trip report- my first time
 

thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

got up this mornin, drank coffee, ate breakfast, put on my bathin suit and a
skirt and headed out.
first, i went to this gorgeous spot in banner elk. a rocky stream (just up
the road from a place called wildcat lake) that a good friend of mine
recently showed me. i seated myself on a large rock, with a waterfall to my
right and a quick flowing rocky stream to my left. i was once told that the
fish like to hang out on the "quiet" side of the rocks where they can await
food, while expending a minimal amount of energy. so i set myself up
accordingly. i layed out my towel, slid off my skirt and with pole in hand
commenced to the business of bird watching, sunbathing and fishing. i put
one of the rubber spinners on my hook that came with my fishin kit, and cast
my rod. i sat, soaking up the sun, listening to the birds and enjoying the
sporadic spray of the waterfall that the wind occasionally blessed me with,
and waited on "baited" (that was for you rw) breath for my first fish of the
day. and i waited. and i waited. despairing of success in that spot, i
climbed the rocks, and got back into my car, and moved up the road a little
bit to the duck pond, where i spied a gentlemen sitting in a lawn chair- rod
in hand. bingo. this must be a good spot- plus the potential existed for
some sage advice from an experienced fisherman. i got out of my car,
unloaded my gear, and settled a few yards away from him. when i asked him
how the fishin was he said that he had not yet caught anything. as i
prepared to cast my rod, he asked me what i was using for bait. i told him.
he then asked me if i wanted to fish the top or the bottom. i then
confessed that this was my first fishing trip, and that i really didn't know
what i was doing. so, he examined my line, and re- vamped it with a
heavier sinker that he was kind enough to let me keep, and put a hook on it
that he then filled up with corn. he suggested that i bottom fish, and had
set me up accordingly. i then took the pole, and before i could cast it he
asked me if i knew how to cast. i said that i thought i knew what t do, but
he apparently felt it necessary to show me anyway. so he cast it, and
handed it to me. then, with pole in hand, i settled on my towel, and we
began to chat. he gave me a few tips on fishin, and we shared information
about one another- he is a retiree that lives in florida in the winter and
boone in the summer. after a couple of hours it started to rain, and being
the tenacious person that i am, and he apparently is, we braved the weather-
until it got so heavy that we were driven into our cars to wait it out. ten
minutes later, when the downpour ebbed to a sprinkle we got back out, and
continued fishing. we were finally driven away by the lightening that came
up a little while later. we said our good-byes, i thanked him for the
hook, sinker and bait, and drove away. he did point out a huge golden trout
to me at one point in the afternoon, and that was a beautiful sight. so
even though i didn't catch anything there, i did get to experience that.
disappointed that i had not yet caught anything, i determined that if it
was not raining in boone, i would go to the spot i had caught the fish with
that fella yesterday. bingo- no rain in boone, onto plan b. i sat down,
put my line in the water- baited with a nightcrawler-( i had picked some up
on my way back to boone) , and watched the fish swarm around my bait. it
was a pretty awesome sight. i wasn't there five minutes when i had a bite.
i was so excited! i reeled it in, and had my first intimate experience with
a fish. i looked right into it's eyes, into it's mouth, heard the sounds
that it made as it gasped for breath, looked at all it's beautiful
colors-noted how they changed as i turned him around in my hand- and
observed how his tail turned into a pretty orange color. it was great!! i
was giggling out loud. good thing no one was around! it wasn't a very big
fish, and it was slender but i don't know what it was. after admiring his
beauty, i dislodged the hook from his mouth, and threw him back in. spurred
by my success, i re-baited my hook, and put my line back into the water.
ten minutes later i had another bite. again, i began giggling. i could
tell by the resistance that this was a bigger fish than the first. as i
reeled him in, i saw the "horns" on the top of his big head, and knew i had
a horneyheaded hogsucker on my line. i brought him in, and again held the
fish in my hand and examined every inch of it! this one was about 6 1/2
long, had a bunch of those thorny horns on it's head and boasted a beautiful
display of colors. his eyes matched the glorious orange of his tail- what
excitement! two fish! then it began to rain, and not being ready to stop-
even though i had already sat through one rain shower, and been out several
hours by now, i decided to sit through this shower, and keep fishing.
however, i didn't catch any more fish. after getting my line hung up on
something twice and having to put a new hook on it each time, and being
pretty wet by now, i decided that it might be best to stop. plus, i thought
i might should eat something!
so, that was my first trip out! probably a fairly sedate experience
compared to ya'll's, but all in all a very exciting day for me.

snakefiddler- how do ya like me now? ;-)

trip report- my first time
 

On Sun, 16 May 2004 21:40:53 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote:


Nice report. And it _was_ about fishing.


A few tips, before the guys get here...

If you do start flyfishing, don't fish close to anyone else without
permission. It takes space. Even other kinds of fishermen are often
fussy about space.

Releasing a fish requires that you handle it with wet hands and that
you slide it gently back into the stream, not entirely releasing it
until it's ready to take off on its own.

Maybe you did all that that way, but it's better to say it properly,
too, around here.

Otherwise, you did fine and I'll bet it was a really fun day.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

trip report- my first time
 

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

got up this mornin, drank coffee, ate breakfast, put on my bathin suit and
a
skirt and headed out.

(wonderful trip report snipped)

snakefiddler- how do ya like me now? ;-)

just fine, girl.

i did the same sort of thing with worms on a little creek in rowan county
called "little dutch buffalo creek", in about 1949. its headwaters are born
in a pond in a place called "gold hill", north carolina. my first fish was
a catfish, wrenched from that murky little stream, all slick and full of
horns. but the connection between the fish and my hands, through the line
and rod, was a thrill then, and is a thrill now. you just keep on trying to
catch fish. someone will come along and teach you how to catch them in
other ways. those ways may or may not be more fun.

your friend in the piedmont
wayno

trip report- my first time
 

wrote in message
...
On Sun, 16 May 2004 21:40:53 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote:


Nice report. And it _was_ about fishing.


A few tips, before the guys get here...

If you do start flyfishing, don't fish close to anyone else without
permission. It takes space. Even other kinds of fishermen are often
fussy about space.

Releasing a fish requires that you handle it with wet hands and that
you slide it gently back into the stream, not entirely releasing it
until it's ready to take off on its own.

Maybe you did all that that way, but it's better to say it properly,
too, around here.

Otherwise, you did fine and I'll bet it was a really fun day.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely
on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

thank you for the tips minnow goddess. the proper way to release the fish,
i did not know, however, i did make sure to put space between myself and the
kind gentlemen from florida, prior to being "invited in." not really
anything i knew directly related to fishing, but just a personal space kinda
thing.

you *are* right- it was great fun.

sankefiddler

trip report- my first time
 

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
. com...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

got up this mornin, drank coffee, ate breakfast, put on my bathin suit
and
a
skirt and headed out.

(wonderful trip report snipped)

snakefiddler- how do ya like me now? ;-)

just fine, girl.

why, thank you uncle wayno ;-)




i did the same sort of thing with worms on a little creek in rowan county
called "little dutch buffalo creek", in about 1949. its headwaters are
born
in a pond in a place called "gold hill", north carolina. my first fish
was
a catfish, wrenched from that murky little stream, all slick and full of
horns. but the connection between the fish and my hands, through the line
and rod, was a thrill then, and is a thrill now.

only one day out wayno, and i know what you mean!


you just keep on trying to
catch fish. someone will come along and teach you how to catch them in
other ways. those ways may or may not be more fun.

that was a little cryptic. care to expound?

your friend in the piedmont
wayno

your friend in the mountains- ;)
snake

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"Tim J." wrote in message
news:piWpc.22247$6f5.2193775@attbi_s54...

"snakefiddler" wrote...
thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

got up this mornin, drank coffee, ate breakfast, put on my bathin suit
and a
skirt and headed out.
snipped nice TR,

for such a young girl :)

tee hee ;-)

snakefiddler- how do ya like me now? ;-)

I kinda liked you before, so no more, no less. The way my season is going,
you'll have a lot more TRs to talk about than I. This was a good one to
start
things off!


ya, i had a great time- i'm still on a high from it- can't go to bed.

One of yfitons have gotta get a fly rod into your hands soon.

you're right about that!

I get the
impression you'd take to it well.

i think so too
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj



snakefiddler

trip report- my first time
 

"snakefiddler" wrote in
:

thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

snip one of the most complete, detailed TR's I've read in a long time

For some reason my news provider did not show your TR the first time around
until I reloaded the articles. Anyway, thanks snakefiddler...your TR
brought back long ago memories of my first fishing experiences, viewing
that thru your eyes was great. Keep it up and someday someone will put a
flyrod in your hands, you'll learn to cast and you'll never look back. In
the meantime keep us regaled with your fishing experiences.

Frank Church
...tho I've never tried to fish with a skirt over my bathing suit, I can see
where that would get some attention. :)

trip report- my first time
 

"Frank Church" wrote in message
.11...
"snakefiddler" wrote in
:

thank you, rw ;-) - here goes:

snip one of the most complete, detailed TR's I've read in a long time

For some reason my news provider did not show your TR the first time
around
until I reloaded the articles. Anyway, thanks snakefiddler...your TR
brought back long ago memories of my first fishing experiences, viewing
that thru your eyes was great. Keep it up and someday someone will put a
flyrod in your hands, you'll learn to cast and you'll never look back.

i intend to do just that before the summer is over

In
the meantime keep us regaled with your fishing experiences.

thanks frank, maybe one day i will have a picture of a great catch to post.





Frank Church
..tho I've never tried to fish with a skirt over my bathing suit, I can
see
where that would get some attention. :)

nah, it was a long skirt, quite modest, really. ;-)

snakefiddler

trip report- my first time
 

"snakefiddler" wrote in
:


"Frank Church" wrote in message

until I reloaded the articles. Anyway, thanks snakefiddler...your TR
brought back long ago memories of my first fishing experiences,
viewing that thru your eyes was great. Keep it up and someday someone
will put a flyrod in your hands, you'll learn to cast and you'll
never look back.


i intend to do just that before the summer is over

Hey Snakefiddler, you have mail.

fc

trip report- my first time
 

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...


... he suggested that i bottom fish...

And LOOKIT what you caught! :)

Very nice report.....thanks.

Wolfgang
who just spent an entire week fishing in spandex.......you know,
kennie......the ones you like.....the blue ones with the big bulge in the
front.*
*no intent was harmed in the writing of this response.