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"snakefiddler" wrote in message ... so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the holiday week-end was over, and for the most part it was. i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little ****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem." so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream. any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? First come, first served. I was hiking a local river just Sunday, and came across a perfect spot to fish. A wide bend, with a large dry gravel bar on the inside (with room for backcasts), and a long rough rapid ending in a nice pourover and a deep hole right below a blowdown tree. Best spot I saw in about 10 miles of hiking.....and a young couple was tossing a stick into the deep hole for their Black Lab to retrieve. I shrugged at my bad luck and continued on my way. --riverman |
has this ever happenend to you?
so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them
fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the holiday week-end was over, and for the most part it was. i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little ****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem." so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream. any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? snake |
has this ever happenend to you?
"snakefiddler" wrote in message ... so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the holiday week-end was over, and for the most part it was. i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little ****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem." so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream. any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? Well, it depends. Miss Manners really doesn't have **** to say about this kind of thing........um......not that it would matter if she did........any more than it does when she does have something to say about whatever the question might be. What it comes down to is this......on a bad day, you just kind of give way.......let 'em have the pool and go get a sandwich and a beer......or something. On a good day........well......you gut dog and owner......and you have a nice shore lunch of fresh liver.......and a beer. Wolfgang and the moral is........always have a cold beer handy. |
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:37:45 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote: so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the holiday week-end was over, and for the most part it was. i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little ****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem." so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream. any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? I'd have told him my name was Mark Bowen, I live at whatever he posted, and that I was a electrical phlebotomist or whatever, and that if he even thought about letting that gawdamned mutt near the water, I'd rip his eyeballs out and eat them and sell his dog to the Moonies, and then, just for good measure, go on a multistate lit-****bag-on-the-porch spree, and he better take his dog and hit the trail before I shoved my flyrod up his ass...then, I'd get the hell out of there, and go sit down the street from Mark's for a little while to see what might happen...but I'm a guy, so... HTH, Sam ....of course, you could have "pj roberts," with appropriate particulars, and, apparently, set up the potential for some REAL amusement...but then, also apparently, the actual pj roberts might have done the very same thing... snake |
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On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:01:54 -0500, wrote:
...of course, you could have "pj roberts," with appropriate particulars, Er, slight correction: while, also apparently, you probably COULD have pj roberts with appropriate particulars, my original intent was to have the word "said" appear betwixt "have" and "pj roberts"...as always, YMMV... Fred |
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You've gotta actually get out and fish first Dickie!
And, are you absolutely certain about that guy thing. One never really knows, medium being what is and all that, ya know? mark wrote in message ... On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:37:45 -0400, "snakefiddler" wrote: so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the holiday week-end was over, and for the most part it was. i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little ****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem." so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream. any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? I'd have told him my name was Mark Bowen, I live at whatever he posted, and that I was a electrical phlebotomist or whatever, and that if he even thought about letting that gawdamned mutt near the water, I'd rip his eyeballs out and eat them and sell his dog to the Moonies, and then, just for good measure, go on a multistate lit-****bag-on-the-porch spree, and he better take his dog and hit the trail before I shoved my flyrod up his ass...then, I'd get the hell out of there, and go sit down the street from Mark's for a little while to see what might happen...but I'm a guy, so... HTH, Sam ...of course, you could have "pj roberts," with appropriate particulars, and, apparently, set up the potential for some REAL amusement...but then, also apparently, the actual pj roberts might have done the very same thing... snake --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.711 / Virus Database: 467 - Release Date: 6/25/2004 |
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:47:10 -0400, "Mark H. Bowen"
wrote: You've gotta actually get out and fish first Dickie! And, are you absolutely certain about that guy thing. One never really knows, medium being what is and all that, ya know? mark I know what you mean...I've always suspected that you were really a miniature poodle called "Francoise" that had miraculously learned to type... HTH, Dickie ....hey, last time I had to count to 11, I was a guy... |
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snakefiddler wrote:
any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do? Today on the Big Wood, the first pool downstream from the access, which is a very fine pool, had a family with young children throwing rocks into the river. When they saw me coming they started acting sheepish, and the youngest boy walked past me looking guilty. I made a joke about scaring the fish, greeted his parents politely, and moved on, more-or-less like the guy with the dog. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
has this ever happenend to you?
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:37:45 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote: (snipped) i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting, enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by saying, "no more than you being in the water." Sounds as if you both had a bit of attitude. Fish will scatter. They will come back. I've watched experienced fish who were ignoring me have flipping hysterics when they saw another person standing on the bank. Gone. In ten minutes they're back again or others have moved in. Seen it on a couple of fish watching (and rod waving) occasions. He was wrong about you scaring the fish off, though. As long as you weren't outlined in their sight and weren't moving around much, no, you don't scare them as much as a splashy dog would. He shouldn't have been trying to have the dog learn to swim in moving water, anyway. Ponds or lakes with gently shelving bottoms are best for that. But if that was his choice, why not some other stretch of water? Weird story. Unless he was as maladroit at pickup lines as he was about dog training and was trying to hit on you? -- 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 |
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