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I thought I’d tell you all about an interesting but rather expensive vacation spot I found on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  My wife and kids loved it, and I did a lot of backcountry (saltwater estuary) fly fishing while they recreated in other ways. We stayed four days on Palm Island, just off the coast near Englewood, Florida.  There’s a ferry that shuttles you to the island from the mainland.  The Palm Island Resort is carefully controlled and maintained: you walk everywhere, or use golf-cart shuttles.  The island abounds in wildlife: waterfowl, tortoises, armadilloes, dolpins, and lotsa seashells that aren’t picked over, as they are along other Gulf Coast beaches.  Great beaches, swimming pools and grounds. Activities for little kids and teen-agers, especially during holiday/spring break periods.   There are other (less expensive?) condominiums and rental homes on the island, also known as Don Pedro.  You can probably find them on the Internet. I brought my little Water Otter one-man pontoon boat, launched it in the bay in back of the Island (Rum Bay), and had a great time fly-fishing for 16-to-24-inch snook. You can also rent canoes from the resort.  Rum Bay connects with Lemon Bay, which is usually good for redfish and seatrout, but the weather was cool and my results were not good. I guess it’s better in the spring, when temperatures are higher.  I finally nailed a 24-inch redfish my third day there. There’s even better backcountry fishing about 15 minutes south along the mainland, in the Cape Haze Wildlife Refuge.  You might need to hire a guide for you first trip into this maze of tidewater bays and islands. Just a thought for the fly-fishing fanatic who would like to take spouse and kids along.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I thought I’d tell you all about an interesting but rather expensive vacation spot I found on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  My wife and kids loved it, and I did a lot of backcountry (saltwater estuary) fly fishing while they recreated in other ways. We stayed four days on Palm Island, just off the coast near Englewood, Florida.  There’s a ferry that shuttles you to the island from the mainland.  The Palm Island Resort is carefully controlled and maintained: you walk everywhere, or use golf-cart shuttles.  The island abounds in wildlife: waterfowl, tortoises, armadilloes, dolpins, and lotsa seashells that aren’t picked over, as they are along other Gulf Coast beaches.  Great beaches, swimming pools and grounds. Activities for little kids and teen-agers, especially during holiday/spring break periods.

Jeez, another one. Don’t anyone read his full post! Fishing in Florida is none existent, there is nothing in the water but moccasin and gators, fleas flies and mosquitoes. The Goby has more fishable water that Florida. It is a waste of time to come here to fish it is either cold or raining all the time. All these fish stories are bought and paid for by guides.

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Okay, so I won’t post again.   I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post?

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Okay, so I won’t post again. I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post?

Popp was just kidding, Professor. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Yes RW I was kidding, I see by another post the prof saw no humor in my post thus rejecting the idea that I was kidding. I thought my post quite humorous to say the least. I’m really heart broken over that. By the way been gone a bit due to another crash. Guess I need to update this old girl. In the previous crash the shop I took it to just reformatted C drive and lost all my drivers and didn’t know how to reinstall them (had to rewrite the system file to allocate memory for the 7 additional serial ports which I don’t use any more) and didn’t know how to share irq’s. so that eliminated the 7 tray cd changer. This time I lost D and E drives so I guess it’s time to upgrade the MB and add new resources. The only thing I wasn’t able to stuff into the myself (cheaper and better) rather than take it back to the shop so it’ll take longer. If you all don’t hear from me for a while you’ll know. I’ll be back.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Okay, so I won’t post again. I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post? Popp was just kidding, Professor. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Can someone email me and tell me why I am only receiving political posts on this newsgroup. I haven’t received one post on flyfishing the past couple of days. I’m not kidding. Thanks. – Charlie

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My sympathies.  There are some FFing posts, but these are the minority now that Muskie has started his nonsense again.  Why people fall all over themselves to respond to his absurdly cross-posted trolls is beyond me. JR – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can someone email me and tell me why I am only receiving political posts on this newsgroup. I haven’t received one post on flyfishing the past couple of days. I’m not kidding. Thanks. – Charlie

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Having determined that various and sundry fly fishers, when under the influence of single malt or just a couple of good belts of booze tend to philophise and moralize, ‘they’ have determined that topics such as fishing be….gulp…carnivored. john

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can someone email me and tell me why I am only receiving political posts on this newsgroup. I haven’t received one post on flyfishing the past couple of days. I’m not kidding. Thanks. – Charlie

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The worst part is that ROFFians that usually jump all over most "off topic, multiple news group, self serving" (i.e. spam) posts flock to this guy like the second coming. Kinda scarey. Paul

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My sympathies.  There are some FFing posts, but these are the minority now that Muskie has started his nonsense again.  Why people fall all over themselves to respond to his absurdly cross-posted trolls is beyond me. JR Can someone email me and tell me why I am only receiving political posts on this newsgroup. I haven’t received one post on flyfishing the past couple of days. I’m not kidding. Thanks. – Charlie

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Hi Charlie, I go to different news groups to talk about different subjects other than fly fishing stuff. I go to some ‘photography’ groups to learn about that subject. I go to an ‘RV’ news group for info on my used motor home. I go on a ‘Caribbean Travel’ news group to talk about places I love like Belize. I never talk about religion or politics here or at my fly shop or at fly club meetings. I am still here almost every night because like in life there are some real wonderful, lovely people here that love fly fishing and love people too. This is my favorite group that I look at every night. I can’t believe all the people here on ROFF are really fly fishers, because my customers are about 99% wonderful, lovely people. Where did we get these unhappy people. PS: I love to joke about the fact that the ’sad’ people that post here were probably not breast fed. I noticed that every sentence that I wrote has an ‘I ‘ in front of it. Does that make me a bad person? Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA www.kiene.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can someone email me and tell me why I am only receiving political posts on this newsgroup. I haven’t received one post on flyfishing the past couple of days. I’m not kidding. Thanks. – Charlie

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Hi Charlie, I go to different news groups to talk about different subjects other than fly fishing stuff. I can’t believe all the people here on ROFF are really fly fishers, because my customers are about 99% wonderful, lovely people. Where did we get these unhappy people.

    from that damn fool muskie, crossposting to dozens of groups full of idiots.     wayno

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. Bill Kiene wrote I go to different news groups to talk about different subjects other than fly fishing stuff. I can’t believe all the people here on ROFF are really fly fishers, because my customers are about 99% wonderful, lovely people. Where did we get these

unhappy people. "Wayne Harrison" wrote from that damn fool muskie, crossposting to dozens of groups full of idiots.     wayno

Wayno, I looks to me like you just said ROFF is full of idiots.   Is that what you meant? Ernie

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Hey if the shoe fits… Although I like to think of myself as an Educated Idiot. Paul

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – . Bill Kiene wrote I go to different news groups to talk about different subjects other than fly fishing stuff. I can’t believe all the people here on ROFF are really fly fishers, because my customers are about 99% wonderful, lovely people. Where did we get these unhappy people. "Wayne Harrison" wrote from that damn fool muskie, crossposting to dozens of groups full of idiots.     wayno Wayno, I looks to me like you just said ROFF is full of idiots.   Is that what you meant? Ernie

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*I* certainly hope not! — Opie  **Panhandling for a better tomorrow!**

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I noticed that every sentence that I wrote has an ‘I ‘ in front of it. Does that make me a bad person? Bill Kiene

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PS: I love to joke about the fact that the ’sad’ people that post here were probably not breast fed

Well Bill, you’re probably right about that.  The proof is, I was breast fed, and still am, and I’m a nice guys. I noticed that every sentence that I wrote has an ‘I ‘ in front of it. Does that make me a bad person?

You and I ain’t bad Bill, I ain’t so sure about the rest of this bunch. Frank (love them nips) Church Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA www.kiene.com

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I, I, me, me, my.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – *I* certainly hope not! — Opie  **Panhandling for a better tomorrow!** I noticed that every sentence that I wrote has an ‘I ‘ in front of it. Does that make me a bad person? Bill Kiene

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It’s been a while since I actually went out for brookies, and I forgot how hard they hit. It was worse than a pike hitting the fly. I landed three in the range of 14-18 inches and almost lost the pole on the first one.

Yowza!  I’m a little familiar with the area and I’ve never even heard of the water you’re talking about.  Thanks for the report – I printed it off for my "files". Regards, Jeff

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I just returned from a trip to Northern Ny and had a blast up there. Had a few days of good fly fishing on some small streams that are not all that popular or even that large. I started out on Plumb Brook near Degrasse, NY. I had a limited amount of luck that day. Too bright out. About the only day of sun for the two weeks I was there.Got hold of a couple of small brookies and some chub minnows. That was it. The brookies ranged from 4-9 inches but they were fun. I finally can say I got one of my own flies to catch a fish. The next day I got out was to Harrisville (my hometown) and to the Oswegatchie River. Not a lot of luck there, but the river was low for this time of year and the browns seemed really spooky this year. Saw about 40 of them, but no takers on any fly tossed at them. Next it was on to the really small streams. You know the ones…only about 1-5 feet across and usually have a couple of beaver dams around them. Well the water level here was way up and the brookies were out in force. As soon as the fly hit the water, they were out of it after it. More often than not, they missed the fly completely. I caught 40 small ones (once again 4-9 inches long) and saw a few flashes that made my mouth water. I was using a #18 willy’s pip in black with a 3/4" tail. This made them mad since they kept missing it in the water rushing over the dam. I switched to a #10 green and grizzly wooly bugger and thats when the big ones started to hit hard. It’s been a while since I actually went out for brookies, and I forgot how hard they hit. It was worse than a pike hitting the fly. I landed three in the range of 14-18 inches and almost lost the pole on the first one. Wasn’t expecting the pole to be jerked so hard. Pulling them from the hole in the dam was a trip. I thouroughly enjoyed all three hours that day. Ususally when you mention NY and fly fishing, the only places you ever hear of are the Delaware, Battenkill,  Ausable and the Salmon Rivers, but I am here to tell you that if you drive from Watertown NY up Route 3 through Harrisville, Fine, Star Lake, and farther up to Lake Placid, you should hit every little tiny creek, stream and river you see. Some of them will make the whole trip worth while. The trout you will encounter will be brookies, rainbows, and browns (some of which are in the 5-8 pound range). Try little river in Star Lake for Browns. Very large and mean. I talked with a man at the TNT tackle shop in Edwards and he told of 18-22 inch brook trout in Plumb Brook and Elm Brook. Gotta love that. Just goes to show that the most popular places aren’t always the best. Hope you get a chance to try out some of the areas in the near future. I will see some of you up there in October. Some browns and salmon with my name on them. Gonna take a first time fly fisher with me to see how he likes a 40 pound salmon on the end of a 7 wt fly rod with only a 10#  tippet. Good fishing all. The worst day on the water beats the best day in the office. Gordo

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –         if* we’re* goin up the headwaters of wilson, *we* had better bring a couple native bearers and  a wagon.         it was all i could do to make the hike out from upper wilson when i was 35 and racin dirt bikes.  now that i’m 56 and a bad drunk, the brookies can relax.         wayno Wayne, how do you get a wagon into the headwaters of the Wilson?  Every trail I have ever used for the mainstem and tribs was a best suited for Sherpas, mountain goats and/or llamas to pack in the equipment — and still no easy task. Last time I fished the upper Wilson headwaters (late 1997) I started off near Edgemont Road/FR 192 and went down…the first time I have done that…and probaby the last — after a day of hard fishing I barely had enough energy left to climb back out.  Most of the time I go on down to Brown Mtn Beach and come up through the gorge to Edgemont/Mortimer and then take my pick of Lost Cove, Harpers/North Harpers, Rockhouse, or the main Wilson…at least it is fish upstream while I am fresh and then walk downhill/downstream back at the end of the day.

Wayno & Michael, I’m good for any stretch you guys feel like. Upper, middle, or lower stretches suit me just fine. I do agree with you Wayne…upper-upper is tough and challenging not to mention just plain dangerous in felt shoes. I did it from edgemont up to 221 about a month ago…talk about mountain climbing. It was a rewarding trip….brookies ;^) Just give me a call/e-mail if you guys want to get together and fish sometime… preferably during/after leaf season…. –Walt

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I        come on, now, walter; surely you are numbered among the wealthy in watauga county!  hell, man, i have it on reliable information that you flush your own kaka!

Just recently so Wayne…. Back in December when the floods came through I managed to snag a renegade sparklin’ white 2.5 gallon American Standard on my 4 wt. It probably washed out of some floridiot’s, hmm, floron’s, hmm, Floridians vacation home. It did give me a bit of a tussle, what with the flood waters and all. But hell, I had #3 tippet on and managed to drag that thing on shore with a bit of wranglin. It was the first time my wife ever smiled when I brought my catch home, she didn’t mind cleanin’ that fish at all. Next day I installed it in the privvy and now have the extreme satisfaction of flushin my kaka directly downstream into Tennessee Ain’t ‘Merica wunnerful’ ?        later  ( when the temps drop below 90 in the piedmont, i think i’ll come up to wilson creek.

give me a holler…one of my favorite streams…. –Flushin’ Wataugan Walt

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For anyone interested, the Watauga (my homewater) is having its regulations changed. The former delayed harvest section along 105 between Taylor’s store bridge and Hound’s Ear is becoming a private fishery for the wealthy along with the Boones Fork up to the parkway land. The new Delayed Harvest portion will be from Hound’s Ear down through the gorge and into Valle Crucis somewhere. See ya, Walt

Please, oh, please say it ain’t so Joe (oops, Walt)…. I just got my updated fishin’ regs from the NC WRC in the mail yesterday — they are kind of draggin for us lifetime license holders since they already have all the money they are going to get out of us customer service isn’t high on the list — and the Watauga and Boones Fork sections were still listed, respectively, Delayed Harvest and C&R, FF-only. What’s the deal on closing these fine fisheries — did somebody just get a burr up their butt? Nonetheless, if what you have shared is (has?) come to pass that is a real pisser for fishing in the Boone area and really makes me want to break down and have a good tear-fest. My uncle has a vacation home just above Taylor’s Store in Foscoe that our family uses quite frequently and my dad and I have enjoyed fishing these two sections of stream for years.  I guess we’ll just head down to Wilson’s Creek with you and Wayno — and all the other disgruntled poor folks …. These local jewels will be truly missed.             | /              |/    (         /|     —     / | C. Michael Bullard The Yellar Hammer

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I – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Please, oh, please say it ain’t so Joe (oops, Walt)…. I just got my updated fishin’ regs from the NC WRC in the mail yesterday — they are kind of draggin for us lifetime license holders since they already have all the money they are going to get out of us customer service isn’t high on the list — and the Watauga and Boones Fork sections were still listed, respectively, Delayed Harvest and C&R, FF-only. What’s the deal on closing these fine fisheries — did somebody just get a burr up their butt? Nonetheless, if what you have shared is (has?) come to pass that is a real pisser for fishing in the Boone area and really makes me want to break down and have a good tear-fest. My uncle has a vacation home just above Taylor’s Store in Foscoe that our family uses quite frequently and my dad and I have enjoyed fishing these two sections of stream for years.  I guess we’ll just head down to Wilson’s Creek with you and Wayno — and all the other disgruntled poor folks …. These local jewels will be truly missed.

Hi Michael, I need to clarify it a little…. The section that is becoming private is from the old green metal rr bridge downstream to the south end of hounds ears. The section above the green bridge up to Taylor’s (including Keller’s sippin’ pool) will change from delayed harvest to wild trout water. so…. from somewhere in valle crucis (i heard broadstone) up to the church at hounds ear will be designated delayed harvest. from the church (actually a little upstream from the church) up to the green bridge will be private posted waters with rangers runnin’ us poach..ooops, po’ folk off. from the green bridge up to the headwaters will be wild trout water with no further stocking. hope that helps put you at ease a little… wilsons with you and wayno sounds like a winner to me….fantastic stream up on the spine of grandfather… –Walt

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I don’t like to be out on a stream flyfishing during deer hunting season either.  There is a river I fish during  hunting season which is on a game preserve.  Deer hunters don’t even camp in the area. — Ernie Harrison Remove NOSPAM to send E-Mail Selling my Fly Fishing Books Go to: http://users.ccnet.com/~emh – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m glad I’m not the only guy that considers the upper Wilson to be a challenge: I love that part of God’s earth, but MAN is it tough travelin’ On a serious note: does anyone ever feel uneasy about fishing those waters during deer hunting season?  I’d hate to wind up shot and mounted on some guys hunting cabin wall, just because they couldn’t resist the temptation to shoot at things moving in the woods. I’m more uneasy during "deliverance" season –Walt —    oink, oink.    wayno

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m glad I’m not the only guy that considers the upper Wilson to be a challenge: I love that part of God’s earth, but MAN is it tough travelin’ On a serious note: does anyone ever feel uneasy about fishing those waters during deer hunting season?  I’d hate to wind up shot and mounted on some guys hunting cabin wall, just because they couldn’t resist the temptation to shoot at things moving in the woods. I’m more uneasy during "deliverance" season –Walt —

        oink, oink.         wayno

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I’m glad I’m not the only guy that considers the upper Wilson to be a challenge: I love that part of God’s earth, but MAN is it tough travelin’ in and out!  I have some good fly-fishing friends that I don’t invite to go there with me because they’re over weight and out of shape:  I can just imagine them hiking in with me, having a coronary 4 miles up stream, dying in the middle of a little pool filled with trout, and that’d screw up the remainder of a good day by having to somehow haul their dead butts out to the road.  

I know what you mean…it’s tough enough hauling my own ass outta’ there. On a serious note: does anyone ever feel uneasy about fishing those waters during deer hunting season?  I’d hate to wind up shot and mounted on some guys hunting cabin wall, just because they couldn’t resist the temptation to shoot at things moving in the woods.

I’m more uneasy during "deliverance" season –Walt —

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Hi Walt, I’m a little confused….I  seen the posted signs at the golf course, but, are you saying that up stream of it is going to be posted to ?

yes…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – from the church (actually a little upstream from the church) up to the green bridge will be private posted waters with rangers runnin’ us poach..ooops, po’ folk off.

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I’m glad I’m not the only guy that considers the upper Wilson to be a challenge: I love that part of God’s earth, but MAN is it tough travelin’ in and out!  I have some good fly-fishing friends that I don’t invite to go there with me because they’re over weight and out of shape:  I can just imagine them hiking in with me, having a coronary 4 miles up stream, dying in the middle of a little pool filled with trout, and that’d screw up the remainder of a good day by having to somehow haul their dead butts out to the road.   On a serious note: does anyone ever feel uneasy about fishing those waters during deer hunting season?  I’d hate to wind up shot and mounted on some guys hunting cabin wall, just because they couldn’t resist the temptation to shoot at things moving in the woods.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Michael, I need to clarify it a little…. The section that is becoming private is from the old green metal rr bridge downstream to the south end of hounds ears. The section above the green bridge up to Taylor’s (including Keller’s sippin’ pool) will change from delayed harvest to wild trout water. so…. from somewhere in valle crucis (i heard broadstone) up to the church at hounds ear will be designated delayed harvest. from the church (actually a little upstream from the church) up to the green bridge will be private posted waters with rangers runnin’ us poach..ooops, po’ folk off. from the green bridge up to the headwaters will be wild trout water with no further stocking. hope that helps put you at ease a little… wilsons with you and wayno sounds like a winner to me….fantastic stream up on the spine of grandfather… –Walt

Walt, thanks for the clarification….not the best of news, but not quite as bad as I orginally thought.  Given the wild trout status on the upper,upper section and the amount of fishing pressure it is likely to receive combined with a lack of ‘migration’ up from the now closed section — it may not be able to sustain a large fishable population. It will probably decline until it gets so poor that the fishing pressure drops and a happy (unhappy?) equilibrium is reached at a low population of both trout and trout fishermen. Still not greatly excited over the delayed harvest section along Shulls Mill down into Valle Crucis from a habitat standpoint — but better this than wild trout — I don’t think this section would sustain a wild popolation from season-to-season from both a seasonal temperature and reproduction standpoint.  Not to mention the contributions from the ‘poop’ treatment plants.             | /              |/    (         /|     —     / | C. Michael Bullard The Yellar Hammer

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For anyone interested, the Watauga (my homewater) is having its regulations changed. The former delayed harvest section along 105 between Taylor’s store bridge and Hound’s Ear is becoming a private fishery for the wealthy along with the Boones Fork up to the parkway land.

Oh! No!, Damn, Damn, and Damn!  How’d that happen without consulting the rest of us who fish that water!?  Reckon they’ll turn the "native" part above SR#1580 into catch and release or what?  I have caught many fish from the now "exclusive" waters but not a thing which had eyes on it below the 105 Bridge toward Valle Crucis.  Next thing they’ll do is to ban spitting Red Man in the water to chum the browns, while allowing the elite to continue to drop ashes from their Macanudos to draw rainbows . Mac McCaskill

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Howdy All…. Creeks, streams, and rivers are still running warm and low, but not as bad as they were a few weeks ago. The streams on the higher mountains are ok temp wise, but are low. Managed to catch a nice brownie on a headwater this past weekend and missed a few others…japanese beetle pattern. For anyone interested, the Watauga (my homewater) is having its regulations changed. The former delayed harvest section along 105 between Taylor’s store bridge and Hound’s Ear is becoming a private fishery for the wealthy along with the Boones Fork up to the parkway land.

        come on, now, walter; surely you are numbered among the wealthy in watauga county!  hell, man, i have it on reliable information that you flush your own kaka!         later  ( when the temps drop below 90 in the piedmont, i think i’ll come up to wilson creek.         a. wayne harrison

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        if* we’re* goin up the headwaters of wilson, *we* had better bring a couple native bearers and  a wagon.         it was all i could do to make the hike out from upper wilson when i was 35 and racin dirt bikes.  now that i’m 56 and a bad drunk, the brookies can relax.         wayno

Wayne, how do you get a wagon into the headwaters of the Wilson?  Every trail I have ever used for the mainstem and tribs was a best suited for Sherpas, mountain goats and/or llamas to pack in the equipment — and still no easy task. Last time I fished the upper Wilson headwaters (late 1997) I started off near Edgemont Road/FR 192 and went down…the first time I have done that…and probaby the last — after a day of hard fishing I barely had enough energy left to climb back out.  Most of the time I go on down to Brown Mtn Beach and come up through the gorge to Edgemont/Mortimer and then take my pick of Lost Cove, Harpers/North Harpers, Rockhouse, or the main Wilson…at least it is fish upstream while I am fresh and then walk downhill/downstream back at the end of the day.             | /              |/    (         /|     —     / | C. Michael Bullard The Yellar Hammer

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 (big spip) wilsons with you and wayno sounds like a winner to me….fantastic stream up on the spine of grandfather… –Walt

        if* we’re* goin up the headwaters of wilson, *we* had better bring a couple native bearers and  a wagon.         it was all i could do to make the hike out from upper wilson when i was 35 and racin dirt bikes.  now that i’m 56 and a bad drunk, the brookies can relax.         wayno

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Hi Walt, I’m a little confused….I  seen the posted signs at the golf course, but, are – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Michael, I need to clarify it a little…. The section that is becoming private is from the old green metal rr bridge downstream to the south end of hounds ears. The section above the green bridge up to Taylor’s (including Keller’s sippin’ pool) will change from delayed harvest to wild trout water. so…. from somewhere in valle crucis (i heard broadstone) up to the church at hounds ear will be designated delayed harvest. from the church (actually a little upstream from the church) up to the green bridge will be private posted waters with rangers runnin’ us poach..ooops, po’ folk off. from the green bridge up to the headwaters will be wild trout water with no further stocking. hope that helps put you at ease a little… wilsons with you and wayno sounds like a winner to me….fantastic stream up on the spine of grandfather… –Walt

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Howdy All…. Creeks, streams, and rivers are still running warm and low, but not as bad as they were a few weeks ago. The streams on the higher mountains are ok temp wise, but are low. Managed to catch a nice brownie on a headwater this past weekend and missed a few others…japanese beetle pattern. For anyone interested, the Watauga (my homewater) is having its regulations changed. The former delayed harvest section along 105 between Taylor’s store bridge and Hound’s Ear is becoming a private fishery for the wealthy along with the Boones Fork up to the parkway land. The new Delayed Harvest portion will be from Hound’s Ear down through the gorge and into Valle Crucis somewhere. See ya, Walt

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  I am headed north of Anchorage next week toward Talkeetna.  Can anyone recommend a tackle shop for supplies and info for me along this route? Thanks. Elbert Bivins

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McAfee’s Fly Shop, Anchorage Mountain View Sports, Anchorage Valley Rod Shop, Wasilla Beyond that you can get some odds and ends stuff at most of the hardware, groceriy, and outdoor shops. In Talkeetna, Steve Mahay at Mahay’s Riverboat Service supports the fly fishing crowd and usually has some supplies. Always a good spot for info. You should also check out the Alaska Flyfishers web site at www.akflyfishers.org They have a flyfishing forum section where you can post questions and get answers to probably most of your questions. Lance Hankins I have nothing against Golf. I suspect it keeps legions of the Unworthy from discovering fly fishing… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  I am headed north of Anchorage next week toward Talkeetna.  Can anyone recommend a tackle shop for supplies and info for me along this route? Thanks. Elbert Bivins

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Hello all, A lucky friend is going to be visiting near Wells, B.C. (near Quesnel) at the end of March. He is really keen to take up fly fishing and wants to start up there…now I know the summer lake fishing in the Cariboos is fantastic, but I have no earthly idea what happens up there in March — isn’t everything still frozen solid, or would some nymphing in the local rivers be possible (and legal)? I kind of hate to tell the guy he’s going to have to wait for mid-April on the Credit since he’s never been to B.C. before in his life (and what better place to get the flyfishing bug!) Many thanks, — K.G. (Kat) Cruickshank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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I have fished that area as well as many others in B.C..I have ice fished in Feb. but never later.Ice doesn’t leave most lakes until April-some in May.I believe that most trout streams are closed in March.

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I have fished that area as well as many others in B.C..I have ice fished in Feb. but never later.Ice doesn’t leave most lakes until April-some in May.I believe that most trout streams are closed in March.

The lakes with the exception of some very large lakes will likley be iced. The ice will possibly be mushy and unsafe. Rivers are closed. Stay home tie some flys or paint the house. Ralph H

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Rivers are closed. Stay home tie some flys or paint the house. Ralph H

Thanks Ralph and DH, that’s as I suspected. My poor friend won’t be happy to hear it, but maybe I can talk him into going on a road trip there this summer…=) at least he’ll get to do some location scouting. — K.G. (Kat) Cruickshank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello all, A lucky friend is going to be visiting near Wells, B.C. (near Quesnel) at the end of March. He is really keen to take up fly fishing and wants to start up there…now I know the summer lake fishing in the Cariboos is fantastic, but I have no earthly idea what happens up there in March — isn’t everything still frozen solid, or would some nymphing in the local rivers be possible (and legal)? I kind of hate to tell the guy he’s going to have to wait for mid-April on the Credit since he’s never been to B.C. before in his life (and what better place to get the flyfishing bug!) Many thanks, — K.G. (Kat) Cruickshank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cariboo in  March In late march there should be some lakes open. Check the weather channel and there are some sites on the web like the City of Kamloops that will give you some adresses to look up.Also take into consideration the higher the altitude the latter the thaw. Steven  

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I need information on fly fishing for stiped bass.

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I need information on fly fishing for stiped bass.

Head to this url: http://altavista.digital.com/ and do a search using the following keywords: +flyfish +striper And you’ll get at least 128 hits. Plenty of stuff to read/learn…. Cheers! /dave <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< < Digital Equipment Corp.       Alpha Server Engineering < <        "Charter Member of Curmudgeons Unlimited"       < <<<<<<<<<<<< AMA 548313 <<<<<<<<<<<<

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I’ve fished the Newport area several times, both from a boat and from shore.  Two suggestions: 1) contact The Saltwater Edge (Orvis dealer in Newport).  They are very helpful.  2) Get a copy of "Striper Moon" by J. Kenney Abrames.  It’s got a lot of Newport-area intelligence.  Good luck!

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I fish the Newport area often, what infor do you need?

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Do you know where abouts you plan on fishing?

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Try contacting The Saltwater Edge. http://www.saltwateredge.com

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 I have been scouting from Pawcatuck R. to Westport R. nothing yet. Any day now the fishing fleet should be picking them up in their offshore drift nets. I will check with them this week. rec. outdoors       outdoor adventure

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Plan to fly fish striped bass this spring in Newport,RI.Any pointer-advice?

Would be interested, too. Can you forward messages you get? Thanks in advance,                            Thomas

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Plan to fly fish striped bass this spring in Newport,RI.Any pointer-advice?

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Will be in Utah this month or next (June). Seeking advice on best places near Orem. Also pointers to good guide books. Thanks!

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Will be in Utah this month or next (June). Seeking advice on best places near Orem. Also pointers to good guide books. Thanks!

A couple of hours (maybe 3) south on I-15 is the town of Beaver.  Abt 10 miles (paved) west of town is Minersville Resovoir. It’s catch & release, last weekend we caught fis in the 18-21 inch range.  BTW, a busy day on the lake is maybe 15 people. Regards, KBC

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You will be 5 miles from the Provo River and if you are a serious Fly Fisherman you will be there.  Ask any fishing store, or sports store in orem for more info of the Provo. The other guy mentioned driving 3 hours to some lake down south??? If your willing to drive 3 Hours you can get to the Green River, and ask anybody online, the Green is simply the Best! Good Luck!

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I would opt for the Provo. Although be prepared for crowded conditions on the weekends. I would second the previous post, if your going to drive south 3 hours, play golf, if you want fish hit the Green River, I can almost guarentee you won’t be sorry.

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Help!!! Still searching for a few good flyfishing books. Just general manuals on casting, equipment,what to look for in a stream,etc.  This is for an academic library for students who are budding flyfisherpeople. (we have a small lake on campus with bass and bluegill in it). We have a few old copies of Izak Walton’s Complete angler in the Rare book section but we need some that are a little more modern. Any help greatly appreciated!

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: Help!!! Still searching for a few good flyfishing books. Just general manuals : on casting, equipment,what to look for in a stream,etc.  This is for a nSome good books are Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods by Dave Whitlock, Advanced stratagies for selective Trout by Doug Swisher, and the Curtis Creek Manifesto.

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