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"Wolfgang" wrote ...

"Daniel-San" wrote ...

I do in fact pollute a few other NGs with my commentary. R.BC is one of
them, and it's where I was fortunate enough to have made the electronic
acquaintance of Mr. McDougall.

Actually, I had a real world physical environment in mind. I assumed that
your travels in the U.P. must have taken you to the Lake Superior State
Forest at one time or another. But, I suppose it doesn't much matter, as
one can easily get a good feel for the stature of the man from R.BC
without having seen the hellish wilderness he single-handedly tamed with
nothing more than his teeth and native wi........um.....with his teeth.


I don't believe that I've ever met anyone with whom I've chatted over
Usenet. One person from the backpacker.com boards, but that was accidental,
so I guess it doesn't count.

But... yes, I have been thru LSSF more than once. It really is replete with
danger. I mean all those trees could attack, couldn't they? I heard the tree
mafia is organizing right now behind ol' Lenny's Log Cabin.

All of those "globally [globularly?] recognized" survival skills sure come
in handy when defending your shopping cart, eh?


Fortunate in that after having made said acquaintance, I now know exactly
who should accompany Mr. Vandeman on the first rocket to the sun. The
question was bugging me a bit. The things that keep one up at night.....

True, true......it's not enough that we as a species have fouled our own
nest, we must now spread the pollution to the very life giving sun!

To survive in mid-June....an alcohol stove is clearly a prerequisite. ;-)

Good idea. One could use it to preheat the Dragonfly.

Wolfgang
for whom the memory repression therapy WAS working so well!

"Memory repression?" I just call it booze.

Dan
...and yes, it does work well.....

Only if one adheres rigidly to regimen. A single relapse and it all comes
flooding back.

"To alcohol. The cause of......and solution to... all of life's problems."
--Homer Simpson.

Speaking of troutin' in Wisconsin (which we weren't, but when has that ever
stopped me?), the early C&R season is open now, no? I just got my license
with the special "Oh, yer from Illernoise, eh?" added bonus on the price
tag. $70 this year.


Dan

"Daniel-San" wrote in message
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...Speaking of troutin' in Wisconsin (which we weren't, but when has that
ever stopped me?), the early C&R season is open now, no?

Yep.

I just got my license with the special "Oh, yer from Illernoise, eh?"
added bonus on the price tag. $70 this year.

Ouch! Well, your money does some good work, anyway.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote...

"Daniel-San" wrote ...

...Speaking of troutin' in Wisconsin (which we weren't, but when has that
ever stopped me?), the early C&R season is open now, no?

Yep.

I'm prolly gonna head up to the BEC some time next week to freeze my large
ass off and to see if my casting skills have miraculously advanced from
"horrifically ****ty" to "mediocre" over the winter. Somehow, I doubt that
they have.


I just got my license with the special "Oh, yer from Illernoise, eh?"
added bonus on the price tag. $70 this year.

Ouch! Well, your money does some good work, anyway.

This is gonna be an expensive license year: Illinois, Tennessee (brother
moved to Nashville), Michigan, Curdistan, and prolly Minnie-ho-ho as well.

I heard somewhere that Wisconsin was going to be a "display your license"
state soon. Heard anything on that? When I bought my license the other day,
the guy at Gander Mountain was (surprise!) clueless.


Wolfgang

Dan

"Daniel-San" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote...

I'm prolly gonna head up to the BEC some time next week to freeze my large
ass off and to see if my casting skills have miraculously advanced from
"horrifically ****ty" to "mediocre" over the winter. Somehow, I doubt that
they have.

It sometimes happens all of a sudden like that. You might be surprised.

I just got my license with the special "Oh, yer from Illernoise, eh?"
added bonus on the price tag. $70 this year.

Ouch! Well, your money does some good work, anyway.

This is gonna be an expensive license year: Illinois, Tennessee (brother
moved to Nashville), Michigan, Curdistan, and prolly Minnie-ho-ho as well.

I heard somewhere that Wisconsin was going to be a "display your license"
state soon. Heard anything on that? When I bought my license the other
day, the guy at Gander Mountain was (surprise!) clueless.

I haven't heard anything about it either. I think it's a good idea myself.
Not that I think it makes any real difference in enforcement, but once
accustomed to pinning it the back of the vest, one never needs to worry
about where the damned thing is anymore.

On second thought, it might make just a wee bit of difference in
enforcement. I was once fishing in the Wisconsin river with a friend. We
were wading about fifty yards off shore when a warden came up on the bank
and asked us whether or not we had licenses. Yep, we replied. He asked us
to hold them up. So, we fished them out and held them up. At that range any
bit of pale blue (I think it was blue that year) paper would have done. All
one will have to do now is keep a stock of variously colored bits of paper
in that pin-on license holder.......and stay well aware from
shore......um.....and open water deep enough for an outboard motor, I guess.


Wolfgang
and thus begins yet another journey on the road to deportation to canada.

"Wolfgang" wrote ...

"Daniel-San" wrote ...

"Wolfgang" wrote...

I'm prolly gonna head up to the BEC some time next week to freeze my
large ass off and to see if my casting skills have miraculously advanced
from "horrifically ****ty" to "mediocre" over the winter. Somehow, I
doubt that they have.

It sometimes happens all of a sudden like that. You might be surprised.

I just got my license with the special "Oh, yer from Illernoise, eh?"
added bonus on the price tag. $70 this year.

Ouch! Well, your money does some good work, anyway.

This is gonna be an expensive license year: Illinois, Tennessee (brother
moved to Nashville), Michigan, Curdistan, and prolly Minnie-ho-ho as
well.

I heard somewhere that Wisconsin was going to be a "display your license"
state soon. Heard anything on that? When I bought my license the other
day, the guy at Gander Mountain was (surprise!) clueless.

I haven't heard anything about it either. I think it's a good idea
myself.

FWIW, I agree. First time I even saw such a thing was in NJ a coupla years
ago, fishing with my brother. It certainly is easier than digging into
lord-knows-which pocket when Officer Friendly comes around.


Not that I think it makes any real difference in enforcement, but once
accustomed to pinning it the back of the vest, one never needs to worry
about where the damned thing is anymore.

On second thought, it might make just a wee bit of difference in
enforcement. I was once fishing in the Wisconsin river with a friend. We
were wading about fifty yards off shore when a warden came up on the bank
and asked us whether or not we had licenses. Yep, we replied. He asked
us to hold them up. So, we fished them out and held them up. At that
range any bit of pale blue (I think it was blue that year) paper would
have done. All one will have to do now is keep a stock of variously
colored bits of paper in that pin-on license holder.......and stay well
aware from shore......um.....and open water deep enough for an outboard
motor, I guess.


While it's not exactly my favorite type of fishing, I do the troll for
salmon thing on the "big pond" with pops. He loves it, I enjoy the time with
pops.

Anyway.... we usually launch from North Point marina, which is a few hundred
yards from the border with Wisconsin. Early in the season (when the fish are
frequent, but small) the Wis. DNR is out in force. They hover just north of
the border and then drive up next to you. Remove license from pocket and
hold up -- usually. Last spring, we were checked and had to speak with Mr.
Warden over the VHF. Had to tell him some string of numbers from the license
(customer number, IIRC). He presumably ran these numbers thru some kinda
'puter to make sure we had paid the proper vig for the license and salmon
stamp.

I guess the moral of the story is that the colored paper trick musta been
thought of......


Wolfgang
and thus begins yet another journey on the road to deportation to canada.


"Curdistan", "Canuckistan" what's the difference? :-)

Dan

"Daniel-San" wrote in message
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.... we usually launch from North Point marina, which is a few hundred
yards from the border with Wisconsin. Early in the season (when the fish
are frequent, but small) the Wis. DNR is out in force. They hover just
north of the border and then drive up next to you. Remove license from
pocket and hold up -- usually. Last spring, we were checked and had to
speak with Mr. Warden over the VHF. Had to tell him some string of numbers
from the license (customer number, IIRC). He presumably ran these numbers
thru some kinda 'puter to make sure we had paid the proper vig for the
license and salmon stamp.

I guess the moral of the story is that the colored paper trick musta been
thought of......

Figures. The *******s are always one step ahead of me.

I know the marina......grew up in Kenosha. Haven't been down quite that far
in a while, but I've been paddling along much of the lakeshore from near the
state line to Manitowoc the last two years. You should let me know when
you've got a free day some weekend. We can go out in kayaks and troll along
the shore. There ARE fish to be caught that way. I was much surprised, at
first, to see quite a few trout and salmon while out paddling. It's not my
favorite way to fish either, but what the hell.....if I'm out there anyway.

Wolfgang
and thus begins yet another journey on the road to deportation to canada.


"Curdistan", "Canuckistan" what's the difference? :-)

Gets cold up nort, eh? They got electricity yet?

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote...

"Daniel-San" wrote ...

.... we usually launch from North Point marina, which is a few hundred
yards from the border with Wisconsin. Early in the season (when the fish
are frequent, but small) the Wis. DNR is out in force. They hover just
north of the border and then drive up next to you. Remove license from
pocket and hold up -- usually. Last spring, we were checked and had to
speak with Mr. Warden over the VHF. Had to tell him some string of
numbers from the license (customer number, IIRC). He presumably ran these
numbers thru some kinda 'puter to make sure we had paid the proper vig
for the license and salmon stamp.

I guess the moral of the story is that the colored paper trick musta been
thought of......

Figures. The *******s are always one step ahead of me.

I know the marina......grew up in Kenosha. Haven't been down quite that
far in a while, but I've been paddling along much of the lakeshore from
near the state line to Manitowoc the last two years.

You are clearly a far more advanced paddler than I. Michelle and I toodle
around slow rivers and small lakes in our little kayaks, but I've never
attempted to get out in actual water. I have a feeling that would be an
entertaining experience -- after the defibrillator burns healed.


You should let me know when
you've got a free day some weekend. We can go out in kayaks and troll
along the shore.

Hmmmm.... would my little Dagger Zydeco suffice? (nine and a half footer)


There ARE fish to be caught that way. I was much surprised, at
first, to see quite a few trout and salmon while out paddling. It's not
my favorite way to fish either, but what the hell.....if I'm out there
anyway.

Makes sense.



Wolfgang
and thus begins yet another journey on the road to deportation to
canada.

"Curdistan", "Canuckistan" what's the difference? :-)

Gets cold up nort, eh? They got electricity yet?


I heard that new-fangled electricity reaches as far north as Houghton. Len
told me.

....indoor plumbing, on the other hand.... ;-)

Dan