What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[Grumpaw]

Day two drove about 3.5 hours to next WV stop yesterday. Absolutely amazing day with a great camp spot over looking the Creek I was fly fishing for native wild Appalachian Brook trout.

Are you going anywhere New River Gorge ? If you haven't been, there is a great scenic road just past the Bridge Welcome Center that takes you down right to the river and under the bridge.
Couple of areas where kayakers can enter/exit, and pull-offs for viewing.
Road parallel's the river, bridge cross-over to other side. Re-trace the road to get back up the gorge.

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[davidtg7123]

Helped my buddy haul enough lumber to rebuild his deck

 

[KNI]

Did four "Soupie Runs".

 

[Ranger X3]

The house next to us went up for sale, so it's time to get some privets to block them. Once again the nursery didn't think they would fit and offered us a delivery option.?

 

[underwhelmed]

Made the drive home from the road trip. Just shy of 8 hours to the house. No issues with the truck, but every weird shift makes me nervous ????

Friday drove from WV to fish two quality rivers in western MD and stay with an old buddy.

Fished the Savage and Youghiogheny Rivers and it was great fishing. Caught my largest Rainbow in a few years. Fat fish.

Last two mornings we had frost! Not really camping though! ?

 

[Doc]

Made the drive home from the road trip. Just shy of 8 hours to the house. No issues with the truck, but every weird shift makes me nervous ????

Friday drove from WV to fish two quality rivers in western MD and stay with an old buddy.

Fished the Savage and Youghiogheny Rivers and it was great fishing. Caught my largest Rainbow in a few years. Fat fish.

Last two mornings we had frost! Not really camping though! ?

Nice !

 

[IdahoRanger]

Made the drive home from the road trip. Just shy of 8 hours to the house. No issues with the truck, but every weird shift makes me nervous ????

Friday drove from WV to fish two quality rivers in western MD and stay with an old buddy.

Fished the Savage and Youghiogheny Rivers and it was great fishing. Caught my largest Rainbow in a few years. Fat fish.

Last two mornings we had frost! Not really camping though! ?

Beautiful, makes me wish I enjoyed fishing.

 

[Grumpaw]

I always thought fish came like this.........

 

[5thranger]

I always thought fish came like this.........

I did as well was always curious how the bun stayed dry.

 

[Grumpaw]

I did as well was always curious how the bun stayed dry.

I think the box it comes in keeps it dry.....

 

[rang19ca]

The whole trick is getting the fish to jump onto the bun.

 

[FM AZ]

Just finished a 4-day trip from Tucson to the San Juan River in New Mexico for some trout fishing. Only got one the first day, but on day two, it picked up and I stopped counting after 15. Very big fish in this river, the smallest was 17 inches.

First stop was at the Cat Walk Recreation Area near Glenwood, NM. Very interesting place for a short hike. Second stop was La Ventana Arch. Then on to the river. Saw a river otter, an osprey, a bald eagle, and a raccoon raiding trash cans in the daytime. That seemed very unusual. On the return trip, I drove just south of Ship Rock. I seen it a million times from the air, but this was the first time on the ground. That’s one big chunk of isolated rock!

 

[underwhelmed]

Just finished a 4-day trip from Tucson to the San Juan River in New Mexico for some trout fishing. Only got one the first day, but on day two, it picked up and I stopped counting after 15. Very big fish in this river, the smallest was 17 inches.

First stop was at the Cat Walk Recreation Area near Glenwood, NM. Very interesting place for a short hike. Second stop was La Ventana Arch. Then on to the river. Saw a river otter, an osprey, a bald eagle, and a raccoon raiding trash cans in the daytime. That seemed very unusual. On the return trip, I drove just south of Ship Rock. I seen it a million times from the air, but this was the first time on the ground. That’s one big chunk of isolated rock!

Nice! The San Juan is a must do for every fly fisherman. Very large fish and a lot of them. Made my one pilgrimage 15 years ago.

 

[5thranger]

I think the box it comes in keeps it dry.....

I never thought of that you are probably right.

 

[Doc]

I never thought of that you are probably right.

When I was a kid, I worked at McDonald’s, we used to get Idaho potatoes by the sack approximately 100 pounds, then we put them in a barrel that spun around and took the skin off the potatoes, not completely, we then took them to the potato cutter and cut them into 6” pieces and put them in a stainless steel sink with cold water and soaked them. Drained the water And soaked them until the water ran clear. Then we put them into a basket in oil and blanched them at 120° for 20 minutes. Then put the baskets in a rack and let them drain.. when an order was ready we put them in 350° oil until the fries were done. Then served.. hamburgers were put on a flat griddle with chopped onions underneath cooked with a toasted bun that was also toasted on the griddle. The fish sandwich was dropped in the fryer and put on a toasted bun with a slice of American cheese and back then it was the best fish sandwich I ever had and the burgers got a small quirt of ketchup and mustard with a pickle on top also a burger to die for. You could get the fries and a Coke for $.15 that’s back when they really had quality. I really miss that. The fries had a little bit of skin on them, which gave them a unique taste. I wish they had that now and that’s the story and I’m sticking to it.8

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