2009 Lamar Outing

Howdy Friends!  

Here's something fun from September 2009.  Fish were rising continuously in this spot on the Lamar so I asked Siri to get the camera out and do a little video.  This was my first fishing outing of the year.  I had injured my knee that spring and spent the whole summer on the couch!  Needless to say I was ready to get on the stream. Enjoy!

P.S.  Siri,  I just watched this video again and wow I was a focused guy!  Thanks for being so patient with me over the years... I love you so very much.

Seasons greetings!  Hope you all are doing great.  My life has been so crazy with the birth of my daughter two months ago I haven't been doing much fishing or blogging but have become proficient at changing diapers!  Living in this new place must be like being dropped off in the foreign land, the land of babies!  I've been trying to learn the language and learning how to listen.  I will have to fish through my friends for a little while as my priorities are shifting in my life.  It's a good change however.  This shift is something I didn't know that I really needed until after it started to happen... and it continues to happen.  Sometimes it's been scary but it's been good.  I've been reading and praying a lot over the past two months and it seems hard times abound.  This Christmas I hope that if you feel like God is far from you and doesn't care about you that you, "get it" this Christmas.  I'm praying we all "get it" this Christmas.  Get that... God loves us so very much, the very reason for Christmas.  Here's something I read today from James McDonald.  If you have a minute read it with me today.  I hope it blesses you.

Merry Christmas and I hope to see you below the green boxes with tight lines.

-Lincoln  

Shot of the Week from August 7th

Howdy friends,

This shot is of a suspension bridge over the Kootenai River near Troy, MT.  My lovely wife took me on a secret destination anniversary trip to Clark Fork, ID to stay at the Huckleberry Tent and Breakfast.  One of the hikes we did took us over this bridge.  I was a little freaked out and kept waiting for the creepy temple of doom heart-ripper-outer-guy to come chase me across the bridge but he never showed.  The height was enough to get my blood pumping and I can't remember the last time I was that nervous.  I won't lie though, it was fun.  We also made it to a little state park in MT called Ross Creek Cedars.  It was great!  Huge cedar trees; some 10ft in diameter at the base.

We were blessed by the dramatic scenery of northwestern Montana and northern Idaho but we had another cool thing happen on our second morning during breakfast.  At the Tent and Breakfast you're privileged to sit down to the table and share breakfast with the other guests and also the hosts.  Well after 5 minutes or so of conversation we learned we were eating breakfast with the bass player from the christian rock band We as Human.  How cool is that!  He and his wife were on their honeymoon and had just been married on Saturday.  It was fun to talk to them for a little bit and it's amazing how you meet people in the middle of nowhere.
     Even though I was in prime trout country for my anniversary I wasn't able to wet a line.  Even so it was a great trip and I'm taking home some good memories.  Thanks honey for my surprise trip!  I love you very much.

PS  Tomorrow floating the Yellowstone is on my schedule.  More on this soon.  Until then, I hope to see you below the green boxes.

-Link