tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41367689974167178002024-03-13T03:03:13.323-07:00Mark StangelandMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-55371128392681546372017-10-02T09:29:00.000-07:002017-10-02T15:21:48.740-07:00Slam The Door!<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="47abc" data-offset-key="9fiib-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="ed0mc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">We had a wonderful gathering of the brothers this last weekend. A group of anglers that I am proud to call friends. No egos, no drama, just passionate fisherman bonded together with the glue of the anadromous fish that we chase.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Its almost maddening how polite everyone is when we get to a piece of water. No one wants to fish first. Everyone to a man thinking of the other person. " You fish first" " No, I'll follow you, go ahead" and on it goes. Reminds me of that chipmunk cartoon " after you my friend" " oh no I insist, you go...."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So Saturday night we had a great dinner and conversation and we were all talking about the topic of setting the hook or not setting the hook, and when its appropriate. Of course the fish on the dangle is the hardest fish to hook and usually requires some sort of action on the anglers part to seal the deal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are other times when instict or lack of instinct inspires a reaction from the angler that will hook the fish. Sometimes we react correctly other times we pull the fly out of the fishes mouth and are left questioning everything. Do nothing? Do something?</span></div>
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"cob6i": q { "key": "cob6i", "type": "unstyled", "text": "", "characterList": List [], "depth": 0, "data": Map {} } }, "selectionBefore": m { "anchorKey": "dr0mn", "anchorOffset": 150, "focusKey": "dr0mn", "focusOffset": 150, "isBackward": false, "hasFocus": true }, "selectionAfter": m { "anchorKey": "dr0mn", "anchorOffset": 149, "focusKey": "dr0mn", "focusOffset": 149, "isBackward": false, "hasFocus": true } }" data-offset-key="dr0mn-1-0" decoratedtext="Adrian Cortes" entitykey="1" offsetkey="dr0mn-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: #dce6f8; font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="dr0mn-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">Adrian Cortes</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="dr0mn-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> for a couple days and I watched the progression of frustration and reactions that he had to fish that had moved to his fly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First off I will say the guy is just an amazingly fishy dude. He moved more fish the last couple days than I can count. The thing that was happening this last weekend with him was he kept getting the super slow, almost single click at a time reel spinners...... in moving water. What to do? Always a struggle to know how, and when, and how firmly to try and set on these slow takes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As steelheaders, for the most part we have become trained to let the fish do most of the work on pinning themselves. Sure there are always situations that can require a hook set but in my experience, 90 percent of the time the fish does the hard part and turns with the fly, hits the current and they are stuck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was fortanate enough to be close to and watch Adrain on at least a half dozen occasions, with almost every imaginable weird and slow take in the book. I'd hear his Hardy and started to tune into the way the fish were eating his flies. He fishes a very natural fly either a Greasliner or a Thompson River Caddis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I truly feel, now that I have thought about it, that the fish were eating the fly as if it were a natural bug and not reacting to it out of territory or aggression as they hit some of the less natural type flies we fish. This was accounting for the slow and lazy way the fish were eating the fly. Just rolling over and grabbing it and swimming with it as if they just got a burger at the corner hamburger joint. No quick turn into the current, no frantic escape. They never turned on the fly and thus never felt the hook point and spooked. They were swimming with the fly, pulling a little line out slowy, then letting go of the fly as soon as they felt resistance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At first Adrian did what all good steelheaders do.......wait for the line to get tight and start spinning the reel then lift on it and its on. I watched the first couple fish eat the fly and pull line off agonizingly slow. The first one was painful to watch as the line was coming off so slow. He keeps his hand down and rod pointed at the fish as he allows line to come straight off the reel with no resistance from the rod guides or bend in the rod. The fish pulls off line slowly, we were both ready for the fish to turn and be stuck and it never happens as the fish lets go of the fly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then after a couple of those types of takes, when he encountered another fish he still waited on the fish but tried slowly lifting the rod as the line was paying out. The look on his face after this had happened a few times was a mix of suprise and disapointment. He would look at me and shrug his shoulders and put both hands in the air like " What am I supposed to do with those"? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could offer no easy soloution except the one we had talked about the night before. Slam the door on the next one, you can't do any worse than you are now. Although I never directly told Adrian what to do I knew the conversation from the night before would come to his mind eventually and it did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was fishing a fishy nugget line above me and I was watching. I hear his Hardy reel start the slow single click grind I had heard before, line paying out a couple clicks at a time, the Hardy growling in that slow steady way that happens when you slowly pull line off to string the rod. An RPM rate that is almost measured in clicks on the pawl rather than actual revoloutions of the reel. This time he lifts the rod a bit after a few seconds and the line gets tight briefly then goes slack. Again he looks at me with that tortured look, not knowing really what to do. He has caught many fish and has been going with what has always worked for him. He's been using that experienced steelheaders touch to do what he feels best with each situation. Clearly, with they way things are going something needs to change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's getting near the end of the day and we are all tired from a long weekend of fun but tough fishing. Fish were caught every day but man we worked our tails off to scratch them out. Its that time when focus starts to shift to Monday and all the pressures that this world has for us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are in our own world for now though, and for a few more hours and there is a always a chance for another encounter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Adrian regains his composure and continues down the shelf, fishing into the fast water seam and letting it slide along the nuggets below. I kid you not, thirty or 40 feet below where he had his last encounter I hear that Hardy growling the slow mean growl that can only come from that reel. I'm looking right at Adrian, as he leans into the fish, hand down, reel paying out slowly once again. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After I swear, 10 seconds we lock eyes and I see the warrior come out. He lifts the rod sharply and SLAMS THE DOOR HARD on the fish and it is pinned solidly and I get to tail an absolute perfect speciman after a spirited battle. The fish is what we all dream about and is as beautiful as any we had ever seen. We marvel at the perfection that lies in the water before us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is not about numbers for any of us anymore. It is about the brotherhood and sharing the water together. It is about learning more about each other and these amazing fish every time we step in the water together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am truly blessed to have a band of brothers around me that values the things that I value and has my back through thick and thin. The steelhead brotherhood runs deep. I am renewed and invigorated every time we meet. It is truly good for the soul...... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lee Lashaway, Todd Hirano, Keith Tymchuk, Adrain Cortes, Matt Zilliox, Jeff Carr, Jake Crawford, James and Kait, it was a pleasure spending some time with you all this past weekend. I am a lucky man to have you all in my life. Thank you!!!!!!</span></div>
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Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-28227848148331326192017-05-23T21:09:00.000-07:002017-05-23T21:24:23.184-07:00A......TJB Part 5<div class="MsoNormal">
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was way past dark when I got home. In fact close to bedtime actually. I knew I
was in for it from Mom. I attended to the essential chores of feeding the
animals and left the rest for the morning. I slipped in the front door quietly
trying not to announce my arrival too loudly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Anders,
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walked into the living room where she was sitting in Dad’s favorite big chair.
She had a smile on her face, which eased the situation somewhat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You
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next 10 minutes was a non-stop recounting of the entire afternoon and evening
from working on the old Jeep to the hanging out in his shop to the mule ride to
the river. I explained with wide-eyed wonderment what it was like to watch Walt
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could see in my eyes that I had experienced something remarkable and knew at
that point what I would be focused on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are just like your Dad,” she said with a sigh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There’s no cure for that fly fishing bug, I knew it when I
married him, I knew that’s how it was gonna be. Now I can see the bug has bit
you too.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You
know I haven’t seen you this excited about anything in a long time Anders.
You’ve been a loner since your Dad’s been gone, its good to see you make a
friend, even if it is that heathen Walt Mcleod!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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laughed and talked more about Walt and she told a few good fishing stories
about Walt and Dad. Her eyes twinkled and she cried a couple times and I could
tell that despite her initial caution and the recent hard times Walt had
experienced, she had a respect and love for him that went back many years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Get
to bed now, you have school in the morning and I know you didn’t do all your
chores tonight cause you were out messing around!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She
swatted me on the rear with a rolled up newspaper, more out of love than
discipline and I scooted out of the room in a flash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yes
mamma” I said as I ran to my room in the back of the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She
was playing the stern role but inside I could tell she was happy to see me
interested in something again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">School
dragged on as usual the next day. I couldn’t wait to get to Walt’s and learn
more about fly-casting, fishing and those steelhead!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bell signaling the end of school again shattered the daydream
I was in. I hopped on my bike and raced straight away to Walt’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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big lab met me out front on the long driveway and escorted me into a place that
would fast become my second home. As I got close, I got off my bike and leaned
it up against the shed. Walt walked around the back of the shop with an
enormous yellow chainsaw in one hand and an Olympia beer in the other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well
don’t just stand there Kid, we got work to do!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“A
big fir came down last night in that wind and it’s laid up on the hay barn
roof. You ever driven a tractor Kid?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I’m
only 12 Walt, not really…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well,
today is your lucky day Kid!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He
threw the McCullough 35 saw in the bucket of the old Massey Ferguson and fired
it up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Get on Kid, let’s go!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jumped up into the seat next to him, half sitting half standing and he jammed
the thing in gear and we lurched down the rutted road to the barn at the back of
the pasture. He swilled beer expertly with one hand while steering with his
knee and shifting with the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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got to the barn and I could see the big fir on the side of the roof. The tree
had broken off mid stem and hung into another tree before finally crashing
through and resting on the barn. The other tree had broken the initial fall so
the barn had actually sustained minimal damage. The trick now was getting it
off without causing any more havoc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
jumped out and drank the last of his beer before assessing the situation.
Tossing the empty can into the grass next to the barn he grabbed a bull rope
out of the bucket of the Massey and in two minutes had scaled the roof and had the
rope tied to the upper part of the tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I’m gonna cut this thing down at the base and you are gonna pull it toward the
field when I tell you” Walt said excitedly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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don’t know Walt, that thing is huge, what if I cant do it?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Its
easy Kid, just do what I tell ya!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jumped into the seat, pretty unsure of how this was going to go. The rope was
attached to the bucket and the bucket arms were raised up to 10 feet or so. He
explained the levers and controls of the tractor, looked at the tree height and
had me back up a bit more, and wished me luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I’m
hoping I can just get you to curl the bucket a little and that will pull it
where we want it to go, its not gonna need much.” Walt said as he reached for
the pull cord on the big saw. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plan was to cut and hinge the big tree in the lower trunk so that the bottom
went one way and the top came towards the field. The tree was resting pretty
vertical now and this would prevent the tree from crashing through the roof and
ruining the barn badly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pulled the cord 6 times and the saw started on the 7<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He expertly faced and notched the tree
putting in what he called a Dutchman to keep the tree away from the barn. The sawdust
came out in long ribbons as the saw made quick work of the fir. When he had the
tree faced, he motioned to me to curl the bucket up slowly. The rope tightened
as the bucket curled and Walt stayed near with the saw, watching the movement
of the tree making small cuts to open the back cut when needed. I continued to
slowly curl the bucket and could see the tree starting to move. All of the
sudden, the tree did exactly what Walt said it would. The bottom of the tree
below the cut went backwards and the top swung around and came straight away
from the barn and landed in the field out in front of the tractor, perfectly placed,
20 feet short of my position. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“
Glad I backed you up a little there Anders, I love it when a plan comes
together!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gathered up the rope, saw and other tools and laid them in the bucket and
climbed into the seat of the tractor as I moved to the side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“
We can save bucking this up for later, I just wanted to get this thing on the
ground. Thanks for the help, you may make a good hand around here yet.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Walt,
can we go fishing at the home pool again?” I asked hopefully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I
want to catch one of those things bad!” I continued<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Patience
Kid. I want you to practice with the fly rod before you go down there. You have
a lot to learn still before I just turn you loose on those fish. I don’t want
you stumbling and bumbling around without proper instruction son. If you are
gonna do it I want you to do it right. I have a few tips to give ya. These fish
deserve respect, they have made a long journey here and they should get our
best!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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got back to the barn at 5:30 and the shadows were getting long. Walt parked the
tractor and stowed the saw and gear in the shed. He grabbed a rod off the rack
at the side of the barn already strung up from the night before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He clipped off the fly and plucked a
head of rye grass from a nearby stalk and secured it to the end of the fly
line. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“There,
now you wont hook yourself” Walt chuckled, as he looked me in the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“It
will give the fly line the feel of the fly without the possibility of hooking
yourself in the backside or something”. He laughed again while nudging me in
the arm with a grin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He
quickly pulled off a couple handfuls of line and started false casting in front
of me. I memorized the slow and easy motion making note of hand and arm and rod
tip position. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Its
OK to turn and watch the line behind you until you start feel the load of the
rod. The timing comes with practice”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Here,
you try it” Walt said as he handed me the rod. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">It
was bamboo and it was beautiful. The rod felt different than the fiberglass rod
I had felt and fished briefly last summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tried to remember Walt’s stroke and timing and started casting the rod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately knew I was going too fast
and the line was tailing terribly behind and crashing into itself ending in a
pile on the grass. I tried again, and my timing was still horrible. I was
forcing it and not feeling it. I knew Walt was going to chime in and I was
ready when it came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s
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I need a beer” Walt said as he disappeared back into the shop and went to the
refrigerator. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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emerged with an Oly for himself and a cold Coke for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He set the Coke down on the back of an old Studabaker
rusting in the grass near me and leaned against the trunk to watch. He tore the
tab of the Oly and tossed it in the burn barrel to his right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Now
kid, remember I said to watch your line on the back cast, wait until it is
straight behind you before you go forward. That will help get rid of that
tailing loop you have going. And for crying out load, go slow.” And don’t break
your wrist, more forearm and less wrist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Get
your hand a little higher, that’s right, above your shoulder a little more,
that’s it!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sat and sipped quietly on his beer while I flailed away for the next ten
minutes. Eventually, I felt like I was getting the hang of it, carrying 30 feet
of line in the air without getting too many tailing loops. My forearm hurt but
it was fun and challenging. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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laid the rod against the car and drank heartily from the icy Coke as I watched Walt
walk over on the grass and set up a beer can he grabbed from a pile on the side
of the old car. He set up 6 cans in all. The cans formed a circle, about 40
feet from the center. Walt motioned to me and I put my Coke down and walked to the center with the rod.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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try to hit and knock over the cans with the end of that line. That head of rye
will have enough weight if you do it right.” Walt said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was not even close.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
grabbed the rod from me after a few minutes, obviously impatient with my
progress. He measured out line in the air getting closer and closer to the can
with perfect control. When he knew his distance was good, he cast the line and
fake fly, hitting the first can and knocking it down. Around the circle he went
measuring distance and hitting cans till they were all knocked down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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set the rod down and guzzled the last of his Oly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s
how its done son. You need precision and grace to cast to these fish. If you
are whipping the water to a froth there’s not a fish in the county that will
lay around long enough for you to get a shot at them, especially in these
smaller creeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In low and clear
water these fish can see you from a mile away.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the lessons were just beginning……….. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Part
4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
scanned the water intently as he walked. I followed behind, stumbling on a bank
side rock and almost falling down trying to keep up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The creek in this spot was about 100 feet wide and the water
was around 5 feet deep out in the middle. Walt went up to the top of the run in
front of the shallow riffle and sat down on a fallen log and pulled the worn
fly box from his vest pocket. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“This
is a perfect night to try and fool one up to the surface Anders,” he said as he
withdrew a heavily hackled dry fly from the clip inside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“This
is my own creation here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An elk
hair tail, simple natural dubbed body and some spun deer hair up front. I’ve
been playing with these materials for a while now and I like how they float. I
make a few changes to it every now and again and it fishes pretty well.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I
call it the Meadow Muffin” Walt continued. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You
name your flies Walt? I said inquisitively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Well
yeah, a flies gotta have a name don’t it kid?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“There
are plenty of famous flies out there by lot’s of famous guys and I fish a lot
of those flies. I also like to create my own. That’s the fun of fly tying son,
there are no rules and you know what? The fish don’t care most of the time if
it has the right profile and is sized right for the situation.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He
grabbed the leader from the fly line on the already strung rod and clipped the
wet fly off and stuck it in his hat, quickly threading on the new dry fly in
it’s place. He tied the fly on in an interesting way. After tying a simple clinch
knot, he took the line and put a half hitch in it and slipped it over the eye
of the fly and secured the hitch directly under the center of the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That
there is what ya call a riffle hitch, it keeps the fly riding up at the surface
when you have tension on the line and its quartered down stream swinging
through the run.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">All
of this was new to me, fly rods, steelhead, bushy dry flies, riffle hitching,
tension on the line; Walt may have just as well been speaking Chinese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just wanted to watch him cast the fly
line and see what this was all about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He
then greased the dry fly with something out of a small jar and walked to a
small rock outcropping that allowed him to be slightly above the water without
getting wet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Wordlessly
he pulled line slowly from the reel, the gears and pawl growling low. After he
had a little line off the reel he cast the line slightly down stream and the
fly landed lightly and came under tension and waked across the surface of the
fast, upper part of the run. When it got down stream of him he pulled a bit
more line off and repeated the cast. Soon he was casting around 50 feet of
line, and it was a sight to behold. There was no wasted motion as he pulled the
line off the water at the end of the cast and flipped the whole thing behind
him in a smooth fluid motion. Once the line was straight behind him he brought
the rod forward, pulling down on the line in his left hand and sending the line
out over the water in a tight loop, the fly neatly turning over at the end of
the cast, line and fly landing straight and coming under tension immediately.
It was a mesmerizing dance of man and fly rod; it was a beautiful thing to
watch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
had now made his way to the middle of the run, the water had slowed and there
was more depth to the water. Rather than the fast, tumultuous water of the head
of the run, the water now was flatter, glass like and swirly at times. The
surface water shimmered with the influence of the many boulders just under the
surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt’s
fly skittered and danced across the water like a water skeeter, pausing
slightly at times only to be torn away by a puff of water to continue it’s down
and across arc. Again and again he cast as he slowly moved down the piece of
rock he was standing on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Ah,
it feels good to get out here again and cast” he said after some time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I
don’t think I fished down here at all the last few years.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the wife passed I just never……..”
his voice trailed off without finishing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then
he began again, his voice noticeably breaking with emotion ”I was in a really
bad place there for awhile Anders.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I
didn’t really know what to say, but could relate to what he was feeling for
sure, what with my Dad being gone too. I started to think of my Dad again as I
watched Walt cast. I fought with my own emotions in that moment, trying to keep
it together but I just wanted to cry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Luckily
Walt broke the tension with an excited yell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Did
you see that?” Walt squealed in a voice I had not expected from a 70 year old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I
had to admit I had no idea what he was talking about, my mind had drifted to
thoughts of my father, the river and what was happening in front of me went out
of focus briefly. Snapped back to reality with Walt’s exclamation, I turned and
looked to see where he was pointing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I
just rose a steelhead right over there, right off that break on the far side
where that log is laid in the water. I had a feeling he would be there!” Walt
then started to pull in his line but did not recast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Whatcha
gonna do now Walt?” I said, having no clue what had actually happened, or what
raising a steelhead even was. My thought was it was a good thing as that’s the
fish he was chasing. I expected to see him send the fly back over to the lie
and catch the fish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I’m
gonna have a smoke is what I’m gonna do.” Walt said suddenly very calmly.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Have
a smoke?” “Why? I thought you were trying to catch a steelhead”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I’m
just letting the fish settle down a bit Anders, there’s no need to rush this
thing. I know right where he is now, he showed himself to me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“What
did he do, I was daydreaming and missed it.” I said awkwardly, kicking myself
for not watching the whole drift of the fly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
pulled out his pipe and stuffed it full, lighting it with the flick of a match
across the leg of his jeans. He took several long draws on it before he
continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Pay
attention here son, I’m trying to teach ya something. Ya can’t go drifting off
into Candy Land and expect to learn anything about fishing. This is important
stuff I’m trying to show ya!” He said gruffly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Now,
raising a steelhead is a big deal Anders. It’s when you get a fish to move to
the fly, almost commit and then for whatever reason, miss the fly, or decide he
doesn’t want to eat it. The main thing is, we fooled him into showing us a few
of his cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These cards he
showed will tell me a few things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We know he liked the fly. I now know where he lives, and by the type of
rise I have a good idea he’s aggressive and will take another whack at this
thing.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
sat down on a corner of the out cropping he was walking down and leaned back
against the smooth stone, worn and weathered from a thousand storms. The sun
dropped on the horizon and the last rays disappeared behind a big sugar pine
tree. I looked over in the field next to the creek and noticed the big mule
hadn’t wandered far. The waist high grass kept him plenty busy eating to his
hearts contentment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
puffed on the pipe a few more times and then knocked it out on the heel of his
boot, the embers fairly glowing in the fading light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stood again and regained his position on the rock. The
line was coiled up on the rock in a pile, waiting to be recast. The length was
the exact distance where the fish rose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Imma
gonna give it right back to him, same distance as before and see if I can get
him to chase it” Walt said, excitedly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Oh
boy this is fun, I almost forgot how it gets my heart a racing when these fish
start to playing with me!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I
wasn’t gonna miss a thing this time. I watched intently as Walt gathered the
line from the rock in his left hand and made one false cast backward then forward
adding about half the line. In one more move backwards he added the rest of the
line and sent it out over the water in a perfect arc. Before the line hit the
water he reached upstream and flipped the line straight, the fly then landed light
as a feather and started to wake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">My
eye was tracking the fly as it neared the soft inside seam below the log, the
water was glassy and flat and quite clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw a large shadow moving quickly toward the fly, it was
the steelhead for sure. The fish slowed as it got nearer and then came behind
the fly, rising to the surface slowly then refusing the fly again in with a
flash of its body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A slight bulge
of water was all that was left on the surface. The fish returned back to it’s
lie and the fly continued to swing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Oh
he’s gonna eat something for sure!” Walt said with confidence. “It just may not
be this fly”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He
stripped the fly line in through his weathered hands again dropping it in loose
coils at his feet. He grabbed the end of the leader and with his teeth he
nipped off the deer hair fly and placed it in his hat. He pulled the small wet
fly that he had attached to his hat earlier and tied it on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“This
is the comeback fly. I almost feel bad putting it on cause he’s gonna whack it
this time. I could keep playing with the dry fly but he’s toying with me. This
will seal the deal you watch.“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
wound up about 10 feet of line off the rock with a few turns of the reel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Whatcha
doing that for Walt, wont you be way short of him now?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s
right son, I’ll be a bit short but I want to slip it down to him a couple feet
at a time now. I’m gonna re-cover the water a little above him and let him
settle again. When he sees this little Coachman, he’s done. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
started in casting again and even a little shorter still, holding some line
back in his left hand on the first drift. The fly was so small I could not see
it and I followed the fly line as it swung, imagining about where the fly would
be. Another cast and drift still 10 feet short of the lie. The next cast fell
about 7 or 8 feet short of the lie and started to swing, suddenly there was a
large boil and Walt’s line went tight, snapping against the guides, the old
Hardy paying out line in short staccato bursts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“There
he is Anders! I knew the Coachman would get him!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
fish was taking line fast and jumped several times. It was a steelhead of
6-7lbs and it was beautiful. Walt played the fish wonderfully but he had gotten
to the end of the rock outcropping and could not chase him without getting wet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
fish jumped two more times and spit the hook, the once taught line now laying
limp in the slack water on the edge of the creek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt
threw his head back and was yelling and hooting like a crazy man. I had no idea
a fish could make a man act like that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Yahoooooooooooo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His big voice boomed of the canyon
walls with pure joy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I
too was caught up in the moment. I had just witnessed a fish that would change
my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-92052619600077841222017-03-04T18:00:00.001-08:002017-03-07T21:32:51.885-08:00A.....TJB Part #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Part
3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reel was beautiful. It had a worn
look on the leaden finish that told of years of loving use. I grabbed the reel
off the table when he laid it down. He quietly crossed the room to toss a
couple logs on the fire in the stove. The big stove creaked as he opened the
door, the heavy cast iron door swung wide as the inviting fire light from
inside flickered on the old Indian woven carpet on the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I turned the reel
over in my hands; it felt solid and well made. The light gray agate line guide
was still perfect, not a crack or check in it anywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled on the backing line, pulling
it from the reel in long strokes like Walt had done moments before. I could
feel the vibrations of the reels mechanism in my hands as I pulled. The sound
was sort of mesmerizing………<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s a 1906 you got there Anders, I actually bought that one in England when I was over there almpost 50
years ago. That thing has sure caught some fish!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I continued to
look at the reel in my hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3 3/4
“ Hardy “Perfect” Salmon Wide Spool it read on the side. Hardy’s- Alnwick
–Patent was written in a semi circle around the hub.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A smooth brass reel foot was attached to the reel and there
was an ivorine knob on the reel handle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I looked up to the
ceiling and recognized the same kind of reel was on many of the rods that were
resting on the rack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Walt, (I
surprised myself by calling him by his name for the first time) what’s the deal
with these reels, why do you have so many of them?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ Well” he said
after a lengthy pause, “The main reason is that they hold up so well and
there’s hardly anything that can go wrong with one. They make them by hand and
they take their time doing it. They use real good metal and by golly the reels
just last and last.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Hey I want to
show you something out back,” Walt said suddenly. He got up abruptly and headed
to the small door at the far end of the room that led to the back of the shop.
Smoke from his pipe trailed behind him as I hurriedly swallowed the last of my
Coke and followed him out the door. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I was a bit behind
as I rounded the corner of the shop and found myself in front of the home built
smoke house. Walt was inside mumbling about this and that, the smell of smoked
meat and fish was intoxicating. There were piles of split alder, apple, peach,oak
and cherry stacked at the entrance and the smoke from the fire inside was
seeping through the gaps in the walls. I approached the doorway and could see
Walt had drawn his knife in a flash from the leather pouch on his hip. He
expertly carved a small piece off the bottom of the hanging ham in front of him
took a quick taste and handed me a piece. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I’d say that is
perfectly done” Walt said smiling with delight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’ll melt
right in your mouth I guarantee, it’s the honey cure I use” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I took the morsel
in my hand and quickly popped it in my mouth, the flavor was amazing and I
immediately smiled my approval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Walt was watching for my reaction and saw my eyes light up and when they
did, his did too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Told ya!” He said
with a laugh. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You’d slap your
own mammas hand outta the way to get you some of that now wouldn’t ya?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I had to agree it
was good but the thought of slapping my Mom’s hand had me thinking I’d end up
getting slapped myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Did you raise
that hog yourself”, I said as my eyes scanned the back fourty and noticed a few
animals running around back there. A particularly large boar wallowed in the
mud by the fence under the pine trees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s right, I
raise all my own food and do my own butchering and packaging. You should see
the garden!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Wow, that’s
neat!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said as I reached out to
pet the big lab that appeared out of nowhere knowing we were at the smoke
house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“This is Shep”
Walt said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reaching over to
scratch the head of the 110 lb lab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“He’s ornery and
stubborn as a mule but he watches the place and takes good care of the animals
and me. A coyote came into the field the other night trying to get a hold of
one of my lambs. Old Shep was watching from the tall grass along the ditch
line. That Coyote never saw him coming and Shep jumped him and rolled him in
the dirt but good, got a good piece of him too, I saw the fur flying! That
little wild dog lit out like his ass was on fire, and it kinda was!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ You keep them
doggies outta here right Shep?” Walt said in the voice reserved for the do<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Hey Anders, you
want go look at the home pool?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“The steelhead
should be up in here by now pretty good”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Home pool?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, I got a
great fishing run down there about a half mile from where I saw you the other
day.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The North Fork of
Boulder Creek bordered Walt’s property for more than three miles. He owned over
500 acres and I had snuck on the lower end a couple times with my buddy Jimmy
but we were just throwing spinners and bait. We were always in there in the
early summer. The trout fishing was great but we never had any idea there were
steelhead in the creek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah sure Walt, I
gotta be home before dark though or my ma will skin me!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Won’t take long
to see if there’s one in there that wants to eat a fly. Let me grab a rod and
we’ll go!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt disappeared
into the shop and came out with a fly rod of around 8 ½ feet. It had a Hardy
reel on it and was strung up with what looked like a big bushy dry fly. A bit
bigger fly than what I had seen other guys trout fish with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also had a small metal fly box and a
spool of tippet, both of which he slipped into his vest pocket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ I ain’t walking
down there, lets take the mule!” Walt said as he headed towards the barn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He clucked his
cheeks together twice and a huge mule came over to him. He gave him a small
flake of alfalfa from a nearby bail and gathered the bit and reins of the hook
on the wall of the tack room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s Pete” Walt
said as he threw a beautiful blanket across the back of the huge animal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“No need for a
saddle, we’ll bare back it” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He expertly fitted
the bit into the mouth of the still chewing Pete and threw the reins over his
head until they rested on his mane. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Here hold this
rod while I jump on” Walt said as he climbed the rail corral to get high enough
to throw a leg over the gentle giant before us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I grabbed the rod
as he climbed aboard; Pete was fighting the bit a little as he was still
eyeballing that flake of hay. I climbed on the rail as I saw Walt do and when
he motioned to me,he extended his arm and I swung around and sat on the back of
the mule behind him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Now this is
traveling in style,” Walt said as he clucked his cheeks again and gave Pete a
gentle nudge with his boots. Pete responded and moved ahead with the steady
gate of an experienced mount.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where Walt wanted to go and I was on back just enjoying the ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The late Indian summer sun was still
high in the sky. We meandered through the upper meadow, Walt pointing out and
naming everything he saw. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt said,” Look
at that fir tree over there, you see that lightning scar spiraling down the
side? I was moving the cows down to the water last year during a big thunder
boomer and was right in here somewhere when that sucker hit. I was on Buck my
quarter horse and he reared up like Trigger on the Lone Ranger, problem was, I ain’t
no Lone Ranger. Left knee hasn’t been the same since, that’s’ why were riding!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">As we rode Walt
continues with story after story of his exploits on the ranch. It was a wild
and wondrous place for a kid like me. The cares of the world, school, chores,
and all the rest melted away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
steady plodding of the big mule was comforting; he barely felt our weight on
his back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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minutes we rounded a patch of madrone and I could see the creek. This was the
part I never could get up the nerve to sneak into. It was actually pretty big
here, a nice riffle at the top broadened out into a perfect glide filled with
rocks and boulders, the water slowing and deepening as it went. It was several
hundred yards long and Walt was looking at a particular section as we drew
nearer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Walt spoke
excitedly “You see that mid river boulder that is just barely submerged? Look
how the water breaks behind it. That rock creates a soft spot that goes on down
from there. Fish will look to get into that soft spot and hold. Just like you
and me, fish are lazy; they don’t want to work any harder than they have to”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">There was a corral
near the Creek and Walt guided Pete over to the split rail fence so we could
dismount. We both climbed off and he pulled the reins over Pete’s head and let
them lay on the grass in front of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He wandered around and ate of the tall late summer grass as Walt grabbed
the rod from my hands and headed toward the water..........<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-36107205219989703662017-02-11T20:36:00.000-08:002017-02-11T20:48:32.209-08:00Anadromous- The Journey Begins Part 2<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Part 2</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The hair on the back of my
neck stood straight up as the voice of the Old Man hit my ears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Hey! Where do you think
you’re going sonny?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I had made it three
quarters of the way across the field when he appeared seemingly out of nowhere.
I was scanning the surroundings as I rode, keenly aware of any sign of life. He
must have walked out of the old barn next to the windmill; his movements
disguised by the wind blowing through the tall basin rye grass and old apple
trees that grew in the lower part of the field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In a moment he was in front
of me. My heart pounded out of my chest as he blocked the entrance to the gate
that would have put me in the clear. He had a pitchfork in one hand and an old
six-gun strapped to his side. I was caught. The situation I found
myself in was not great for a 12-year-old kid. It doesn’t get any more
frightening than this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He looked me up and down
for a minute, not saying a word. My heart continued to race as adrenalin pumped
through my veins. The look on his face was threatening and angry, this was not
going as I had planned at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You’re little Anders, Lars
Hansen's kid aint cha”? His sudden calm demeanor and softening
facial expression took me aback. He suddenly didn’t seem nearly as scary as
everyone had always told me he was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yes sir”, I mumbled quickly,
barely getting the words out through the lump in my throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then he said something
unexpected that caught me off guard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">"You know, it's been 6
years to the day since that big redwood tree took your Poppa out." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The words hit me like a
splash of cold water. I guess the Old Man wasn't much for being subtle. I
missed my Dad terribly and had not thought about the day the logging crew
foreman came knocking at the door for years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When the big company took
over the mill Dad lost his job to mechanization and had to go back out into the
woods to fall trees to support the family. It was hard, dangerous work and one
day, a tree barber chaired on him and he couldn’t get out of the way fast
enough. It took two D8's and a loader to move the logs and recover the body out
from under the 7ft diameter redwood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then the Old man started
slowly speaking again, deep in thought, his eyes looking vacantly into the
west.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> "Your
dad.......... he was a damn good man, the best.” His voice trailed off choking
slightly with emotion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then he regained his
composure and said, "How’s your Mom? You know she is the best cook
in the valley by far, her apple pie is amazing! I can see you aren’t going
hungry boy!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I was put at ease now by
the way he talked. I was probably too little to remember him, but something
about him seemed familiar. Some things started to come back now. I had faint
memories of early mornings hearing my Dad and the Old Man talking quietly on
the front porch, arranging gear and food for a day on the river. I could hear
the familiar rumble of the ancient Willys jeep the Old man drove idling in the
driveway with his pram on the trailer behind it. The memory faded and I
answered him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Oh, she’s good, she’s
working three jobs sometimes, you know trying to keep the farm and all.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Your Dad and I, we used to
work together at the mill before it changed hands to the Big Guys. We also
spent a good bit of time on the Big River fishing over the years. Once you and
your sisters were born we never did fish much anymore, he was always working.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then he looked me in the
eye and said “I thought you were that blasted Talbot kid, he spooked my
mare into the wire fence awhile back and she and her colt ran off. It took me
all day to find them again. I was going to let him have it, you know scare the
hell out of him”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He looked at me again and
raising an eyebrow and grinning a grin he said. “Hey kid, you ever shot a
45 before?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I was tempted to stay and
shoot the big iron but my responsible side told me no.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">" I gotta go Mister,
my Mom's gonna kill me if I don't do my chores before dark. Then I have
homework to do."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">"Chores and school are
important and you should get home to do that. You respect your Mom son and do
what she says, she needs your help now that you are the man of the
house." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Then the mischievous
grin came back. As he was patting the old single action Army Colt he said
"But, if you want to shoot this thing, you come around the house tomorrow
right after school. I got some other stuff I want to show you that you might
like." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“OK Mister”, I
said quickly not thinking to ask his name, and then I jumped on my bike and
headed for home as fast as my pedals would go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole way I home I thought about
what had happened. The Old Man actually seemed kind of nice. He didn’t shoot me
with rock salt so that was a positive development. The painful memories of the
day my Dad was killed swirled around in my head, brought to the surface from
the Old Mans remarks. Why did he have to be so harsh? Why did he have to bring
that day up? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I went straight to
the woodpile when I got home and started bringing in wood for the night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sisters were cleaning up the house,
doing their own chores, and getting dinner ready as they always did, since Mom
never got home till after 6PM. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kari, my older
sister by 3 years was at the stove when I walked by to stock the wood box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ Where have YOU
been mister?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You haven’t been
messing around at the creek again have you?” “You know Mom wants you to come
straight home after school”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“What’s this the
third degree?” “What’s it to ya, you’re not the boss of me!“<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I snapped angrily as I flipped a split
piece of madrone into the wood box with a thud. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Wow, what’s got
you in such a huff?” She said with a loud voice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The whole
encounter with the Old Man had me of out of sorts for sure. Without hesitation
I told her of my encounter with the Old Man. She listened intently as I
described where I was and what the Old Man looked like. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That’s Walt McLeod,
Dad and he worked at the mill together, they used to fish and hunt all the time
before Dad died. He has been sort of a recluse since then and when he lost his
wife a couple years ago he sort of went off the deep end, some people say he’s
plum crazy now!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I know he told me
he and Dad were friends, he didn’t seem crazy to me, I thought he seemed a bit
lonely really. He said today was the day 6 years ago the tree came down on Dad,
is that true?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She went over to
the wall calendar and looked at the date. I went over and looked with her. Mom
had drawn a small heart on the bottom corner of the calendar, it was her
reminder of the day and we both knew why it was there. It confirmed what the
Old Man had told me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We both stood in
silence, as we looked at that little heart there on the calendar, both of us
lost in the emotion of the moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I looked at my
sister, “Kari, I’m sorry I snapped at you. I was just kind of upset thinking
about Dad and how much I missed him since he’s been gone. I just got mad. It’s
hard without him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“It’s OK Anders, it’s
hard for all of us, I don’t know if it will ever be any easier”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Just then Mom
rolled into the front drive. She was still driving the Ford truck that was Dad’s
pride and joy. The tires crunched on the gravel as the old truck ground to a
stop along the side of the house. The door slammed and in a moment she was up
the steps and in the door, dropping her bags and collapsing in the big chair in
the front room. She was exhausted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I ran over and
gave her a big hug, climbing up in the chair with her and burying my head in
her overcoat. The smell of her perfume calmed me instantly. She didn’t even
speak she just closed her eyes and hugged me back for a long time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Then finally she
said “Hey honey, how was school today, and more importantly, did you do all of
your chores when you got home?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well Mom, it’s
kinda like this” I started out sheepishly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I did get the
wood in for the night and……<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kari burst into
the front room and blurted out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“
He was messing around at the creek again and he got caught cutting through Old
Man McLeod’s property, about got himself shot!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ What a tattle
tale, I can’t believe you!” I said jumping out of the chair and running to
confront her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well its true”
she said with her hand on her hip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mom interjected
opening her eyes for the first time and said, “What were you doing on Walt’s
place Anders?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ That man is not
right in the head” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She continued,
“Ever since Fran died he’s been kind of unpredictable. He tends to hit the
bottle a little too much at times. I’m not sure you should be hanging around
with him”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ He’s not so bad
Mom, I didn’t know he was friends with Dad.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then filled her in on the conversation
we had, and how he said that today was the anniversary of Dad’s death. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“We looked at the
calendar and saw you had written a small heart under today’s date,” I said<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yes, I put one
there every year. It helps me to remember the great man that he was.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She continued, “
You know he loved you all so much.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I miss him Mom.” I
said trying not to cry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“So do I honey, so
do I,” She said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“He told me to
come over tomorrow and shoot the gun after school, can I go Mom?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Hansen sat in
the chair lost in thought. Deep down she knew that Walter was still a good man
and that he was just in a rough patch right now. She had lost touch with him
after the accident and in fact had not spoken to him at all since then. He had
taken the more recent loss of his own wife hard and sort of pulled back from
all his friends. She remembered all the times he and his wife had come over to
the house, sat down for Sunday dinner after church when the kids were still
little. She recalled the great friendship that he and Lars had. Maybe he could
use a little friendship from Anders right now…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“I need to call
him and talk to him first” She said after thinking it over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well Call him Mom
call Him!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said excitedly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">She went over to
the phone and picked it up, scanning a phone list taped to the wall she went
down the list with her finger, stopping at Walters name. Her fingers worked the
rotary dial until all the numbers were in. She grabbed the phone and with the
long cord dragging behind she went around the corner into the study and closed
the door behind her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I wanted to follow
but knew I should not try to listen in. I strained my ears and leaned toward
the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I heard her say, “
Hello Walter, it’s been a long time” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">And then my sister
grabbed me by the arm and pulled me away from the door and said<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Don’t be an
eavesdropper, if Mom wanted you to hear she would have stayed in the
room”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">It seemed like
forever but finally after 10 minutes or so Mom came out of the room. She had
been crying for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Are you OK Mom,”
I asked trying to be of some comfort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Yes, I’m fine”
She said wiping a tear from her eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“That call just
brought up a lot of old memories about your Dad” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ I had forgotten just
how much a part of the family Walter and Fran used to be” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“We both have a
lot in common you know Anders, we have both lost our spouses and it was so good
to speak to him again” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You can go over
there after school as long as you get home for chores, and let’s be clear,
there will be no shooting of that pistol!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“OK Mom”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We sat down for
dinner and I wolfed my stew down in a few minutes, knowing full well I had
chores and schoolwork left. My little sister Astrid cleared the plates and did
the dishes then went back out to the barn where she was tending to a new litter
of puppies that had just been born. She was the animal lover of the family and
she was actually starting to do a lot of the farm animal feeding and such.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a nine year old she was pretty
tough and she had a good bit of Tomboy in her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I raced through my
chores and got to my schoolwork. I hated math with a passion and it was always
the subject that threw me for a loop. I struggled with some figures and finally
finished my assignment. Tomorrow could not come fast enough. It was good that
Mom had called him, if she trusted him then so could I. The mystery of the Old
Man and what I would encounter at the big log house at the end of the lane were
the last thoughts before I drifted off to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I rode to school
the long way, riding by the front of the drive that led down the lane to the
Old Mans house. I knew his name now but he was still the Old Man to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I strained my eyes to see anything
interesting down the lane. It was overgrown with rhododendron, oak, maple and
madrone. Towering redwoods lined the lane and it looked like a tunnel through
the dense foliage. His house was the only house on the road and was completely
invisible behind 30 years of neglected trees and shrubs that were once a well
manicured front yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Old Man
wasn’t much for yard work anymore it seemed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">School was boring
as usual, I could barely focus and my teacher again noted it as I filed out of
the class. I hopped on my bike slinging my backpack over my shoulder as I
mounted the seat. I rode straight to the long lane and looked down again to the
end where I knew the house sat. After taking it all in I started down the one
lane road. As I drew within a quarter mile of the house the most amazing smells
started to hit my nostrils. Alder smoke from a smoker was first to attack my
senses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He must have some early
fall Chinook going in the smoker already I thought. Then fir smoke from the
wood stove hit my nostrils. The pungent earthy smell of hundreds of years of
decaying forest duff rose up through the air. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The afternoon sun broke through the clouds creating a misty
fog that wisped upward from the ground as it heated after the fresh rain. This
ground cloud chased me down the road, curling behind my bike as I rode toward
the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">As I rounded the
bend in the road that led to the long driveway to the house, a big black lab
rose from the driveway entrance and growled half menacingly. He barked once
then looked at me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Hey boy, watcha
doing” I said as confidently as I could. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He cocked his head
to the side and then shook off the rain that had collected on his coat as he
was sleeping. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He slowly and
cautiously came over and I put my hand out for him to smell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He smelled it and decided I was not a
major threat to the property and he started toward the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I followed and soon he was jogging
slowly beside my bike as I rode. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The smell from the
smoker was intense now and my mouth was watering for whatever was in there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I got closer I could see the house
better. The house was made of log and was fairly large. Various out buildings,
shops and barns emerged from the overgrown yard as I drew closer. The big lab
lead me to a large covered but open carport attached to a shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I could hear noises coming from behind the open hood of a Willy’s Jeep. As I walked around
to the front of the rig he hadn’t even seen me yet. The Old Man was almost
entirely inside the engine compartment frantically wrestling with a fuel line
that was leaking gas all over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“@##%$% fuel
line!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t do this to me now when
I’m so close!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Hey mister” I
said quietly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He turned toward
me and raised his head, obviously startled and cracked his head on the open
hood of the jeep, which sent him into another cascade of curse words, several I
had not yet heard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Don’t ever sneak
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“You about gave me
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one free hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Well don’t just
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grips and be quick about it, I got a situation here!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hurried into the workshop and looked around for a pair of vise grips. Lucky I
knew what they were as I could see this was no time for tool identification
questions. The shop and bench were cluttered with tools of every kind and
shape. Hand chisels and planers crosscut and rip saws, wrenches and paintbrushes.
There were welders and band saws, sanders and table saws strewn out across the
floor and sawdust was everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I located the vise grips and was about to head back out to the Old Man
when an old photo caught my eye. It was a picture of my Dad and Walt down at
the Big River standing in Walt’s pram. Walt was quite a bit younger and I
barely recognized my Dad he looked so young. Walt was holding an enormous
salmon that looked to be close to 50 lbs. Both of them had what looked like fly
rods not the gear rods that most people used in the Big River. I stared at the
picture wondering what it must have been like to land that fish on a fly
rod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must have lingered too long
because the Old Man started yelling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ruptured line stopping the gas from leaking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out from under the hood, still rubbing his head. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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day, I have no interest in fighting this old girl any more today,” he said,
obviously beaten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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littered with old beer cans and bark from wood cutting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Call me Walt
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Anders is fine
Walt” It felt funny calling him Walt maybe I would get used to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“Your Dad and I
spent many a day in this thing over the years. I can’t tell ya how many deer
and elk have been in that bed. Lots of salmon, steelhead, ducks and geese have
been piled in there as well. Its a game getter, that’s much is sure. Been
trying to get it working again the last few years but it needs a lot of work”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“ It was sure good
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“She really seems
to like you Walt, she told me how you used to all be pretty good friends when
we were little, how come you never came around anymore after my Dad died?” I
asked, thinking I may be probing a little too much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">He got real quiet
and didn’t answer me instead he walked into the shop and told me to follow him.
Through the maze of shop tools, duck decoys, and half finished projects we
went. Endless shelves and cabinets full of canned vegetables and smoked fish
lined the back wall. He went into the very rear of the shop and there was an
interior door that led into a finished room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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prepared for what I was about to see. I entered the room and felt immediately
comfortable. A large wood stove was cranking in the corner, the wall lined with
elk and deer mounts from successful hunts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Across the ceiling and on the left side wall and mounted on
various racks were fly rods, probably two or three- dozen all with reels and
line on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meticulously
arranged according to length and size starting from trout rods all the way to
salmon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paintings of outdoor river
and woods scenes adorned the wall and there were framed pictures everywhere. Three
Leather chairs and a huge leather couch draped with a Pendleton wool blanket
sat arranged around the stove, a huge coffee table made of redwood burl sat in
the middle. A desk was set up in the far corner, a tying vice with feathers,
fur, materials and various spools of thread lay strewn about across the
surface. A wooden gun case with glass front stood on the far wall loaded with
lever action and bolt action rifles of every caliber and make. I saw at least
three Winchester model 94 30-30’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Next to that in a special felt lined glass top case were a good dozen
wheel guns and auto loaders of various calibers.</span></div>
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Hoppes #9 permeated the air near the table where an M1911 45 laid, field
stripped and partially cleaned. That smell mixed with the wood smoke and fine
leather was wonderful to the senses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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taking another drink from the cup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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refrigerator and opened it. Inside were several cases of Rainier beer and a
half dozen of bottles of Coke. I grabbed one and closed the door, using the
mounted opener on the side of the fridge to pop the cap off. Oh man, this is
the best garage ever I thought as I took a drink on the chilled Coke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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settled into one of the big leather chairs and had his feet up on the table. He
pulled a pipe out of his vest pocket and packed it tight with tobacco. Grabbing
a Diamond strike anywhere match off the side table, he flicked it along the
underside of the pipe and it flamed to life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He drew on the pipe long and hard until it was well lit. He
puffed contentedly as he fiddled with a fly reel that had been lying on the
table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was pulling old backing
off the reel and the growl of the gear and pawl working in tandem had a certain
draw to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrr ……….Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! He was pulling line off in long smooth
strokes, smoke rolling out of his pipe that was still clenched between his
teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hey all,<br />
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I am going to try something I have been wanting to do for awhile. I am going to write a historical fiction story of sorts on the pages of my blog and you the reader will get to watch as it unfolds.<br />
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I have a rough story line that I will develop as I write but this is basically going to be improvisational writing. Its a risky endeavor and it may be a train wreck I dont know.......<br />
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Each new part of the story will be written more or less on the spot. I worked a bit on this first part ahead of time getting my thoughts together and developing the story line but from here on out I will basicaslly write each part fully off the top of my head as I go. <br />
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We will see how it goes and I am going to go where it takes me.<br />
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The story is based in the State of Jefferson in the late 1950's. This story will follow the life of a young boy as he grows up along the coastal rivers in the redwood wilds and how he meets a reclusive old man who is flyfishing legend.............<br />
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The clock on the wall moved so slowly. The second hand
struggled to spin and I swear the minute hand hadn’t moved in 10 minutes. Will
this day ever end? The droning voice of the teacher sounded like the parents in
the old Peanut cartoons, Waa Waaa Wawaawawa . </div>
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Nervously fidgeting with a mechanical pencil, I looked down
at my well-worn sneakers and they instantly took me back to the many places
they had traveled. Johnson Creek fishing for brook trout, deer hunting with Uncle
Merle out on the pine flat behind the old mill, pheasant hunting along the
ditch line down in Doolittle Gulch. The many hours of baseball with the gang at
the schoolyard ball field, had also taken their toll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I was sliding into second base with them when they
were just two days old. I remember Mom was furious with me as she watched me
take them off on the front porch, the red clay mud of the base path falling off
them as they hit the worn boards at the top of the steps. I saw the rip in the
heel where the barb wire fence caught it as I slipped through the wire running
to escape the bull in Mr. Freedman’s field. That part of the creek next to his
field always had the biggest fish………..</div>
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RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! The bell signaling the end of
class shocked me out of my daydream and I grabbed my backpack and ran for the
door. </div>
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The teacher grabbed my arm before I could escape the room and
said “Maybe you could pay attention a little more tomorrow, you are
usually so attentive, and don’t forget the test!”</div>
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“Yes Mr. Cooper” I stammered as I walked out the door. </div>
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I couldn’t wait to get on my bike and head home. Well, I say
home but I wander a lot. After school was always a time of exploration and
today was no different. These rides home often took till dark and then I had to
endure the wrath of my mother for being late for my chore work. </div>
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Today, I took the usual long way home heading straight for
the creek to see if the salmon had made it up this high yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The air was cooling and the seasons
were changing, it should be about time I thought as I pedaled madly away from the
school.</div>
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It was late October and I had seen the fish on good water
years up here by now. This year was a pretty good water year and the creek was flowing at a moderate level. There were some deeper pools that might hold a fish but they would
be still be exposed coming over the gravel bars to reach them. A short rain storm
earlier in the day had raised the water slightly and was now carrying old and
new fallen leaves downstream. </div>
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I laid my bike down on the grass and walked the trail
downstream towards the Big River still some 20 miles away, searching for signs
of the big fall Chinook. I surprised a great blue heron that was fishing the
shallow pools and it jumped up in front of me nearly scaring me senseless with
its loud squawk and screech. As the squawking faded into the distance, I heard
the telltale splash of a fish in shallow water. As I approached the corner
riffle a saw it. A 30lb male Chinook, nickel bright and fresh from the ocean
fining in water that did not fully cover it. As I approached it, the fish moved
slowly into the deeper water under the alders on the far bank. The broad tail
of the fish pushed water like a paddle as it moved, then the whole fish disappeared
into the lightly tea colored depths. </div>
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I sit in amazement and wonder where the fish has been, and
how old it was. Where did it go on its ocean voyage? More importantly how can I
catch one? I had grown up fishing for trout but had never gone after salmon. I
had heard the old timers talk at the local diner about catching these fish in
the Big River but no one could ever take me. </div>
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Ever since the accident when Dad died, I have had to do most
things on my own. I have always been a loner and no one really understood me
like he did. Mom is great and loves me dearly; she just doesn’t have the time
to take me down to the Big River. She has been working two jobs and sometimes
three to support my sisters and me. She is always so tired……..</div>
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I sat and watched the pool for a few more minutes. Then three
other small fish come into the tiny run. They didn’t look like salmon but were
quite bright and appeared to be about 8-10 lbs. Maybe these were the ocean
going rainbows the old timers talked about, steelhead I think they called them.
They say that these steelhead come into the creek in the fall just like the
salmon, usually after a little bit of rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watched one of these smaller fish hold, suspended off the
bottom under an old cedar stump that had become exposed on the far bank. The
fading sun pierced through a hole in the ferns and lit the fish up in a surreal
display, highlighting the dorsal and adipose fins of what I would later learn
was a wild costal steelhead. I admired its long sleek and powerful body, its
mouth slowly opening and closing. </div>
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Then with a flick of the tail it was gone, through the next
riffle and into the next pool. I watched the undercurrent ripple to the shore
and splash lightly on the gravel. The pool calmed again and I continued to walk
down the creek for another hour, not seeing another fish. </div>
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It was getting late and I knew I would have to go back and
find my bike. The creek bottom was growing dark as the alder, fir and cedars overhanging
the creek were blocking the last rays of sun out of the west. I hurried back to
my bike and got on it and flew towards home. Mom’s going to kill me I thought,
I have 2 hours of chores to do and maybe an hour to do it in, that is if I make
it home quick. </div>
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If I cut through the field behind the church I could save
some time but the Old Man might be there feeding the horses. Billy Talbot said the
Old Man shot rock salt at him the last time he tried to cut through there. The
Old Man doesn’t like trespassers………</div>
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-32113769512843032802017-01-26T20:01:00.000-08:002017-01-26T20:02:00.962-08:00Style Points<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>K2 leans into the skater with his own swing style</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD63DG8GMJFdIMi9W8RuJszOsRfdLWomTVqyFcCggomLrGUYkcfBfxRhaol8rM4nBX2Xbt5G70bqsFKBBUJxhaXNmvZgWu0Drlj39NAxMZQ1rWHIFaMXSh4fwO6eUA9SgjSPkuD3EToVWd/s1600/IMG_2070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD63DG8GMJFdIMi9W8RuJszOsRfdLWomTVqyFcCggomLrGUYkcfBfxRhaol8rM4nBX2Xbt5G70bqsFKBBUJxhaXNmvZgWu0Drlj39NAxMZQ1rWHIFaMXSh4fwO6eUA9SgjSPkuD3EToVWd/s640/IMG_2070.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You get style points for trying.........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We've all heard it before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you really embraced your style?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What is your fishing style?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you thought about it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you care?</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Wee skater style</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been thinking a lot about fishing style, casting style, wading style, tying style, and guiding style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We all have a unique style to everything we do, fishing is no exception. Everyone does things a little different and that uniqueness is what brings us all together. How boring would the river and many aspects of our lives be if we were all the same?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is still so much to learn about steelhead and sometimes it takes someone with a little different style or approach to swinging a fly to help you to see things in a new light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have the opportunity to watch and fish with many skilled and sometimes not so skilled anglers every year. You know what? I learn from them all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everyone has something to offer and I try to be a sponge, always eager to see things from another angle. Sometime the innocence of a new angler helps me to realize that I can over think things too much at times. I may just need to get back to basics and keep it simple.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Junk Yard Spey style</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes an expert caster or fisherman helps me to confirm certain aspects of my own game. As I guide or as we fish together, I watch, taking in every nuance of the cast and swing always gathering info on how I can be the most effective with the time I have on the water. Is there something in this persons technique that I may use? Am I already using it? Do I have anything constructive to share to make that angler better?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You don't have to change your program to fit or copy theirs necessarily, but be open to maybe incorporating certain aspects of that style to better fill your own quiver of fishing knowledge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Dawn patrol style</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUVN4keGUiSX7WLGMRX3r8iCmDq7h8lMLgF2QT2xYSd98ffu5FCbSkybFbJsuqeK0MKXRv2WjNJYw0m45fvMnqz4swR2_GkT8gm-z2WpcqyT4CBoNF-gw2-cntXphtbuwgvA4nhbja7V0/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUVN4keGUiSX7WLGMRX3r8iCmDq7h8lMLgF2QT2xYSd98ffu5FCbSkybFbJsuqeK0MKXRv2WjNJYw0m45fvMnqz4swR2_GkT8gm-z2WpcqyT4CBoNF-gw2-cntXphtbuwgvA4nhbja7V0/s640/IMG_1906.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I personally have been influenced greatly by others unique style. That influence can often be in an inspirational way as you grow to appreciate the way someone learned and developed in the sport.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Girl Style</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I watched a guy I guided sit down in the water on a rock and cast to avoid overhanging limbs in a place that I had always stood. For him that was a way to miss the casting obstacles overhead and cover the pool. He had less power but power was not necessary in this short tail out. He was a great caster and fished the run just fine and in doing so showed me once again that there are many ways to do things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I saw a guy jump up on an algae covered log to fish a run after I warned him against it. He somehow managed to keep himself upright, fishing from a super precarious position and didn't break his neck. Not where I would have stood but he was fine with it. He even rose a fish from out there on that log.......</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Loud reel style</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have watched as skilled anglers fished long belly floating lines and classic flies in the dead of winter, because that's the way they wanted to fish. They were about catching fish on their terms and if it didn't happen they were not fazed. I watched one of those guys fish a long single hand line and heavy classic iron looking for "that one kamikaze fish"........ way cool! You know what, one of those guys showed me a Black Dog on a floating line will work in winter.....if you put one on and fish it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have many friends that can tie flies like pros. They all have their own style and each is unique. A few guys have taken that unique style to another level tying flies in hand. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While I may never be able to tie like some of these guys, their style still influences and encourages me.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Classic fly style (Matt Z. spun this one up)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I fish with painters, woodworkers,photographers, builders, business men,lawyers, doctors and nurses,ski bums,college grads,drop outs,moms,dads, teenagers, kids, friends brothers, and regular Joe's as well as many more people that I come across every year. Each brings a style to swinging a fly that is unique. This is good for our sport. Variety is the spice of life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's not a competition out there people,despite what many would have you believe. We need to learn from one another, embracing the various styles and individualism that define us all. We are ultimately united around our common goal, swinging flies for steelhead in beautiful places and the fleeting chance to touch something truly wild. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The rivers are getting more crowded every year and now, more than ever, need to help to make a positive impact on each and every person we come in contact with on the river. Interact with people, slow down, watch someone fish now and again rather than rushing around trying to get a spot. You may learn something!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Going forward with that attitude we create a culture where we ultimately are all better stewards of the resource. With the help of those we meet, we all become better anglers, better listeners, better teachers, and better friends.</span><br />
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The Danger Muffin muddler swims lazily through the currents, skittering and skating on its riffle hitched tether.......<br />
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I had a few hours to fish alone last night and I jumped at the chance to fish a few runs after being away from the river for a couple weeks. The river was quiet and I found a favorite run unoccupied. It is a run that people drive by daily and never fish. A horrible run to wade for sure and I think that keeps the crowd down. Many see the run from the road and think "hey that looks good!" and often find its a better swimming hole (when they fall) than a fishing spot. I like it that way and have been baptized many a day in there myself.<br />
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...............at about 60 feet the fly catches the fast current and turns around squaring up and slowing as it approaches the holding zone to the outside of a midstream rock. Angle and fly speed are critical here as a cast too far down stream never slows the fly down enough in the taking lie. A cast too far up and across stalls the fly too long preventing it from reaching the fast current on the far bank. A very specific spot to fish properly but when you get it right the fly comes through and presents in the most seductive way, no fish in their right mind will refuse it.<br />
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This night the old single hander was throwing darts across the river and my angle and timing were perfect. As the fly comes into the 40 ft circle of holding water, I gently pulse the fly, making a slight disturbance as it swings. Woooooosh! A fish comes out of the water, full head and body emerge as it swirls on the fly doing a figure 8 missing the fly completely and disappearing into the gin clear North Umpqua. I let the fly swing into the rock and strip in quickly, thinking I have a player. I send the next cast out at the same length of line replicating the exact drift. The fly comes cleanly through and I just let it slide this time, no movement is put on the fly at all. I turn my head and look away, waiting for the sound and feel of a fish I know is coming. Every nerve is tuned to steelhead frequency! The fly continues through and the fish does not come.<br />
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OK.... I strip in and rest the fish for 2 minutes. I wind up the Sharpes and snake roll a cast across the pool,again perfectly catching the far side current putting me on a trajectory to put the fly back into the zone again. This time I twitch the fly again, a little firmer this time, the head of the muddler sputtering water as it digs and plows it's way across the run with this added movement. The fly goes through the zone, almost to the hang down off the rock before the fish again reappears and comes straight up from underneath the fly, jumps clear of his liquid home a full three feet, swaps ends and re-enters the water with high diver precision right back into the boil of water he came out of.<br />
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I rest the fish for a minute or so and then send a tight loop cast over to see if I can seal the deal with this obvious player. Fly swings through, I twitch it again in the zone..........nada!<br />
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I select a size 6 simple purple hair wing fly from my box and put it on. I reel in maybe 20 feet of line and quietly smoke a cigar, a Backwoods Black and Sweet, nervously waiting to throw the pay off pitch. I wait as long as I can, about 3 or four minutes and start in again, well short of the fish. I lengthen 2 feet at a time until I am at the proper length and back in the fishes window. The fly swims through the currents sweeping slowly across the holding water. Then it comes, the softest, trouty pluck, then a light pull and I mean light, I've had smolt pull line harder than this fish did. I leave my rod down and wait.........slowly the line starts to get tight then, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! The fish finally turns on the fly and races down stream jumping high and running hard. After a short fight I tail a beautiful fish of around 28 inches. <br />
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I have fished the comeback fly with great success over the years. There are no real hard fast rules to doing it but here are a few things that I have learned.<br />
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<li>Generally if I raise a fish, I try to rest it for a minute before I recast. </li>
<li>Don't put a fish down by pounding it with the same fly you rose it with for too many casts. A drift or two then change.</li>
<li>If I end up casting multiple flies I give them a different look every time. Example, rose to a foam waker fly, one or two recasts with the foam then change and recast with a muddler. One or two casts with a muddler, change and recast with a riffled wet of some sort, then follow with a straight wet. Then often back to the first fly whatever it was. Just change up the look, variety gets it done. </li>
<li>Change size and color. My favorite comeback after a rise to a surface fly is a simple and small black or purple wet fly. </li>
<li>Riffled hitch a muddler or wet fly as a comeback after a rise to a surface fly. </li>
<li>When coming back with wet flies I often reel in anywhere from ten to 20 feet sometimes more and re-fish the area down to a known holding fish. </li>
<li>Experiment with all of these, there are no rules we are just trying to out think these fish and show them something that they will crush. Each of the above rules can be bent or broken of course, I've found many of them work for me. Each situation is different and each situation will make you the angler think of the next move in the game. Be thinking a move or two a head of the fish. Its a chess match you know!</li>
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There are years that I hook and land my first fish, there are years that I don't. There are years I lose three or four before I land one.<br />
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I started off with a bang hooking two fish in the very first pool I fished this year, both hooked in a total of about twenty casts. Lost them both, one to an epic tail walking and pool leaving heart attack series of events that left me shaken and shattered. Didn't bother me in the least. The early fish can beat you up and that's fine by me.<br />
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Then hook up number three, four and five came and were gone as fast, I was still trying to get my hand on one. No biggie I say and I really can't complain, all five fish were pistol hot and bigger than average. I try and convince myself that I did everything right, fought the fish well, didn't screw anything up. But the thoughts creep in, I shoulda done this, I shoulda done that.<br />
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Six, seven and eight danced with me awhile and were gone, all hot fish, all doing what a wild North Umpqua fish does best.......... kicking your butt!<br />
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Now again I can't complain, I'm raising fish, I'm hooking fish, it's all good. But.......<br />
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I'm really wondering about everything now, rethinking hook choices and styles, lines and leaders even though I know that's not the problem. I have not broken one fish off, all have just come unpinned.<br />
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I start thinking about rod angles and fighting techniques that are so ingrained in my brain. Basically I start overthinking it all and begin to question everything I have ever heard or read about fighting and landing a fish. I fight fish pretty hard and pretty quick, I don't mess around. Have I lost my touch? Do I even know what to do? Am I going too easy on these fish? Could I fight them harder and quicker? Am I over playing them in hopes of landing one? Should I let them tire more before I try to get them in? And on and on........<br />
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These thoughts and more, they linger in the back of my head, taunting me. The voices of the fish say "You're getting old, you are loosing your edge" " It's the last hurrah for you" "You've had your fun on this river for thirty years and now, we the fish are gonna win" " You don't have the mental game to compete at this level anymore" "You can't take the pressure" "Were gonna break you"<br />
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And not to be out done, the river currents, ripples and tail outs, chuckle and laugh as they splash off the rocks knowing they are in cahoots with the fish to make my job of landing a fish harder. They say things like " We stand with the fish" " My flow will give the fish an easy escape" " We will help them leave the pool" "Your tackle will not stand up to my amazing current speed" "These fish cannot be contained when they work with us"<br />
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The rocks, brush and trees all join in and say " We will do what we can to hinder your efforts" " If we can tangle your line, break you off, help the fish in any way we will do it!'' <br />
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As I sit on a riverside rock waiting for a tail out to shade, these thoughts are racing through my brain. I surprise myself by saying out loud STOP!!! <br />
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Man, I think I read about people with voices in their head....... never fish and river voices though. I could be loosing it!<br />
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The light fades off the water and I start in at the head of the run, a smooth glassy tail out. I settle into a fine rhythm and begin covering water, fly skittering across the surface. Just as I am about to strip in for another cast number nine smashes the fly with reckless abandon, quickly showing me how fast a Hardy can spin. The fish jumps twice and comes straight at me and I desperately try to get tight while stripping in line like a madman. Two seconds later, the fish is at the bottom of the tail out cartwheeling around like a circus clown. Line screams off the reel again and the next thing I know the fish is 30 yards above me going upstream, pulling my whole fly line and more with him as he tries to free himself of the hook.<br />
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I still have my rod high from the initial mad stripping as this has all happened in about 10 seconds. The voice of the trees that I had heard earlier comes into play as the tip of my rod is somehow wrapped in an alder above my head. The line is jammed on a small twig and I valiantly try to free it without breaking the rod. The fish had slacked the line so badly on the upstream run that he wasn't even pulling on the rod yet, still going upstream dragging a fly line with a belly that had not caught up yet.<br />
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By the time I got my rod loose the line was just starting to come tight as the fish continued his freight train run upstream. I think to myself, " I still have a chance at this one." Almost as those thoughts came to mind the fish was off and I was left reeling in the line of shame. The fish-less fly dangles in the current far below me now. What had been so alive and enticing to a steelhead just moments before was now just a lame bit of deer hair spun on a hook.<br />
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Stupid fly, stupid fish! Why do I do this anyway?!!! Why do they torment me so?!!!!!<br />
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Frustrated to a point I rarely get to, I take stock of everything and realize I can't beat myself up anymore.<br />
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It will happen when it happens. "Stick to your guns kid" I say to myself quietly as the summer sun drops below the line of fir and cedar down river.<br />
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The sound of the Bougle is deafening in the silence of the aftermath of number 9 as I slowly wind in my fly line.I look at the bright side, which is awfully bright. In a fairly limited time fishing this season I've hooked nine wild steelhead and risen countless others. I'm having great fishing just bad luck landing them, and its mostly the fishes fault I think, way too hot to handle! Good problems to have!<br />
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The morning dawned crisp for August and I had a little time to play around on my own. After hitting a few of the usual runs with no luck, I ventured to a seldom fished run. I haven't really seen any fish in the area but I like the water and enjoy fishing it. I chose a small wet fly, natural and orange in color, probably one of the many flies that find their way into my box from friends, clients etc. Not sure if it even has a name......<br />
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I was feeling pretty good, and mostly over the bad luck on the landing deal and back to fishing with confidence. The law of averages was on my side now, I have to land one soon. Don't I?<br />
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I was comfortably fishing 70 ft line and due to current speed, watching the fly rise to the surface and skate slightly during the last thirty feet of the swing into the bank. It was mid morning and the river was quiet.<br />
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An almost imperceptible sip on the surface was all that I saw before the line got tight. A steelhead had eaten the fly on one of those occasions when the fly was just starting to skate. I knew what it was and I knew this one was coming to daddy! The fish used all the tricks in the book trying to get away, going around rocks, and a stick, and getting into the faster water. I wasn't playing with him. I put the wood to him and had him by the tail in less than 5 minutes.<br />
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Number Ten was right at 10 lbs in my estimation. Just a stunner of a fish, solid and bright.<br />
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Ten! Oh how I love you number TEN!<br />
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Then it was quiet and the river voices stopped, for now........ <br />
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Ten is seen as a number of completion and perfection in the Bible.<br />
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I have a long way to go to perfection or completion in fishing or in my christian life. I walk by faith and not by sight in both. It's not easy in either one but it's good!<br />
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I made some great observations with a buddy on the river the other day. We watched a guy come down and fish a popular run....... and fish it completely wrong. He started too high in the run, cast at way too steep of an angle and then did not cover the lower end......where all the fish are.<br />
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Could he have caught a fish? Sure! Are his odds as good as someone that knows the run? Not even close! If you have maybe one or two chances at a fish a day, covering a lot of water and fishing each piece efficiently and effectively are the keys to success. Learn the river, sit down and watch a pool before you fish it. Have a plan when you start the pool and stick to it. <br />
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It made me realize once again that the North Umpqua is so unique, so varied, so difficult to fish consistently and properly that it takes a lifetime to learn and it will never be mastered. I feel like I am still in middle school at times as far as my education on the river. Every once in awhile I get taken back to kindergarten, like recently when I swam coming out of a difficult wade. Never let your guard down!<br />
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Working my way towards a degree, not sure if I will ever get my diploma.......<br />
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Cast angle matters, position in the pool matters, mending or not mending at key times matters, water level matters, and on and on. Every run is different and must be approached differently.<br />
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After many years now on the river, one thing is clear. The river remains as challenging for me to fish as it did the first time I stepped in it. I do know a bit more about how to fish the runs but I still discover new ways to deliver the fly more efficiently to the holding lies. I learn more every day about how fish take a fly and the when and why of it all.<br />
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I see lots of parallels to baseball as well on the river. The river is still full of surprises. Like knuckle balls, and un-hitable curve balls, it still gives up base hits as well as 9th inning home runs. It still throws strikeouts with amazing regularity, even to the best of hitters. Sometimes you need to experience a good brush back or some chin music. Stay in the box and keep swinging. Although the pitcher is intimidating at times you can still get a hit. Be a student of the game. Singles are good, choke up a little.......<br />
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Be observant, learn from your experience every time you have the opportunity to fish her waters. Its a special place and provides an education that will continue forever. I really don't want to graduate.............<br />
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<b>Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in former times was written for our
instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the
scriptures we may have hope.</b>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-9829103179802897942016-05-31T18:04:00.001-07:002016-06-02T10:43:35.450-07:00North Umpqua Closure...... Could it Happen Again?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Note: I wrote this in the fall of 2015 but with 100 degree days already forecast for early
June of 2016 it is relevant today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
issues need to be addressed before another closure happens without due cause.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Open Letter to the
ODFW</b></span></div>
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I have been thinking
about this a lot lately and now is a good time to start a discussion on this. I
encourage any and all comments on the subject and would appreciate hearing from
anyone else who observed anything similar or different from what I observed.</div>
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I would like to address a few issues concerning the North
Umpqua River. I was a bit perplexed as to why the closure
happened this year and why it stayed in force for so long. In my observation and the
taking of water temperatures on a regular basis, I did not see water temps much
out of the normal range after the initial late June heat spell.</div>
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Flows this summer were very low as we all know. I did
observe warm water conditions that were in the critical range between 67-70 in
late June and early July but then saw the temperatures that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prompted the closures to drop back to normal
ranges and continue to stay in a normal summer range through the rest of July
and into August. </div>
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The month of August was completely normal as far as temp
ranges yet the closure remained in effect for the entire month. I think the
highest temp I recorded in the lower river was 65 in the afternoon in the lower
fly water. I did not take temps every day but took dozens of temps during the
course of the closure as did many of my friends. All of us came to much the
same conclusion, pretty normal temps and no real reason for a closure in the
afternoon at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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During this time it was obvious that no one from either the
ODFW or any other agency was taking water temps on the North Umpqua to see that
temps were in a normal range and those temps did not pose a threat to fish due
to angling pressure. If they had been, the closure would have been lifted like
the rest of the rivers.</div>
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Meanwhile during this same time the Deschutes hoot owl
closure was lifted yet water temps hit 70 degrees at Moody at least 4 more
times before dropping at the end of August. The Upper Rogue stayed open for the
entire summer and then the middle and lower Rogue opened up from the 2PM
closure around the 13 of August. The middle Rogue saw temps in the high 60’s
and possibly 70’s after the closure was lifted. There was no consistency in the
way that rivers were being managed during this time. </div>
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The North Umpqua in the fly water section is a unique water
shed and should be managed that way and not thrown in with the rest of the
state. Being primarily spring fed, water temps can and do stay lower than many
other rivers.</div>
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The North Umpqua remained closed after 2 PM until September
1<sup>st</sup>. The September 1<sup>st</sup> lift of the closure proves that
the closure was not based on temps but more of a date range and no matter what
temps were, the decision was made to not open the river back up until September
1<sup>st</sup>. Temps at that point had been normal for more than two months.</div>
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If the river is going to be under a closure by ODFW we need
to see temp ranges and data to show probable cause for it. I am a little surprised
that the Steamboaters and other anglers on the river didn’t call for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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No one was squeaking about the closures on the North Umpqua,
maybe I should have been more vocal during this time. I have no problem with
protecting the fish when temps warrant it but for 95% of the duration of the
closure the temperatures were well within normal limits. I’m all for being
cautious but let’s act on real data. </div>
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Angling pressure may have dropped slightly but intensity did not, and I saw some interesting angler dynamics and potential issues going
on while the closure was in place. </div>
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Those observations were-</div>
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</span></span></span>Relaxed fishing atmosphere becomes more frenzied
due to limited time on the water.</li>
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</span></span></span>More anglers fishing harder in a shorter window
of time</li>
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</span></span></span>More anglers fishing longer than they normally
would fish due to their time being limited on the water during the hoot owl
closure.</li>
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</span></span></span>Anglers fishing into the hottest part of the day
due to the time constraints of not being allowed to fish in the evening.</li>
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</span></span></span>More anglers fishing sink tips because they are
fishing in the hottest part of the day when the sun is at its highest angle
making surface presentations less effective. </li>
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</span></span></span>More fish were actually being hooked at a time
of day when most people would be resting or waiting for the evening
session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
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</span></span></span>Many fish were being hooked when water temps
were nearing their warmest of the day due to anglers using sink tips.</li>
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I see a bunch of problems with the closure and how it was
put in place. </div>
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</span></span></span>No one was monitoring temperatures to see when
it would be safe to lift the closure</li>
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</span></span></span>No one was monitoring the angling dynamics that
occurred due to the closure</li>
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</span></span></span>No one was patrolling the area to see if anglers
were indeed obeying the closure. </li>
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</span></span></span>There were no threshold temperatures or
parameters in place to monitor water temps and lift the closure when temps fell
back into a normal range again.</li>
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The way the closure went down this year does not bode well
for the future of the river. A precedent has now been set. A hoot owl closure
occurred this year and there was no real reason for it after the late June and
early July temperatures that we saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have heard that a water temperature of 64 degrees will be the new high end of
the scale and closures, either partial or complete, will occur if water temps
exceed that mark. This will essentially put the river under a hoot owl closure
every summer from July 1<sup>st</sup> to September 1<sup>st</sup>. The river
could also be closed altogether if temps go higher than that. </div>
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64-67 degree temps are normal water temps for July and
August in the lower fly water and are seen often in the afternoon during hot
weather spells. The fish have adapted to these temps and will self-preserve by
not actively chasing surface or near surface presentation. Basically, fishing
will and has always been poor during warm water times and keeping people off
the river does little to save the fish. Very few fish are being
hooked when temps are in the upper 60’s it’s just a fact. </div>
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The ease at which this recent closure was accepted by the
anglers of the river shocked me really. Again, I’m all for being cautious and
erring on the side of the fish but let’s have real time data to go on. </div>
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We are looking at an uncertain future for angling
opportunity going forward if no one says anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If 64
degrees does become the new goal post for lethal high water temperatures next
year, we will indeed see those temps and the subsequent closures associated
with them for sure, no matter the snowpack or water level coming out of the
hills.</div>
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My questions to the ODFW are:</div>
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</span></span></span>Is a hoot owl closure every summer from now on
something you would like to see?</li>
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</span></span></span>Is anyone worried that the angler opportunity
may be seriously affected by the changing policy and new closures?</li>
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</span></span></span>Are you aware that the river the Steamboaters and many other group
have worked so hard to steward and protect may be entering a new era that may
limit anglers unnecessarily under the guise of protecting fish?</li>
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</span></span></span>Where’s the data that proves the angler is the
problem on a catch and release and highly regulated fly fishery such as the
North Umpqua? </li>
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</span></span></span>Where is the data that says keeping anglers off
the river in the afternoon saves fish that are hooked in the morning? </li>
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</span></span></span>Where is the data that shows over the last 50-60
years or so years that the wild fish population has been diminished on the
North Umpqua due to intense fly angler pressure?</li>
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</span></span></span><span style="background: #ffffcc; color: red;">Would
the ODFW be in favor of getting behind a no sink tip rule during summer
instead of a closure? This rule in my opinion would be a better solution to the
issues I observed and would allow the fish to self-preserve by only allowing a
near surface or surface presentation. Fish will be very reluctant to move to
the surface when temps are high.Subsequently, fish hooked will be minimal while still allowing the fishery to continue until water temps improve.</span></div>
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The facts are undeniable, the wild
North Umpqua summer steelhead are doing fairly well despite all of the issues
they have been through. We have in our midst some of the strongest wild winter
and wild summer runs of fish anywhere in the lower 48. </div>
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Look at the historical numbers
over Winchester in the last 60 years. The run has actually gotten slightly more
robust despite man’s efforts to destroy the fish and their habitat. Many of the
early decades after the dam was in place, wild fish kill was allowed and people
harvested many fish in those years. </div>
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Modern day factors that negatively
impact fish include continued loss of habitat due to logging, irrigation
affecting water flows, building, pesticides, dredging, mining etc. etc. There
are a hundred areas of concern that have affected the overall health of the
fishery over the years and the catch and release fishery in the fly water is
not one of them. The river is already the most highly regulated stream in
perhaps all of the PNW steelhead rivers. These regulations that are in place
have stood the test of time and are good for the fishery. </div>
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Keeping anglers off the river for
an afternoon hoot owl closure did not save any fish this year in my
opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my belief that the
closure actually encouraged more people to fish with sink tips and more fish
were probably hooked overall. </div>
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Our overall impact as anglers on
this highly regulated catch and release river is minimal. Look at the dam
counts and they will bear this out. If we closed the river tomorrow for 10
years and did not allow any fishing whatsoever the returns would stay about
where they are. We would continue to see annual returns in the range of
3000-6000 wild summer fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My concern is always for the fish
and if the data and water temps show lethal temps for fish, then sure lets
close the river. But, if temperatures are in a range that these fish have been
accustomed to for millennia, closing the river does nothing but make some
people feel good, and may actually be a determent due to the angling methods outlined above. </div>
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In conclusion I have some parting
thoughts. First and foremost, I love this river and want to see a healthy run of these fish for my kids and their kids after them. I am also a Steamboater and an NFS River Steward and
have a deep respect for the river and the work the Steamboaters have done to
maintain this world class fishery. The river would not be what it is without
them that’s for sure. We as Steamboaters have a responsibility to steward the
resource and make good decisions for the river and fish, this is true. We also
have a responsibility to future generations to be able enjoy and continue on
with the fine traditions that make the river such a special place. We need to
make sure that the opportunities to fish are not restricted by suspect and/or
unwarranted reasons.When precedent starts to be set in place it can be hard to reverse.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">I hope to
never see a closure on the river again in my lifetime. But if future closures
happen, there must be common sense rules in place for instituting a closure, monitoring conditions and also the
lifting of that closure as soon as conditions allow it. </span></div>
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We need to think about the idea of
pushing for a sink tip ban as an option rather than a closure when and if water
temps get into a critical range again. Doing so will still allow anglers to
fish but will limit the number of fish hooked. Allowing for a deep water
sanctuary in times of warm water will allow fish to rest in the cooler water
unhindered.</div>
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We as anglers,river lovers,Steamboaters all of us need to be
involved in these processes and not sit on our collective hands and watch a
storied history slip away. It can happen that fast. Do we want to see the North
Umpqua angler regulated right off the river and the place turned into a Wild
Steelhead Sanctuary? Its happening on other rivers to the north.......</div>
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The angling tradition is strong on
the North Umpqua and it can continue to be if we all work together.<br />
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There was a mean fastball pitcher in there most all of February, the reliever in March was a knuckle baller. Wicked stuff I tell you, almost un-hitable. I struck out more than usual but I had a notable 9th inning Grand Slam and one inside the park homer that made it worthwhile. RBI's were down overall on the year. Hard to reach base consistently on many occasions. I took a walk when I could, anything to get on base.<br />
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I bunted, I stole second, I slid into the short stop upending him. I was hurt and on the DL, stood in as a designated hitter. I pinch hit and pinch ran. I played all positions. I was hit by a pitch after hearing chin music the pitch before. I was in one bench clearing brawl. It was quite a season. <br />
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Enough with the baseball metaphors.<br />
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Another winter season is behind us. There was a lot of water, there were plenty of fish. There were fish caught and it was good.<br />
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Never easy, always good.<br />
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Now is the time I get antsy for summer. The weather is changing and we've seen some pretty warm days already this spring. I've been out casting a bit, thinking about changing to some new longer lines this summer. Constantly rethinking every aspect of my summer game. Looking at already full summer boxes and thinking about tying more.<br />
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But now it's spring training. Time to work out the kinks, blow the rats
out, reset, re-adjust and re-work. Time to start the clock again for summer. Time for a clean slate. Time to work on the cast, work on the swing. Relax, take
some time to be mellow before the game starts again. <br />
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<i><b>1st Timothy 4:8-10 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all
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If you've been out looking for winter fish this year, its there. Water and lots of it. This of course is a good thing for all the reasons. And you know, its actually normal for a good snow pack year.<br />
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Many have been lured into a false reality as far as winter fishing goes the last few years. Especially on the North Umpqua.<br />
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People have been dancing around in almost summer low conditions for the last 5-6 years thinking that's the way its supposed to be. Easy access to runs, easy wading in low flows, early and predictable returns due to low water, much easier to locate fish because they have been much more concentrated in the runs etc etc.<br />
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In reality, what is perceived by many to be a year with continuous high water is really pretty normal. And the fishing was tougher for it, a fact I am glad of.<br />
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Its never an easy game but this year tested all the skills in everyone's toolbox. When you have your back to the brush and under the trees in every run, waded in to the top of
your waders just to try and get a small D loop off your shoulder, it
separates the men from the boys. Doing it day after day can drive one insane, but that's why we love it. It ain't easy.<br />
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Those that consistently found fish did so working their tails off in often unpredictable conditions. Those that found fish, found fish in places they would not normally have fished. Marginal conditions push you to explore new water.<br />
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That run that looks bad at 3000cfs might fish great at 5,000cfs. Trust me we had plenty of water to explore to our hearts content. I found some new high water spots that I have never fished before in 30 years. They worked. It was cool. These fish gotta go somewhere, find them.<br />
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Winter fishing can, and I think more importantly, should be hard.<br />
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This year reminded me that you have to be in it for the long haul. Keep doing what you know will work and eventually it does. Patience and perseverance always prevail. This year was a great example of what winter steelheading can be (HARD) and how it pays to stick it out even when its tough.<br />
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<b><span class="verse v12 ng-scope" data-usfm="JAS.1.12"><span class="label" style="display: inherit;">James 1:12 </span><span class="content">Blessed
is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test,
that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to
those who love him. </span></span></b><span class="verse v12 ng-scope" data-usfm="JAS.1.12"><span class="content"> </span></span>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-85157086605673871582016-02-11T19:52:00.000-08:002016-02-13T09:52:56.500-08:00Walk By Faith Not By Sight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been awhile, haven't felt much like writing lately. A little cloudy upstairs, no real direction or clarity in ideas. It happens.<br />
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But now there is some focus, finally something is coming together in my mind for the first time in a long time........ <br />
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The vision in my right eye was still slightly blurry as I walked from the truck down a well worn path to the river. However, none of the trails in winter are really very good as the storms and winds have left branches, trees and other debris across the paths. Alder and fir limbs as well as a downed cedar blocked the trail in spots. Blackberry vines, dormant poison oak,hazel brush and Oregon Grape encroach in other places along the trail. My depth perception was still lacking and I had to concentrate to keep from losing my balance and falling down. Judging distances and where to put my foot next was a bit harder, especially on the hills. After I crossed the worst of the debris and just for fun, I closed my eyes. Feeling the groove of the trail under my feet I settle in, that's better I think to myself, I know this trail well. The sound of the river pulls me forward and I continued cautiously, trusting my instincts, walking by faith.........<br />
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You see,in the last month, I have had cataracts removed from both eyes. Pretty routine surgery anymore and mine went very well. Its still surgery on two of the most amazing gifts we as humans possess and it was still a big deal for me especially at my age.<br />
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As I walked, I recalled the story one of the nurses told me in my most recent eye surgery about a 9 year old girl that had been almost blind by cataracts. Very rare at such a young age. When the surgery was over and they were wheeling her into the recovery room she was crying. The nurse was a little worried as the surgery is almost pain free. She asked the little girl if she was OK and why she was crying. The little girl looked up at the nurse with tears streaming down her face and said, <br />
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"I CAN SEE!"<br />
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I gotta say I got a little choked up as the nurse relayed this story. Now, granted my eyes were not nearly as bad as hers and my experience not nearly as dramatic, but as I looked out at the world after that first eye surgery I felt a certain kinship with that little girl. I CAN SEE!<br />
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Now, one day after the second eye surgery I was wondering if the eye would respond as well as the first. I struggled with the idea that the doctors may not have gotten the lens choice right, My right eye may not be as strong as the left but either way my overall eyesight was 95 percent better. I could live with that.<br />
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I pondered how my life had flown by so far. I am facing the mid century mark this year and the eyes were the first sign that I will not live forever, things are starting to wear out. I am not invincible, I am merely a fleeting mist in the early morning dawn soon to be gone with the first rays of sun.<br />
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The river was in beautiful shape and at flows that I like to fish. Things were definitely different. I stood in awe as I surveyed the river bank trees. I could see the detail in the deeply furrowed bark of a fir tree. I could see woodpecker holes on another tree 80 feet up. I could see things way on the far ridge that I never noticed. I saw a hawk soaring a half mile above me. I could see seam lines and currents like never before. My eyes penetrated the jade green river easily seeing rocks well below the surface. Even with one eye not completely healed yet, my distance vision was again,outstanding. <br />
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I needed to change flies for the run as it has some shallow ledge rock throughout that required a completely unweighted offering. From about two feet in front of my face and beyond I have 20/15 vision with the left and I'll probably have 20/20 with the right when the eye heals up in another week or so. I have no close vision now and need readers to see in close. I fumbled around for the glasses trying to tie on a fly, feeling awkward and out of sorts. Glad no one was with me because I broke no records getting things tied on.<br />
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I started in close and watched the fly swing through the emerald water, the light tip coming under tension and swinging the fly just subsurface. As I lengthened the line and the fly went beyond my line of sight I started to cast a bit more straight across the river. I mended the line and freed it up for several seconds to probe the trench at mid river. Then, as the line tightened after the first third of the swing, it rose from its deepest point just in time to sweep the inside shelf without touching rock. I could visualize the tip and fly sinking without tension, swinging with light tension and then rising in the water column as tension increased towards the end of the swing. Right where I wanted it to. Leading the fly slightly I could find that balance of depth and speed and that hot knife through butter, positive/negative swing. The fly and tip I was using was working perfectly. I know I was getting the perfect swing. I had a bunch of line out and it was feeling very fishy. This is not a run that gets fished much in the winter although people are driving all over and fishing above and below it all the time. I just had that feeling there was one in there. The fly sliced through the run and just as it reached the outside edge of the rock I feel the slow tightening and typical feel of a cold water take. I wait and do nothing, the line continued to tighten almost as if it had caught the shelf. Then I feel the weight of the fish and he pulls off 8 feet of line then the line goes slack. Perfect! All I could hope or ask for in a couple sessions this early........<br />
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The whole eye thing got me thinking, we fish for steelhead by faith and not by sight. Sure we may fish to a visible or spotted fish every now and again, but mostly we are fishing to unseen fish. We fish with proven methods and flies, just like that old path to the river. We don't need to see everything all the time. We have faith that we are doing the right thing in the right place because experience has told us it works.<br />
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As it is in life. As I get older and my faith gets stronger, I feel confident knowing the maker of heaven and earth holds it all together in his hands. I want to be doing the right thing in the right place at the right time for Him. I don't always know whats ahead on my path but I have seen God work powerfully in my life and many others and I know he will continue to do so as long as I trust in and put my faith in Jesus Christ. If you know Jesus you know the Father.<br />
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Do I stumble and fall sometimes? You bet I do, and will continue to. I'm not perfect but thankfully I'm forgiven if I ask. He always picks me up and sets my feet back on the path.<br />
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As I age, my body breaks down and I ponder my own mortality someday, I am not afraid. I know where I am going and have confidence and assurance of that fact. My confidence is not in anything I do, it is in what Jesus has done for me. He died on the cross for you and for me. He paid the price for my sin and yours. It has taken me awhile to figure it out but my purpose in this world is to know God and make him known. You know, that's your purpose too. That's why we're here people!<br />
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It's that simple. Know God and make Him known. How are you doing with that? Knowing God is about knowing Jesus. Its never too late to make a change in your life.Trust Jesus<br />
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If any one of my 12 readers ever wants to talk more about it email me. riverflyguide@gmail.com<br />
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I'm happy to answer any questions and always ready to give an answer for the hope I have found. <br />
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<b>2Cor 5:6-8</b> <b>So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Have you ever noticed that when you fish your favorite waters you catch fish consistently in certain, specific areas of that run? I certainly have and have become interested in the how and why of it all.<br />
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The last few days I have been in sitting in continuing education classes for work and I had a chance to day dream a little while listening to the various speakers drone on about a host of tree related topics on the agenda.<br />
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The thoughts that came to mind more often than any was the idea of holding water, holding lies and taking lies for steelhead. <br />
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Lets get a few definitions out of the way<br />
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<li><b>Holding water- resting water that often holds steelhead due to the water speed, structure and orientation in the run(head, middle,tail out)</b></li>
<li><b>Holding lies- specific places within the holding water that may vary in depth from quite shallow to depths in excess of 6 feet. Generally found around some sort of structure or seam that breaks current speed and does not require the fish to expend much energy. </b></li>
<li><b>Taking lies- even more specific places in a run where fish are holding and are exposed enough to visualize and actively move to a properly presented fly. These are places where fish consistently seem to come from. </b></li>
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Now these are general observations and steelhead being what they are,
can and will blow any of these theories away at any time so bear that in mind.
That's the fun part of all this, we try to figure things out, we
analyze, we obsess but at the end of the day the mystery remains and we
still know so little about these fish and why they do what they do. This is my feeble attempt to make some sort of sense out of it, if for no other reason than writing it down and working it out in my own mind. <br />
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After many years fishing the same waters, I have gathered some very valuable feedback on both holding water, holding lies and the actual specific taking lies in dozens of runs. <br />
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Holding water and holding lies can be taking lies for fish but not all holding water and holding lies are necessarily taking lies. Let me explain further.....<br />
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When I look at a good piece of water on the river I fish, I know there can be fish holding in many parts of the run at any given time. I am fishing the run because it is good holding water and may have many holding lies but only a few taking lies.<br />
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I have spotted fish in several key areas in, on, and around structure and have noted their location when I fish through the run. These fish are in what I would call holding lies. Sure I have hooked fish in almost every location where fish sit in many of these runs but it is more the exception than the rule. 90 percent of the fish I hook come out of specific areas of these runs, what I would call the taking lies.<br />
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What is it about these taking lies that seem to bring fish to the fly?<br />
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Is it only structure,water depth and water speed that make these taking lies produce?<br />
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There are many factor involved I would say, some known and many unknown. The known factors are things such as water levels, water temps, time of year, number of returning fish in the river, angler pressure, type and size of fly, the fishes feeling of exposure or comfort due to the depth at which they hold. <br />
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I know of runs where the consistent taking lie is heavily structured, fast moving water and over ten feet deep. Conversely I fish many runs that the taking lie is in 3 feet of water or less, slow moving with very little structure. The depth at which fish hold does not always determine their willingness to move to a fly or limit the fish as a taking fish. Fish can consistently come out of any depth of water at key taking lies. <br />
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I believe one of the most important things that separates the taking lies from just a mere holding lie is the anglers ability to slow the fly down and show it to the fish by covering the lie properly. The fishes ability to see the fly is obviously a key to getting a take. If the fish cant see it he cant eat it. There is a reason that fish consistently hold and then take flies from a given spot in the run. They can see it and are in a position to take a swipe at it. <br />
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I fish runs on the NU that I can spot the fish before I fish it. When looking into these runs, if I see a fish in the taking spot I am confident that I will get the fish to move to the fly. As an angler I fish much more precisely when I get into that taking zone knowing the fish is there. This fish eats the fly a lot. There might be 3 other fish in the run but this fish that sits in 2 feet of water in the tail out is a day in day out taker when he's home.<br />
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I have various thoughts on why I think the taking lies consistently hold aggressive fish to the fly. On many occasions I believe the taking lie holds the most rested fish. This would relate back to the idea of holding lies. These taking lies are often the best holding lies as well, but not always.<br />
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These taking lies can be the first places to hold fish in the early season. I look into a lot of runs and watch diligently when fish start to enter the river. I look at runs day after day and make keen observations when I see the first fish in the run. There are no other fish in the run and many great holding lies but the early fish on one particular run always seems to gravitate into the tail out position and the key taking lie.<br />
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Lets talk about short and long term holding lies and preferential spots in the run as they relate to taking lies. . <br />
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Some more definitions...<br />
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<li><b>Long Term Parking- holding water that fish will stay in for longer periods of time</b></li>
<li><b>Short Term Parking- moving water, choke points, pockets etc</b></li>
<li><b>High Rent District- the best holding lie in a given run, the preferred holding spot if there are fish around. </b></li>
<li><b>Low Rent District- secondary holding lies that will be filed as fish are pushed into these spots by fish already holding in the High Rent spots </b></li>
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There are many runs on the NU that I consider "moving" water. These are places that fish move through quickly as run timing,weather patterns and water levels change. These are places that also fall into the short term parking category. When I know fish are moving due to one of the above mentioned factors I fish these runs looking for a taking fish that is going to be aggressive to the fly. The fish will move into the run and hold briefly maybe as little as minutes sometimes. If they settle and hold for even a brief time these are taking fish. They are already in moving mode and have little trouble striking a fly that comes through. These are active mobile fish. They come into the high rent taking lies in these short term parking spots and can light you up if you are in the right place when they are there.<br />
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Generally speaking again, long term parking holding water has many holding lies but fewer taking lies. Long term spots will generally have some deeper water and deep structure that will hold fish for longer periods or through periods of warmer or colder water. Many of the high rent spots in long term holding water are not easy to get a fly to. taking lies can be fewer. Just because there are more fish holding in these runs does not always mean that you will get fish from where the majority of those fish hold. That's when the low rent spots come into play. These are secondary holding places that may bring the fish closer to the surface and put the fish into a more conducive taking lie.<br />
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Secondary holding areas can also be places where fish can be seen,sometimes better seen than fish in the primary lies. Fish can be pushed into the shallows or up off the bottom onto side shelf's and ledges exposing them to the angler who can now get a presentation to them. <br />
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This is a very basic look at some of this stuff and there are a hundred different approaches and thoughts on this. This is all based on my observations over the last thirty years in the game. I would like to think I know a few things about these fish but they constantly challenge and humble me and that's OK. I wouldnt have it any other way. <br />
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The point of all this is to make you aware of these factors when you are out there fishing. Ask yourself Where is the best holding water? Where are the best holding lies in that holding water and where are the taking spots within those holding lies? Keep track of where you are hooking fish and make notes on those specific areas. Fishing more diligently through key and consistent taking lies will increase your success. Knowing where key taking lies are helps you edit water and focus on getting a fish to grab your fly more often.<br />
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Get out there and pay attention to some of these things, its fascinating to observe this behavior and may make you a better angler.<br />
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Speaking of holding, thankful to know the one who holds all things together.......<b> </b><br />
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<b>Isaiah 41:13 </b><br />
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There are many milestones along life's way, we recently hit one that will be forever in all our memories...... <br />
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It was a gorgeous late summer day. I was with the family and we were having a great time camping,fishing and spending quality time.<br />
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My wife is becoming quite the fisher woman and after many steelhead on a single hand rod on the North Umpqua, she has taken up the two handed rod and has started to master it. She knows the runs and the technique and needs little hand holding ( just ask her). Sometimes I get a little too vocal when I see her miss an anchor placement or stop her rod too low. She does best when I shut up and leave her alone! I'm slowly learning! I knew she did not need me to show her anything about the run so I concentrated on my son and made sure he was set up in a spot he could cast in without being swept away,and might have a chance at a fish. <br />
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I put him up in the head of the run and showed him where the fish usually lay and what he needed to do to get a good swing through the bucket. He listened intently and I could see the wheels turning hard in his head. Once I knew he was in a safe spot, I wanted to leave him on his own. <br />
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As I was walking away he said "Hey Dad!" He then flips his hat around backwards on his head, flashes me the shaka brah "hang loose" hand sign and says "Old School Baby!" I laughed hard and walked away shaking my head, what a crack up!<br />
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I turn and leave him on his own and walk down to where my wife was swinging through the lower part of the run, admiring her left handed Snap T and probably firing comments about rod position and anchor placement and giving her "casting pointers" which, as I noted above, never works out well for me. Maybe its my delivery....... <br />
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Then the silence is broken<br />
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My wife and I were fishing
down lower in the run and we heard the cries of a very excited boy into
his first steelhead. Sweeter words have not hit my ears in a very long
time......<br />
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"I got one, I got one!"<br />
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He's yelling, we are yelling, the dog is barking, the reel is screaming and we are all on instant high alert. I run from the lower end of the pool upriver towards him as I yell "keep the rod up, keep it tight, let um run if he wants!" and other unintelligible gibberish as my mind is blown that he has actually hooked a fish.<br />
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"He's pulling hard Dad!"<br />
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The reel pays out line fast and bucks hard as the fish dogs around on the ledge on the far side of the run. I can tell by the way its fighting its a big buck. We never see the fish as it stays deep and swims where it wants, barely aware of the hook in it's mouth. It would swim upstream as my boy continues pulling as hard as he dare on the 10lb Maxima. We scramble down stream and I have a hand on the back of his waders ensuring he doesn't go down in the swift water. <br />
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"You are doing great son, lets move down a little and get an angle on him and see if we can land him"<br />
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We move down stream, straight across from the fish and all the while he is pulling hard on it trying to move it off the ledge on the far side. He gains line onto the reel a little then looses it in the deep, rod bending slow run of a large fish. Its been a few minutes now and we are in a stand off.<br />
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Every one is yelling and the excitement is high. Mom makes it up where we are and shouts encouragement as I spy a tear of joy in her eye as she is hit with the overwhelming weight of the river tradition that is being transferred from father to son at this very moment.<br />
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My daughter joins in shouting and screaming at her bro as he fights his first fish. " Don't jack it up" she yells ribbing him mercilessly. We all are still amazed at what has happened and time stands still as we all realize, Wow dude, you are really hooked up! <br />
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The dog is going bananas as he knows what each of my reels sound like, the Daiwa 812 purrs and functions flawlessly. as K2 fights the fish hard and perfectly, never giving slack to the line and always having a good rod position.<br />
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This fish wont move!<br />
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I fight every bone in my body not to grab the rod away and try to budge it off the ledge. I think to myself, this is a big fish and may need some old tricks to get him landed, I know I can get him in if I...........<br />
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I am snapped back to reality knowing I can't do that. It was HIS cast, HIS drift and HIS hookup, it's HIS fish, lay off you knuckle head DON'T TOUCH THE ROD! I resist the urge knowing what ever happens will happen. I continue to try and relay information on how to fight this fish, telling him about rod position and side pressure, trying to get the fish to roll or turn by pulling on him at different angles.<br />
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He pulls the fish away from the ledge, the fish swims right back over and hunkers down. Again and again this game is played out until..........the hook comes out and the fish is gone.<br />
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Now we all wanted to see this fish but it was not to be this time. I tell K2 that almost no one lands their first steelhead. He understands and is ready to catch another one almost immediately.<br />
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The awesomeness factor on this experience was off the chart, landed or not this was a big deal for everyone. His whole family got to witness his first fish on the North Umpqua. To say I am proud at his accomplishments thus far in his young career are an understatement.<br />
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This river can make a grown man cry and a young 8 year old boy can become a man just like that. The torch has passed and he is running hard with it............ <br />
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Continue to grow and learn and above all teach well my friends<br />
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<b>2 Timothy 3:14 </b><br />
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<b>But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it
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how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings,
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Jesus.
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<span id="goog_124585357"></span><span id="goog_124585358"></span><br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-9590029394402374692015-08-15T14:10:00.002-07:002015-08-15T14:14:21.778-07:00Showplace for Wild Fish<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The North Umpqua should be held up as a showplace for good management
practices. Common sense regulations favoring wild fish are important, and they are in place and
working on the North Umpqua. Thanks to some of the early conservation minded pioneers of the river like Frank Moore and later the Steamboaters and others, the fishery has maintained itself in a healthy way Eliminating hatchery fish in the fly water was a major victory for wild fish and this river. The etiquette and history also still remain making it one remarkable place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The protection of a deep water sanctuary for fish in summer
by eliminating weighted flies and indicators was probably one of the most critical regulations for wild fish on the North Umpqua in the summer. The no kill rule for both winter and
summer has obviously also done a lot for wild fish protection. These rules ensure no wild fish are killed and a lower percentage of fish are repeatedly hooked and a higher percentage will make it to spawn every year. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The initial logging destruction in the early days did have
negative effects for sure but since then, the river corridor and its
tributaries have been managed fairly well. Logging regulations and required stream buffers have gotten better for the most part with regard to maintaining vegetation and stream side habitat. This along with the protection of
the fish in Big Bend pool up Steamboat Creek and all its tributaries has been
the key to this rivers success over the last 50 or so years. If we can get the Frank Moore Wilderness designated permanently it will be a huge win. Spawning habitat is key to these wild fish surviving for the future. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">River closures were never part of the management practices
and should not become the normal emotional reaction to having to “do something”
for the fish. Especially on a river already so regulated. These fish are resilient and have adapted to the warmer water
times of summer by staying down in the deeper pools where it’s cooler. When its hot they are hard to catch, period! I don't see any fish being saved right now by the ruling and closure. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Yeah they are getting a break for sure but at what point do we just close the river altogether? </span></span></span></span></div>
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is a blood sport people weather catch and release or not. We are
predators when we fish and we always have the potential to kill a wild
fish accidentally even with the best and most responsible practices.If
the North Umpqua isn't a river that can show by the return numbers and the
rules in place that these fish can handle pressure and still survive,
even thrive than I don't know what river can. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">If we are having that much impact on the fish, we should just close all rivers and not fish anywhere there are wild fish ever again. Think about that for a minute. Do we want to regulate ourselves right out of fishing? We need to be careful or it could happen. Look at the Skagit river. Yeah something needed to happen for sure but on the track that river is going with the ESA listing, it may end up being a wild fish sanctuary, forever closed to fishing. Sold down the road by groups that you thought had your best interests in mind. It can happen that fast...... </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Back to the NU. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In fact it is my opinion
that more fish are actually being hooked by people using sink tips in
these low water conditions. A sink tip in these low water conditions is
breaking into the deep water </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">sanctuary </span></span>
( hey, there isn't much deep water out there right now) that the no
weighted fly in summer attempted to protect. I will say that instead of a
2 pm closure, a much better rule in the warmer water of summer is a no
sink tip rule. Keep the river open all day and no sink tips, that will
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The NU can’t and shouldn’t be lumped in with other rivers
struggling along trying to maintain a healthy fishery. 70 years of data shows
that this river and its fish are special and are doing as well as any wild
steelhead run in the world for its size. Its a world class fishery that has been maintained and regulated for exactly that, FISHING! Its a healthy river for wild fish and the regulations are in place to see that trend continue. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">We should hold the river up and show case it as an example of what good management for wild fish looks like. The North Umpqua is unique and should always be managed that way. It has worked well so far. I don't want to see the ODFW broad brush this gem in with other rivers with major problems. The North Umpqua has already addressed and overcome.so many hurdles, it is standing the test of time as a strong and healthy river with a vibrant wild fish population. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">That being said, as much as I disagree with the current closure I will always respect the fish, the fishery, the rules that are in place and the river and do my part to ensure that generations can enjoy this river in the future. </span></span></div>
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<br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-60833425591926070042015-07-24T18:53:00.000-07:002015-07-24T18:53:31.988-07:00Passing the TorchSo fun watching my son fish one of the most famous runs on the river the other night. He crushed it and he's only 8. He was sending out off shoulder Snap T's with authority. He skated his fly as gracefully as anyone I have seen. A natural for sure. Very cool to see.<br />
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This river gets a hold of everyone, no matter the age. I have high hopes it will continue to be a place he can come to often, and then bring his kids. We need the next generation to fall in love with this place, to steward and love her as those that have gone before.<br />
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Grateful for my son.......<br />
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<span alt="Psalms_127_3" class="netVerse highlight" id="netText_Psalms_127_3"><span class="s 02009" title="02009">Yes</span>,<sup></sup> <span class="s 01121" title="01121">sons</span><sup> </sup><span class="s 05159" title="05159">are a gift</span> <span class="s 03068" title="03068">from the Lord</span><span class="s 06529" title="06529">,</span></span></div>
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<span alt="Psalms_127_3" class="netVerse highlight" id="netText_Psalms_127_3"><span class="s 06529" title="06529">the fruit</span> <span class="s 0990" title="0990">of the womb</span> <span class="s 07939" title="07939">is a reward</span>.</span></div>
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<span alt="Psalms_127_4" class="netVerse" id="netText_Psalms_127_4"><span class="s 01121" title="01121">Sons</span> <span class="s 01368" title="01368">born during one’s youth </span></span></div>
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<span alt="Psalms_127_4" class="netVerse" id="netText_Psalms_127_4"><span class="s 01368" title="01368">are like</span> <span class="s 02671" title="02671">arrows</span> <span class="s 03651" title="03651">in a warrior’s</span> <span class="s 03027" title="03027">hand</span>.<sup> </sup></span></div>
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<span alt="Psalms_127_5" class="netVerse" id="netText_Psalms_127_5"><span class="s 0835" title="0835">How blessed</span> <span class="s 01397" title="01397">is the man</span> <span class="s 04390" title="04390">who fills</span> <span class="s 0827" title="0827">his quiver</span> <span class="s 01992" title="01992">with them!</span></span></div>
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<br />Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-54891031805344286662015-06-30T08:39:00.000-07:002015-06-30T08:39:21.680-07:00Paramount<br />
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<b> Paramount-coming before all others in importance.</b><br />
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That's what I always think about hooking the first fish of the year. Its important only in the fact that you want to get it out of the way, get it done, put it behind you. Move on with the year. It stands to affirm that you can still swing and present a fly well and that fish do indeed like to eat a swinging fly. Sometimes I wonder.........<br />
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That first fish can sometimes set a precedent or pace for the year or it can be the kiss of death. It can establish new found hope in old patterns that have fallen out of favor. It can be the proving grounds for new patterns and dressings that have been rolling around in your head for months, sometimes years.<br />
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I am fishing a lot more traditional flies lately and enjoy the feeling of fishing blind again. After fishing skaters and surface presentations it's good to just let it swing sometimes without working or watching the fly. Fishing skaters has taught me a ton about what my fly does out there in the currents. It has shown me the subtle nuances of different runs and when to mend and when not to mend. In short,fishing dry flies has made me a better wet fly fisherman. Now, when fishing a wet. those factors come into play as I know how my wet fly will react to any line manipulation I give to it.<br />
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........The wet fly dropped with a small splash at the end of a downstream angle cast. Landing right in the foam line, it came under tension immediately, the head of the fly came to the top, drawn up by the riffle hitch right behind the eye. The fly arced through the chop for 20 feet, the riffle hitched head cutting a path and leaving a small V wake.Then I saw a smallish, almost imperceptible rise just to the outside of the fly. A fish had just broken the surface with his nose only, coming up to check the waking bug that caught his eye. I let the fly continue to swing hoping that his interest was not yet piqued. I lost the fly in the wave train of the mid-tail-out. The fading rays of the day casting glare that I couldn't see through. The fly ripped through the tail-out, accelerated by a line belly that I did not mend out. The fly was now smoking through the last third of the swing.....<br />
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The grab comes as a shock to my brain and my gear, the fish eating the fly and turning for the tail and back door in a flash. The Farlex reel payed out line in the highest RPM mode it has. The fish left the pool and headed for the next. I stood my ground and fought the fish as hard as I possibly could. After 45 seconds, I get the fish back into the run. It's a big early fish, over 10 lbs. It swam upstream of me and I saw how beautiful it was. Wild as the river and absolutely silver/white with not a mark on it. Again, I pulled on the fish as hard as I dare and he reluctantly came close. I start to look for a deep place to land him and he has none of it, scurrying from the shallows as soon as his belly touched a rock. Back out the tail in an instant, far into the next run. There is no chasing this fish and again I made a stand. Its land it or break it off. The fish chooses first and he wrapped the line on a rock and severed the leader in a split second. The whole battle might have been 4 minutes. <br />
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The first fish is out of the way, it was not a landed fish but I could care less with these early fish. Sometimes you get beat, its OK.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Please be mindful of low flows and high water temps this summer. Get a thermometer and use it. Everyone has their personal limits. Some won't fish if temps are over 65. That's great! Know your own personal limits and also the upper limits that prevent safe fighting and handling of fish. When temps approach 66-68 in the afternoon you may want to go up Steamboat Creek and have a swim, or snorkle through a favorite run. Landing fish in the upper 60's can be fatal to a fish even with a short fight and good handling skills. Fish in the mornings and be careful in the afternoons. To avoid the high temps of evening fish higher in the river where temps may be a bit cooler. Think about it and do the right thing please. This is paramount for these wild fish while we see these high daytime temps. </b></span><b><span style="color: red;">Thanks, its gonna take all of us being responsible and setting a good example to limit harm to wild fish.</span></b><br />
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Good fishing to you all this summer!<br />
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Now I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you the
gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved,
if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain.<b> </b>For I delivered to
you as of<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>first importance</b></span><b> </b>what I also received, that Christ died for
our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he
was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures,
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4 RSV)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-17285242872928132532015-05-22T18:00:00.000-07:002015-05-22T18:45:49.510-07:00Fishing Clean<br /><br />
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<b>Zack fishing clean on the North </b><a href="http://www.pnwspey.com/" target="_blank">Zack Williams Guide site</a></div>
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Ok, I admit the title of this post was stolen........<br />
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My buddy Zack Williams did a casting demo at the Sandy Spey Clave with that title. I wanted desperately to see his presentation but they moved it up an hour and I showed up just as he had finished. You see, Zack knows a few things about casting and fishing clean. He has been at the Big Show in San Francisco the last few years, battling it out with the best casters in the world.<br />
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I truly believe he is one to watch in the next few years as he further hones his long distance casting skills. I am excited to watch the progression of a friend as he takes the competition game on full force. <br />
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You can't compete on the world stage without proper turn over of the line and leader. In competition this can be the difference between a top 5 finish and being at the bottom of the list. In a fishing situation it can make a huge difference in the number of fish that are able to see and then grab the fly. Zack has taken what he has learned about distance casting and transferred that knowledge to his steelhead fishing. Zack catches fish and he often catches fish a long way from where he stands. He does this primarily by casting precisely, consistently and getting full turn over of the entire fly line, leader, and fly almost every time. Is he perfect? No, of course not but his turn over percentages are high and this translates into more hook ups. Yes its that simple people.<br />
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When you see hookups at distances of 150 feet or more you will become a believer in complete turn over. Why cast it to those distances if it ain't gonna fish for the first 40 feet because the line is not straight?<br />
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I have thought about this topic many times and Zack got me thinking about it again.<br />
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So now ask yourself these questions. Do I get consistent turn over of the fly line, leader and fly every time? Do I make large mends to straighten line that did not turn over all the way? How do those mends affect the subsequent swing of the fly? Am I missing crucial points in the swing arc because I don't get get full turn over? Am I casting at an angle that allows my fly to swing instantly when it does turn over?<br />
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Face it people, steelhead fishing is a numbers game. When I say numbers, I mean numbers of casts and not numbers of fish. Most of us have limited numbers of days or times that we can fish. Learning to consistently turn the whole line over all the way to the fly is crucial to showing the fly to as many steelhead as you possibly can. It's simple math people. When you make hundreds or thousands of casts in
a week of fishing, make good ones. The more consistently you get your
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Rivers that allow for a step and swing approach like the Deschutes, Grand Ronde, Clearwater etc. are rivers that can require long casts. With all the new rods and lines out there, casting far has become easier to some degree. But if you can't turn all your junk over at long distances you may be selling yourself short. You are leaving a lot of potential grabs on the table if only 50-60 percent of your casts are turning over all the way to the fly. Fish hold waaaaaaaay out there on many of these rivers but if you have inconsistent turnover you are not gonna get those grabs.<br />
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Practice consistent turn over at the distance that is within your limits. If that's 60-90 feet so be it. You can rest assured that you are covering water well when you have good turn over. You can leave the run knowing that it was worked well. Distance and consistency comes with days on the water. Fish within your limits.<br />
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I see a lot of people that can "cast" far but have inconsistent turn over. Generally speaking, a fish is triggered to eat by the consistent speed and placement of the fly as it covers the swing arc. A fish is sitting, watching, waiting, and can usually see the fly long before it gets in front of him. He is tracking speed and swing and is waiting for the fly to get into his grab zone.<br />
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A fly that does not turn over in the critical grab zone will not swing right. You are blowing it! A fish that was keyed to pounce is now put off by a fly that does not do what he expected it to do.The angler will either mend to straighten out the line or let the fly go without a mend, Both of these cause a problem with the consistent speed at which the fish was watching the fly. The big mend to straighten out the line moves the fly too much and it may be pulled out of the grab zone at the wrong time. Letting the cast go when the fly and line lands in a pile will then accelerate the fly unnaturally causing the fly to move too fast through the grab zone. <br />
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Another thing I see, especially on smaller rivers is proper turn over at short distance. No one talks about this factor. On the river I fish, I catch fish every year in several spots with barely the leader out. Be mindful of those close fish. They are there and will eat if you give them a chance. Pulling a bunch of line off the reel to start the run misses uncountable fish. Become familiar with casting that leader and small amount of fly line. Its clunky and weird on a short line but can produce fish incredibly close in if done cleanly.<br />
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Are there exceptions to all of this stuff? Sure, we have all caught fish on bad casts that were perceived to be either too fast,too slow or where we are sure we have pulled the fly out of the zone with a big mend. Also,there are a number of scenarios where we can purposefully put extra pace on the fly in certain situations to elicit a strike. Conversely there are also times when we will slow the fly down radically with rod and line manipulation. These are particular actions in particular situations, for particular fish.<br />
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Another time I break a lot of rules as far as getting tension to the fly quickly is with skaters on the surface but that's another story for another day.<br />
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We can't over think this stuff too much because we all know that steelhead can make a liar out of us on any number of occasions if we become to rigid in our thinking.<br />
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The point is, whatever distance you are fishing, fish it as cleanly and consistently as possible!<br />
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<b>Fishing clean on the Big River</b> <b> John Barlow Photo</b> <a href="http://barlowphotoarts.blogspot.com/p/one-photo-project.html" target="_blank">John Barlow Photo Arts</a></div>
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Thankfully there is one who is always consistent and unchanging despite the inconsistency and sin in my own life. My need for God is great. I fall and He picks me up. On Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand........<br />
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<b>James 1:17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is <a data-resourcename=""nasb95"" href="https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Jas.%201.17#footnote1" rel="popup"><span style="font-size: 66%; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span></a>from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. </b><br />
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Think about the best steelhead grabs in you life........<br />
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What made them great? Was it who you were with? Was it the way the fish took the fly? Did it come after a long dry spell? Was it on a especially memorable trip or day on the river? Was it in a favorite pool? Was it in a place you didn't expect?<br />
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There are many ways a steelhead can eat a fly. I have not seen them all yet I know. They are all good however they come we can all agree, but some are just better than others.<br />
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Most of these will be in reference to a dry or waking fly or subsurface wet fly on a dry line<br />
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Let's examine a few different types of steelhead grabs and see what exactly makes a good grab and why we love them so much.<br />
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Here's just a few I have come up with, no wagering please.....<br />
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<b>Short Line Surprise</b>- The grab comes with no warning with 20-30 feet of line out. The fish is on and taking line before you even start to get in the groove of the swing. This one is always a welcome grab due to the early payoff.<br />
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<b>Mid Length Meltdown</b>-This is that fish in the heart of the run, sitting in the prime rent district. The fish is well rested and feisty and this grab comes where you expect it to but you are never really ready. Solid grab followed by line burning run. This one is good because you are ready for it. <br />
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<b>Long Distance Devastation</b>-You have a ton of line out and the grab comes on a spongy stretched line. You are instantly in your backing and things can get ugly quick if you can't chase him down.We all like these because its always fun to hook and land one from way out there. <br />
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<b>Dead Drifted Drilling</b>-A great and rare grab that comes when you toss a dry fly offering upstream and let it drift down a seam or riffle line. The take can be violent or very trouty depending on water speed and structure. These types of takes are great because they are usually very visible. The fish is generally across from you and fairly close and you can often see the entire rise and take.<br />
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<b>Tail-out Tug-O Wa</b>r- A grab that comes at the end of the tail-out. You are always surprised at how far down they will hold. Now its time to try and keep them in the pool. I love these because you are always testing your skill and tackle and knots if they leave the pool. A challenge to land them when they do.<br />
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<b>Skater Slam</b>-A fly mauling that can occur almost anywhere and often comes without warning. Head and tail out of the water, vicious full body commitment. Very visual, very violent and most often the fight is much the same. A fist fight in a phone booth.<br />
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<b>Wet Fly Whack</b>- One of my favorites, wet fly just under the surface, fish hits hard on a tight line, pandemonium ensues. These are great because there is often a visible rise to the fly as the fly is just under the surface. A moving aggressive fish that chases the fly on top or just sub surface is the fish we are looking for.<br />
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<b>Deep Swing Swat</b>- Another personal favorite, the slow tightening of line on a deep,slow winter swing followed by a series of monstrous head shakes leading to a hot winter buck that leaves the park. These grabs are often very aggressive once it goes tight due to the weight and water tension of line,sink tip and fly so deeply sunk. These are those hang on to the rod grabs!<br />
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<b>"Watch This"</b> <b>Whammo</b>- When you know its gonna happen. You have a player up and you know he's gonna eat. It is a seldom occurrence but can happen and it's cool when you can turn to a buddy and say "watch this" and the fish eats! The more you fish the better you become at reading the fish and knowing when to make this call.<br />
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<b>First Cast Ferrari</b>- You take the fly off the hook keeper, pull out enough line to make a cast on a short line and get a hard grab as soon as the fly hits the water and swings two feet. Always takes you by surprise and these fish don't usually disappoint. They are in close and have room to run. The hook sinks quick on a short line with very little stretch and the fish is often just as surprised as you.<br />
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<b>Last Cast Crush</b>- This usually comes when you are in a sweet run and you know you are in the zone but timing or fading daylight has you leaving before you can finish the run properly. You know that "Just let me make one more cast" and it happens! These are always cool and serve to show that sometimes you can just feel it before it happens.<br />
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<b>Far Off Farming</b>- That far off take that you never can get tight to due to the elasticity and slack that occurs in the line and leader when fishing at long distances. The grab can be feel subdued or very soft at those distances .Sometimes they stick but we all know that "start up the John Deere" feeling when they come off in a tail walking aerial display 100 feet away.<br />
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<b>Tight Line Tornado</b>- Similar to the Wet Fly Whack this one is also on a dry line with either a waking fly or wet fly, a great yank followed by a fish that spends more time in the air than in the water. These are the hard ones to get a hook into as they never let the line get tight with water tension. This is a great grab because the fight is so visual. You can see you quarry and you are working hard to get him to stick. A lot of rod angle things going on trying to get tight to this fish. <br />
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<b>Line Wrap Train Wreck</b>- You know this one, Cast after cast you are in the zone, you are not paying particular attention to that loop of line that has wrapped around your reel handle or bottom handle of the rod after the last cast. The fly swings undaunted, the take is heavy as your reel has no line to give, sometimes you can keep them on by freeing your line but most of these end in a quick separation of you and the target species. <br />
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<b>Toilet Flush Take Down</b>-Huge boil under the fly, no visual sign of the body of the fish, then the reel is instantly paying out line. Again, this is a very visual grab, the surface disturbance gets our hearts racing immediately no matter who you are. We are left to wonder in those few seconds after the boil, ":did he get it'? The answer comes quick with a reel burning run that scares you.I love those<br />
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<b>The Sip and Zip</b>- A barely noticeable surface disturbance,sometimes just the mouth or lips of the fish break the surface to take the fly down<b>. </b>This is a very casual take until the fish feels the sting of metal and bolts from his lie. The casual sippers become active rippers in a heartbeat.<br />
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Its getting close to time for some summer fishing, I am looking forward to a great season ahead.<br />
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Hope to see you on the river<br />
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<span class="vref">Psalm 24:1</span> <br />
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The end.......and a new beginning.<br />
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That time of year has come again. At least on the river I fish. Everyone must come to their own decision on when to quit fishing for winter fish. Each river is different and each angler must take into account several factors like run timing and the presence of spawning fish in the system. Using your best judgement, and taking into account the various indicators please make an informed decision. Do whats best for the fish.<br />
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Stay off spawning redds, in fact stay away from them entirely as the area of egg deposit is not always concentrated in the zone that looks most disturbed. Many thousands of eggs can lodge or settle in areas downstream of the main redd. When in doubt stay out! Be aware of this for trout and all anadromous fish in all seasons.<br />
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In addition, many redds will be very visible for a time and then become less easy to see because of dirt and debris that can cover them caused by fluctuating water levels. Just because the redd is not visible anymore or you don't see active spawning doesn't mean the area is safe to walk in. Be aware of the type of ground you are standing in at all times. When you suspect fish may be spawning in the area, you may want to just wind it up and go play golf.<br />
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On a year like this last one, I believe many fish spawned early due to the favorable water temps and flows. The fish that are still coming in are ready to spawn and are going straight to the beds. Again, I cant tell you when to quit fishing, that is up to you. But, think about the effect you might have on potentially thousands of fish just so you can catch one more.<br />
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The greatest tragedy that can occur at this time of year is catching a prime hen or buck that spills eggs or milt when you bring him/her in. Don't let it happen to you!<br />
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For me, this time of year is a time to recharge my battery, hang with the family, tie some flies and stock up some fly boxes. It is a time of rest, growth and rebirth. It is a time that needs to happen in the cycle of life.<br />
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Hope you had a good winter season and summer is just around the corner!<br />
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Enjoy your rest and get ready for a new season to come! <br />
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Yes, its true, after all these years on the river I still find new runs. Knowing the river at every flow in every season really makes it about a half dozen rivers, maybe more. Fun to try new things, fun to see that this river hasn't come close to giving up all her secrets. Amazing to think that there are still so many places fish hide that never get touched. I am humbled every time I set foot on her shores.<br />
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The wade out to the newly discovered run was tough, and probably not real smart......<br />
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The water is fast and pushy, testing my wading skills to the maximum. Several times I look longingly toward shore not fully sure of the task at hand. Past the point of no return, I am committed now and I stagger on. Water is flowing hard around me waist deep, pulling me and pushing me. My feet slide crazily across shelf rock and thankfully grab hold. I walk the tightrope between control and foolishness. A dangerous chute waits far below me, taunting me, haunting me with the possibilities should I make a mistake. I usually don't get scared much on the river anymore, mostly because I don't put myself in the position to be scared. But, I am scared now and it feels good. Its a healthy and respectful kind of scared. All of the sudden, I feel like a kid again, a major dose of adrenalin spikes through my veins. I spy my path through the current and lunge for the high spot that will put me in a position to cast. My cleats dig hard as I lean into the small wave train and find purchase in the nick of time.<br />
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I have made it! Now what? It doesn't look nearly as good now that I am here. Why oh why do I do this? What I thought would be a slower inside seam races along, really too fast for a good swing. I scan the water looking for tell tale signs of a dish, a piece of structure, a flat spot, anything. I see a flat spot down in the run, near the limit of my cast. It's not much, but if there is a fish anywhere in here he will be there. I start to cast and swing. I am throwing a big upstream mend and pointing the rod straight out in front of me, even a bit upstream to try and slow the fly down a little. Very slowly dropping the rod and following the fly after the mend, really reaching out there. The swings are fast but as I near the flat spot I saw earlier, I find a 20ft wide slot that starts to feel pretty good. Its a narrow swath but the swings are slower. I am maxed on my cast so I start to slip line into the drift trying to reach that flat spot and keep the fly swinging slow.<br />
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After several drifts slipping a few feet of line in each time I am at my limit. With the extra line slipping, I am fishing my fly over a hundred feet away from me now. I make one more drift and the fly line catches some puffs in the current and does not respond to the mend that I try to put in. The fly is smoking through the sweet spot, much faster than I like. I hang on and hope and am met with a vicious take, the big buck coming out of the water instantly as my fly was probably cruising at about a foot under the water. The take came the only place it could have. The little flat spot at the limit of my wading and casting ability. I could never have anticipated how the fish would respond to a fly with that much pace.<br />
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He liked it and so did I!<br />
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A new fish in a new place, what could be better?<br />
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<b>Ezekiel 36:26- And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.
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heart of flesh.</b><span class="p"><br /></span><span class="p"></span>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136768997416717800.post-2842858845119955012015-02-03T00:15:00.000-08:002015-02-03T00:20:24.544-08:00Fish Move!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I met up with my buddy Marty on the river the other day and we had a great time fishing and just hanging out. As is always the case when guides get together, we exchange stories and observations of the rivers we fish and how the steelhead behave in our particular waters. We both shared experiences guiding where clients have hooked fish behind other people. It got me thinking, why are we as steelhead fisherman so adverse to fishing second pass through a favorite run? I mean we all like first shot at a producing run but that isn't always possible. Just because someone has fished through a run first doesn't necessarily mean they fished it well. And even if they fished it perfectly there is a factor that we often forget. Fish Move!<br />
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Fish are constantly on the move. Maybe not running hard up the river covering miles but many times they are moving around in a particular run. Fish are lazy and are always searching for a place that they can hold where they can expend the least amount of energy. When they find that temporary spot they may stay for a short time, like as little as a few minutes, to maybe an hour or so. Some will hold for hours or days, even weeks in some conditions. We are looking for the moving aggressive fish not the dour fish down in the trench. I have watched fish come into a holding lie that is a long term parking spot and sit for awhile and then move out within minutes. Why did that fish move from that perfectly good spot? Everything was perfect but he got antsy or something and moved. Steelhead are on a mission and even though they stop in places to rest, their instincts keep them in a state of almost constant movement. These are the fish that are grabby, the ones that are used to moving more, the ones that have no problem moving to eat your fly. These are the fish that move around in a run and are in a taking position when you fish the run. The guy before you fished it well but the fish was not in position or of an attitude to eat a fly.A fish can become aggressive to a fly in an instant if he is in a position to do so. <br />
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A number of things will make a fish move around in a run, rising or dropping levels, clarity, water speed, numbers of fish in a run,structure availability or the need to find a mate to name a few. We as fisherman need to realize that this constant movement can work in our favor. We need to fish every run with confidence knowing full well that any swing of the fly through a run may attract a fish that was not in a taking position just minutes before. I see it constantly with the people I fish with. We fish some of the same runs on the same day at different times and we hook fish behind each other all the time. These are our peers who know the lies and the water as well as anyone.<br />
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Bottom line is, it doesn't always matter who got into the run at first light. It's the person that is in the right place at the right time when that fish settles into a taking lie and eats your fly. You could be second person through or the tenth person through.<br />
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Fish move, so fish with confidence every time you step into a run. Don't let the fear of someone else fishing the run in front of you get you off your game.<br />
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Thanks Marty for hanging out with me. You always inspire me to think about these fish in new ways. <br />
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<b>Genesis 1:20- And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life</b>........<span class="p"><br /></span>
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...........than to have never hooked at all.<br />
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The grab was nothing out of the ordinary. Good solid pull followed by a squealing Hardy. A couple short runs then the fish came straight at me. I reeled to keep tension on the line as the fish moves upstream. "its a big buck" my buddy said to me as we both kind of recognized by the fishes behavior it was probably a boy. I still had not felt the full weight of the fish as it had been a highly erratic fight so far. As the fish moved upstream I put the wood to it and tried to roll him over or change his course. Not happening. My 7wt was bent to the cork and I was pulling as hard as I dared with 12 lb test. That's pretty hard. The fish was not phased in the least and just kind of did what he wanted. Another good line ripping run downstream and then more of the same. As I reeled and pulled, he just sort of swam and meandered his way back upstream. He got even with me and then went around a mid river shelf and sulked on the other side.<br />
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The line was over or under or around the shelf in such a way that I lost connection with the fish. I know he's still there but can't get an angle on the line or the fish with the current and structure hampering my efforts. My wise buddy says " Get downstream of him and pull him off backwards" This seemed counter-intuitive to me as it looked like the line was around the front of the rock and the current was keeping it down. The fish was on the far side. But, I was ready to try anything at this point so I slowly walked downstream, getting below the fish a ways and pulling the whole time. Finally, as I got below him I could again feel the throbs of a heavy fish still on the line but still around the rock somehow. I moved a little farther down and the fish came to life, surging and thrashing at the surface, throwing his massive body side to side and raising a ruckus. Still around the rock I staggered through the rocks reeling and pulling hoping to free the fish from its predicament. I stumbled and fell in, putting an arm down and feel the cold North Umpqua water pouring in by the buckets. I wobble to my feet colder and wetter. The fish makes one last thrash on the surface and saws the line off and we part ways. We both see the massive body and tail of a wild winter steelhead bolting for its new found freedom and he is gone.<br />
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The chances at these truly huge fish are fleeting. To get them to eat a swinging fly is one thing, to land them is another altogether and always a gamble. Everything must go perfectly and gear and knots must be perfect. That may easily have been the biggest fish I will see this year, maybe for years. I was privileged to encounter it and feel blessed to be near and know a river where these fish swim.<br />
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Remember, landing the fish is not always a possibility. Be thankful for the encounter and be ready for the next one.........<br />
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<b>Proverbs 21:13 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.</b><span class="p"><br /></span>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725208467534022040noreply@blogger.com1