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San Juan and the Fish Pimp
I think we've had this thing four years in a row, and this year for me was
interesting, because I may have caught fewer fish than anyone there. That's how fishing goes though and I can't complain about the numbers of fish that I've caught in that river over the years. The water was as murky and certainly as low as I've ever seen it. There are still fish all over the river and lots in the the shallow water, but when it's super mucky and you can't sight fish, the fly fishers concentrate in areas that they've caught fish before and that leads to a little more crowding than usual. And this river just keeps getting more and more popular. One year I'll have everyone here during the higher flow/clear water/summer hatches conditions and you can really see the river at it's best. And you might also spot the odd Texan with neoprene waders and no shirt. Trust me, it's not a pretty sight. If anyone wants a tour of the river and the fishing tactics, just call any of the folks that were at this clave. Without exception they've all paid their dues and gained confidence in the weird tactics employed on the Juan. Danl and RW in particular just slayed them. Willi too of course. And Chas the salmon guy got the hang of the subtle takes and really lit them up - especially after he gave up the Dink Float in favor of my new favorite - the Fish Pimp. Chas was the only one without experience on this river although he's fished about 60% of the days since he retired. He really added a lot of life to our clave because he's so enthusiastic. Snoop has been pretty consistently successful on the Juan since he caught the first fish at the first clave. El Paso Bob and his lovely bride were there and I think they had a good time and they caught a bunch of fish. I survived the cold days thanks to that great jerky. And the alcoholic preserves were also great. Bryan hosted the best event we've ever had - a Saturday night barbeque. Thanks Bryan. We tied flies pretty actively every evening. Danl was tying the bug that everyone was after - a tiny green midge pupa with a black head. He probably hooked 10 fish a day or more on that pattern. RW and Chas and I spent Sunday on the Animas in Durango. We fished the primo section behind the Wal Mart - at one point some dude on the wrong side of the river was shouting down at RW and it took a while to figure out that he was asking where the Wal Mart was. It's a beautiful river and we caught some nice fish on nymphs. The Animas is a river on the upswing in my opinion and I like fishing there as much as the San Juan. There are huge fish and fewer people (for now). Let's see, what else... Chas caught a fish in the Texas Hole with a stimulator. Danl caught a 22" brown. Did RW mention that he caught more fish than I did? I was the only one who caught a sucker (Animas). Danl brought me a bottle of Patron and we emptied it. Chas and RW paid for my room. I came home with way more beer than I arrived with. My non ROFF friends showed up and also had fun. Bevin, Chuck, Scott, and especially Arnie provided some entertainment. We have tons of pictures but they are all digital as far as I know, so cut us some artistic slack :-) Chas still has one of my flyboxes but I can probably get by with my other boxes :-) Thanks a lot everyone, I had a great time. bruce h |
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"bruiser" wrote in
: ....thanks for a great TR bruiser, you paint a nice picture...especially the part about a bare chested Texan in waders, I immediately pictured Big Dale in all his hirsute glory. :-) Frank Church |
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"bruiser" wrote in message ... snip And you might also spot the odd Texan with neoprene waders and no shirt. Trust me, it's not a pretty sight. Imagine the same WITHOUT the waders! Nice TR, Bruce. -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:13:11 -0800, "bruiser" wrote:
I think we've had this thing four years in a row, and this year for me was interesting, because I may have caught fewer fish than anyone there. That's how fishing goes though and I can't complain about the numbers of fish that I've caught in that river over the years. snippage bruce h Excellent TR. But my question is how did you coordinate your story with Wolfgangs introduction? g.c. |
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"George Cleveland" wrote Excellent TR. But my question is how did you coordinate your story with Wolfgangs introduction? g.c. I'm still trying to figure that out George. And I've never been to the "san jaun" before! :-) bruce h |
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Willi wrote:
bruiser wrote: Let's see, what else... Chas caught a fish in the Texas Hole with a stimulator. No ****? I'm impressed! What's the story Chas? Well, it's like this. I was standing on the point between the main stream and a small one on the left. The calm water was covered with a matt of foam about an inch thick, and that was full of midges, mostly alive, and in various stages of trying to escape the foam. The fish were coming up underneath and taking something off the bottom of the foam. Not the scooping you sometimes see, but it looked more like taking individual bugs. I dapped one of the #14 orange stimulators I tied last year for the swap, and the fish came up and sucked it in about 15 feet in front of me. An average sized fish, 15 inches or so, that put up a good fight. That was my only rise to a dry. Chas remove fly fish to reply http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html |
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"bruiser" wrote:
... Most of a great TR snipped ... I was the only one who caught a sucker (Animas). It was snagged. Chas still has one of my flyboxes but I can probably get by with my other boxes :-) The use of that was great for a couple days, but I looked, and it's not here, I think Steve has it. Chas remove fly fish to reply http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html |
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Chas Wade wrote:
"bruiser" wrote: .. Most of a great TR snipped ... I was the only one who caught a sucker (Animas). It was snagged. Chas still has one of my flyboxes but I can probably get by with my other boxes :-) The use of that was great for a couple days, but I looked, and it's not here, I think Steve has it. Yeah, I do. I meant to give it back before I left, but I forgot. If you can wait, I'll give it to yoou in Belize this spring, Bruce. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Tim J. wrote:
"bruiser" wrote in message And you might also spot the odd Texan with neoprene waders and no shirt. Trust me, it's not a pretty sight. Imagine the same WITHOUT the waders! Nice TR, Bruce. Imagine the chafing at the seams, ouch! They don't call 'em Redball waders fer nuthin' Mu |
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"bruiser" wrote in message ... Thanks a lot everyone, I had a great time. bruce h Great report bruiser! Glad ta hear y'all had such a good time. I hope to make it out that away in the next year or two. Now that I have so much time off to look forward to, it's gonna be hard decidin' where to take it. Op |
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"Chas Wade" wrote .. I dapped one of the #14 orange stimulators I tied last year for the swap, and the fish came up and sucked it in about 15 feet in front of me. An average sized fish, 15 inches or so, that put up a good fight. That was my only rise to a dry. I'd be interested in the "thought process" that led to selecting the fly ...... "how brains work" is always an interesting topic to me. I often hear stories of fishing success ( this being an example ) using flies/ tactics that would likely never occur to me in a similar situation ... and like to understand how others reach decisions, hoping it will help me " think out of the box" more often |
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"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message ... "bruiser" wrote in message ... Thanks a lot everyone, I had a great time. bruce h .. Now that I have so much time off to look forward to, it's gonna be hard decidin' where to take it. Op um, if i were you, given your empirical, um, sexual environment, i would recommend driving to morganton every single night of the week, and spend two hours on one side of the street where waldo's is located, and two hours on the other, going from one bar/restaurant to the other.. based on my observations this may, you will hit paydirt (charming euphomisim, eh?) about ten days down the road. and tell her wayno said hello... yfitp wayno |
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"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message . com... um, if i were you, given your empirical, um, sexual environment, i would recommend driving to morganton every single night of the week, and spend two hours on one side of the street where waldo's is located, and two hours on the other, going from one bar/restaurant to the other.. based on my observations this may, you will hit paydirt (charming euphomisim, eh?) about ten days down the road. and tell her wayno said hello... yfitp wayno Are you hittin' on me? I think you're hittin' on me. 'Cause, if you are hittin' on me, I want a BLACK Mercedes! Besides, on the 10th day, I will be back at work :( But you already knew that, right? Op --lookin' for love in all the wrong places-- |
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"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote Are you hittin' on me? certainly not my intention. I think you're hittin' on me. 'Cause, if you are hittin' on me, I want a BLACK Mercedes! i would think that a blue hyundai might better suit the moment. yfitp wayno (chicks, op, i am talking about chicks, for god's sake!!!!) |
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"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message . com... "Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote Are you hittin' on me? certainly not my intention. ****, I thought for a second that I had landed a RICH lawyer! Mother would have been so proud of me. I think you're hittin' on me. 'Cause, if you are hittin' on me, I want a BLACK Mercedes! i would think that a blue hyundai might better suit the moment. Cheap *******! yfitp wayno (chicks, op, i am talking about chicks, for god's sake!!!!) OH! you talkin' about the blonde at that bar? I think she was LeeDogs sweetie. You know the guy whos Salmon we ate. Op --'sides, somehow I don't think Morganton could stand another male hooker goin' from bar to bar.-- |
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"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message ... "Wayne Harrison" wrote in message . com... um, if i were you, given your empirical, um, sexual environment, i would recommend driving to morganton every single night of the week, and spend two hours on one side of the street where waldo's is located, and two hours on the other, going from one bar/restaurant to the other.. based on my observations this may, you will hit paydirt (charming euphomisim, eh?) about ten days down the road. and tell her wayno said hello... An old indian adds--or just go across highway on Tuesday night to Holiday Inn bar and sit next to big blond on second bar stool on the left----buy her a drink---talk to her about the music--buy her a drink--talk to her about fly fishing--buy her a drink---tell her how good she looks- buy her a drink --tell her you are just passing thru town coming from your wife's funeral and you think you will just get a room and drink your bottle of jack danials all by yourself-you are so lonely-- |
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"Joe McIntosh" wrote An old indian adds--or just go across highway on Tuesday night to Holiday Inn bar and sit next to big blond on second bar stool on the left----buy her a drink---talk to her about the music--buy her a drink--talk to her about fly fishing--buy her a drink---tell her how good she looks- buy her a drink --tell her you are just passing thru town coming from your wife's funeral and you think you will just get a room and drink your bottle of jack danials all by yourself-you are so lonely-- i stand in awe in the presence of true genius. yfitp wayno |
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"Larry L" wrote:
I'd be interested in the "thought process" that led to selecting the fly ..... "how brains work" is always an interesting topic to me. I often hear stories of fishing success ( this being an example ) using flies/ tactics that would likely never occur to me in a similar situation ... and like to understand how others reach decisions, hoping it will help me " think out of the box" more often This one was easy. Bruce was yelling "Stimulator", I've learned to do what he says on the Juan, and it will catch fish. I stuck with my Dink float too long, the fish pimp was the right trick. Willi's little patch of foam required more finess than I have, but I understand why it works for him. Chas remove fly fish to reply http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html |
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I did yell "stimulator" but you got the fish to take it and it was pretty
amazing. Those fish are really almost impossible when they're acting like that, even though they're feeding. I was up there a few minutes later, on the more active mat of bugs, and the fish ALL gave me the fin. That's a Dan'lism by the way. bruce h I GOT A FISH ON! GET AWAY FROM ME! TIGHT LINE!!!!! IT'S THE LANDLORD! THESE ARE MY FISH! |
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"Wayne Harrison" i stand in awe in the presence of true genius. I do agree. Maybe he had a Manhattan before posting and that caused him to slip up and reveal one of his secrets... bruce h |
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"Mu Young Lee" wrote They don't call 'em Redball waders fer nuthin' SPLORK! bruce h |
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