2 years.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:24 pm

Many Thanks for the post and wonder full pictures. something We here in Ohio can only remotely dream of.

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Boreman · Post by **Boreman** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:29 pm

What a fantastic trip and beautiful pics. Been there ,done that and there is nothing like it. I envy you.
CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:37 pm

Old Savage wrote:Nice, what is that sucker mouthed fish?

Looks like the mouth of a Lamprey...

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:44 pm

That's what it is; a lamprey.

This is a bit different from the fishing I usually do. While I was out having fun, my wife was doing the hard work dipnetting sockeyes for the freezer.

My kids had a bit of trouble with the fishing on this trip, because the salmon were almost all too red to eat and the dollys and trout were catch and release in that river. They are used to fishing for meat, so they couldn't understand letting them go. My 10 year old was in tears, "Why are we hurting the fish if we can't eat them? You always told me we don't hurt anything unless we are going to eat it!"

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:48 pm

BigSky56 wrote:Nice pics, you guys had fun and got to ride in a beaver. danny

The beaver is about the best plane ever built for bush flying, along with the single otter, and the goose is pretty cool.

Most of the otters today have been converted to turboprops. I understand the efficiency, but it still makes me sad.

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:51 pm

DadsMod12 wrote:WOW!!!!

I've been to 49 states and now I can't wait to get to Alaska. Maybe in 2 years.

When you come up, let me know!

Man, I'm out here in Tununak and the internet is slow. Took me half the day to post those photos. What A funny thing to say. A few years ago, I would never have said Tununak and internet in the same sentence.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:20 pm

What an awesome day!

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:48 pm

Actually, it was four days, and then we fished on the way home to, so we could bring back a couple fish.

In the mean time, my wife spent two days in the mud on a creek dipnetting and cutting fish, so we have fish in the freezer again.

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:59 pm

Grizz wrote:great post.

not much sweeter than floating over the landscape in a Beaver.... makes me homesick for sure.

Yeah, that's how I traveled when I was growing up. The only way in or out of the village i lived in was boat or float plane, and by boat it was a full day to the nearest big (for us) town.

Whn I was a kid, we described airplanes as planes and wheel planes. I still call planes with wheels, "wheel planes." As a boy, I was astonished that people would be comfortable in a wheel plane, and even today I feel uncomfortable flying over water in a wheel plane.

When we were flying back on this trip, there was chatter on the radio concerning a Beaver that was spotted floating miles out in the ocean. A plane that was flying near changed course and landed to assist. They found several people standing on the floats fishing.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:50 am

Wow! Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures. Beautiful country.

My anual Allagash trip is looking pretty pathetic now!

Coolest plane I've ever been in was an old Beaver they have in Greenville on Moosehead lake.
I heard its the one they used for a magazine add for Camel cigarettes back in the 80's.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:12 am

JerryB wrote:Thanks for the trip, I reckon that's about as close as I'll get. Looks like the family sure had a time.

+1

jkbrea · Post by **jkbrea** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:25 am

Wow! Those bears ain't shy, are they? Those pics are incredible. I gotta get out there soon. I always wanted to hunt an Alaskan moose, just have to figure out where.
Thanks for posting them.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:55 am

the one pic of the sow with her ears pinned back and is giving you a look like "you owe me money". Ive seen that before. those beavers are a little spendy for a private owner, I would buy a helio courier a fine stol plane that can fly slow and turn tight. danny

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:12 am

Most excellent posting!
Post of the year award nominee

N.

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:53 am

Just flat beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip and pics.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:20 pm

Now, THAT is what I call a post of substance and on a scale of 1-10 I give it a 22.

It must have taken you quite some time to share those pictures to which we thank you very much!

I'm headed upstairs to share with my better half.

Your liven' large

-------6

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:44 pm

Sixgun wrote: It must have taken you quite some time to share those pictures to which we thank you very much!

You aren't kidding. I'm in Tununak right now, sitting in a tent, waiting for the state to approve some insurance paperwork so I can go to work. Everything I do on the internet from here is excruciatingly slow.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:05 pm

Absolutely wonderful.....

BTW, thanks...I wondered where my Ex ended up....

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:22 pm

BlaineG wrote: BTW, thanks...I wondered where my Ex ended up....

So are you insinuating that you ex was a big-mouthed, slimy, sharp-tongued, clinging, bloodsucking parasite, or did you mean she had perfect teeth and a clean smile?

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:23 pm

Thanks for the post, Great photos

1894 · Post by **1894** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:13 pm

WOW !! Great post and Pics !!

gundownunder · Post by **gundownunder** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:48 pm

That looks like mother nature at her finest. Although with that many bears I doubt I'd be willing to put the 454 down long enough to take a pic of it.
Looks like there are some nice trout to be had up there. What are the bright red fish?

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:03 pm

I have to thank you again for the pictures and thank you for the time it took to make the post. My wife and I really enjoyed it all.

guido4198 · Post by **guido4198** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:30 am

I can only add to the gratitude...Thank you for taking the time to share those pics.
Living down here in S.E. Florida...I spend as much time as possible with a rod in hand...Offshore. No interest in fishing Freshwater.
Your beautiful photos have me wondering about reviving my Freshwater game and heading NORTH..!!
Never caught a Salmon..

gcs · Post by **gcs** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:17 pm

But did you give momma mink a fish?

Nice pics, seriously!

1894c · Post by **1894c** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:46 pm

earlmck wrote:Beeeeyouteeefulll!

+1 ... the only other word I could think of is WOW...which has already been expressed...good choice in levergun...

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:06 pm

gundownunder wrote:That looks like mother nature at her finest. Although with that many bears I doubt I'd be willing to put the 454 down long enough to take a pic of it.
Looks like there are some nice trout to be had up there. What are the bright red fish?

The bear were not too scary. The sows with cubs meant I moved forward with the rifle in my hand, and the one bear that you see the butt-end photo of walked right into the middle of us and acted nervous and confused, so it was round-in-the-chamber and rifle on the shoulder at that point, with the bear only 7 or 8 feet away at the closest point. Otherwise I would have gotten some really cool photos of him. He stretched out one paw (with his head turned away as if to keep us from seeing him) and hooked a fish with one claw and took off. The fish had been dropped by an eagle, I think.

The red fish are sockeye salmon (red salmon) We only caught three that were not yet red.

The trout, as you can see, were very small. The sockeyes were late in dropping their eggs this year, so the big trout were not yet in the river yet.

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:09 pm

guido4198 wrote:No interest in fishing Freshwater.
Your beautiful photos have me wondering about reviving my Freshwater game and heading NORTH..!!

I never fished freshwater down in your corner of the country, either, because I wasn't into the type of freshwater fishing down there.

guido4198 wrote: Never caught a Salmon..

We need to fix that . . .

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:11 pm

gcs wrote:But did you give momma mink a fish?

No need, she caught them far faster than we were - it took her maybe 3 to 5 seconds every time she went into the water to come up with a trout of dolly in her mouth.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:10 pm

Talk about a little slice of heaven!

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:06 am

sorry I'm just chiming in on this, but was probably at the lake with my daughter.
Awesome times, and reminds me of an August fly-out I had more than a few years ago.

we even had a mama bear with adolescent cubs who chased us down the beach

we were just about to hop into the boat and run when Brandon snapped my photo

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:50 pm

Spectacular. Thanks

Panzercat · Post by **Panzercat** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:38 pm

So you got to feed the weasles? Otters?
Looked like they wanted to come home with you

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:37 am

bulldog1935 wrote:
Awesome times, and reminds me of an August fly-out I had more than a few years ago.

Nice! Where were you at?

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 2:06 am

Panzercat wrote:So you got to feed the weasles? Otters?
Looked like they wanted to come home with you

Mink. Like most members of the weasel family, they are bold and inquisitive. The light was wrong and the photo did not come out, but one swam out and climbed up on someone's legs.

You can tame them easily, too.