D.L. Bliss - Lake Tahoe - Last weekend of June 09

Cool report, how far off shore did you pick up those dads?

Thanks for the report Mooch. I bet you were screaming inside like A little girl when you saw that bear!!!!!

I don't see no stinkin' bear.
Wish I could have made it; work was hell this week.

Thanks for the report and cool pictures Mooch. BTW, what was the water
temperature when you dove for those tasty crawfish?

Jedmo

Great report Mooch.  As I recently found out from my 30 year old kids, these are the things that they always remember and it get you into the "Good Dad Club".

 That right handed crawdad had the biggest claw I have ever seen.


                       Cool that you released him.

how far off shore did you pick up those dads?

10-15 FOW - right along the cliff

BTW, what was the water
temperature when you dove for those tasty crawfish.

Hard to say but I was wearing my board shorts and the top half of my 7 mil free dive suit.

 

I bet you were screaming inside like A little girl when you saw that bear!!!!!

Nope, did not have time to scream but I did soil myself instead   

Fred and his posse doing the tourist thang....

Great report Mooch.  As I recently found out from my 30 year old kids, these are the things that they always remember and it get you into the "Good Dad Club".

AMEN to that 

These kids really have it good! And you can see it in their faces  I salut their parents  for making the time and effort to take 'em out and enjoy the outdoors....and I feel really honored getting invited to such memorable events

...karma paid me a visit later that night when this BIG bear came 20 feet off my manvan......it was sniffing Stu's trailer   MY VERY FIRST BEAR ENCOUNTER 

The biggest black bear I've ever seen. 

Awesome report--love the photojournalistic style!    Not that it really matters, but did you catch any fish? Personally, I've never had any success at Tahoe, but have never really cared either.

you sure that wasn't a raccoon?

Great report!

Cool trip, how did you do 'da 'dads?

but did you catch any fish

I didn't and I didn't even try but Fred caught a few....still waiting for him to chime in with pics and some details. I've done pretty good with rainbows and macs on the North side of tahoe.

Cool trip, how did you do 'da 'dads?

ask Fred....Stu and I left Wednesday night and Fred stayed till Thursday.

WOWZERS!!  That's a real bonified Vacation trip and it looked&read like very much fun. Those dads are like baby lobsters! WTManup and click a Dangerous Bear shot dude......i would have been running to your ManVan for protection. I missed out bigtime on this years,but maybe I'll get lucky and get an invite to the next Tahoe camp&chill with all of you "Family Legends"

Dang.  Those pictures bring back some great memories.  I was really hoping to make it this year, this time with both girls. 

Bear:  if you guys can see the tires on the trailer, then follow them to the left and you can make out the bear's legs.