"Thomas Littleton" wrote in message
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You may do well to get a 5 weight, as you may be tossing some big bugs up
at
Penn's, but your 4 weight will work.


What size bugs are we talking about here?

You may do well to get a 5 weight, as you may be tossing some big bugs up
at
Penn's, but your 4 weight will work.


What size bugs are we talking about here?

http://www.third-wave.com/feathrhk/htchart.htm

This should help. The Feathered Hook is there in downtown Coburn (bustling
metropolis that it is). Jonas, the proprietor is more than willing to help
you our with anything that you need.

--
Frank Reid
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"Mark" wrote in message
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"William Claspy" wrote in message
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And don't leave venison, donuts, or percocet in your tent.


Somehow, I believe there must a very long story behind this statement.
;-)

Short story. Took five LONG minutes to live through. :(

Wolfgang
still, the "live through" part counts for something.

And don't leave venison, donuts, or percocet in your tent.


Somehow, I believe there must a very long story behind this statement.
;-)

Short story. Took five LONG minutes to live through. :(

Wolfgang
still, the "live through" part counts for something.

All's I can picture is a scene from Bill Cosby's monolog - 9th Street
Bridge - Bill is on Weird Harold's back whipping him forward screaming
"Faster, Faster, You Fool, You Fool."

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Frank Reid
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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Oh no, another squidly. Us Air Force guys invented that Hollywood shower,
I'll have you know. :-)


I know all about you Air Force guys! After spending almost two years haze
gray and underway, I spent the better part of three years at the Naval
Security Group Activity, Ft. Meade. The facilities on that section of the
base were run by the Air Force, and they were posh by Naval standards!

Oh no, another squidly. Us Air Force guys invented that Hollywood
shower,
I'll have you know. :-)


I know all about you Air Force guys! After spending almost two years
haze
gray and underway, I spent the better part of three years at the Naval
Security Group Activity, Ft. Meade. The facilities on that section of
the
base were run by the Air Force, and they were posh by Naval standards!

Know those facilities well. We'll talk at Penns.

--
Frank Reid
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And don't leave venison, donuts, or percocet in your tent.


Somehow, I believe there must a very long story behind this statement.
;-)

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ligh...e/part325.html


--
Frank Reid
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ROTFLMAO!

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
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And don't leave venison, donuts, or percocet in your tent.


Somehow, I believe there must a very long story behind this statement.
;-)

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ligh...e/part325.html


--
Frank Reid
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Well, Mark, since you live south of the Mason Dixon line, let me put the
story into words ya'll can unnerstan:

ah love Central Pennsylvania. Thar is some wonnerful fishin' t'be foun', so
ev'ry year in May, ah pack up th' campin' gear (which fo' me intails fillin'
th' bed of mah pickup truck wif th' entire corntents of mah gareege) an'
haid up thar t'meet wif friends an' fish Penns Creek an' th' environs. Last
year's trip went fine. Got up thar on Saturday an' fished mah brains out. On
Tuesday, ah cooked a huge kettle of mah famous Hungarian Barley Stew, fo' 30
o' so of mah closess buddies. On Thursday, it was Lobster Night at th'
Millheim Hotel, ah reckon. Fished all day an' ett two lobsters thet night.
Life don't git much better than thet. Af'er returnin' fum th' hotel, ah went
t'mah bran'-spankin'-noo Kelty tent-mahal (20' X 17' tent), grabbed a sixer
of Yuenglin' an' walked up t'mah friend's trailer in th' campgroun' t'go on
over th' next day's plans. At about 11:30, ah decide t'pack it in an' haid
back down th' trail t'mah tent. As ah crosted th' meadow, ah heard a bit of
a ruckus behind mah tent. Hmm, time t'go investigate. ah turned th' co'ner
of th' tent an' foun' a giant, black throw rug gwine through mah right
fineer. At thet moment, t'other friend of mine, Wo'fy, in th' next tent
growls in a sleepy voice; "Ole Man Frank, is thet yo'?" Wal, ah sized up th'
situashun an' calmly replied; "BEEAAAAARRRR! Fry mah hide!" Th' bar removes
his nose fum mah right fineer, raises hisse'f on his hind legs t'his full
six feet height, looks me straight in th' eye, huffs twice an' then hisses
at me. This hyar is bar talk fo' "git away fum mah munchies o' ah's gonna
give yo' sech a smack! Fry mah hide!" ah flash mah flashlight in his eyes
an' juntly explain t'him thet he's chowin' down mah grub an' beer an' ax him
politely t'leave. Harkin' back t'sto'ies of Dr. Doli'l, ah use bar talk, so
this hyar came outta mah mouth soun'in' like th' scream of a 12-year-old gal
at a Ichabod Chattanoogason corncert. About this hyar time, Wo'fy makes an
appeareence in his bess bar fightin' outfit. Kinda like a bul'fighter's
sueyt of lights. In this hyar case, it's a t-shirt an' BVDs. He spotlights
th' bar wif his light. Hah Ha! Fry mah hide! We now haf this guy
outnumbered, cuss it all t' tarnation. Between mah intellyjunt repartee, two
flashlights an' Wo'fy's bar fightin' outfit, Yogi decides thet discreshun is
th' better part of valo'. He drops t'all fours, turns an' lopes off into th'
woods. Af'er about 15 yards, he turns an' sits down, as enny fool kin
plainly see. He's foun' th' Mammy load in thet right fineer an' is not about
t'aban'on it. Quickly, Wo'fy an' ah decide on a strategy. ah run up t'th'
trailer, bo'row a large pot an' wooden spoon an' dash back down t'th'
meadow. We scream at th' bar an' poun' on th' pot. Th' bar gits up an' goes
on over behind Wo'fy's tent an' sits back down, as enny fool kin plainly
see. Okay, plan B. ah decide t'git in mah truck, put th' haidlights on an'
honk th' ho'n, as enny fool kin plainly see. As ah haid fo' th' truck, th'
bar decides it's a fine time t'come out an' finish his repast. Wo'fy
reluckantly decides t'join me in th' truck. Shet mah mouth! To this hyar
day, ah have no idea how he got into th' passenger seat of mah locked truck
befo'e ah even retched it. Wal, this hyar did th' trick. Shet mah mouth! Our
reluckant heroes won th' day. Th' bar shambles deeper into th' woods,
leavin' us in peace. ah git out an' survey th' damage. Th' bar has
completely destroyed th' contents of mah right fineer. Two quarts of
slightly fermented barley stew is gone, along wif ha'f a ten-poun' loaf of
rye bread, a ha'f-gallon of milk, two poun's of butter, an' three pints of
sour cream, dawgone it. Wal, ah can at least salvage th' ha'f rack of
Yuenglin'. ah clean up th' mess an' decide t'spend th' night in mah friend's
trailer. Wo'fy decides t'hit one of th' group's cabins. Didn't even bother
t'change, jest showed up at th' dore. Eeeww! Fry mah hide! Don't yo' hate
them "come as yer" parties? In th' mo'nin', ah go back down t'mah tent. Yogi
had come back durin' th' night. On account o' th' right fineer was gone, he
decided t'check out th' contents of mah tent. I've gotta larn thet guy how
t'use a zipper. He sliced open th' front of th' tent an' tosted th' place.
Thar was no grub in thar, but he did find mah back pain medicine bottle. ah
had about 40 flexaril in thar along wif 10 darvocet. Wal, th' medicine
bottle was crushed on th' flore (sh'd haf gotten th' chile proof lids). Ha'f
th' flexaril were gone an' all of th' nice, sugar-coated darvocet were
missin'. Th' tent was toast. He had tried t'make a noo exit dore out th'
back t'no avail, ah reckon. Thar was jest inough damage t'th' stress point
thet th' tent'd no longer hold togither. So, barley stew, sour cream,
butter, an' drugs. Th' camp groun' owny did menshun thet thar had been a bar
at th' dumpsters on overnight wif a bad case of th' projeckile diarrhea. ah
figger thet bar had a real fine fiber an' grease system flush in th' wawks.
ah decided t'sleep in a local cabin thet Friday night an' at th' local B&B
on Saturday. ah had t'stay aroun' 'cuz th' green drakes decided t'hatch two
weeks early, but ah did not be hankerin' t'meet up wif a
high-colonic-lovin', drug-crazed junky bar lookin' fo' some Cappain Crunch
an' mo'e milk. Shet mah mouth! Besides, mah tent was now crost ventilated
an''d not keep out th' skeeters. By th' way, befo'e th' night was out,
ev'ryone in th' li'l hamlet near th' campgroun' knowed me as th' idiot thet
lef' a right fineer out next t'his tent. ah even heard about it at th'
co'ner grill an' grocery sto'e in town, as enny fool kin plainly see. Oh
fine, it gave me reason t'stay at th' cabin Friday night an' take ev'ryone's
poker money.

--
Frank Reid
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"Mark" wrote in message
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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Oh no, another squidly. Us Air Force guys invented that Hollywood
shower,
I'll have you know. :-)


I know all about you Air Force guys! After spending almost two years
haze
gray and underway, I spent the better part of three years at the Naval
Security Group Activity, Ft. Meade. The facilities on that section of
the
base were run by the Air Force, and they were posh by Naval standards!


There are far too many similar types hanging around here . . . :-)
Wish I could be at Penn's. There'd be some stories . . .

Bob
ex CT(R)2

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote

(snip meldodious sounds of the finest southern tawlkin)

fine, it gave me reason t'stay at th' cabin Friday night an' take
ev'ryone's poker money.


ain't it just the purtiest way to talwk?

yfitons
wayno (but remember, you have just accurately intoned *one* of maybe twenty
different dialogues, only in the old north state.)

Tom writes...."and Joel(our rafflemeister) will have you in the
drawing"

I guess I don't have to ask whether or not we're gonna have a raffle
or who the Rafflmeister is. :-)

"Stan Gula" wrote in message
news:Iwa8e.17246$Xm3.16655@trndny01...
Mike Makela wrote:
Stan - are you guys getting in at a decent time on Friday? I suspect
the drake hatch will be on by then so you'll want to arrive early
enough to stake out a decent streamside location late afternoon
sometime. If it is just beginning, you'll want to be downstream
somewhere, maybe Weikert, or Cherry Run. It will be a bit different
than you are used to, it will be a Carnivale atmosphere, including
all of the people. Keep an eye on the reports through, you should
be able to get stream reports that will confirm if the hatch is on.

Mike

Mike: we usually get there at about 2 (even though we plan on being there
at
noon). If we skip the on-the-road breakfast in Fishkill we can make
better
time. If it means getting to Weikert in time to stake out a spot, well,
I'll pack some go food and save the stop. As the day approaches, lets
make
sure to set up a meeting place.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps



You got it. We'll touch base just before departure..

Mike

"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
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Bob Patton wrote:


There are far too many similar types hanging around here . . . :-)
Wish I could be at Penn's. There'd be some stories . . .

Bob
ex CT(R)2



Actually, I was not a "spook" proper. I was a draftee from the “Real
Navy” who was cast down into the dungeons of "The Agency" (everybody in
the know knows that “The Agency” is not located in Langley, VA) to bang
code (IMP anyone?) for the real spooks. I finally completed my penance
and was allowed to move out to the Fanex from which I eventually entered
the light of civilian life twenty-one years ago.

Mark
former DP2 (that's E-5 for all of you Air Force pukes! :)

P.S. Here’s an old DP/DS slogan: “Do it in binary! 0110 1001”

"Joel *DFD*" wrote in message
oups.com...
Tom writes...."and Joel(our rafflemeister) will have you in the
drawing"

I guess I don't have to ask whether or not we're gonna have a raffle
or who the Rafflmeister is. :-)


right-O,, so get to work, and don't be bothering me......looking forward to
seeing your smiling face at Hemlock Acres!
Tom

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote Mike Makela wrote:
Stan - are you guys getting in at a decent time on Friday? I suspect
the drake hatch will be on by then

IJ asks--all right mr mentor--if the drake hatch is still going during the
clave, what fly do i need to get the big one????

Enjoyed hearing of trip with your son--hope you have given up smoking so he
won"t have to view the brown stains around your mouth as he views into your
coffin

Frank, we all know that Maryland is not really a part of Suthurn Murica.
There are too many liberals and Catholics! ;-)

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
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Well, Mark, since you live south of the Mason Dixon line, ...

Frank, we all know that Maryland is not really a part of Suthurn Murica.
There are too many liberals and Catholics! ;-)

But we have a slot-machine loving Republican gubner in a blue state. I'm
schizophrenic and so am I.

--
Frank Reid
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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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But we have a slot-machine loving Republican gubner in a blue state. I'm
schizophrenic and so am I.


That's because of those darn purple counties. They cannot make up their
minds to be liberal or conservative! :-)

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"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote Mike Makela wrote:
Stan - are you guys getting in at a decent time on Friday? I suspect
the drake hatch will be on by then

IJ asks--all right mr mentor--if the drake hatch is still going during the
clave, what fly do i need to get the big one????


uhh..umm..a Drake? Well, really there are other answers. If there are
other flies around, I hear smaller ones work good also, but if it's early in
the hatch, stick with the Drake. Jonas will have a million of them, but
can't hurt to get a few beforehand.

Enjoyed hearing of trip with your son--hope you have given up smoking so
he won"t have to view the brown stains around your mouth as he views into
your coffin


Thanks for the words of encourage, if I hadn't quit already, this would sure
leave a good picture in my mind. It's been 6 + months...

Mike

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You have a good feel for what to bring along right? Like March Browns, Grey
Fox, Sulphurs, and Tan Caddis? And fish til dark..

Right?

Mike Makela wrote:
"Joe McIntosh" wrote in message
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Enjoyed hearing of trip with your son--hope you have given up
smoking so he won"t have to view the brown stains around your mouth
as he views into your coffin

Thanks for the words of encourage, if I hadn't quit already, this
would sure leave a good picture in my mind. It's been 6 + months...

Good for you, Mike. I still had cravings at a year, but you're over the
toughest part.
--
TL,
Tim
(27 years. . . and counting)
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

You have a good feel for what to bring along right? Like March Browns,
Grey
Fox, Sulphurs, and Tan Caddis? And fish til dark..

Right?



Yes ! and big march Br spinners too ! right at dark.I ve fished
penns alot during that time. some of the most prodigious hatches I ve
ever seen especially the mating balls of sulphurs near dark. I ve
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"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
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You have a good feel for what to bring along right? Like March Browns,
Grey
Fox, Sulphurs, and Tan Caddis? And fish til dark..

Right?



Yes ! and big march Br spinners too ! right at dark.I ve fished
penns alot during that time. some of the most prodigious hatches I ve
ever seen especially the mating balls of sulphurs near dark. I ve
never seen anything like it anywhere else MT


Yep, that's what keeps me going.

"Tim J." wrote in message
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Mike Makela wrote:
"Joe McIntosh" wrote in message
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Enjoyed hearing of trip with your son--hope you have given up
smoking so he won"t have to view the brown stains around your mouth
as he views into your coffin

Thanks for the words of encourage, if I hadn't quit already, this
would sure leave a good picture in my mind. It's been 6 + months...

Good for you, Mike. I still had cravings at a year, but you're over the
toughest part.
--
TL,
Tim
(27 years. . . and counting)
---------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/


Yep, still have a craving every now and then, but can head them off much
faster than several months ago.

Mike