Quebec Fishing Trip

My Uncle Dick and I traveled to the remote town of Rapid Seven, Quebec, Canada (population 27) for a week of fishing in July. We drove ~13 hours from Warren, Ohio to get to Rapid Seven (~650 miles). We stayed at Camp Denis http://campdenisonline.com/ on the northwest corner of Reservoir Decelles. Reservoir Decelles is a massive lake with lots of great fishing for walleye and northern pike. We mostly still fished from a boat for walleye and casted spoons and spinners for pike. We didn't catch a ton of fish, but the ones we did catch were good size. It was nice to get away and spend a week relaxing and fishing.

Scott with a 3 pound walleye. Very pretty fish.
Dick with our first day's catch of walleyes.

Arctic tern on a small island in Lily Bay.

A little Canadian humor! This bumper sticker was on the fridge in a remote cabin on the lake. We used the cabin as a shelter during a big afternoon thunderstorm on our 2nd day of fishing. When the thunderstorm blew in we were ~12 miles by boat from the camp. We lucked out, because this is the only cabin on the section of lake we were fishing that day.

Dick with a 4 pound walleye

This is Gary from Athens, New York. Gary and his wife Cheryl were the only other people in the camp who spoke English (French is the predominant language in the area), so we traded fishing stories and fishing locations with them each day. Cheryl caught this pike while trolling for walleye. She actually hooked a walleye and then the pike went after the walleye and wouldn't let go. They netted the walleye and pike at he same time. The pike was ~40 inches.

Shore lunch!

Shore lunch with Chuck, Bob, Lodge, Michael, Dick and Scott.

Dick with another 3 &1/2 pound walleye.

A pair of loons out on the lake. It was great to fall asleep the sounds of loons calling each night.

Close up of a walleye. Great color.

Sunset over Reservoir Decelles. This was taken just outside our cabin.

Scott, Dick, Chuck and Bob (Bob is the owner of Camp Denis)

Boat docks at Camp Denis.

A lone daisy on the shore of Reservoir Decelles.

Steam rising from the Winneway River during our drive back to Ohio. Winneway is an Algonquin Indian Village in the area.

Plaza Lake Hike

Angie, Cami and I hiked to Plaza Lake in the Mount Hood Wilderness in July. It's a long drive to the lake from Portland, but the hike is short (less than 1 mile).

This was a beautiful area along the trail leading down to the lake.


The view from a HUGE tree that fell into Plaza Lake. Cami went out on this log and fell into the water a few seconds after this photo. It was a warm day and the water temp was really nice.

Sternwheeler Cruise

Angie, Mom and I took a dinner cruise on the Sternwheeler for Mom's Birthday in July. The cruise left from Cascade locks in the Columbia River Gorge and traveled west to Bonneville Dam and then back east to Wind Mountain. The food was great and it was fun to see the gorge from the river.

Scott and Angie at dinner.
Angie, Mom and Scott before boarding the Sternwheeler.

Mom, Scott and Angie at dinner.

The paddle wheel on the boat in motion.

Scott got to drive the boat for a few minutes!Scott and Mom.

Latourell Falls Hike

Mom and I hiked to upper Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge in July. The hike was 2.3 miles round trip. This is a wonderful waterfall that very few people hike up to see.

Oregon Coast

Angie, Mom and I went to the northern Oregon Coast in early July. We started near Nahalem and travelled north to Cannon Beach. It was a breezy day on the coast and the temp never reached 65 degrees. The coast was still very scenic with all the fog and clouds and we had a great dinner at the Wayfarer Restaurant in Cannon Beach.

Scott and Angie near Cannon Beach.

Blowing sand in Nahalem Bay State Park.

Sunset at "The Needles" in Cannon Beach. The needles are the rocks surrounding Haystack Rock.

Soda Peaks Lake Backpack

Angie and I backpacked to Soda Peaks Lake in the Trapper Creek Wilderness in Southern Washington at the end of June. The hike was 4.6 miles rount trip and the elevation gain was ~1600 feet. This was a very nice lake at an elevation of 3770 feet. The water was starting to warm up, but was too cold to swim at the end of June.

Fly fishing for cuthroat trout at the lake. We caught 4 trout. The largest was ~13 inches.
Cami making a bed in the brush.

Night exposure of the north star framed by fir trees. The trees are lit up by the glow of our campfire.

The forest around Soda Peaks Lake at sunrise.

Soda Peaks Lake at sunrise.