Colorado Springs Fishing Recommendations

"Jaboo" wrote in message
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I'm going to Colorado Springs in a couple of weeks so that my wife can
visit with one of her college friends. The husband was interested in
trying out some fly fishing. He's never been, and I've only fished
sections of the White River in Arkansas. So, I'm not familiar with the
waters in Colorado.

Hi Jaboo,
Colorado Springs:
A few thoughts.
Fly Shop: Angler's Covey. Apparently they have just moved. I used to teach
fly fishing stuff with them some years ago.
Places To Fish:
The South Platte below Elevenmile Reservoir or Chessman Canyon below that
Reservoir.
My choice would be Elevenmile. We are in what is called runoff out here,
with the snow melting off the mountains. You would be only an hour or so
from either place. Cheesman canyon requires a bit of a hike.
Both may get you clearer water.
In either place you will get some fun scenery.
Ya don't have to basically hike much at all at Elevenmile, other than
wandering around up and down the river.
DaveMohnsen
Denver
( uhh . . . if the first tiime out here . . . maybe a guide . . . half day)

"Willi" wrote

Where did "tar heel" come from. (I know I could Google it, but I figure
might as well ask one.)

afaik, there are two explanations, both anecdotal. the most popular
attributes various observations by any number of generals, up to and
including lee himself, that the north carolinians stood so steady under fire
that they must have tar on their heels. then, there is the tale from the
revolutionary war that british soldiers complained of picking up tar on
their feet every time they crossed the piney woods rivers in the eastern
part of the state.
both these legends have a common origin, which is the most likely
authentic source of the nickname: the early economy of the state depended
on the production of resin, turpentine, and tar from the plentiful pine
forests in the eastern part of the state. those who worked in such an
industry would constantly be covered from head to toe in the gooey
substances. these folks were usually poor country boys. during the civil
war, the patrician virginians would refer to north carolinians, derisively,
as "tar heels".

just another service provided by little wayno's trout shop and trivia
center. as you know, our motto is, "we never close".

yfitons
wayno

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:14:55 GMT, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:


"Willi" wrote

Where did "tar heel" come from. (I know I could Google it, but I figure
might as well ask one.)

afaik, there are two explanations, both anecdotal. the most popular
attributes various observations by any number of generals, up to and
including lee himself, that the north carolinians stood so steady under fire
that they must have tar on their heels. then, there is the tale from the
revolutionary war that british soldiers complained of picking up tar on
their feet every time they crossed the piney woods rivers in the eastern
part of the state.
both these legends have a common origin, which is the most likely
authentic source of the nickname: the early economy of the state depended
on the production of resin, turpentine, and tar from the plentiful pine
forests in the eastern part of the state. those who worked in such an
industry would constantly be covered from head to toe in the gooey
substances. these folks were usually poor country boys. during the civil
war, the patrician virginians would refer to north carolinians, derisively,
as "tar heels".

just another service provided by little wayno's trout shop and trivia
center. as you know, our motto is, "we never close".

And here all this time I thought it referred to all the mounds of old tires
around the state, pronounced locally as "tar heels". g
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

"Charlie Choc" wrote


And here all this time I thought it referred to all the mounds of old
tires
around the state, pronounced locally as "tar heels". g

pretty damned funny, coming from a "jayhawk"...

yfitons
wayno (now where the hell did they get *that* from?)

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:24:13 GMT, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:


"Charlie Choc" wrote


And here all this time I thought it referred to all the mounds of old
tires
around the state, pronounced locally as "tar heels". g

pretty damned funny, coming from a "jayhawk"...

yfitons
wayno (now where the hell did they get *that* from?)

Beats me, but I was born in Cicero, Ill. I'm not sure what they even call people
from Illinois, but people from my neighborhood there were called bohunks, and
not always in a nice way. g
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

On 6/21/05 9:12 AM, in article ,
"Charlie Choc" wrote:

I'm not sure what they even call
people
from Illinois

Unfortunate?

:-)

B

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:16:08 -0400, William Claspy wrote:

On 6/21/05 9:12 AM, in article ,
"Charlie Choc" wrote:

I'm not sure what they even call
people
from Illinois

Unfortunate?

:-)

That's for people *in* Illinois. g
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Well, since I've received such good info from you guys, and since I'm
originally from North Carolina, not Arkansas, I'll give you a link that
provides a few stories concerning the origin of the term "Tar Heel".
This comes from the News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/nie/curr...-7378182c.html

Charlie Choc wrote:


Beats me, but I was born in Cicero, Ill. I'm not sure what they even call people
from Illinois, but people from my neighborhood there were called bohunks, and
not always in a nice way. g

Now you're talkin' my language. Chitown "culture". I'm part "Bohunk"
part "Kraut."

One of the few things I miss about Chicago is the excellent food you can
get in little hole in the wall restaurants in the various ethnic
neighborhoods.

Willi

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:43:34 -0600, Willi wrote:

Charlie Choc wrote:


Beats me, but I was born in Cicero, Ill. I'm not sure what they even call people
from Illinois, but people from my neighborhood there were called bohunks, and
not always in a nice way. g

Now you're talkin' my language. Chitown "culture". I'm part "Bohunk"
part "Kraut."

One of the few things I miss about Chicago is the excellent food you can
get in little hole in the wall restaurants in the various ethnic
neighborhoods.

And the bakeries.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com