Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

We stopped at a flyshop where we were supposed to meet. I bought a
license and bull****ted with the owner while I waited for Rusty. A local
was in the shop and he was looking at me with daggers and making some
snide remarks because I was a "greenie" (CO resident) and I had the
audacity to come to Wyoming to fish. Rusty was late and I had enough of
the shop (actually the shop and owner were nice). I figured I goofed up
the plans again and went to call him when found I had forgotten his cell
number. So I walked down the road to a pay phone and called Sue to get
the number when Rusty showed up.

We had a nice drive up through some beautiful country while Rusty played
tour guide. Rusty was showing off a map he had gotten for free and when
he was getting close to our turnoff, he pulled over to consult the map.
We went on and Rusty turned down the side road that the map indicated.
We drove down (and up) a 4 wheel drive "road" for about 5 miles when it
dead ended far away from the stream we were to be fishing.

So we went back down (and up) the 5 miles to the junction where we
turned back the way we came and tried another 4 wheel road. After a
couple miles, Rusty pulls over and parks in a small turnout, but
comments that he doesn't remember the trees that were growing where we
were parked.

We get out, get loaded up and start walking down the road toward the
river. After about a mile, we come to another turnout. This one Rusty
recognizes as THE parking place. Another half mile walk and we're at the
creek.

Beautiful little creek!

We walked downstream about half a mile and started fishing upstream,
hopscotching our way up. The stream was filled with eager, FAT, little
Brookies and Rainbows. Fun feisty fish on a light rod and dries. After
having two flies chewed up, I put on a foam beetle and fished it the
rest of the day. Very sturdy and effective small stream fly.

Had a great day with Rusty and his personable and well behaved dog, Zippy.

We started out for the truck up a small trail. The trail didn't look
familiar to me and I asked Rusty if this was the right way. He responded
yes and commented, "Look at Zippy up the trail. He knows where he's
going. So I followed Rusty who followed Zippy up the steep trail.

After about a mile, we decided that we had gone the wrong way because we
hadn't reached the road. We bushwhacked our way one direction hoping to
cross the road, but no. So we decided on another tactic. We climbed up a
couple ridges so we could get some elevation and maybe see the road.

At the top of the second ridge, we spied a road and bushwhacked our way
to it. Wrong road. We climbed a couple more ridges and saw another road.
We bushwhacked our way to it. Right road.

We finally made it back to the truck, had a couple beers, some smoke and
stood around bull****ting for awhile. Then we headed home.

Fun day!

Willi

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

"Willi" wrote in message
...

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

....................

Fun day!

Willi




Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

"Willi" wrote in message
...

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

....................

Fun day!

Willi




Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:21:47 -0400, "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:


"Willi" wrote in message
...

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

...................

Fun day!

Willi




Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?


Seen a few CO plates up here in the GWN and they're green IIRC.

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:21:47 -0400, "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:


"Willi" wrote in message
...

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

...................

Fun day!

Willi




Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?


Seen a few CO plates up here in the GWN and they're green IIRC.

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gawdamn!!...you've described fishin thunderhole creek with pj, exactly!!
except, the dog belonged to a landowner in the backwoods and wasn't
none too friendly. fortunately, the dog recognized the prime canine.

jeff (who's enjoying vicarious trips to alaska and wyoming... so far)

Willi wrote:

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

We stopped at a flyshop where we were supposed to meet. I bought a
license and bull****ted with the owner while I waited for Rusty. A local
was in the shop and he was looking at me with daggers and making some
snide remarks because I was a "greenie" (CO resident) and I had the
audacity to come to Wyoming to fish. Rusty was late and I had enough of
the shop (actually the shop and owner were nice). I figured I goofed up
the plans again and went to call him when found I had forgotten his cell
number. So I walked down the road to a pay phone and called Sue to get
the number when Rusty showed up.

We had a nice drive up through some beautiful country while Rusty played
tour guide. Rusty was showing off a map he had gotten for free and when
he was getting close to our turnoff, he pulled over to consult the map.
We went on and Rusty turned down the side road that the map indicated.
We drove down (and up) a 4 wheel drive "road" for about 5 miles when it
dead ended far away from the stream we were to be fishing.

So we went back down (and up) the 5 miles to the junction where we
turned back the way we came and tried another 4 wheel road. After a
couple miles, Rusty pulls over and parks in a small turnout, but
comments that he doesn't remember the trees that were growing where we
were parked.

We get out, get loaded up and start walking down the road toward the
river. After about a mile, we come to another turnout. This one Rusty
recognizes as THE parking place. Another half mile walk and we're at the
creek.

Beautiful little creek!

We walked downstream about half a mile and started fishing upstream,
hopscotching our way up. The stream was filled with eager, FAT, little
Brookies and Rainbows. Fun feisty fish on a light rod and dries. After
having two flies chewed up, I put on a foam beetle and fished it the
rest of the day. Very sturdy and effective small stream fly.

Had a great day with Rusty and his personable and well behaved dog, Zippy.

We started out for the truck up a small trail. The trail didn't look
familiar to me and I asked Rusty if this was the right way. He responded
yes and commented, "Look at Zippy up the trail. He knows where he's
going. So I followed Rusty who followed Zippy up the steep trail.

After about a mile, we decided that we had gone the wrong way because we
hadn't reached the road. We bushwhacked our way one direction hoping to
cross the road, but no. So we decided on another tactic. We climbed up a
couple ridges so we could get some elevation and maybe see the road.

At the top of the second ridge, we spied a road and bushwhacked our way
to it. Wrong road. We climbed a couple more ridges and saw another road.
We bushwhacked our way to it. Right road.

We finally made it back to the truck, had a couple beers, some smoke and
stood around bull****ting for awhile. Then we headed home.

Fun day!

Willi

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

gawdamn!!...you've described fishin thunderhole creek with pj, exactly!!
except, the dog belonged to a landowner in the backwoods and wasn't
none too friendly. fortunately, the dog recognized the prime canine.

jeff (who's enjoying vicarious trips to alaska and wyoming... so far)

Willi wrote:

Last week I drove up to southern Wyoming for a day of fishing with Rusty
Hook.

We stopped at a flyshop where we were supposed to meet. I bought a
license and bull****ted with the owner while I waited for Rusty. A local
was in the shop and he was looking at me with daggers and making some
snide remarks because I was a "greenie" (CO resident) and I had the
audacity to come to Wyoming to fish. Rusty was late and I had enough of
the shop (actually the shop and owner were nice). I figured I goofed up
the plans again and went to call him when found I had forgotten his cell
number. So I walked down the road to a pay phone and called Sue to get
the number when Rusty showed up.

We had a nice drive up through some beautiful country while Rusty played
tour guide. Rusty was showing off a map he had gotten for free and when
he was getting close to our turnoff, he pulled over to consult the map.
We went on and Rusty turned down the side road that the map indicated.
We drove down (and up) a 4 wheel drive "road" for about 5 miles when it
dead ended far away from the stream we were to be fishing.

So we went back down (and up) the 5 miles to the junction where we
turned back the way we came and tried another 4 wheel road. After a
couple miles, Rusty pulls over and parks in a small turnout, but
comments that he doesn't remember the trees that were growing where we
were parked.

We get out, get loaded up and start walking down the road toward the
river. After about a mile, we come to another turnout. This one Rusty
recognizes as THE parking place. Another half mile walk and we're at the
creek.

Beautiful little creek!

We walked downstream about half a mile and started fishing upstream,
hopscotching our way up. The stream was filled with eager, FAT, little
Brookies and Rainbows. Fun feisty fish on a light rod and dries. After
having two flies chewed up, I put on a foam beetle and fished it the
rest of the day. Very sturdy and effective small stream fly.

Had a great day with Rusty and his personable and well behaved dog, Zippy.

We started out for the truck up a small trail. The trail didn't look
familiar to me and I asked Rusty if this was the right way. He responded
yes and commented, "Look at Zippy up the trail. He knows where he's
going. So I followed Rusty who followed Zippy up the steep trail.

After about a mile, we decided that we had gone the wrong way because we
hadn't reached the road. We bushwhacked our way one direction hoping to
cross the road, but no. So we decided on another tactic. We climbed up a
couple ridges so we could get some elevation and maybe see the road.

At the top of the second ridge, we spied a road and bushwhacked our way
to it. Wrong road. We climbed a couple more ridges and saw another road.
We bushwhacked our way to it. Right road.

We finally made it back to the truck, had a couple beers, some smoke and
stood around bull****ting for awhile. Then we headed home.

Fun day!

Willi

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm

Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?

CO License plates are green. That's my guess anyway.

bruce h

In Wyoming they should be "red" to match the necks!

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"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm

Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?

CO License plates are green. That's my guess anyway.

bruce h

In Wyoming they should be "red" to match the necks!

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:12 -0600, Willi wrote:

Sounds like the fishing was fine but the bushwacking . . .



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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:12 -0600, Willi wrote:

Sounds like the fishing was fine but the bushwacking . . .



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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:26:58 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:21:47 -0400, "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:

Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?


Seen a few CO plates up here in the GWN and they're green IIRC.

Peter


Not anymore in my experience. They (all?) have the mountain outline,
but they aren't all the familiar white-on-green. Many States are
putting out all sorts of school, organization, "cause," and other theme
plates, and it's getting harder and harder to "long-distance" recognize
them by color/style. Florida, again in my experience, seems to be the
most varied color-wise, with everything from plain white(ish) to
pastels, whereas Texas, albeit with LOTS of options, seems to prefer the
"white" reflective style, regardless of theme. Maybe something to do
with dual-plates-with-a-decal States???

TC,
R

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:10:22 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:26:58 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:21:47 -0400, "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:

Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?


Seen a few CO plates up here in the GWN and they're green IIRC.

Peter


Not anymore in my experience. They (all?) have the mountain outline,
but they aren't all the familiar white-on-green. Many States are
putting out all sorts of school, organization, "cause," and other theme
plates, and it's getting harder and harder to "long-distance" recognize
them by color/style. Florida, again in my experience, seems to be the
most varied color-wise, with everything from plain white(ish) to
pastels, whereas Texas, albeit with LOTS of options, seems to prefer the
"white" reflective style, regardless of theme. Maybe something to do
with dual-plates-with-a-decal States???

TC,
R

There's a PA plate style that's almost impossible to read at any
distance, white letters on a busy, light background. Some are getting
very similar, with a lot of red, white, and blue themes for some
reason. :) All the CO plates I've seen were that green mountain on
white, IIRC.

Peter from Ontario where we've had the same style blue on white for
over three decades and the same style in black on white before that.

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:00:37 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:12 -0600, Willi wrote:

Sounds like the fishing was fine but the bushwacking . . .

Why do you hate Saudi Arabia?

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:00:37 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:12 -0600, Willi wrote:

Sounds like the fishing was fine but the bushwacking . . .

Why do you hate Saudi Arabia?

Almost Lost Man's Creek
 

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:16:41 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:10:22 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:26:58 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:21:47 -0400, "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:

Nice TR, so I have to ask, why "greenie"?


Seen a few CO plates up here in the GWN and they're green IIRC.

Peter


Not anymore in my experience. They (all?) have the mountain outline,
but they aren't all the familiar white-on-green. Many States are
putting out all sorts of school, organization, "cause," and other theme
plates, and it's getting harder and harder to "long-distance" recognize
them by color/style. Florida, again in my experience, seems to be the
most varied color-wise, with everything from plain white(ish) to
pastels, whereas Texas, albeit with LOTS of options, seems to prefer the
"white" reflective style, regardless of theme. Maybe something to do
with dual-plates-with-a-decal States???

TC,
R

There's a PA plate style that's almost impossible to read at any
distance, white letters on a busy, light background. Some are getting
very similar, with a lot of red, white, and blue themes for some
reason. :) All the CO plates I've seen were that green mountain on
white, IIRC.

Peter from Ontario where we've had the same style blue on white for
over three decades and the same style in black on white before that.

Don't feel too bad - the most oft-seen license plate in Florida is
Canadian...reminds me of a true story that ought to be a joke...

A young-ish man and an older woman are overheard, er, debating, with the
man stating his position that Quebecers are rude, pushy, arrogant
thieves, and, generally, Franco-phallic (yep, that intended...) royal
pains-in-the-asses. The woman, apparently a Quebecer, calls him a
nationalist uneducated redneck and asks what part of the "Etats Unis" .
he comes...."Montreal," he replies...

oh, please, of course, G

TC,
R

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Don't feel too bad - the most oft-seen license plate in Florida is
Canadian...reminds me of a true story that ought to be a joke...

A young-ish man and an older woman are overheard, er, debating, with the
man stating his position that Quebecers are rude, pushy, arrogant
thieves, and, generally, Franco-phallic (yep, that intended...) royal
pains-in-the-asses. The woman, apparently a Quebecer, calls him a
nationalist uneducated redneck and asks what part of the "Etats Unis" .
he comes...."Montreal," he replies...

oh, please, of course, G


Doncha just hate it when people live up to their stereotypes?

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Don't feel too bad - the most oft-seen license plate in Florida is
Canadian...reminds me of a true story that ought to be a joke...

A young-ish man and an older woman are overheard, er, debating, with the
man stating his position that Quebecers are rude, pushy, arrogant
thieves, and, generally, Franco-phallic (yep, that intended...) royal
pains-in-the-asses. The woman, apparently a Quebecer, calls him a
nationalist uneducated redneck and asks what part of the "Etats Unis" .
he comes...."Montreal," he replies...

oh, please, of course, G


Doncha just hate it when people live up to their stereotypes?

Peter

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:51:21 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:



Don't feel too bad - the most oft-seen license plate in Florida is
Canadian...reminds me of a true story that ought to be a joke...

A young-ish man and an older woman are overheard, er, debating, with the
man stating his position that Quebecers are rude, pushy, arrogant
thieves, and, generally, Franco-phallic (yep, that intended...) royal
pains-in-the-asses. The woman, apparently a Quebecer, calls him a
nationalist uneducated redneck and asks what part of the "Etats Unis" .
he comes...."Montreal," he replies...

oh, please, of course, G


Doncha just hate it when people live up to their stereotypes?

Well, with enough under-the-table cash from Haliburton, I'll live up to
whatever stereotype y'all want...well, provided all US citizens pledge
to vote for GW and those of us in the kabal, anyway...GO BIG OIL!!

TC,
R
....hey, it's expensive to import Blue Bell and Diet Coke to Skull
Island, donchaknow....

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:51:21 -0400, Peter Charles
wrote:



Don't feel too bad - the most oft-seen license plate in Florida is
Canadian...reminds me of a true story that ought to be a joke...

A young-ish man and an older woman are overheard, er, debating, with the
man stating his position that Quebecers are rude, pushy, arrogant
thieves, and, generally, Franco-phallic (yep, that intended...) royal
pains-in-the-asses. The woman, apparently a Quebecer, calls him a
nationalist uneducated redneck and asks what part of the "Etats Unis" .
he comes...."Montreal," he replies...

oh, please, of course, G


Doncha just hate it when people live up to their stereotypes?

Well, with enough under-the-table cash from Haliburton, I'll live up to
whatever stereotype y'all want...well, provided all US citizens pledge
to vote for GW and those of us in the kabal, anyway...GO BIG OIL!!

TC,
R
....hey, it's expensive to import Blue Bell and Diet Coke to Skull
Island, donchaknow....

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Peter Charles wrote in message . ..

All the CO plates I've seen were that green mountain on
white, IIRC.

Well, the REAL Coloradans have a solid green plate...at least
that's the way it was when I was there...

Jon.

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Peter Charles wrote in message . ..

All the CO plates I've seen were that green mountain on
white, IIRC.

Well, the REAL Coloradans have a solid green plate...at least
that's the way it was when I was there...

Jon.

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Willi wrote in message ...

At the top of the second ridge, we spied a road and bushwhacked our way
to it. Wrong road. We climbed a couple more ridges and saw another road.
We bushwhacked our way to it. Right road.

Sounds like some of my adventures :-)

It's pretty amazing how quickly you can get turned around...the
draw you're in turns a little, the next one a little more, you're
just walkin' with you're head down, and before you know it, north
is south!

All these fishin' reports comin' in...the western clave, russian
'bows, salmon, catfish, boy you guys are killin' me...I think
I need to go catch a carp...

BTW if anyone is mailing out western clave CD's, I wouldn't mind
send a SASE to receive one...

Jon.

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Willi wrote in message ...

At the top of the second ridge, we spied a road and bushwhacked our way
to it. Wrong road. We climbed a couple more ridges and saw another road.
We bushwhacked our way to it. Right road.

Sounds like some of my adventures :-)

It's pretty amazing how quickly you can get turned around...the
draw you're in turns a little, the next one a little more, you're
just walkin' with you're head down, and before you know it, north
is south!

All these fishin' reports comin' in...the western clave, russian
'bows, salmon, catfish, boy you guys are killin' me...I think
I need to go catch a carp...

BTW if anyone is mailing out western clave CD's, I wouldn't mind
send a SASE to receive one...

Jon.