tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58878962743907072282024-03-19T00:16:03.856-04:00The Average Joe Fisherman - Northern Michigan EditionRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-31150322754514090462012-07-18T17:00:00.000-04:002012-07-18T17:00:03.133-04:00Epic Fail (part 1)<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">
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bluegill swam below me as I stood on the dock at my step-mother’s cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From my elevated perch overlooking the lake,
I was able to only see one at first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Movement gave the others away as they raced from the reeds to scout my
offering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were the first fish I saw
in over twenty minutes of futilely fishing, and they were trying to tell me
something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were telling me
something indeed, and, for a change, I was listening.</div>
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The weather
has been ridiculously hot in my part of the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So hot in fact, that I have avoided trout
fishing altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not one to keep the
fish I catch, I didn’t want to subject them to such heat and end up killing them
anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watching the Weather Channel
earlier in the week, I realized that there was a light at the end of the tunnel…
a 40% chance of rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My step-mother’s cabin is located within a ten
minute drive of my favorite trout stream and provided an excellent vantage point
to wait and see if the rain would come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of course, while waiting for the rain, I had to do a little warm water
fishing.</div>
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The sky was
dark in the distance as I laced up my three weight fly rod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tying on a small rubber legged spider, I knew
the rain was coming. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime I
planned to pick off some bluegill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
bluegill however had different plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They wanted absolutely nothing to do with the spider I had tied on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A small popper?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nope, not that either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Switching tactics and targeted species, I put
my fly rod away and decided to cast a jitterbug for bass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several casts later, my hands were still as
clean as when I started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No fish wanted
to play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just when I was about to give
up, the jitterbug fouled when I cast it by some reeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pulling it trough the water column, instead
of on top of it, brought some interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Six little bluegill swam out of the reeds behind the fouled
jitterbug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those six little fish told me
that if I wanted catch anything this day I was going to have to do it using a
lure designed to be pulled through the water, not on top of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My trout rod and a gold Blue Fox spinner was
just what the doctor ordered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Twenty
minutes later the rain started, but not before I caught three bluegill and four
bass.Lesson
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<span></span>It was time to trout fish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(To be continued)</div>
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<br />Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-27214894090054024292012-05-22T18:19:00.000-04:002012-05-22T18:19:50.146-04:00This Dog Can Hunt!<br />
Shhhh! Be very very quiet. I'm hunting trout!<br />
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Fisherman! First off, I would like to thank all of you who have stuck around
during the off-season and are still a follower of the ramblings of an often
inept fisherman. The new fishing season brings many new changes to the AJF
blog. Along with the new layout, which I’m sure you have already noticed, you
will find that the blog has evolved into a picture centric collection of my
wanderings. While it is my intention to
continue to write of my adventures from time to time, and of the adventures of
the other Average Joes, I find that, unfortunately, I can no longer seem to find
the time necessary to put pen to paper, so to speak. Therefore, going forward, I will try to tell
my stories through pictures. With that
being said, I know that I am very much an amateur when it comes to
photography. Please do not let that
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use a camera. As always, feel free to
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How’ve you been? I know… it HAS been a very long time since my last update. I apologize. Where have I been? Well, I can tell you where I have not been. I have not been fishing much lately… hence the lack of posts. Oh, I could have written about refinishing my kitchen table, painting my living-room, or the difficulty of purchasing living-room furniture when one spouse is 5’1” and the other is 6’1”. There would have been accompanying pictures as well. But truth be told, I wouldn’t have read about that, so why would you? The good news is that I finally did some fishing last week. Hopefully it hasn’t been so long between posts that I no longer have readers! </span><span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv878750603MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LPkLEUhDJVsFfhBdcxpsDEeTgl_IpdIbGuqBIHAJvnsr5NmqKz8XyxRwVYm5IvUGVAxyVmtoJRNNrdTlnTAK3ZMZfW0oaG76Xi9ZBQre9kTpADX8trkF6mVP27vWgEVAEa0HB4yGn08/s1600/PA091054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LPkLEUhDJVsFfhBdcxpsDEeTgl_IpdIbGuqBIHAJvnsr5NmqKz8XyxRwVYm5IvUGVAxyVmtoJRNNrdTlnTAK3ZMZfW0oaG76Xi9ZBQre9kTpADX8trkF6mVP27vWgEVAEa0HB4yGn08/s320/PA091054.JPG" width="240" /></a><span>Last year I was unfortunate in that I did not have the opportunity to target salmon in the fall. Trout fishing was too darn good! This year I was going to use my eight weight fly rod come hell or high water. Earlier in the week, I made plans to drive to the Pier <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319752615_0" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">Marquette</span> River in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319752615_1" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">Baldwin</span> with Donny P. It has been at least two months since Don found his way to a stream. Unless, (this thought just now occurring to me) he found himself another fishing partner and failed to inform me!</span><span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv878750603MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The day was unseasonable warm with bright blue skies and an abundance of sunshine… abysmal salmon fishing weather! Beggars cannot be choosers however, and we were going to fish regardless of the conditions. We arrived at the “flies only” section and were surprised to find only a few cars in the parking area. Being that it was suppose to be the height of the salmon run, we did not take this as a good sign! We quickly suited up and hiked the trail to the river. The trail, significantly higher than the stream, afforded us an excellent <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319752615_2" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">vantage point</span> and we were quickly able to deduce that the long drive was indeed worth it. There were salmon holding in every deep dark hole as far as my eyes could see. </span><span></span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4TD3F885qmf5RdZg7LqQWsus9B60T_g6XzyU0Sld-KQ3IJz7pIItR3kRSXh_naejbIXHoPHhap5hdwFb9AmYqRJZXJ6eZoKfDRdDi5wuXYsQe1gTNW3bzJbhvgLt49ifyFHa7sohnyA/s1600/PA091059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4TD3F885qmf5RdZg7LqQWsus9B60T_g6XzyU0Sld-KQ3IJz7pIItR3kRSXh_naejbIXHoPHhap5hdwFb9AmYqRJZXJ6eZoKfDRdDi5wuXYsQe1gTNW3bzJbhvgLt49ifyFHa7sohnyA/s320/PA091059.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="yiv878750603MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Being that there is a debate whether salmon will continue to eat once they leave the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319752615_3" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">Great Lakes</span> to spawn, I tied on a large weighted streamer. If I couldn’t get them to eat, I was going to try to piss them off. Now, for those of you who do not fish, it is important to note that fish, all fish, lack the ability to feel anger, or even pain. Therefore, in truth, I was really hopping my fly would be perceived as a threat and a salmon would strike my fly accordingly… but pissing them off sounds better. </span><span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv878750603MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Fighting a salmon is like having an elephant on the end of your line. It pulls you where it pleases and there is not much you can do about it! A salmon will make a run or two, but not at blinding speeds and generally seems content to “bulldog” you. Hopefully you can keep it on long enough to tire it out and eventually land the beast. Over the course of the day, both Don and I landed several salmon. </span><span></span></span> </div><div class="yiv878750603MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The highlight of the day for me happened on my third cast. I placed my cast at the tail of a female salmon that was busy laying her eggs. Careful not to snag her, I let the streamer disappear into a dark hole that was directly behind her. The tip of my float line abruptly stopped and I set the hook. Before I could grasp what was happening my line shot down stream at a break-neck speed. The drag of my reel screamed and I made the unfortunate mistake of letting my left hand get to close to the reel. I was rewarded with the handle of the reel cracking one of my fingers as it spun unbelievably fast. This was not the behavior of a salmon. This was something else. The fish cartwheeled on top of the water and then launched itself out of the water like a rocket taking off at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319752615_4" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">Cape Canaveral</span>. Finally I was able to pick my chin up off of my chest. “Net!” I screamed to Don. A moment later I was holding my first ever steelhead. Not the biggest steelhead by any means, but she shined like a new dime. Being my first, she has secured herself a place in my memory, etched into my mind until I am no more. 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</div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-76415917523869843382011-09-12T18:50:00.000-04:002011-09-12T19:56:48.562-04:00The Engine That Could<div class="yiv1004688619MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu9ugyqBUVaTyK082jxFFtLVM8JaZP6tVJD7YDvONSKYCHbwQ_W4NzC57miuXzuHtXDy9GQ8YsWDFDlMW74mAgzxlsv-I1U4qun8IPYaEB6j6Wpq0ci-oS0yJcysed8bMr5c1LAJg490/s1600/100_0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu9ugyqBUVaTyK082jxFFtLVM8JaZP6tVJD7YDvONSKYCHbwQ_W4NzC57miuXzuHtXDy9GQ8YsWDFDlMW74mAgzxlsv-I1U4qun8IPYaEB6j6Wpq0ci-oS0yJcysed8bMr5c1LAJg490/s320/100_0015.JPG" width="179" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131586640719766">The engine roared to life, only
to die immediately. I gripped the pull chord, knuckles white from
the pressure, and I pulled again. The twenty some year old Sears
boat motor came alive, protested, and died. The little 7.5 horse
boat motor had not been started in at least seven years and was reluctant to do
so this day. Realizing, as I looked into the eyes of my 10 year
old little girl, who had a fishing pole in one hand and a container of worms in
the other, that there was no way I was going to deny her spending a couple
of hours on a small lake, I grabbed the pull chord again. “Third
time’s the charm,” I said to my wife, who also had a fishing pole in hand and
look of concern on her face. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The boat motor, purchased by my father long before my little girl was
born, was firmly attached to a small aluminum boat. The boat,
small in size but large in history, belonged to my great grandfather.
Unfortunately, most of the memories, that the small aluminum boat are a
part of, died off with the passing of family members who, at one time or another,
possessed the boat. The boat is a part of various
memories of my own of course. Memories that include fishing with
my father in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315866410_0" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136);">Lake City</span>, memories of fishing with a
good friend when I was a single man and memories of cruising around lakes looking
at cabins with my future wife, dreaming of owning a cabin of our own one
day. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sitting on the creaky dock in front of my step-mother’s cabin, I
pulled again. The engine roared to life, I fumbled with the choke,
the engine kept running and the smile on my daughter’s face grew.
Memories were going to be made this day after all.
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<span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131586640719769" style="font-size: small;">You’d think me a fool if I told
you that the little motor ran as if it were in its prime. It
didn’t. The fact of the matter is, it barely powered the aluminum
boat around at the same capacity a new 4 horse outboard would. But
it ran. My wife, who seems to be happiest when on the water, had
wind blowing through her hair and the sun shining on her face. My
daughter out-fished her mother and later spoke of her accomplishment to everyone
who would listen. As for me, I piloted the boat in and out of
bluegill holes, listening to my wife and daughter talk smack to one another
about who would catch the most fish. I will smile well into old
age when visiting the memory of my wife trying to convince my daughter that,
although my daughter caught more fish, it was my wife that was the real victor
because she caught a small bass and any experienced fisherman would agree that
catching a bass should equal two bluegill.</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the end of the day, I left the boat propped up on its side,
leaning against a tall red oak at the side of the lake, waiting for someone else
to come along and make a memory that it can be a part of. </span></div>
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Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-87023015596433067882011-08-23T20:32:00.000-04:002011-08-23T20:32:02.275-04:00Fishing Pornography<div class="yiv477877514MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIulUqy55R7AkipJ-GLKxk87Q8WnxKx8BR3pTVgAQd3o4EDFJZ93_FDjvH5IQSU8en29E0yTpv_TUr0jAyqLhxgcc97OtI3j3PxQMAss-a34txYS4cipyChk9pk1nHJJGY_zRiMxp3N0/s1600/100_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIulUqy55R7AkipJ-GLKxk87Q8WnxKx8BR3pTVgAQd3o4EDFJZ93_FDjvH5IQSU8en29E0yTpv_TUr0jAyqLhxgcc97OtI3j3PxQMAss-a34txYS4cipyChk9pk1nHJJGY_zRiMxp3N0/s320/100_0017.JPG" width="180" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">I have been fishing… a lot!<span> </span>All my free time in fact seems to be spent fishing, when not spending time with my beautiful wife that is.<span> </span>(Thanks honey for letting me fish so much!)<span> </span>Hey, don’t judge me!<span> </span>I know where my bread is buttered.<span> :) </span><span></span></span> </div><div _yuid="yui_3_1_1_2_131414426179781" class="yiv477877514MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because I have had a fishing pole of one type or another in my hand so much lately (fished four out the last five days for example), I haven’t had the opportunity to write any accompanying stories.<span> </span>Sorry about that, but it is a good problem to have. <span> </span>At a minimum, I thought I could share some of the pictures with you.<span> </span>There are a few different trips in the photo montage below.<span> </span>There would be more had I not I forgot to pack the camera for a couple of bass trips. <span>:)</span></span></div><div _yuid="yui_3_1_1_2_131414426179781" class="yiv477877514MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span></span>Happy viewing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YmuqlfYzFOgqP8X9ruVvTWaAo5DBa8yZb1tINiV5lvMqw7Hq625zK3DFgZVRomWHhqvvrU9jhSTlsGMJjXhJWMQ07gJcpIQxLxaisB8DC_OB-Si1dxXFWO4gv-UN9d2OedBQpH2faSk/s1600/100_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YmuqlfYzFOgqP8X9ruVvTWaAo5DBa8yZb1tINiV5lvMqw7Hq625zK3DFgZVRomWHhqvvrU9jhSTlsGMJjXhJWMQ07gJcpIQxLxaisB8DC_OB-Si1dxXFWO4gv-UN9d2OedBQpH2faSk/s200/100_0008.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1skBO2q2TW84Vb-8BU7QydieX-qSm6aecZoPdZajgqlFUmBVGz1CaQXGN4NpZr4XYDo0R50L3daQ3fKfaMwZdMoLqqbgL52RbYiyHONeVeRSdOV1DTKA78cIlLBfdD5ARLESIQjRfQd0/s1600/100_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1skBO2q2TW84Vb-8BU7QydieX-qSm6aecZoPdZajgqlFUmBVGz1CaQXGN4NpZr4XYDo0R50L3daQ3fKfaMwZdMoLqqbgL52RbYiyHONeVeRSdOV1DTKA78cIlLBfdD5ARLESIQjRfQd0/s200/100_0003.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-15333826182031125912011-08-04T18:24:00.000-04:002011-08-04T18:24:13.017-04:00What a Shame!<div class="yiv2055980550MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7o5JDiuPt-lO0wXfJwtPn_GAnVL0Cus837QD_zCxBb5-v17ZN0RirnEK00mMzumWaRgiznazEaVSp0Um5U8ln8JMqrF8ogAPLx4tZ5C_x7ibK1O3J_IY-KoRgkGYsVu41G5qbg__kn0/s1600/100_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7o5JDiuPt-lO0wXfJwtPn_GAnVL0Cus837QD_zCxBb5-v17ZN0RirnEK00mMzumWaRgiznazEaVSp0Um5U8ln8JMqrF8ogAPLx4tZ5C_x7ibK1O3J_IY-KoRgkGYsVu41G5qbg__kn0/s320/100_0022.JPG" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-size: small;">After taking a few days break from trout fishing, it was once again time to scratch the itch. When 3:30 Wednesday rolled around, I shot out of my office faster than my boss could speak.<span> </span>“Good luck fi…” was all I heard as I hit the door.<span> </span>Average Joe Fisherman Scott must have wanted to chase trout as bad as I, because he was sitting in my driveway when I arrived home.<span> </span>He was kind enough to pack my gear as I changed into fishing attire (shorts and a t-shirt).<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv2055980550MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">In need of spinners, we stopped at a local fishing store.<span> </span>Scott’s spinner collection was in complete disarray and he was able to find quite a few to add to his box.<span> </span>I on the other hand only needed a couple, a solid silver Blue Fox and a solid silver Panther Martin.<span> </span>I wouldn’t be purchasing them this day however, since the store was sold out.<span> </span>“Great,” I said to Scott.<span> </span>“We’re not even on the river yet and I’ve already run out of luck!”<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv2055980550MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">The weather was cooler than it had been.<span> </span>The days prior touched or exceeded 90 degrees.<span> </span>It was only 80 this day, but the air was thick with humidity.<span> </span>The sky was grey and threatened rain and the mosquitoes were out in full force.<span> </span>On the trip north, I had said to Scott, “the river should be high and slightly muddy from the rains the night before.”<span> </span>When we walked down to the stream, we found it low and clear.<span> </span>“Further proof I really have no idea what I am talking about,” I thought.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGbTvwCHomYFWnMNkNh7aOnbwnwxJfWa4lKP0tOEuiZSlPwkU7ksNgBWxuOFjK3moEVJRkFLRwsQ0EgpuA9QqElre3TUyJocRLaMJtZkVDDRYoH4BOmXSpqYMuE77mtDfv7oTCQQjpVM/s1600/100_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGbTvwCHomYFWnMNkNh7aOnbwnwxJfWa4lKP0tOEuiZSlPwkU7ksNgBWxuOFjK3moEVJRkFLRwsQ0EgpuA9QqElre3TUyJocRLaMJtZkVDDRYoH4BOmXSpqYMuE77mtDfv7oTCQQjpVM/s320/100_0018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="yiv2055980550MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although the day was bleak in appearance, the fishing was anything but.<span> </span>Scott and I both handled several trout with several more being hooked.<span> </span>It never ceases to amaze me how far a trout can launch itself out of the water while trying to dislodge the spinner, almost saying, “Gravity?<span> </span>What gravity?”<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv2055980550MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Still fishing thirty minutes after both of us acknowledged that we should turn around and head back to the car, something off to the right side of the stream and under a log caught my eye.<span> </span>Pointing to it, I asked Scott, “What’s that?”<span> </span>He took a couple steps closer.<span> </span>“Look at that,” came the reply.<span> </span>Reeling his spinner to the end of his rod, he stuck it in the water to snag the thing that I still could not see.<span> </span>Finally, sticking his hand in the water, Scott lifted a very recently deceased 23 inch brown trout.<span> </span>The fish was so recently deceased that its color had not yet begun to fade.<span> </span>Looking for signs of damage, we were unable to determine what caused its death and chalked it up to old age.<span> </span>“What a shame,” I thought.<span> </span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131163153538664">Sometimes, throughout life, something happens that alters the path you’re on.<span> </span>A life changing event, for better or worse, can seemingly come out of nowhere, lifting you to new heights in how you perceive your environment and your outlook on life, or it can dropkick you right in the nuts.<span> </span>Thus far in my life, I have had my share of such events and am fortunate to realize and thank those who are responsible for the good ones.<span> </span>While, due to hindsight, it is easy to look back on life and realize when such events occurred and who was responsible for them, it is a rare event to realize, in the moment, that such an event is occurring, especially when I am not the one it is happening to.<span> </span>Such an event occurred this past weekend. <span> </span></span></span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sitting at a picnic table on the edge of a private lake, I was taking in the scenery while a heated argument was happening in my head.<span> </span>Turns out trying to make up my mind whether I should fish the lake for the first time or drive to a trout stream was not an easy decision.<span> </span>While the argument in my head was occurring, my nephew, a budding fisherman, joined me at the table.<span> </span>Unaware of the argument, he asked me a fishing question… then another, and then another.<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few years back at my nephew’s 14<sup>th</sup> birthday, my wife and I gave him a loaded tackle-box for his present.<span> </span>He had shown some interest in fishing with his friends and I thought the gift was a great way to stoke the coals a little.<span> </span>Now here he was sitting before me, firing questions at me.<span> </span>Not just questions, the right questions.<span> </span>I have encountered individuals who were in the infancy stages of becoming a fisherman before and thought it was pretty easy to determine the ones who were serious by the questions he or she asked.<span> </span>Christian was asking all the right questions.<span> </span>We went from bait to bait in his tackle box discussing how to rig each one and the various methods to fish them.<span> </span>“This kid gets it,” I thought.</span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Out of nowhere a thought occurred to me.<span> </span>Hit me like a bolt of lightning really.<span> </span>Suddenly, the argument in my head stopped, and it became crystal clear what I was going to this day.<span> </span>“Have you caught anything out of the lake?” I asked.<span> </span>“There’s a couple of a blue gill in the reeds just off of the dock,” he replied.<span> </span>Smiling, I headed to my truck in front of my step-mother’s cabin.<span> </span>I returned with my three weight fly rod.<span> </span>I was going to do for my nephew what someone was kind enough to do for me.<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">“You’re going to fly fish?” Christian asked.<span> </span>“No, you are.” I replied.<span> </span>Christian fired a whole new batch of questions at me while I put the rod together.<span> </span>Finally, I tied a small rubber leg spider on the end of the tippet.<span> </span>“Time to fish,” I said.</span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">With both of us standing on the end of the small dock I said, “Let’s see if anybody is home.”<span> </span>Placing a cast between two reeds, the spider hit the water.<span> </span>A large blue gill exploded on the spider, sucking it in.<span> </span>I set the hook and felt the weight of the fish.<span> </span>“HOLY CRAP! That was awesome!” yelled Christian.<span> </span></span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131163153538667" style="font-size: small;">For the next hour I taught him the basics of fly fishing.<span> </span>Together, holding the rod with him, we were able to pick off a couple large blue gill.<span> </span>Finally, almost begrudgingly to him, I took him to a small stream to do some spinner fishing for brook trout.<span> </span>On the way back to the cabin he asked if he could use my fly rod again.<span> </span>“Sure,” I said, “But this time, you’re on your own.”<span> </span>To my amazement, he had false casting down within no time, even in the face of a slight breeze.<span> </span>Casting, as is the case with many beginners, was more difficult.<span> </span>I sat on the picnic table where the day began, smiling every time I heard, “DARN IT!” Thinking he would give up after 30 minutes or so, Christian proved me wrong.<span> </span>Two hours later, it was I that said it was time to go.<span> </span>In that time, he never did catch a fish, but to his credit, he didn’t give up either.</span> </div><div class="yiv1245134947MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Life changing events, they come at us in different shapes and sizes, and every once in a while they come in the shape of a fly rod, handed to us by someone who cares. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFATpwi-j_aprmG6rDBuepfVU9GOpgjJWDpalMO9xdBPz4fFM954qsvUq33gTl6fyYGQiyVWhnO2yYuSiS0JDiAeJo6TTUrs3mO4JclKoAw62rBgG9prKN4TPdpKcR4C0PrqueHvdPHE/s1600/IMGP0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFATpwi-j_aprmG6rDBuepfVU9GOpgjJWDpalMO9xdBPz4fFM954qsvUq33gTl6fyYGQiyVWhnO2yYuSiS0JDiAeJo6TTUrs3mO4JclKoAw62rBgG9prKN4TPdpKcR4C0PrqueHvdPHE/s200/IMGP0376.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJRA9AU0jKzG5Yw1be7hLCtfiJgw_ec3VOd415rFb1Fp5JTTmgSw7rzH0ijsLjJvYSqJG8G0SxcsAoDCsG2tXP7y9QI2YRGr23cxu0Z9iwJulnS_M57MhvKOd7Y8ofBrDYiuGcny-WY4/s1600/IMGP0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJRA9AU0jKzG5Yw1be7hLCtfiJgw_ec3VOd415rFb1Fp5JTTmgSw7rzH0ijsLjJvYSqJG8G0SxcsAoDCsG2tXP7y9QI2YRGr23cxu0Z9iwJulnS_M57MhvKOd7Y8ofBrDYiuGcny-WY4/s200/IMGP0373.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
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</div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-21720735968335578972011-07-11T18:22:00.001-04:002011-07-11T22:10:43.252-04:00The Redlight District<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131042150879872" style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Embarking upon a three day weekend over the 4<sup>th</sup> of July holiday, I decided to do something that I have only done once before. A quick call to Average Joe Fisherman Scott to tell him of my diabolical plans proved to be too much for him. Scott put his hand over the receiver for a quick private conversation with the boss of his household, his wife. “I’m going to go with you,” he said after the conversation with his wife was over. “I didn’t ask,” I replied. “Too bad, I wanna go. I’ll pick you up at eight. Be ready."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131042150879872" style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></span>Friday was one of those work days that seemed like it would never end. Everyone else was on vacation making a three day holiday weekend even longer and I, it seemed, was the only one left behind. My work load was light, which made the day seem longer. With not much to do, my thoughts, as they always do, turned to fishing. While sitting at my desk daydreaming, somewhere deep in my brain, my thoughts about fishing turned into plans to go fishing. With vacation time running short, I was unable to leave work early which meant it was going to be a REALLY LATE evening.</span> </span><br />
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<div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scott picked me up at eight. Two hours later we arrived at our destination. Using the remaining daylight to suit up, we both joked about not really knowing what to expect. The dark came over us like a sandstorm in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310421527_3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px;">Arizona</span> as we busted brush to the river. Not knowing how deep the water was, I sat down on the bank and eased myself into the river. Laughing because the stream was barely deep enough to cover my boots, I told Scott he could just step in. </span></span></div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had read a report earlier in the day that the AuSable was in the middle of the Hex hatch. The Hexigina, for those of you that are unfamiliar with the bug, is a mayfly about the size of a small bat. While I wasn’t very excited to have large bugs crawling on me all night, I was excited to catch a trout in the dark. </span></span></div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After watching the water for about 20 minutes and seeing nothing, Scott and I decided to fish. We both tied on an extremely large fly and began casting. Scott was casting out into the current while I was fishing the slack water directly in front of me, close to the bank. (I walked up stream a little ways and found deeper water.) </span></span></div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catching nothing, I decided to turn on my head lamp to make sure my fly was floating. My head lamp has a removable red lens that diffuses the light and presumably does not spook the fish. Sure enough my fly was still floating. I told Scott he should check his fly as well. As it turns out, Scott’s head lamp does not have a removable lens and was similar to having a flashlight on his head. Scott was inundated with gnats, mosquitoes, and other flies of various sorts as soon as he turned on his lamp. It looked like a large swirling mass was trying to eat his face. Scott coughed. Shutting off his light he yelled, “They're in my nose… oh God, I just ate some!” Laughing like an idiot, I almost missed the water move abnormally directly in front of me. I quickly placed a cast, not sure if I had enough line out… nothing. Letting a little more line out, I cast again. The strike on my fly was explosive and startling. Its violence caused me to step backward. Setting the hook, the trout ran out into the current. “Fish on!” I yelled. The fish pulled line off of my reel causing the drag to scream out into the night. “Is it big?” Scott asked. “I’m not sure if it’s big or if it is doing a really good job using the current,” I replied. The trout came in closer and I scooped him up. Feeling its girth, I knew the trout wasn’t a pig, but it was respectable… a gorgeous 14 inch brown trout… the only trout of the evening.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4KVTWlhzNh8Fo6jQz6-suFw-KQt8PzdtwJaz4CGglC497Uy-oT0YJlDie91aoGLJSiZFzwRlT9RP7k3TelvVDODD9D40d4v5vK-j_9GrfbNhcRzRbDNavvS2I5_jRbp8mCGYO0qoZAc/s1600/IMGP0320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4KVTWlhzNh8Fo6jQz6-suFw-KQt8PzdtwJaz4CGglC497Uy-oT0YJlDie91aoGLJSiZFzwRlT9RP7k3TelvVDODD9D40d4v5vK-j_9GrfbNhcRzRbDNavvS2I5_jRbp8mCGYO0qoZAc/s320/IMGP0320.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the walk back to the truck, Scott tried to turn on his head lamp only to be inundated again. “I’ll just follow you,” he said giving up on his lamp. “I gotta buy one of those,” he murmured, speaking to no one really but himself.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1773631655MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131042150879875" style="font-family: "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for the big bugs, they never showed. I crawled into bed at 2:30 in the morning, exhausted, but happy. I did something I have never done before… caught a trout after dark on a fly. “What a rush,” I thought. “I gotta do that again!”</span></span></div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-56787031923196882762010-12-20T18:20:00.001-05:002010-12-20T18:27:09.413-05:00Fishing Amongst Bikinis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexWdDOkhNITeQMV2qLMdmx5l6YkQIKCdZIBmmkKaYvAnkhGp39pj6s3q8yGt8Ab6elAUjNRCkG8pVOJZBw2Bdy76DT2ZFxIGHyHyFe4zFrJPcpwTmxAA1yGjySlDbCROsVU-L1peNu6g/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexWdDOkhNITeQMV2qLMdmx5l6YkQIKCdZIBmmkKaYvAnkhGp39pj6s3q8yGt8Ab6elAUjNRCkG8pVOJZBw2Bdy76DT2ZFxIGHyHyFe4zFrJPcpwTmxAA1yGjySlDbCROsVU-L1peNu6g/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>“How exactly are we supposed to fish this?” I said to Average Joe Fisherman Scott as I looked out over the Gulf of Mexico. “I have no idea, but we found two fishing poles in the condo, therefore we must fish,” came the reply. “Can’t really argue with logic like that” I thought. <br />
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While on vacation with Scott and his wife in Florida, at a condo directly on the beach, owned by the company that Scott works for, Scott and I stumbled upon two fishing poles hidden in a closet behind a couple of boogie boards. It was as if we discovered gold in some Aztec temple hidden deep within the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. We had discussed renting some gear and trying our hand at pier fishing while on previous Florida vacations, but, mainly due to time and money constraints, those ideas never came to fruition. This trip however was different. It was as if God was saying, “Here you go boys! Just take these, walk out into the water and catch some fish.” Our wives, as long as we continued to supply them with drinks with little umbrellas in them while they lay in the sugar soft sand of Siesta Key, didn’t seem to mind what we did.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AlG6ubLJBU16sfpWCYbWqo2DJFCCXQ9m5ZxEckNZ83okmh8BMZniiZDonrJVaj1-TsRhhwZhDliCv9ZxXk67GT43tFpx5pJ8SaujLTyevPE0lehNLFIW1berbIJHDvOeBu6poaF6D1Q/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AlG6ubLJBU16sfpWCYbWqo2DJFCCXQ9m5ZxEckNZ83okmh8BMZniiZDonrJVaj1-TsRhhwZhDliCv9ZxXk67GT43tFpx5pJ8SaujLTyevPE0lehNLFIW1berbIJHDvOeBu6poaF6D1Q/s320/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Being completely out of our element, Scott and I decided to stop by a local marina that just happened to be on the way to taking our wives out to dinner one evening. We spent a few minutes talking to a nice gentleman who was full of helpful information. We had learned, after relieving my wallet of some of its weight and purchasing a couple of really expensive crank-bait type lures, that we would be sight fishing for a slew of different fish. Scott and I, trying not to look too surprised, thought “sight fishing?” “We’ve spent two days in the water and we haven’t seen any fish!” Funny thing about fish, they are really good at camouflaging themselves and you generally won’t see them unless you look really close. Turns out we just weren’t looking close enough. <br />
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Feeling somewhat uncomfortable like everyone was looking at us, Scott and I walked the beach the next morning with fishing poles in hand searching for cruising fish. Finally, unable to take the looks anymore, Scott suggested we wade out into deeper water and start blind casting. I concurred as we made our way past a rainbow of different colored bikinis as they frolicked in the warm water. “Man I love the beach!” I thought.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEvxWwW9gb_aOhZ3M7zNw5jvMLxXejAZlMtIUenGL0_TE8933zozSSgYEz-0e5r0pJME8M15ecRPAyWqwUeMDCfWUIpY3Nfg2n4rNnZnEXqQ4nAcgaUW402vlUuStLvjPrC0IltSEvA0/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEvxWwW9gb_aOhZ3M7zNw5jvMLxXejAZlMtIUenGL0_TE8933zozSSgYEz-0e5r0pJME8M15ecRPAyWqwUeMDCfWUIpY3Nfg2n4rNnZnEXqQ4nAcgaUW402vlUuStLvjPrC0IltSEvA0/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Scott and I were making small talk as we repeatedly cast our overpriced crank-baits as far out in the ocean as we could, saying all the things fisherman say when they have no idea what they are doing or if they will catch anything…. “Even if I don’t catch anything this is still pretty cool,” “Can’t do this in Michigan,” “How cool is this!” Then it happened. A large twenty plus inch fish crushed my crank-bait, launched three feet into the air and spit the lure back at me! With a face that must have been filled with the look of shock, I turned to Scott and said, “Well alrighty then, game on.” With renewed enthusiasm Scott and I caught several fish over the next hour with the highlight being a Jack Crevalle that Scott caught. The fish was remarkable to both of us not because of its size but because it sounds like a pig when it is out of the water. Saltwater fish are strange.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17864199768693399223noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887896274390707228.post-23578227184794661782010-09-09T22:20:00.000-04:002010-09-09T22:20:35.492-04:00Chumming for BassPosted by <a href="http://averagejoefisherman.blogspot.com/p/about-average-joe-fisherman.html">Average Joe Fisherman Tim</a> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNcoZJL-tXPXRlrXObcsR_dDFaINfl-plkuMXNI6y5HziHRVW4Ac3DMH9j54RgMYl3vuXUB0-_xKtAyxow83KRPOe3QAe-RoJfCfU7-iisAQ-Dbl7u7lsJC6NmhCvv4Yrhs5ZIy2pM3Y/s1600/Tim+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNcoZJL-tXPXRlrXObcsR_dDFaINfl-plkuMXNI6y5HziHRVW4Ac3DMH9j54RgMYl3vuXUB0-_xKtAyxow83KRPOe3QAe-RoJfCfU7-iisAQ-Dbl7u7lsJC6NmhCvv4Yrhs5ZIy2pM3Y/s320/Tim+front.jpg" /></a></div>I love bass fishing! In fact, unlike the other Average Joe Fishermen, I fish almost exclusively for bass, and when I have to go for long periods of time without being able to fish I become extremely irritable. One such period happened last week. It was my In-laws 5oth wedding anniversary. The party itself was scheduled for this past Sunday, however, with relatives and guests flying in and numerous arrangements to be made, it was a weeklong affair, minimum. My one saving grace was that my brother-in-law, who would be in attendance, is also a bass fisherman. One of the evenings prior to him arriving he informed my wife that he would like me to take him fishing. Yes! With that one simple phone call I had the excuse I needed to bow out, hook up the boat and go fishing. And better yet, there was no way my wife could be mad at me for going fishing instead of catching up with long lost relatives. After all, I would be “bonding” with her brother! <br />
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The beginning of the week, because I knew what was good for me, I helped out where I could. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I played a vital role, but I think my wife was happy with the effort I put forth, further solidifying that she would not be mad at me for going fishing. In my mind, my efforts were going to allow me some flexibility to choose the day and time I would head for the lake. On Wednesday my brother-in-law arrived. I briefly mentioned to my wife that I could get the fishing trip “out of the way” on Thursday. This suggestion was shot down in a fraction of a second by a mere glance. There would be no fishing on Thursday. Before I knew what happened, Sunday, the day of the party had arrived. And much to my chagrin no fishing had taken place. During the party, my wife mentioned that I should take her brother fishing on Monday as he had to head back to Florida on Tuesday. Finally, I was going fishing!<br />
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I awoke Monday morning with a temperature and feeling nauseous. While I am not exactly sure what I did, or even when I did it, I do know that karma is a b!#@% and I must be paying for something I did. I mean, come on! Oh well, I didn’t care, it had been exactly ten days since I last fished and I was going whether I was sick or not!<br />
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My brother-in-law and I arrived at the marina around 5:00 in the evening. Once on the water we had both “boated” a couple of nice bass right away. As we made our way through a cut that had homes on both sides I could feel the inevitable coming. There was no stopping it. I turned the trolling motor up so my brother-in-law could keep fishing as I began to hurl the little bit of food I had that day over the side of the boat and into the water. Once finished I looked up to see two people, a husband and wife, sitting on their dock about fifty feet away looking directly at me. Finally the silence was broken when the husband says, “Well now I have seen everything!” “How’s that?,” I reply. He responds, “I’ve never seen anyone chum for bass before.” <br />
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A few casts later, I catch the biggest bass of my life, twenty one inches, five pounds. Coincidence? Good Lord I hope so!<br />
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All throughout last week Average Joe Fisherman Scott and I were in talks to make Sunday an all-day fishing extravaganza. The plan was to get up early, which for those of you who do not know me is a feat in itself since I normally sleep in until 10:00 a.m. on the weekends, and make the two hour drive north to our stream of choice. It took many phone discussions to decide on the time, location and tactics that would be used. After the careful calculations were completed Sunday arrived and we were on our way. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Two hours later we were parked at the end of a dirt road practically jumping out of the car. We were more excited than a teenager who had just been kissed by the head cheerleader. We were going fishing! We tore into the trunk of the car where our fishing gear was packed away. I pulled out my waders, fly rod, vest, bug spray, flies and finally reached for my boots. My boots weren’t there however. They were back at my house, two hours away, were I left them outside my garage to dry from the last trip! Ugh! You have got to be freaking kidding me! “I forgot my boots!” I shouted. Scott asked me what I was going to do, which implied that I better figure something out because he was going fishing with or without me! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The weatherman was calling for hot temps and blue bird skies so I thought about wet wading, but the only pair of shoes I had were a brand new pair of Merrells that cost me an arm and leg. With no other option we packed our gear back up and headed to the nearest town. Needless to say I am now the proud owner of my third pair of “back up” boots. Just another day in the life of an Average Joe Fisherman!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Finally, an hour later, I had my new boots and couple of new flies and we were ready to fish. With the sun and high temps our plan was to target brook trout. We were pretty sure they would be “lined up” in every run we cared to fish. On the end of my tippet I tied a pretty cool variation of a black foam beetle I found while at the fly shop. Scott tied on a Madam X variation that I was sure wouldn’t produce anything. While walking through the woods to get the stream I lost my brand new fly. $1.25 and it never got wet!</div><br />
Once on the water we did catch fish, lots of them, but it was not easy. Normally brook trout will rise to most anything you throw at them, but not today. Some runs would produce four to six brookies and others none. In other words, like most other good things in life, you had to work for it.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">With two hours of daylight left we decided to try our luck on much larger stream. I had a good inclination that there would be a white fly hatch, and indeed there was. It was a pretty good hatch too. That is why it was really surprising that nothing was rising to them. </div><br />
We spent the last two hours of the trip getting “skunked.” Oh well, it was still a day better spent than in the office! <br />
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