Greasy B

This forum became much more enjoyable since i learned how to use the ignore option. Thank you for giving me another chance to use it.

RIP Dale, Thank you for making us long rodders feel a little less like outcast back in the day.

Fish disappear on days or in seasons then reappear, we have all seen it. It’s like magic.

Its like visiting an old love. The spark might be gone but sometimes it’s good to look back and reminisce about all the good times.

It has to be a point blank shot in the eyes.

If that weekend is open I’m in.

The first Picture was taken by a former coworker who traveled to Thailand, Monks and Balloons. This picture was taken with my phone, Shirley Basin Wyoming, one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen that wasn't a river.

Great fishing report, if cold spells like this were normal I’d love to make ice fishing part of my winters. I had a similar experience getting checked by MDC a while back. When asked to identify our catches my partner said 8 Bluegill in the light green cooler and I said 10 Bluegill in the dark green cooler, the limit for the area was 10. The agent said thanks your good to go.

yes they looked very good, especially the warm weather pictures.

Sounds like a good subject for a new thread.

We took our fiberglass river Jon from Rush to W. R. a couple of years ago. The boat took some pretty good hits but not much worse than other rivers we’ve taken 4 days of gear and beer on. I don’t think I’d take the chance with a motor that exceeds the limit. It’s no fun arguing with a cop when the cop is right.

I loved Norms reports. He taught anyone willing to pay attention about his wonderful river up north.

When I was a teenager Kestrels were one of the first birds that caught my eye and imagination. I loved watching them hover over the local railway right of way and diving for prey. It didn’t take long for us to figure out how to fish for them with a small rubber bait tied straight to monofilament. I can’t imagine doing such a thing now but touch and go bird fishing was kind of a hoot.

I voted 24” but did so knowing that a fish that size might happen once or twice a lifetime and that these tailwaters are some of the few places in the country that can produce fish that size. I’m thrilled to catch fish much shorter as long as it looks and behaves like a real fish and not some genetic mutant or a sterile product of mass aquaculture.

Size every time. Like Gavin says, pounding on stockers is fun for a little while but there is so much more needed for me to have a quality fishing experience. Unfortunately Tany doesn’t have much and the BS tailwater is losing what it has.

Cool boat, nice stretch of river. I haven’t been there since the ramp was under the bridge. How long ago was that?

yeah that’s what I’m thinking. I don’t want to change anything or anyone, I just want to go fishing.

Does anyone know how we can find out the width of the right of way for the bridges in the area?

That sound good Mitch but I don’t think there really is a police department, just hired hands that do what the boss tells them. I’m the last person to pick a fight and I pissed out the last of my vinegar long ago. I’ve been looking at that river for forty years and I’m willing to do most anything to spend a day floating it. Heck I don’t even care if I caught a fish I just think no one should be able to deny the lawful right to float down a waterway. I’m in but we’re going to need a plan and that plan has nothing to do with a fight. A couple of years ago Scott and I talked about a trip to Plasterville. Shortly after that I was in the neighborhood and scouted out the accesses. At that time the low water bridge upstream of hwy 5 looked easy enough, limited parking but I don’t recall seeing any signs or much purple paint. Obviously there is no place to park at the hwy 5 bridge, and Mr above the law seen to it that the new bridge at Skyline Dr doesn’t have any parking and bridge embankment is lined with boulders the size of a washing machine. I don’t see how you could take out there without having someone to pick you up and a team of people to help pull the boats up to the road with ropes. I drove home heartbroken that day.

I had a similar experience with one of my early post when I revealed just how easy it is to float a particular small stream that is commonly understood as not floatable. I took my lumps and worked out well, I’ve learned a lot and met some great fishermen.

Are you a right hand caster? If so I would recommend a left handed reel. There’s no better time to avoid being a rod switcher than now.

I’m afraid our two cultures have similar sporting traditions. When I was a young man I spent time visiting friends in Centerville where a family member had a hand prosthetic from the same fishing method. I wonder how good the Chinese are with a gig?

The Gubment Fish I had for dinner last night was delicious after I smothered it in enough Louisianan Hot Sauce. I wonder how much of it's diet was chum?

I didn’t know either of those places were still open. Maybe the world isn’t going to hell in a hand bag.

If the cows are standing up the fish will bite. There is actually some truth to this so maybe it’s not a superstition.