The hopper myth?

Larry wrote:
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When and where have you experienced good fishing to hopper patterns and
thought that 'hopper' was a key to the fish? I'm tempted to think such
situations are actually far more rare than the stories about them in the
magazines.

Slough Creek, Yellowstone. On windy afternoons from mid-August
into September the big cutts won't touch much of anything else.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote


Slough Creek, Yellowstone. On windy afternoons from mid-August
into September the big cutts won't touch much of anything else.



I've heard this one from many trust worthy sources

My wedding anniversary is August 14th ( 30 years this year ) and I've been
coming home for it and maybe going back out, but not as far as Yellowstone,
later. I've never done the Fall in Yellowstone :-(

I think I may have been successful in re-negotiating my contract so that I
can stay until mid Oct this year. I mentioned to the bride that for the
big three-oh we could renew our vows. She smiled. I then added that we
could do it mid-Winter and change our anniversary to that Winter date, ...
so it didn't conflict with my fishing trips. Not sure you would call it a
smile, this time, but it was a reality accepting, always extremely
supportive, "oh, you're impossible" look that I've grown to recognize ...
and dearly love ...followed by, "You don't have to come home in August, we
can celebrate our 30th year any old time, but fishing is only good part of
each year. You should stay and fish."

"Larry" wrote in message
...

"...You should stay and fish."

You should grow up and be a man.

Wolfgang