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[jscheetz]

I have too many to go through to find a fav right now - but for starters I like this one - my buddies coming in from a hard day of Pike chasing off of Lake of the Woods -

JS

[WebFreeman]

Fishing the outlets? Not real sporting, is it?

but this is my favorite photo!!

[tippet7]

Not a picture I took, but one of my favorites. It is my brother and I putting some of my fathers ashes in one of his favorite spots to fish on the San Juan River NM. Just above the Texas Hole back in Feb 2004.

RIP pop.

2nd day of Dove season with the little man.

[Danoinark]

Tippet

Excellent and touching. Thanks for sharing.

Dano

[Crippled Caddis]

Caddis wrote:

<Those were taken at the Mountain Fork River in Broken Bow, Ok.>

Spillway creek or the new section? The little trout with the parr marks looks like some of the results of the natural spawn on Spillway. Those little 'fellers' were the very reason that some worked so hard to defeat the proposed 'thrill-ride' commercial developement of Spillway creek in the mid '80s. The current fishery there is ample repayment of all the efforts and all of the ill feelings we generated in doing so. Time has amply proven that the current year-round coldwater fishery was a far greater boon to the local economy than a carnival ride.

Even tho I haven't made a return to the area since moving to the Ozarks shortly after the 'Battle on the Mt. Fork' the opinions I read on a forum dedicated to the Lower Mt. Fork causes me great distress from reading of the 'improvements' to the 'Evening Hole'. That short stretch of river was virtually sacred for me and precious are the memories of the occasions when I sought and found solitary solace in it's limpid waters and challenging presentations. Why does Man presume to improve on the handiwork of the 'Great Architect'? The query is beyond my understanding. CC

[Crippled Caddis]

tippet 7 wrote:

<Not a picture I took, but one of my favorites. It is my brother and I putting some of my fathers ashes in one of his favorite spots to fish on the San Juan River NM. Just above the Texas Hole back in Feb 2004.>

To coin a phrase: "Bless you my son".;o) Good work by yourself and your brother. A solemn honoring of your forebear. Would that more displayed such respect----more for the value to their own souls that for that of the departed.

Looks like some of the braided sections above the Texas Hole. Have you ever seen the Carp that look like nuclear attack subs that inhabit some of the deep pockets in that section? In retrospect I now wish I'd given more attention to them than the sore-mouthed trout back in the late 80s/early 90s. CC

[The Caddis]

CC - those were taken in the new area "Lost Creek". I would also agree that the fish looked to be from the spawn they reported last year. After it was completed the ODWC said it could take a while for fish to habitate in the new section, from what I saw, the fish are thriving in the new environment.

I also post on a board that is by a local fly shop at Beavers Bend, and yes, the opinions about the "improvements" are strong especially when it comes to the evening hole.

The worst thing about this is the lack of enforcement of the regs. I saw a man with power eggs fishing not 10 feet from the sign that said they were prohibited in that area. When I pointed out the sign and what it said, he just said "oh" and walked to the other side of the sign.