Trip Report – NoCal Winter

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  • Feb 26, 2012 at 8:10 pm #5850
    Corey Kruitbosch
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    Had a most excellent trip out to NoCal with my buddy, and fellow IA dude, Lee Church. It is amazing to me to have met so many cool people through this message board.

    I was lucky enough to be involved in the Drake’s Ride with Clyde Tour. Lee and I had already had plans to fish… So, I drove the Drake hooptie ( http://www.drakemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=776:the-drake-magazines-2012-ride-with-clyde-tour-&catid=105&Itemid=12 ) out to Lee’s place near SF and we headed north from there. After all was said and done .. We put 1500 miles on the ride! Looking forward to seeing where it ends up after this!

    All I can say is … What a awesome trip! As usual .. I’ll stay slim on the verbiage and strong on the photos! 🙂

    We saw some cool places!

    Clyde TR 01 by cor23, on Flickr


    Steelie Babe 04 by cor23, on Flickr

    We caught a few fish!

    Lee TR 06 by cor23, on Flickr


    TR UW 02 by cor23, on Flickr

    Fished on some BEAUTIFUL rivers!

    Lee SR 01 by cor23, on Flickr


    Lee TR 01 by cor23, on Flickr


    TR Scenic 02 by cor23, on Flickr

    The road trip food was top notch! IA Food shot = More time for fishing!

    Feb 27, 2012 at 3:05 am #51410
    Avatar photoSteve K.
    Member

    Neat stuff Corey! I’m diggin” the U/W shot and what better way to get to good trout water than a Merc Mar-quiz 😉

    Feb 27, 2012 at 4:00 am #51411
    Avatar photoSimon Chu
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    Pure style!
    Love the wheels too.

    Feb 27, 2012 at 1:32 pm #51412
    Avatar photoAllan Dozier
    Member

    Great photos as usual.

    I plan on living forever, so far so good.

    Feb 27, 2012 at 9:26 pm #51413
    Avatar photoC.B. Crumpler
    Member

    Nice shots. I love the BW release and the overhead of the single angler. Sweet!

    Feb 27, 2012 at 9:52 pm #51414
    Avatar photoPeter E.
    Member

    Saw this on the Drake, very cool. I’m glad to see the project moving on.

    Feb 27, 2012 at 11:43 pm #51415
    Corey Kruitbosch
    Member

    Thanks guys! Was a way cool trip… I have really fallen in love with NoCal this last year.

    Feb 28, 2012 at 2:07 am #51416
    Avatar photoTim Angeli
    Member

    Top notch Cor, as usual!

    Feb 28, 2012 at 3:20 am #51417
    Avatar photoPeter E.
    Member

    Hopefully I can have a similar adventure. I have an invitation this year to head to the Trinity this coming fall. I have to say I am very excited.

    Feb 28, 2012 at 5:42 pm #51418
    Corey Kruitbosch
    Member

    Thanks Tim!
    Peter: I thought the Trinity was a beautiful river and I am sure you will have a awesome time. That is where we spent 3 out of the 4 days we were up in that area. Look forward to seeing a story and some pics from ya!

    Mar 1, 2012 at 5:03 am #51419
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
    Member

    Great stuff as always Cory! Did you by chance go to the Diggins bar in Weaverville?

    Joel

    Mar 1, 2012 at 1:01 pm #51420
    matt_dotts
    Member

    Great report and photos.

    Mar 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm #51421
    Corey Kruitbosch
    Member

    Joel: Thanks! was a way cool trip. No we didnt hit Diggins, but we did hit johnnys rock-n-roll pizza .. Good stuff!

    Matt: The trip across the desert was actually very pleasant! That car just glides. Plus the comfort of AAA made it fairly stress free. lol. 😉

    Mar 1, 2012 at 4:40 pm #51422
    matt_dotts
    Member

    Matt: The trip across the desert was actually very pleasant! That car just glides. Plus the comfort of AAA made it fairly stress free. lol. 😉

    Anytime your on the way to an epic fishing trip the drive is usually pleasant 🙂

    For those of us who have never seen such places, do you have any pics of the vast Northern Nevada landscape?

    Mar 1, 2012 at 4:45 pm #51423
    Corey Kruitbosch
    Member

    Very true Matt! I dont have many photos, but I’ll dig one up from this trip and post it tonight.

    Mar 2, 2012 at 4:25 am #51424
    Corey Kruitbosch
    Member

    Here are those pics. Hopefully they capture a little bit of the feel of the drive.


    Desert Drive 01 by cor23, on Flickr


    Desert Drive 02 by cor23, on Flickr


    Desert Drive 03 by cor23, on Flickr

    Mar 2, 2012 at 5:03 pm #51425
    Douglas Barnes
    Member

    Awe-SOME! Love the Glide!

    Mar 2, 2012 at 7:53 pm #51426
    matt_dotts
    Member

    awesome.

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