"johnval1" wrote in message
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
I went fishing with Steve Huber yesterday. Steve is a fantastic
guide, as anyone who reads the bass newsgroup knows already, but
he really went above and beyond to make a fly fisherman comfortable
fishing in the Northwoods and that was incredibly professional. I'm
still trying to figure out how he got the loon to hang around and
sing on cue. ;-)

So Ken, what did you catch that bass with? Were you fly fishing or did
Steve convert you to chucking?

We had a little bit of a slow start. We were sight-fishing and there was
one particular smallie I really wanted Ken to catch. He repeatedly cast to
it, but it wasn't having anything to do with us, or at least it wasn't
having anything to do with a fly. Just out of curiosity, I pitched a 5"
stick bait in by the big girl and she sucked it right up! I thought "Oh no,
they're not going to take a fly."

Luckily, the fish's attitude changed and for a while the fish were eating on
top. It was so cool watching the bass come up in the clear water and eat
those bits of feather and fur.

Had the flies not worked, I would have coverted him to chucking! :-)

I had a great time with Ken. There was a lot of laughing and story telling
going on. It was a glorious northwoods day, unfortunately the day ended all
too quickly.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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