tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90921120408797868372024-03-13T11:29:50.966-06:00The Evening HatchBecause fishing should not involve a lawn chairRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-36451317081843145032013-06-30T18:02:00.000-06:002013-06-30T18:02:56.930-06:00There's No Living With Her Now.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-90412997488736741722012-10-28T17:21:00.000-06:002012-10-28T17:21:51.191-06:00Paying TributeBack in the fall of 2006, Boomer and I went on what was to be his last pheasant hunt. With his graying muzzle, Boomer brought his A-game to the hunt. He was spot on and worked the field the like a spry young pup. I snapped a shot at the end of the day with the birds hanging on a fence post. Flash forward to 2012. Boomer has been gone for 2 years and Deke is doing his best to fill the all-around-dog shoes. We hunted the same patch of ground and found birds. I couldn't help but put the birds up on the same fence post and snap a shot of Deke. RIP Boomer, you were an incredible pup.<br />
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<i>Pretty cool you can see the lines in his pads.... Not cool that his tracks were top of all other tracks on the trail. We made a lot of noise...</i></div>
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<i>8 years later, still hitting home runs...</i></div>
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<i>Rooster's first trip to YNP. Throwing knuckle balls to Brookies on the Gardner river, with Ricardo. Time flies... pun intended.</i></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-66006697271937668122012-07-23T22:14:00.000-06:002012-07-23T22:14:44.476-06:00Barkeeper, Give Me AnotherAnother round of Yellowstone. With Sweets flying home for the weekend, WildeMan and I decided to head back to the park. It was most adventurous, we were charged by a bison, dodged falling rocks in the canyon, and bumped into a wide eyed angler who just got an up close look at a grizzly, 5 minutes before our arrival. But we did manage to find some fish and some gorgeous back country.<br />
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<i>Wet wading, big fish, on big flies, on top. Life is very good to us</i></div>
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<i>Come to papa</i> </div>
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<i>A place like no other. Bucket list the Yellowstone backcountry.</i> </div>
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<i>Say hello to my little friend...</i> </div>
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<i>The Chubby Chernobyl dressed in salmon fly colors. Fun tie, fun fly, fun with fishes.</i> </div>
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<i>Not a very good idea to try and smuggle sheds out of Yellowstone National Park. Yeah, they don't like that....</i></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-67700572854178350672012-07-15T15:02:00.001-06:002012-07-15T15:02:53.413-06:00Stress BallsI'm not sure who invented them, but somewhere in corporate culture someone came up with the idea of putting company logos on kids rubber balls and calling them "stress relievers". The idea is to squeeze them over and over until the stress you are feeling from your job leaves through your hands and into the ball. I have a couple on my desk, but the only time I feel stress relief is when I throw them at my coworkers.<br />
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That may work for cube farm slaves, but when Sweets and I feel day to day stress, we hit a river. When things really start to work life into a wind knot, we hit our nirvana, Yellowstone National Park. "The Park" during July is our super sized stress ball. When we are done squeezing as much fish time as possible out a 2 day trip, stress has left through our hands and into gorgeous Yellowstone Cutt's. Aaaaah, I love it when I've been relieved of all my stress....<br />
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<i>We always take the time to hit our favorite Brookie stream before heading home</i></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-47335796713122459282012-07-01T15:10:00.000-06:002012-07-01T15:10:11.929-06:00Hello, BonnieIf you go fishing and you only catch one fish, make sure she's beautiful. Sweets and I got away for a couple of hours last night and hit the Logan. I had a couple of hits before Sweets spotted a nice fish sipping against a cliff wall. Since I was on that side of the river and couldn't see exactly where it was holding, Sweets was able to put me on the fish. We didn't know how nice of a fish it was until she ate. I love Bonneville Cutt's. I love this Bonnie the most. I stopped fishing after we were introduced.<br />
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<i>Even her butt was sexy</i></div>
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<i>You convert ski lifts to bike lifts and mountain bike... downhill. </i></div>
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<i>That white spec you see is a para-glider. They were jumping from the top of the mountain to the valley floor. Transit time? 40 minutes! </i></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-85349298104652266842012-06-12T21:47:00.000-06:002012-06-12T21:47:23.641-06:00KetchupNo, not ketchup as in the red gooey stuff you put on.... well just about everything. I'm talking ketchup as in playing catch up. It's been over 2 months since we last checked in, but that doesn't mean we haven't been fishing or having fun. Schools out, summer has begun, the snow pack was non existent in the West this year, and the local rivers have already cleared. Fishing has been fantastic, so fantastic I've left the camera at home for most of our trips. Below are a few shots from the last 2 months and a promise to update everyone on a regular basis. See ya next week.<br />
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<i>The eclipse hit Cache Valley pretty good. </i></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-12915901841714409662012-04-08T19:24:00.000-06:002012-04-08T19:24:04.716-06:00How to Make Sweets CryMaking Sweets cry is certainly something I don't ever strive to do. However, here's how:<br />
1. She catches a whitey<br />
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<i>Uh-oh, Houston?....</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>How to make Sweets smile? Upgrade!</i></span></b></div>
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<i>Picked a good day to go...</i></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-91115982048316051132012-03-18T14:13:00.000-06:002012-03-18T14:13:49.407-06:00Winter Tailwaters=Midges= : )The title may be a little misleading, we haven't seen anything that resembles winter along the Wasatch Front. But tailwaters in the winter can usually bring the best fishing of the year. If not for the numb fingers, running noses, ice build up on the waders, frozen line guides, and ice covered rocks, winter would be my favorite time of year to fish. However, since this winter has been anything but normal, the fishing has been sensational at our local tailwaters. So sensational, I've left the camera in the car and enjoyed getting my fleece gloves slimy and smelling of stocked rainbows. I finally packed the camera yesterday as Wyatt and I searched for planters.<br />
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<i>We're still pimping the purple....</i></div>
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<i>Ok, maybe not a planter...</i></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-80621642452817942892012-02-19T19:17:00.000-07:002012-02-19T19:17:35.854-07:00It could be worse....Optimists are always trying to see the bright side of things, the silver lining in every cloud, and the proverbial glass half full. However, when you're getting your butt handed to you by a fickle river that you have driven 4 hours to fish, it's hard to see the silver lining.... until someone yells from behind you asking if you have a cell phone, because someone just rolled their drift boat about a quarter mile upstream. Then, when you see the wet anglers being rowed to the take out by Search and Rescue, you realize things really could be worse for you, as well as the three anglers who just lost all of their gear and boat to the Green River.<br />
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<i>Like I said, it could always be worse...</i></div>
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nymphal state (2009), there were several, ok hundreds, ok thousands of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1327360684_0">fly fishing</span>
related blogs on the interweebs. Since then, we've had some time to
explore some of the blogs and have enjoyed seeing fly fishing cultures
from around the globe. Some of them we have added to the Blog Hatch.
To be honest, if we put up every blog we loved, the list would never
end. Each week we discover another, then another. Below are some
recent findings. If it's a slow day at work, give them a gander.
Especially Southern Culture on the Fly, the latest eZine. I never
realized there was such a large fly fishing community in the Southeast.
I feel a road trip is in order. Blue lining.<br />
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<a href="http://www.livinthedream-rusty.blogspot.com/">Livin' the Dream</a>, when you're ready to man up, try following these guys around
as they chase and capture mountain lions or hike all over Idaho in
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<a href="http://mysteriesinternal.blogspot.com/">Mysteries Internal</a>, if she's not buried in 12 feet
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<a href="http://www.ianprovo.com/">Ian Provo...and Bro</a>, I'm not sure what they enjoy more, fishing or
skiing. But their videos and imagery from both sports will knock your
socks off. Check out their latest ski and steel adventure in the works.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-82162885422920445402012-01-15T14:02:00.001-07:002012-01-15T14:14:07.792-07:00The Fat Lady SangOur 2011/2012 waterfowl season has officially closed. I must admit, as I get older, my desire to pursue ducks in below zero temps has waned. Before, there was no keeping me from getting up at 4am and breaking ice out to that years honey hole. Maybe it is old age or the way our season began (we scouted a local lake, only to find it drained within a week. No one bothered telling us...) that kept me in the covers on this years brutal mornings. However, when the "last" day of anything arrives, you get up, get out, and get excited. I was optimistic yesterday morning. Deke, when realizing we were going hunting (when the gun case in my hand, he's clued in) was banana brains around the house, perhaps he knew it was the last day? So we trekked out to our little hole, set up decoys, and......took pics.... cause we didn't take any birds. Ahhh, there's always next year, right? Perhaps it will be warmer....<br />
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<i>Sorry Buddy, it's gonna be a long 9 months, isn't it? Wanna go fish?</i></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-77272672830110955712012-01-06T20:41:00.000-07:002012-01-06T20:41:37.915-07:00Taking a bite out of.... finI had these sitting on my hard drive since Christmas Eve and meant to throw them up, but year end came quickly. Here's a couple from our last trip before the river closed for the season.<br />
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<i>I don't know what happened to this guy, but that looks like it hurt. He's pretty stunted as well. These are fish you wish you could see their life story.</i> <i> Any guesses?</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Good morning Ms. Brook. You've had quite the swim. You came down from Idaho, down the main stem, and back up to our little hole. You must be tired, I see that you're hungry....and your favorite color is purple.....</span> </div>
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<i>Big Rich Chili. This was waiting for us when we came home. The easiest and best tasting chili you will ever eat. If you need the recipe, shoot me an email.</i></div>
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<i>Sweets on the Green River. She was having one of those days where everyone was into fish, but she was having to work her butt off. Until this guy grabbed her Chronic and headed straight for the deep. I love the colors and the bend her rod.</i></div>
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<i>Sweets on our favorite winter fishery. She worked this run to where the river forked. No hits. She changed flies and swung a Goldi Lox through the back end of the fork. Bam! It was the fish of the day. After a couple of tail walks, Deke decided he was going to help Sweets land her fish. He jumped in for the retrieve, promptly dislodging the fly from the fishes mouth and lodging the fly in his hide. He didn't get near Sweets for the rest of the day. He knew.</i></div>
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<i> This is one of those "accidents". The fog was coming off the river as the sun began to warm the air. I grabbed the camera to see if I could capture what I was seeing. I didn't think the camera would meter the shot correctly. I was pretty happy with what I saw when the images were downloaded.</i></div>
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<i> It was a one duck day and Deke made the best of it.</i></div>
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<i>One of our favorite stillwaters. I saw the sky turning orange from the dirt road leading to the ramp. Not knowing how long it would last, I floored it, grabbed the camera and the tripod, and ran across the dam. The sky was back to grey before I got back to the truck.</i></div>
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<i> The morning after a day of hopper fishing, I found this guy hanging out on our deck. I grabbed the fly, set it down, took a pic, then moved the fly closer and closer. This was as close as he'd let me get. I love the "What the..." look on his face.</i></div>
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<i>Gear Guide Wyatt and fall on the Logan River. It was a damp cold morning. I breathed hot air on the lens just before hitting the shutter. Another one of those "accident" shots.</i></div>
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<i>Does it look cold? Please tell it me it looks cold, because it was dang cold this morning. This is the same Logan River, after it has run its course through those mountains you see. At this point, it has picked up the Blacksmith Fork (a great fishery in itself) and meets the Little Bear just down river from this location. A little further down it meets the Bear River and together they all end their journey in the Great Salt Lake.</i></div>
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<i>Deke (and Boomer did as well) thinks every bird flying in the air is a duck, and it's going to fly over to our decoys, and someones gonna shoot it, and he'll get to retrieve it. Labs are more optimistic than fly fishermen in the middle of a BWO hatch. This is my favorite of the year.</i><i></i></div>
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<i>The South Fork of the Snake River. September. PMD's. Browns? Gear Guide Wyatt caught five different species of fish this day (one being a nice Sucker).</i></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-15151866427192800112011-12-26T17:09:00.000-07:002011-12-26T17:09:39.194-07:00Blue Skies and CooooooldDeke and I got out just before Christmas for some river hunting. It's been cold and our flat water is stiff. We have been hitting the rivers and finding birds. It was single digits. When it's this cold, ice dust rains down on you and anything that gets dipped in water, instantly freezes, including waders and Deke.<br />
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<i>The signs of success? Ice on the ears and a little red spot on the forehead</i> </div>
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<i>Staaaaaay Deke, staaaaaaaaaaay.....</i> </div>
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<i>Really? Can I go now?</i> </div>
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<i>Like water off a "dogs" back</i> </div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-58266259540224809912011-12-04T11:09:00.000-07:002011-12-04T11:09:30.885-07:00Einstein Was No Fly FishermanAlbert Einstein is credited with saying "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Apparently Alberto never stood in a river behind finicky midging fish. As a fly fisherman, I will make the same cast, with the same fly, with the same drift, over the same fish until I finally match his feeding rhythm. At that point, the results are much different. Where as before it was skunk, the stink now comes off and I'm on the board. The theory of relativity never comes into play with fly fisherman. I can fish the same fly, with the same length leader, with the same size tippet, with the same drift, over the same fish as Sweets and never have success, while she picks up the fish and moves on. I can switch rods with her and get the same results... now were talking insanity.<br />
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So Mr. Einstein, you can have your E=MC2, I'll take my F=MC93 (Fish=Midge x Cast to the 93 power). Pffft, Physicists.<br />
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<i>Are you tired of us preaching Purple Power? It works....</i></div>
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<i>I'm not sure where he gets them done, but Gear Guide Wyatt has very nice nails</i></div>
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Purple Peanut, again. I had consistent hits and hook ups using those two flies. I even managed to hook Deke in the tongue..... yeah, we wrestled around on the ground and until I was able to get a hold of his tongue in one hand and the fly in the other, one strong pull and we had a clean release. After taking a few drinks of river, he looked at me with a "Dude, WTF?" look. Sorry buddy. </div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-80833142905659951002011-11-20T21:20:00.002-07:002012-06-23T18:05:46.833-06:00Purple is the new BlackI've been wanting to post this up for a few weeks. A couple of posts earlier I mentioned how purple is the latest rage in flies. Below are some of the patterns that have been sticking fish in Northern Utah waters. The Purple Peanut has been exceptional (Sweets witnessed its effectiveness on Saturday... but that's another post). PLEASE excuse the lousy photos, I am no macro photog. If you'd like the recipe to any of these, cast an email to richsprague at yahoo.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Redneck pumpkin smashing. Can you spot some of the steel shot? (upper right corner of the pumpkin)</span></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-19142707697435638962011-10-23T20:16:00.000-06:002011-10-23T20:16:47.768-06:00High Dynamic What?You may never have heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging">High Dynamic Range imaging</a>, but I bet you've <a href="http://stuckincustoms.smugmug.com/">seen images</a> that have run through an HDR process. Essentially, you combine 3-5 images at different exposures and using software, combine the images to create dramatic effects. There are some incredible artists online doing amazing things with HDR. I am by no means an expert, but I thought I'd dabble. Below is my dabbling. <br />
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<i>In order for HDR to work well, you need high contrast images. See how the sun is coming up over the mountains, but you can still see detail in mountains? This is impossible to accomplish with normal metering. Only in HDR.</i></div>
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<i>Wellsville Mountains as seen from Cutler Marsh</i></div>
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<i>Not HDR, but I had to throw in a Deke'r photo</i>...</div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-75450645955844340522011-10-09T17:58:00.000-06:002011-10-09T17:58:49.786-06:00Falling UpThere's a chill in the air, the thermostat is up, and the colors are popping in Logan Canyon. One of our favorite times of year. The Waterfowl season has begun, fish are hungry, and there isn't a bad view no matter where you look. It's panic mode around the hatch house trying to determine how to spend a Saturday... fish? hunt? pics?.... all of the above?.... yep.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Want a "misty morning" look to an image? Breathe hot air on your lens and then take the pic....</span> </div>
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<i>See the duck....</i></div>
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<i>....get the duck</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Have you heard? Purple flies are all the rage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Yep, that's my fly rod. Logan Canyon beavers are a little more than eager.</span></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-80977389166272725912011-09-18T18:48:00.000-06:002011-09-18T18:48:21.584-06:00Double Dipping the ForkFor hunters living on State borders, double dipping is shooting a limit in one state, then driving across the border to shoot a limit in another state (obviously, you need licenses in both States). Technically, this is legal but frowned upon. To flyfishers, double dipping is hitting up a body of water that was producing the previous trip and doing it all over again. To George Castanza, double dipping is <a href="http://youtu.be/YWuSi00CcNk">just the way chips and dip are consumed.</a> Gear Guide Wyatt and I double dipped the South Fork after our Labor Day trip. The double dip produced.<br />
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<i>If you've never fished the South Fork, there are gravel bars all over the lower section (of the upper section)</i>. <i>They are in the middle of the river and untouchable by wade fisherman. They drop off into deep runs, allowing you to anchor and then work the edge. Gear Guide Wyatt on the edge.</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">We managed 5 species in one day (fivecta?). Cutt, Brownie, Bow, Whitey, and this Sucker.... sucker.</span></div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-11157033254105256152011-09-07T17:33:00.000-06:002011-09-07T17:33:35.965-06:00Bonkin' on The South ForkYou may or may not have heard, but the South Fork of the Snake River is a
cutthroat fishery, a Yellowstone cutthroat fishery, to be exact. Well,
tell that to the rainbows that have been making their home in the cool
tailwater for the last 40 years. What's da problem wit dat? They have
been hybridizing with the cutts and slowly eliminating the pure
Yellowstone strain. Among other efforts, the IDFG has asked anglers to
bonk the bows. However, I'm not sure if everyone has been bonkin' them,
we caught bows 3 to 1 over the cutts. Well, the Hatch did our part and
filled the cooler with some bonked bows. My pepsi had a distinct fish
smell the next day at work (yes, we have day jobs), but I was more than
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(You can read more about the hybrid issue and other efforts on the S.F <a href="http://www.tu.org/conservation/watershed-restoration-home-rivers-initiative/s-fork-snake-river-id/cutthroat-rainbow-trout-hybridization">here</a>)</div>
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<i>"Hey, you new 'round here?"</i> </div>
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278105391609204476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092112040879786837.post-1757613055873614092011-08-25T21:41:00.001-06:002011-08-25T21:54:46.534-06:00Saltwater and a Few Odd CatchesWhen in Rome.... We found ourselves visiting family in the Puget Sound. No trouts, but we did find a few catches. Crabs and pink salmon (yes, there is still love for pinks) made for some very tasty meals.<br />
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<i>Go to Seattle, get the crabs...</i> </div>
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<i>So I head out in the boat, Rooster stays ashore. I get skunked, Rooster catches this guy from the shore. Yes, we bonked them. No catch and release when there's salmon on your line and the barby is just feet from the beach.</i> </div>
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<i>A different kind of catch...</i> </div>
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<i>And yet another kind of catch. Pike Street Fish Market. The whole fish toss thing was a little anti climatic.</i> </div>
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<i>The view from Sweets' brothers beach house. How would you like to wake to this every morning? Yes, that is Mt. Rainier through the window</i></div>
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<i>Aaaaah, guess what Deke is getting ready for? 6 weeks away, time for daily workouts.</i></div>
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