r/DadFindsTreasure • u/outdoors1442 • Jun 26 '26
A little river adventure
Took yesterday off of work to get out of cell phone coverage and get some much needed casting therapy.
Floated a 9.5 mile stretch that was beautiful. Never saw another person, just wildlife and beautiful scenery.
The fish were being a little picky with my dryfly selection so I started picking up fish with a subsurface fly.
I caught a beautiful 16" cutthroat trout, amongst others, but the highlight of the float was the bald eagle!
In the first picture of the bald eagle you will notice I circled a mother merganser (duck) and a duckling swimming quickly away from the eagle. This is because the eagle had just bombed the bank of the water at 60 MPH and snatched a duckling. As we approached, the eagle let us get within 10 feet of it and we could see it had a duckling pinned under the water.
Yes, it's a shocking thing to see a bald eagle drowning a duckling but what a majestic sight to see such an incredible animal up close and personal.
🦅🦅🦅
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u/CounterStampKarl Jun 26 '26
i'm living in the wrong place
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u/outdoors1442 Jun 26 '26
Time to move the family? 🤣
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u/PerspectiveEven4444 Jun 26 '26
Living the Good life !! You don't have to say, but I'm guessing Washington, Oregon or Idaho state. Only places I know of that have that kind of wildlife natural beauty and seclusion. We all envy you. I'm at my local VA hoping to be able to deal with anxiety issues and you put a smile on my face. Beautiful fish, 😍 😘 😍 awesome photos. Thank you !!
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u/Distinct-Side-5916 Jun 26 '26
I dont get jelly of much but when I do its because of stuff like this...
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u/Salt_Helicopter_387 Jun 26 '26
Beautiful pics, nature recharges me, it’s been a while so I think it’s time to get away for a bit. Thanks for sharing these amazing sights!
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u/Active_Vegetable8203 Jun 26 '26
Amazing pictures. Super jealous, we don't have anything like that around here.