Cabin Fever

On 7-Jan-2009, Dave LaCourse wrote:

There is no off season, Fred.

Leave in the morn for Tiera del Fuego.

Rotten *******!!!

Have a good trip and tight lines

Fred

On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:52:47 -0800, rw
wrote:

Tight lines in Tierra del Fuego. Are you fishing for those big sea-run
browns? I've heard stories and seen awesome photos. Lots of night
fishing, so I'm told.

Thank you.

Yeah, sea run browns in the Irigoyan and Malanguana Rivers on the
Atlantic coast, literally at the end of the road. Fish after
breakfast until lunch, siesta afterwards, then fish until after dark.

Dave

On Jan 8, 8:45*pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:52:47 -0800, rw

wrote:
Tight lines in Tierra del Fuego. Are you fishing for those big sea-run
browns? I've heard stories and seen awesome photos. Lots of night
fishing, so I'm told.

Thank you.

Yeah, sea run browns in the Irigoyan and Malanguana Rivers on the
Atlantic coast, literally at the end of the road. *Fish after
breakfast until lunch, siesta afterwards, then fish until after dark.

Dave

Are you still here? Did you miss your flight or something?

Anyway, check out the relevant section of my friend Dan Cook's
website:
http://www.flyfishingtheglobe.net/
He fished that part of the world and had some extremely excellent fish
to show for it.

--rivemran

Fred a écrit :

What do most of you guys do in the off fishing seasons?


I've tried ice fishing, but it's hard to hit the hole with a 9 weight. :-S


--
Hope to read you soon,

Denis
www.uqtr.ca/~lamyd

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On Jan 7, 5:02*pm, "Fred" wrote:


Well what Ive been doing the last few weeks is trying to deal with the
weather. Snow first (15") for which we are weenies, and power outs,
for which my old kitchen wood range makes up for just fine. But the
rain is getting to me, and the wind is a ****er. I am on a hill, and
the coastal winds whip from the Southern Olympics and the Willapa
Hills in a straight shot for 70-80 miles from the coast, then bang
right into my house. I love weather, but 2 weeks of horizontal rain
can find every imaginable way into a structure.

Then there are the FLOODS!!!!!!! Our hillside is soggy but at least we
are not floating like some. Most of the rivers in Western Washington
are flooding. All the passes between Eastern Washington and Western WA
are blocked, by avalanches, snow or landslides. As a result, X Country
which we enjoy is out for now.

North/South, IE Seattle to Portland is blocked, with 10ft of water
expected over I-5, and the Amtrak rail lines are flooded. Its expected
to take 3-4 days till its all passable. Consequently, I can't get out
of the Puget Sound area to check on a camper Ive got in E.Wash, and
the nearest river with a hydrograph is cresting as we speak near to
flood stage. The farmer i lease to is an old hand at this stuff so Im
pretty sure he can get his stock back from the river or at least up on
an old levee. Stuck here I cannot do a damn thing.

Ill head out to Florida in a few weeks for some welcome relief.

Dave

On 8-Jan-2009, DaveS wrote:

I love weather, but 2 weeks of horizontal rain
can find every imaginable way into a structure.


On 8-Jan-2009, DaveS wrote:

I love weather, but 2 weeks of horizontal rain
can find every imaginable way into a structure.

Dave

I don't live tooooo far from you in NW MT and we have similar weather
but Luckily no high winds
We had 3 ft of snow which I loved as we do back country skiing
Then we had 4 days of heavy rain and the skiing is gone - all ice
Its crazy to even leave the house - dangerous driving - You can't drive on
ice

Re leaks - us too - in some places we never had them before

Fortunately our structures and barn are sound - I had to shovel the roof of
my hayloft and chicken pen

So for now just staying home and fiddlin' around
Drinking a bit and a puff or 2

Like you - I am headed out for warm sunny Long Beach CA in 2 weeks for
business

TL
Fred

"Fred" wrote


I don't live tooooo far from you in NW MT


I intend to make it back to that area soon to fish the Blackfoot lakes.
My bride and I did the tourist thing two summers ago at Glacier and up into
Canada but I never uncased a rod that trip. I fish the Missouri near
Craig on a semi-regular basis but never further West.

Have you fished the Blackfoot area?

On Jan 8, 12:07*pm, "Fred" wrote:
On *8-Jan-2009, DaveS wrote:

*I love weather, but 2 weeks of horizontal rain
can find every imaginable way into a structure.

On *8-Jan-2009, DaveS wrote:

*I love weather, but 2 weeks of horizontal rain
can find every imaginable way into a structure.

Dave

I don't live tooooo far from you in NW MT and we have similar weather
but Luckily no high winds
We had 3 ft of snow which I loved as we do back country skiing
Then we had 4 days of heavy rain and the skiing is gone - all ice
Its crazy to even leave the house - dangerous driving - You can't drive on
ice

Re leaks - us too - in some places we never had them before

Fortunately our structures and barn are sound - I had to shovel the roof of
my hayloft and chicken pen

So for now just staying home and fiddlin' around
Drinking a bit and a puff or 2

Like you - I am headed out for warm sunny Long Beach CA in 2 weeks for
business

TL
Fred

Wow, 3 ft! No we don't get anything like that in the Puget lowlands. I
think the max above sea level for this Island is about 350 ft. I love
the deep stuff to play in (carefully). Every couple of years we go up
to Scottish lakes High Camp, in the East slope of the Cascades. Nice
dry powder, real deep. They snowmobile you into primitive cabins/
outhouses. Miles of back-country and Xcountry trails (kinda trails:-))
The Special forces guys do some training in the area. Mostly for
hardcore, but non-whiner kids love it and fact is even reasonably fit
old-farts can enjoy a week of this stuff. At weeks end its real fun
to ski all the way down for miles to the valley. But with all the
screwy weather this year, avalanches etc this is probably not the year
for it.

Do you fish up into Canada? Like up the Frasier past 150 mile house or
wherever?

Dave

On 8-Jan-2009, "Larry L" wrote:

I intend to make it back to that area soon to fish the Blackfoot lakes.
My bride and I did the tourist thing two summers ago at Glacier and up
into
Canada but I never uncased a rod that trip. I fish the Missouri near
Craig on a semi-regular basis but never further West.

Have you fished the Blackfoot area?

Larry

When you come to this area again Pls let me know
I will put you into some unwary 5lb rainbows - right in our lake

Re Blackfoot - yes
There is an Indian guide - Joe Kipp
He can take you to some of the most unbelievable places that only tribal
membners can get to

Fred

On 8-Jan-2009, DaveS wrote:

Every couple of years we go up
to Scottish lakes High Camp, in the East slope of the Cascades. Nice
dry powder, real deep.

Please give me the info on these cabins
It sounds great
i would lobve to go - but w the avalanche warnings - not this yr
Perhaps next


Do you fish up into Canada? Like up the Frasier past 150 mile house or
wherever?

IWe fshed our way to Calgary last Oct on the Crowsnest and Bow Rivers
and I have fished arounf Rocky Mt house
but Not the Fraser
i am ready to go now
Anything
I am going a bit nuts!

Fred