Alaska Pictures

I'll edit the caption on RW's "Coho" [Silver]. Thanks for the
correction. bruce h

"bruiser" wrote in message
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Here's some pictures from a great trip with RW, Danl, Willi, and Bevin.

We floated and camped for 12 days. Our fly out and rental gear came
from Papa Bear, http://www.pbadventures.com

It was the best trip I've ever been on.

http://tinyurl.com/ny5sz

Thanks Bruce, wish I could have been there!

Great pics Bruce!
I'm dyani't'go there.
Just jealous
On another note... Danl, Any trout near you? I'm heading your direction the
1st of next month.
G.

"bruiser" wrote in message
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Here's some pictures from a great trip with RW, Danl, Willi, and Bevin.

We floated and camped for 12 days. Our fly out and rental gear came
from Papa Bear, http://www.pbadventures.com

It was the best trip I've ever been on.

http://tinyurl.com/ny5sz

bruce h

"bruiser" wrote:

Now that's what I call a stealth TR. Well hidden in another thread, but none
the less interesting. I sure wish I was there.

Chas

Chas
remove fly fish to e mail directly

"FishGuy" wrote in message
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Great pics Bruce!
I'm dyani't'go there.
Just jealous
On another note... Danl, Any trout near you? I'm heading your direction
the
1st of next month.
G.


Guy,

Unfortunately, there ain't no trouties in the immediate area. Your best bet
would be to try a little ff in the surf or in SD Bay. I'd like to help, but
I won't be in the area the first couple of weeks of Oct. I've been summoned
to Graham County, Nawth Cackalackey, to stand against a lengthy list of
charges, most of which are undoubtedly true. I hope to get off with a few
days community service, cleaning the local cricks of any surplus fish.

Good luck and don't forget the TR.

Danl

"Danl" wrote in message
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"FishGuy" wrote in message
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Great pics Bruce!
I'm dyani't'go there.
Just jealous
On another note... Danl, Any trout near you? I'm heading your direction
the
1st of next month.
G.


Guy,

Unfortunately, there ain't no trouties in the immediate area. Your best
bet
would be to try a little ff in the surf or in SD Bay. I'd like to help,
but
I won't be in the area the first couple of weeks of Oct. I've been
summoned
to Graham County, Nawth Cackalackey, to stand against a lengthy list of
charges, most of which are undoubtedly true. I hope to get off with a few
days community service, cleaning the local cricks of any surplus fish.

Good luck and don't forget the TR.

Danl

Thanks Danl,
I'll be in Newport Beach for a few days but would be available as a
professional witness (in the event I could purger myself and help in
cleaning up the local cricks with you).
I wonder who would be summoning you to Graham County? And, please post a
list of charges of which you are accused (other than the regular stuff).
There may be a couple of councilors in or near Graham wishing to help you
with any surplus fish.
Guy

"FishGuy" wrote in message
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Thanks Danl,
I'll be in Newport Beach for a few days but would be available as a
professional witness (in the event I could purger myself and help in
cleaning up the local cricks with you).

All help would be appreciated.


I wonder who would be summoning you to Graham County? And, please post a
list of charges of which you are accused (other than the regular stuff).

Unlike others, I won't sully this NG with the sordid details.

There may be a couple of councilors in or near Graham wishing to help you
with any surplus fish.

Well, thanks for the tip, but you see...errr...well... the thing is.....
those selfsame counselors are the lead prosecutor and his star witnesses.
I'm afraid the long arm of what passes for justice in western Cackalackey
has a stranglehold on my short and curlies, as it were. Extradition is
assured. I'll most probably plead out and take my medicine. (hopefully
something red, dry and of a not-too-recent vintage)

Danl

...guilty as charged...as usual...

Guy

Tom Nakashima wrote:

Please don't tell me Willi landed that 24" rainbow without a fight. ;-)
-tom

Oh, yeah Tom, he played it a little, but just long enough for me to
get my camera ready : -) It was the best fish of the trip. bruce h

bruiser wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:


Please don't tell me Willi landed that 24" rainbow without a fight. ;-)
-tom


Oh, yeah Tom, he played it a little, but just long enough for me to
get my camera ready : -) It was the best fish of the trip. bruce h

He was using an 8-weight, and probably about 15lb tippet. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
m...
bruiser wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:


Please don't tell me Willi landed that 24" rainbow without a fight. ;-)
-tom


Oh, yeah Tom, he played it a little, but just long enough for me to
get my camera ready : -) It was the best fish of the trip. bruce h

He was using an 8-weight, and probably about 15lb tippet. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Yes, the rainbow has nice colors and looked very healthy from the photo.
8wt and 15lb tippet?

I want to go back next year. We also have mapped out on both a topo and
GPS, but rivers do change.
On the third day before we finished the trip, a good size fly landed on my
leg. I caught it and stored it in my fly box. When I got back to the lodge,
I spoke with the dry fly local and showed him the fly. It was one of the dry
flies we talked about before I headed off to the river, but only through
description. He took one look and said; "That's the Fly Tom, where did you
get it? When I got home, I went through my fly books and a lot of fly
tying books at the bookstores and once at the library trying to match the
hatch, close but no stogies. I email Gerard the expert fly-tier, who told
me he loves to match hatches. I'll be mailing the fly to him very shortly.
I know this sounds crazy, but I want to go back to the river in Alaska and
try this dry-fly pattern strictly for the big bows.
fwiw,
tom