Point Comfort - aka "The Lodge" - Built in 1912 with restoration beginning in 1994.

Lightning over Ft. Klamath

Happy Angler

Adam's Trophy Trout

The Rainbow weighed in at 11lbs and stretched 29 inches - I caught it in a deep hole close to the shore using a sinking line that I let sink for 15 seconds or so - After I decided the fly had reached adequate depth, I took in the line in rapid, spaced pulls - The trout hit like a truck in about ten feet of water and the fight lasted three or four minutes during which it jumped three times - I never used the fly reel during the fight - When it was time to release the fish I held it by its tail and moved it back and forth until it had re-oxygenated itself - I knew it was ready to go when it shook loose and took off from my grip and swam away - This is my second trout caught on a fly rod, the first weighed six pounds and was taken 50 yards in front of the lodge under similar circumstances the day before.

Caught on Klamath Lake, July 25, 2006 on a 9 weight fly rod, 6 pound leader and a seal bugger fly.

Christmas

Well, another Christmas has come and gone. The Brady's Christmas eve party was a blast, followed the next day by the relatively laid-back Christmas day celebration at grandma's. Both parties featured prime-rib as the main course and presents galore. I still enjoy getting a great return on my gift-investments around Christmas time, and I fear the day the tables turn and I am the one coughing up the dough for outlandish gifts.

I got my uncle a 16 pound sledge hammer as a gag gift. He wasn't to pleased to get it, but I gave him the receipt so he can return it for credit. He should be able to trade the big hammer in for a few smaller ones.

I got my best gifts this year from my parents. My mom got me a DVD burner for my computer so I can copy all the movies I want and a TiVo with a built in DVD recorder so I won't have to watch commercials anymore. My dad got me a triple-action miter-chop saw so I can build my granny-unit and garage without permits.

Motorcycle Show

Valerie and I went to this big motorcycle show in San Jose a few days ago. Our goal was to find her a suitable bike to learn on. She decided on a 250cc Ninja due to its low weight and low price. It seems like a fun bike to ride and gets great gas mileage. We are looking around for one now. Of course, we also found bikes way out of our price range as well...

Thats Val on her dream bike, the BMW F-650.

Thats me on BMW's new $20,000 dirt-bike. Awesome machine, wish I had the coin...

Sometimes insomnia pays off. 5AM view of the montery bay, looking south.

The first rainy-day-rainbow of the year, seen looking north from my deck

Sunset