TR - 'blind' fishing today in Ca

I got out a bit today, not far at all from my home, but still out

I fished here ...notice the historic covered bridge ... 1862, I
believe

http://www.kimshew.com/stan1.jpg

and hooked a few small trout during a brief baetis hatch. Being an
idiot, I had left both my "fishing sun glasses" and my HatEye cheaters
mounted on a Tilley hat in the truck. Trust me tying on #20 flies
when you can barely see the fly let alone the eye of it is a real
challenge G The reason I left them was because I read this
morning that most of us don't get anywhere near enough Vitamin D, what
with sitting inside in front of monitors and using sun screen. So I
elected to wear a ball cap to get more sun. My normal routine
includes breaking out the Tilley and my special bifocal specs from the
same stash of fishing stuff. Conclusion ... reading may be bad for
fly fishing !!!


I also explored another stretch of water and passed this on the way

http://www.kimshew.com/stan2.jpg

This section looks completely different doesn't it

http://www.kimshew.com/stan3.jpg

but the two areas are very close together, right where foothill
becomes valley and I parked between them, only a short walk from both


whole hillsides were covered with popping poppies and other Spring
blooms ... I picked a close view of the state flower for this

http://www.kimshew.com/poppy.jpg

nice couple hours appreciating home

Larry L wrote:

pretty area...lions add a bit of zest to fishing there, i reckon!
things that can eat me tend to put a bit of a damper on my fishing
passion though. thanks for sharing the photos.

jeff

On 2010-03-11 18:55:43 -0500, Larry L said:

I got out a bit today, not far at all from my home, but still out

I fished here ...notice the historic covered bridge ... 1862, I
believe

http://www.kimshew.com/stan1.jpg

and hooked a few small trout during a brief baetis hatch. Being an
idiot, I had left both my "fishing sun glasses" and my HatEye cheaters
mounted on a Tilley hat in the truck. Trust me tying on #20 flies
when you can barely see the fly let alone the eye of it is a real
challenge G The reason I left them was because I read this
morning that most of us don't get anywhere near enough Vitamin D, what
with sitting inside in front of monitors and using sun screen. So I
elected to wear a ball cap to get more sun. My normal routine
includes breaking out the Tilley and my special bifocal specs from the
same stash of fishing stuff. Conclusion ... reading may be bad for
fly fishing !!!


I also explored another stretch of water and passed this on the way

http://www.kimshew.com/stan2.jpg


A couple of different groups of deer feed in our back yard every
morning and evening. There is a group of 4 - all female - that are the
most frequent visitors. We call them "Black Stripe" because the
youngest has a black strip down the center of its back.

The leader of this pack has a big scar down the center of her back -
about 10 inches long - leading to her tail. She also has what looks
like claw mark midway on the left side of her back. They look just
like claw marks and I have asked around if mountain lions (cougars,
pumas) have ever been seen in the area. The answer from several folks
is, yes, they have been observed. I know they're in the Smokys 40 or
so miles north of us.

So, in addition to the copperheads I have also to be concerned about
mountain lions. d;o(

Also did a bit of fishing this morning in the rain and cold. Not much
happening, but it was good to get out. Why does a Thermos of hot coffe
taste so good while sitting on a rock by a stream in the pouring rain?

Dave

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
I got out a bit today, not far at all from my home, but still out

I fished here ...notice the historic covered bridge ... 1862, I
believe

http://www.kimshew.com/stan1.jpg

and hooked a few small trout during a brief baetis hatch. Being an
idiot, I had left both my "fishing sun glasses" and my HatEye cheaters
mounted on a Tilley hat in the truck. Trust me tying on #20 flies
when you can barely see the fly let alone the eye of it is a real
challenge G The reason I left them was because I read this
morning that most of us don't get anywhere near enough Vitamin D, what
with sitting inside in front of monitors and using sun screen. So I
elected to wear a ball cap to get more sun. My normal routine
includes breaking out the Tilley and my special bifocal specs from the
same stash of fishing stuff. Conclusion ... reading may be bad for
fly fishing !!!


I also explored another stretch of water and passed this on the way

http://www.kimshew.com/stan2.jpg

This section looks completely different doesn't it

http://www.kimshew.com/stan3.jpg

but the two areas are very close together, right where foothill
becomes valley and I parked between them, only a short walk from both


whole hillsides were covered with popping poppies and other Spring
blooms ... I picked a close view of the state flower for this

http://www.kimshew.com/poppy.jpg

nice couple hours appreciating home


Larry,
Thanks for the TR, nice bit of water - much like what we have here. The Lion
is a bit of a worry tho.

Rob.

On Mar 11, 7:19*pm, "Robert from Oz"
wrote:
"Larry L" wrote in message

...





I got out a bit today, not far at all from my home, but still out

I fished here ...notice the historic covered bridge ... 1862, I
believe

http://www.kimshew.com/stan1.jpg

and hooked a few small trout during a brief baetis hatch. * *Being an
idiot, I had left both my "fishing sun glasses" and my HatEye cheaters
mounted on a Tilley hat in the truck. * *Trust me tying on #20 flies
when you can barely see the fly let alone the eye of it is a real
challenge G * *The reason I left them was because I read this
morning that most of us don't get anywhere near enough Vitamin D, what
with sitting inside in front of monitors and using sun screen. * *So I
elected to wear a ball cap to get more sun. * My normal routine
includes breaking out the Tilley and my special bifocal specs from the
same stash of fishing stuff. * *Conclusion ... reading may be bad for
fly fishing !!!

I also explored another stretch of water and passed this on the way

http://www.kimshew.com/stan2.jpg

This section looks completely different doesn't it

http://www.kimshew.com/stan3.jpg

but the two areas are very close together, right where foothill
becomes valley and I parked between them, only a short walk from both

whole hillsides were covered with popping poppies and other Spring
blooms ... I picked a close view of the state flower for this

http://www.kimshew.com/poppy.jpg

nice couple hours appreciating home

Larry,
Thanks for the TR, nice bit of water - much like what we have here. The Lion
is a bit of a worry tho.

Rob

Speaking of which......

The various departments of natural resources (or their analogues) in
the upper great lakes region of North America have at long last given
up their longstanding policy of automatic denial of reports of Felix
concolor in the area in the last couple of decades or so. Seems that
the big cat doesn't much give a damn about official reports and
policy.

So......

What's the latest best guess about the thylocine? I mean, the
literature and the official line are clear enough (or, at least as
clear as such things are wont to be), but what's the word on the
street, as it were?

giles

David LaCourse wrote:


The leader of this pack has a big scar down the center of her back -
about 10 inches long - leading to her tail. She also has what looks
like claw mark midway on the left side of her back. They look just like
claw marks and I have asked around if mountain lions (cougars, pumas)
have ever been seen in the area. The answer from several folks is, yes,
they have been observed. I know they're in the Smokys 40 or so miles
north of us.

there is a brand of southern "shooters" (i'll never call them hunters or
sportsmen) and their radiohead dogs that are more likely connected to
the deer's scars...coyotes or barbed wire perhaps. very doubtful it was
a cougar/puma.

i've heard the stories of the cats. western carolina university nickname
is "catamount"...mountain name for the eastern cougar or mountain lion
that once roamed the area. but...i've yet to see any actual evidence of
them being current residents of the smoky mountains or blue ridge...no
eyewitnesses, no roadkill, no carcasses. i suppose there could be some,
but i doubt it. used to be a lot of elk and bison in the area too.
wildlife service says: "Lacking definitive evidence of the species'
existence, the Service has presumed the eastern cougar to be extinct.
It is improbable that a small cougar population persisted in the eastern
states for over a century. Most of the confirmed cougar records since
1950 (animals killed, good quality photos/videos, genetic evidence) are
known to be escapes of captive origin."


So, in addition to the copperheads I have also to be concerned about
mountain lions. d;o(

you've a lot more to worry about the two-legged beasts in the area than
cougars or snakes, imo.


Also did a bit of fishing this morning in the rain and cold. Not much
happening, but it was good to get out. Why does a Thermos of hot coffe
taste so good while sitting on a rock by a stream in the pouring rain?


ahhh...it's part of "the great (and wonderful) mystery", eh?

jeff

"David LaCourse" wrote

Why does a Thermos of hot coffe
taste so good while sitting on a rock by a stream in the pouring rain?

for the same reason that crossing the rowan county line on saturday
morning, after a week in federal court, makes you feel so free.

yfitons
wayno

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
I got out a bit today, not far at all from my home, but still out

I fished here ...notice the historic covered bridge ... 1862, I
believe

http://www.kimshew.com/stan1.jpg

Looks like a nice place close to home, enjoyed the pictures.

Thanks for sharing.

Have a great weekend,
JT

On Mar 11, 5:55*pm, Larry L wrote:

I also explored another stretch of water and passed this on the way
http://www.kimshew.com/stan2.jpg

A sign, so to speak, of why the state is more bankrupt than most ...

Jon.

On Mar 16, 12:56*pm, Jonathan Cook wrote:


A sign, so to speak, of why the state is more bankrupt than most ...

Jon.

???

Zzzzinggg is the sound that made going over my head. You think
such warning signs ( in a populated area, near a park visited by lots
of kids ) are a waste of money?