We all had someone to show us the way,to get hooked on the obsession we all enjoy today,maybe it was your granddad but most likely it was your dad.
My Dad was a outdoorsman of the first order,stream fishing for easternbrook,trolling for mackinaw as they were called in those days lake trout
today,flyfishing for cutthroat,you name it,as long as had fins and would pull
I,ve been reminiscening alot lately and have been thinking of him alot,you do that alot as you grow older as you will see.
Anyway I thought I would share a couple of old shots,the rainbow was 12# he and I with 2 Mackinaw and a nice string of bows,by the way guys no
stockers back then.
[Edited on 6-27-2011 by baitcast]Cardon Man - 6-27-2011 at 01:59 PM
Cool pics! Where did you grow up?
"I Have Never Met an Idiot on the River"
Gypsy Jan - 6-27-2011 at 02:05 PM
Henry Winkler ("The Fonz" and "Royal Pains") was on the Today Show this morning promoting his new book which is about how much he loves fly fishing
(and his family and life):
The little guy is yours truly,Spokane Wa. in the late thirties,Northern Ida for a while then to Boise Ida.,Long Bch Calif.,back to Spokane and finally
here in Kingman Az.the cold finally got to me.
My Dad had no trouble getting me to start fishing in fact my whole life has been one long fishing trip.Ive met so many fine people and made
so many friends while fishing,its been a long long road.
I wouldn,t change a thing
Rob
[Edited on 6-27-2011 by baitcast]Cardon Man - 6-27-2011 at 05:39 PM
Cool. I thought it looked like the northwest. Those mack's...that's not a native fish to that part of the world is it?
Did your Dad ever fish Baja with you?woody with a view - 6-27-2011 at 06:29 PM
hey Rob one day i wanna fish with you for the big SpotFins.
lemme know when.......baitcast - 6-27-2011 at 06:42 PM
I think they were,the macks were everywhere in Ida the got very large 50# 60# Dad loved to troll for them and we never used the motor he said it was
to noisy we always oared hours on end,I remember the day I was given the job.
I did take him once to Gonzaga Bay in the 60,s and he loved it he hooked
a large grouper but lost him right at the boat but it and the road made his day,he told me how crazy he thought I was driving that road more than
once
Rob
[Edited on 6-28-2011 by baitcast]baitcast - 6-22-2015 at 08:42 AM
For fathers day a day late.
Robjbcoug - 6-22-2015 at 11:14 AM
Baitcast,
That first picture really struck me. Looked like my dad standing out alongside our house on the farm. Especially the cap askew and the cigarette
dangling, he undoubtably was a great man. Glad we still have the memories, even if we don't have the man.baitcast - 6-22-2015 at 11:42 AM
My father was 5'8" but was the tallest man I ever knew,no fish was safe with him around, no matter the question he knew the answer
Robbaitcast - 6-22-2015 at 11:48 AM
JBcoug are you a Coug fan? I,m a zag fan myself
Robbacquito - 6-22-2015 at 02:28 PM
My father was a commercial tuna fisherman from about 1955 until his passing in 1992. But when he got off the tuna boat he would grab his trout pole
and head to the Sierras and often times in the Convict Lake area and Red's Meadow-he would not get near a boat to go out and fish for ocean fish.jbcoug - 6-22-2015 at 09:51 PM
Rob,
I grew up in Monroe WA, but I'm an old Coug. Spent my time in the Palouse and loved it.baitcast - 6-18-2016 at 12:17 PM
Another Fathers day! coming up I always toast Dad on Fathers day he was my hero and always will be.
RobDawnPatrol - 6-19-2016 at 10:09 AM
Not to hijack thread, but here's to all Fathers who passed on to their sons the love of fishing! My Father, Howard Beilstein on right
Alan from San Diego
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[Edited on 6-19-2016 by DawnPatrol]woody with a view - 6-19-2016 at 11:12 AM
Best to ya, Rob!
9 days ago! 1-WSB, 12-YT, 5-Grouper between three of us.
baitcast - 6-17-2018 at 07:03 AM
This is a must on Fathers day
Rob
My dad fisherman... what originally attracted us to Baja:
David K - 6-17-2018 at 02:15 PM
Late 1960's or early 1970s, Loreto:
1967, (today called) Bahía Santa María:
1972, Gonzaga Bay:
1983, near Laguna Manuela (Variety Beach):
This was my dad's final Baja fishing trip before he passed away, 6 years later. woody with a view - 6-17-2018 at 02:34 PM
Thanks, Rob! You have an open invitation!
Happy dads day!
advrider - 6-18-2018 at 08:32 PM
Awesome old pictures from everyone! BajaBlanca - 6-19-2018 at 08:26 AM
This is one cool thread! More dad and son photos needed. What a different world back then with the dangling cigarette!Bubba - 6-19-2018 at 09:15 AM
Some great pics here, thank you!fishbuck - 6-19-2018 at 11:50 AM
I wish I had more pics of me and my dad.
The only real regret I have is not spending more time fishing with my dad.
And ofcourse I would rather be rich than so darn handsome.
I had my brother e-mail a picture of the two of us taken in Manzanillo on the mainland in 1959. My dad is not in the picture, he took it!
Since I don't know how to get it from my inbox to this forum, is there a volunteer poster that I could forward the link to? I will add comments if it
ever shows up here (then delete this pathetic cry for help)
Thanks, Gary
AKgringo - 6-19-2018 at 04:58 PM
Thank you very much David! My dad took that photo in late 1959 in Manzanillo on the mainland. I am the kid in the white T-shirt, a couple of months
shy of my 13th birthday!
We caught those fish (I caught the sailfish) from the 14 foot aluminum runabout on the left side of the dock. I still have that boat in the yard here
in Northern CA, and I think it deserves another trip SOB!
[Edited on 6-20-2018 by AKgringo]David K - 6-19-2018 at 05:31 PM
I bet your dad was very proud of you (both)! Great times!!!
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