TR for the Bighorn Micro Clave and a Trip to Chas's

"nope" wrote in message

What trailhead did you start at?


Big Arsenic. I know you've fished this area a bunch and now know why you
like it so much. Can't go this weekend but maybe soon thereafter. Let us
know how you do if you make it. And don't forget the SJ, Dec 6-9.

bruce h

Bruiser wrote:


Big Arsenic. I know you've fished this area a bunch and now know why you
like it so much. Can't go this weekend but maybe soon thereafter. Let us
know how you do if you make it. And don't forget the SJ, Dec 6-9.

It's so beautiful down there - I go as much for the hike and the scenery
as I do for the fishing. When you hit it "hot" the fishing is pretty
unbelievable.

This was your first trip into the Wild Rivers area? Watch out for the
poison ivy both along the Rio and on the Red.

the Juan ... I'll be returning from two weeks in Costa Rica the
Wednesday before the Juan. I should be able to make it for a couple of
days. Hopefully I'll have some pictures of Central American fish.
Anyone have any hints on fishing in Costa Rica? Guide recommendations?
I'll start a thread with a proper subject in a couple of days.

- Bryan

"Bruiser" wrote:
Man, that was a really great trip. Thanks for writing it up and
taking all
the great photos! Fishing with Chas is great too. I'll see you up
there
one of these years, Chas!
You're welcome any time.


I won't even bother writing up a TR for my birthday fishing in the
Wild and
Scenic River section of the Rio Grande for my birthday Saturday, but
I'll
hit the high points:
Despite the modest claims, that was a trip report, and a fine one at
that!

.... snip ...

Oh yeah, my legs are sooooo sore that I can't step off a curb. My
"downhill
muscles" were completely unprepared and I'm not sure if they'll ever
be the
same.

After I did that once, I had what I called thigh splints. Try walking
backwards up the stairs, it works.

Chas
http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html

Bruiser wrote:

Oh yeah, my legs are sooooo sore that I can't step off a curb. My "downhill
muscles" were completely unprepared and I'm not sure if they'll ever be the
same.

Great trip report, Bruce.
I feel for ya concerning the legs. A couple of years ago, I hiked (slid) to
the bottom of the middle fork of the Powder river south of Buffalo (hole-in-the
wall country). My fishing buddy had found a "new" way to the bottom. Yeah,
right. There was no trail. We ended up surfing sliding shale most of the way
down. If you fell, you would have rolled all the way to the bottom. The middle
fork is a mini Grand Canyon. When I got to the bottom, my legs didn't work.
They didn't hurt, they just felt like rubber. The first thing we did was cross
the runoff stage creek. We caught some nice fish on stone fly nymphs. The hike
back up was on a trail and, after 5 or 6 stops for a breather, we made it to the
top. No problem, no pain. The next day, I couldn't walk. A few days later, we
headed to Nebraska to the ranch for branding. I helped my brother-in-law move
about 40 cattle panels. As long as I walked on level ground or uphill, I was
fine. Walking down hill (like down into a road ditch on the way to pick up
panels) was terribly painful. It took me over two weeks to heal up. I need to
come up with some kind of exercise to build up those particular muscles.

Snoop






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"Snoop" wrote in message

(snip)

Bob, you've got my conditions pegged. I would have been fine if I hadn't
ran down the trail. Kind of the equivalent of your bushwhacking butt
slide - dusting off some forgotten muscles, especially the downhill muscles,
can make one pretty sore.

bruce h

Warren wrote:


Chas and RW were into fish shortly
thereafter. It seems that we had followed the storm out west
that had plagued us on the Bighorn as it began to rain and
then would clear a little only to rain a little more.

Very sorry I couldn't go along with you guys.

Willi

Willi wrote:


Warren wrote:


Chas and RW were into fish shortly
thereafter. It seems that we had followed the storm out west
that had plagued us on the Bighorn as it began to rain and
then would clear a little only to rain a little more.

Very sorry I couldn't go along with you guys.

We are too Willi, the chums are due in a month. You could come for
them.

Chas
http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Warren wrote:

We fished in this area until dark and then headed back
to the Wade Inn completely worn out from what RW and I decided
was fof (freakin' obscene fishing). RW and I were completely
in awe of this type of fishing and I think we are now hooked,
at least I am.

Pinks are plenty of fun. Often aggressive and abundant in my brief
encounters with them.

elitist, snob fly fishermen, RW and I decided to keep about 30
lbs of salmon since they were going to die after spawning
anyway.

Speaking of those salmon living in lakes... one big difference I noticed
between Great Lakes salmon and *real* west coast salmon is that the inland
variety tended to color up much more rapidly than the sea-run fish. Pink
salmon - even from the Pacific ocean - however seem to lose their
*freshness* much (I'm talking very much) sooner than the other species
once they hit the rivers. I don;t know if you'll be keeping too many more
of those fish after you've tasted the first few. There's always the
smoker.

Very informative trip report BTW. Made the Bighorn seem very attractive.
Yet another river to put on the must see list, I guess.

Mu

Mu Young Lee wrote:

Speaking of those salmon living in lakes... one big difference I noticed
between Great Lakes salmon and *real* west coast salmon is that the inland
variety tended to color up much more rapidly than the sea-run fish. Pink
salmon - even from the Pacific ocean - however seem to lose their
*freshness* much (I'm talking very much) sooner than the other species
once they hit the rivers. I don;t know if you'll be keeping too many more
of those fish after you've tasted the first few. There's always the
smoker.

Chums will actually start to darken up faster than pinks, they'll start in the
salt water. As far as I'm concerned, the smoker isn't even good enough for
chums. There is a reason they call 'em dog salmon.

Darin

Darin Minor wrote:

Chums will actually start to darken up faster than pinks, they'll
start in the
salt water. As far as I'm concerned, the smoker isn't even good enough
for
chums. There is a reason they call 'em dog salmon.

Well, one side of me wants to leave this comment alone so there will be
more chums for me, but the other side just couldn't leave it at that.
I caught several bright chums last year on the Sky above Monroe. They
were tasty grilled, no need to smoke them.

As a biological note, the salt/fresh thing isn't involved in the timing
of the fish turning color. They turn in anticipation of spawning, at a
standard interval before the actual spawning starts. If they are
Hoodsport fish, they often change completely in the salt. If they are
Skagit, Sky, or Stilly fish, they change as much as a week or two after
heading up the river. Particularly in the case of chums, the color
alone doesn't tell you they aren't fresh any more. Alaskan fish that
spawn in small creeks that dump straight into the salt often only spend
the last few days of their lives in the fresh water.

I do wonder when the Yukon river kings change color. They have over
2000 miles of fresh water to navigate.

Chas
http://home.comcast.net/~chas.wade/w...ome.html-.html