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THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT, AND FOR THE MANY E-MAILS OF CONCERN ABOUT OUR BUSINESS AND "WHY NO REPORTS". MY MOTHER BECAME GRAVELY ILL ON MAY 12TH AND PASSED AWAY JUNE 11, AND WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD. WE TRIED TO BE WITH HER EVERYDAY IN BEND (2 1/2 HOURS FROM FOSSIL), SO SOME THINGS HAD TO BE PUT ON THE BACKBURNER (TRIPS AND FISHING REPORTS). THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, AND PLEASE FORGIVE US FOR OUR POOR MEMORIES IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE IN REPORTING YOUR TRIP.

MAY 26: SKIP GEER TOOK JOE AND JINNY JUST OF WAITSBURG, WA. WHO CAME DOWN TO FLY FISH THE PRIVATE LARGEMOUTH LAKE. THEY ONLY FISHED FOR PART OF A DAY, AND WANTED TO CATCH AS MANY BLUEGILL AS THEY COULD. THEY ENDED UP WITH 62 BLUEGILL AND 6 LARGEMOUTH, AND FULLFILLED THEIR DREAM OF CATCHING BLUEGILL ON A FLY.

MAY 20-22: SKIP TOOK THE "BROTHER LOVE" TEAM OF GENE AND GREG KREMER FROM KIRLAND AND SNOHOMISH WASHINGTON RERSPECTIVELY. THEY HAVE BEEN FISHING WITH US FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE ENJOY THEIR COMPANY, STORIES, AND THE LOVE THESE TWO BROTHERS HAVE FOR EACH OTHER. tHEY FISHED ON THE PRIVATE LAKE THE FIRST TWO DAYS. THEY BOATED 91 FISH THE FIRST DAY WITH GREG EDGED GENE OUT WITH 48 LARGEMOUTH AND THEN THEY GOT CAUGHT IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THEY SECOND DAY OF THIS FRONT WAS EVEN TOUGHER FISHING AND THEY BOATED 77 FISH WITH GREG AGAIN COMING UP WITH MORE FISH AT 42. THE LAST DAY THEY FISHED THE RIVER UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS AND BOATED SOME NICE FISH FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND HAD 21 FISH AT LUNCH, BUT ENDED UP WITH 30 FISH FOR THE DAY. THESE GUYS HAVE HAD SOME GREAT DAYS FISHING WITH US (COUPLE OF YEARS AGAO THEY BOATED THREE MASTER ANGLER SMALLMOUTH IN ONE DAY), BUT THEY KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT "FISHING" INSTEAD OF "CATCHING".

MAY 18: SKIP TOOK FRIENDS MIKE LUKJAUOWICZ (425-743-0231) OF EDMONDS, WA AND MAX FIEBELKORN OF EVERETT, WA OUT TO THE PRIVATE LARGEMOUTH LAKE. THEY CAUGHT 73 FISH WITH MIKE GETTING THE MOST, 41, AND MAX GETTING THE BIGGEST A NICE 20" LARGEMOUTH. IT WAS A VERY, VERY WINDY DAY.

MAY 17: SKIP TOOK MIKE AND MAX ON THE RIVER THIS OVERCAST DAY. THE WATER WAS 60 DEGREES AND THEY BOATED 99 SMALLIES. MIKE AGAIN CAUGHT THE MOST, 60, BUT THIS TIME HE ALSO CAUGHT THE LARGEST A TROPHY 18" SMALLMOUTH BASS. IT GOT WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVED IN. MAX IS LEAVING THE NORTHWEST AND GOING HOME TO THE MIDWEST. THANKS FOR THE GREAT TRIPS IN THE PAST, AND "GOOD LUCK" IN THE FUTURE TO MAX.