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Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Zurf) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:14:35 +0000

Took my kids fishing yesterday at a nearby Izaak Walton League's kids fishing rodeo. They had a ball. We got there late, so only fished for about forty-five minutes. They caught two fish each. My eldest said, "I caught four fish." I replied, "No honey, you caught two fish and your sister caught two fish." My eldest then retorted, "I caught four fish. Two of them came out of the water." That's just natural fishergirl dialog, right there. I didn't teach her that. But I'm sure as heck going to use it!

- Zurf

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Doug_Smith) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:06:31 +0000

Just an update.... Been there and was disappointed to find that this Winter was a bit dry and without enough snowfall to keep the water depth up. Scouted around a bit and it seems that the "caretakers" (Beaver) have either been run off or been trapped out.... hence nobody controlling the level of the water anymore. Erosion on the dam lowered the depth over 5 feet, and populations of all aquatic life appears to have suffered. There are still fish worth going after, but we didn't take a boat, so getting to much of the water was a chore of trudging through marsh and mud. The birds were catching more than we were, so no "keepers" landed this trip.

Wound up at the Beach watching the sunset on the Pacific to end the day, which was nice and not overly cold or hot.... one of the few relatively calm nice days the Oregon Coast gets every year.

Marked a bunch of good holes on a couple of rivers on our map for a little later this Spring when the waterways open up to fishing, lakes are open year-round but we have to wait for May 22 for the rivers to open. Good runs of Salmon are anticipated, but no Chinook Salmon are allowed to be taken on most waterways. Silvers & Steelhead will just have to do, with the odd Rainbow this year. Time to tie up a few flies before they are needed!

Take Care & Good Fishin'!

Doug

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Doug_Smith) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:23:41 +0000

Later this week I'm taking a friend up to Klikitat Lake in the Coast Range to scope out the Native Cut-throat Population. He's never even heard of the place as it is not on ANY map... the Beaver built the lake up in a little canyon and trapped a few hundred Trout about twenty years ago.
Great fishing and NO competition excepting for the Raptors! Flies are best, something on a #22 or 24 hook and you have to be on top your game to get around all the snags and set on the wiley fish.... tried eggs and powerbait but they sneak right up on ya, clean the hook without even twitching the line. Lots of fun and if all goes well, it is possible to limit out in 30 minutes. Good place to set up camp and get a little float tube action.

Take Care;
Doug

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Zurf) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:19:22 +0000

That's nice that you have a friend with a bass pond, Bass Viking. My Dad used to live at a place where the next door neighbor had a bass pond that we had permission to fish. I loved going over there after dinner and catching a half dozen or so bass before settling down for the evening.

I've got a couple invitations from folks to take my daughters over to their ponds, and I think it's about time that I take them up on that. I think they would like that. Perhaps this Sunday after church.

- Zurf

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Bass Viking) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:25:52 +0000

I had to get out and go fishing after reading this post the other day. Couldn't go over the weekend due to Grandaughter's 1st birthday party which I could not miss. Managed to get over to my buddies pond, lake or whatever you call it and caught about two dozen nice largemouth bass today. I always catch and release at his place to maintain his stock. Biggest was five pounds, 2 ounces and was 22 inches long. I have caught one in there that was seven pounds, two ounces. (see my avatar pic) I might have to go again this week now that I have caught the fever, but it is just soooooo hard to put down my new guitar.

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (normtheguitar) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:02:28 +0000

In short, no! Have kind of lost interest in the last few years, mainly, I suppose because there's next to nothing worth catching round here any more ! I may have another try at catching sea bass on plugs/lures - I know it's possible, but have been trying for a few years with no success.
There are a couple of good trout fisheries around here, but they are pretty expensive. I have caught so many trout over the years that this has lost it's thrill too. It's a bit sad too, that most of these trout are stocked, then caught within a few days. I think I would get more of a buzz from showing someone how to fly-fish for trout, in fact the offer is always open to locals, or anyone passing through...

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Bass Viking) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:59:13 +0000

tubatooter; excellent song, excellent story! Thanks for your offer, but I already was able to find it several places on the internet. I enjoyed this, you made my day.

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (tubatooter1940) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:08:42 +0000

Bass Viking, My wife taped the "John Boy and Billy Big Show" on her radio one morning and caught Pinkard and Bowden singing that song. It was written by Richard Bowden who has a "Richard Bowden.com" website.
I stuck my ear in the stereo and skulled out the lyrics. Chords are G,C and D. I recorded it as a single on my first C.D. and as a duet with John Reno on his "Magic Chair" C.D.
Funny, a fan of Richard Bowden's heard John and I sing that duet when we played The Isle of Capri Bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans one cold January evening and he introduced himself. He got us and Richard together by e-mail. Richard invited us out to his Texas City Music Theatre to open for his band. We had a ball. The local parrothead club put us up in a motorhome at a nearby horse farm.
The Texas City Music Theatre was exquisite with fabulous acoustics and a wonderful crew. Local ladies brought us home cooking to the backstage door. The light show and sound system were perfect. We did an hour set to open and when we started "I Lobster but Never Founder", there was Richard in the wings stage right watching us. Cool!
When we got down, the local parrothead club had us seats saved at a front table with them to watch Richard's show. His band was great and fall-down funny.
Next morning at 5 A.M. I went outside the motorhome to watch the beautiful horses running in the pasture. Unfortunately I wandered too close to the dog pen and their yapping woke up everybody in the main house. Oh well!
Bass Viking, if you need help with the lyrics, e-mail me and I will come up with something.
toots

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Bass Viking) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:32:49 +0000

Wow! Dennis, that was amazingly funny. What a great play on the words! Is this your original? Can I get the words to this? Outstanding, really enjoyed it.

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (tubatooter1940) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:55:39 +0000

Would like to dedicate a song to all chordie fishermen and fisherwomen.
My buddy John Reno and yours truly late one night in Seattle, doing a tune that mentions more fish than you can shake a stick at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxajh5ZzKPA

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Zurf) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:41:39 +0000

Nice work on those flies. My favorite is the one with the slender pink body and big puffy yellow marabou tail. That would have such nice action in the water.

- Zurf

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Old Doll) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:22:51 +0000

Failte Zurf,

Thank you " Thats my not so wee baby now. All 6 feet of him. I love the bones of that fella.
Here's a link to some fishing flies i took yesterday while visiting him.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lena.odonov … directlink

Old Doll.

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Zurf) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:50:06 +0000

That salmon was way upriver in full spawning mode. On it's way from the sea, that salmon went through a substantial physical change. It started out chrome colored. There was no humped back. It's mouth was shaped like that of a trout. Between sea and spawning river (I caught it just as it was entering the spawning river and returned it unharmed except for having a pierced lip and a bizarre story of abduction by aliens) its head turned green, it's body red, its mouth extended and hooked, and it grew a big hump on its back. I am SO glad that humans do not go through such a transformation to spawn. It died a week or two after that picture was taken - exhausted from the spawn and its life's duty done. When it died, its body fed a bear. Or the flesh began to peel off in the river and trout, dolly varden, and char gorged themselves full to build up a fat layer to allow it to survive the long cold winter's near hibernation. Nature is awesome in its simplicity - and to some extent brutality.

I'm off to check those pictures.

Edit to add: Handsome boy and handsome fish. I like the smile!

- Zurf

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Old Doll) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:07:47 +0000

Yeah, sure Zurf,

Ill organize the fly photos for you soon. Your salmon looks so diffefernt to ours ! But the pike and trout looks much the same.
Photo of last pike my son caught 2 weeks ago.
Apologies for not mastering the link properly.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ex … directlink

Ive been taking my lads fishing since wee babies. I used to pop them in a playpen on the banks of the rivers to keep them safe while i fished They both love fishing now [ i wonder why !
Heres a link to fishing on the Emerald Isle.

http://www.cfb.ie/

Tight lines.
Old Doll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqdtzJvliMk

Re: Any other Chordians getting the fishing bug?

null@example.com (Zurf) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:30:04 +0000

I caught more salmon than I can count on the fly rod last summer. It is fun. I think it took a full four months for the smile to fade even a little.

The trout weren't all that small either - but not five pounds.

Even some "small" pike on the fly. I didn't run a tape on this one. I was up above my waist in his environment and between holding my rod and holding the camera and having someone hold the fish, running a tape was more than I could coordinate. I'd guess 26" or so. We caught some up to a yard long.