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

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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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

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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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.

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

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

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
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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, 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...

I am, and I figured you had mutated long ago, but I believe that it involves
more than an additional toe.

Mark
wrote in message
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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...

I am, and I figured you had mutated long ago, but I believe that it involves
more than an additional toe.

Mark
wrote in message
...
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...

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?


It happens to me frequently on my home river where it runs through town.
The area has a bicycle/jogging path where lots of people walk their
dogs. If I see someone coming with a dog, I usually wave. Most people
are considerate and that usually works. If not, depending on my mood I
either move on or I remind them of the leash laws before I move on.

Willi