SNAKE RIVER CATFISH

Mike Schmitz

Mar 12, 1938 - Feb 7, 2003

Our brother Mike loved to fish for catfish on the Snake River near Huntington Oregon. My brother Robert and I along with his girlfriend Gloria decided to make a pilgramage to the Snake River and remember all the good times we had with our big brother on the Snake River fishing for catfish. Mike's spirit was with us on the river.

Gloria was the first to catch a fish but it is a smallmouth bass.

We did have shade and a place to lay down.

Quite comfortable!!!

Robert caught a fish also.

Tony lost a really big catfish.

Gloria caught the biggest catfish.

Lots of deer came down to drink at dusk.


The wind started blowing really hard and blew our tent down. This is what it looked like as we loaded up the truck to move to a motel.

AKEVA (and CAROLINES) VISIT

HI, MY NAME IS AKEVA

CHECK OUT THE COOL BLANKET MY FRIEND CANDICE MADE FOR ME

AKEVA WITH CAROLINE

I LIKE TO PLAY A LOT

BLOCKS MAKE ME HAPPY

BATH TIME

BYE, I'M GOING TO SLEEP NOW

ABOUT MY GARDEN

IT'S A SMALL GARDEN
WITH A FEW TOMATO PLANTS
THIS ONE IS HEALTH KICK

AND A BEEFSTEAK

AND THIS ONE GREW TALLER THAN ME

IT'S A BIG CHERRY TOMATO

JACKPOT YELLOW

The Spitfire is a great Boat

This is the closest competition



But mine is heavier

27 pounds

ONE HAPPY FISHERMAN
JACKPOT!!!

Great Day on the Spitfire

JUST LIKE THE FISH ON MY HAT

THAT IS CATALINA ISLAND IN THE BACK
MIGUEL AND JONATHAN WITH SOME NICE CALICO BASS
BY THE WAY MIGUEL MADE THE HAT
YOU CAN SEE HIS CUSTOM EMBROIDERY PRODUCTS AT
www.allfishwear.com

THE RAIN IN MAINE FALLS .....

Maine has beautiful light houses.

A rainy day at Scarbourough Marsh



This guy didn"t care.

I left Mississippi and had a 4 hr. layover at Laguardia in New York. They cancelled all flights right about my boarding time. My 4 hr. layover turned into a 17 hr. layover. Rain, rain go away come again another day.

Chestnut flowers

It was raining and everything was blooming,

Erica and Daniel framed in these beautiful azelias.


Daniel and his dad at the grill.

It was raining so they put me to work.

Well yes, I would rather be fishing.

Erica working on her shelf.
Great job!!!!

Yes that is a cute panza! Congradulations!

Missin' Mississippi

How to get into paradise.

You put a ladder into your pickup truck and let the tailgate down. Then you back up to the fence and put the ladder on the other side, Step off the tailgate onto the ladder. That way you don't mess up the fence.

Here you see Hayward fly fishing on the North Pond. Doesn't it look like paradise?
Here is Leroy giving me some good fishing advise.

Thank you Leroy!

Here is Hayward with a good mess of brim.

And Javier frying the fish for fish tacos.

We all had fish tacos with mango salsa. Here is Leroy's mom and aunt in the back. Leroy and Candice in the front.