Thoughts on Penns and raffle photos

Got back last night after wandering around PA and then NYC. It occurs to
me (in no particular order):

- that the best thing about claves--not to get all maudlin or
anything--really IS the people. It was good to meet some more roffians
for the first time.... and to see some others once again. Particularly
good to see Stan up and about and catching fish.....

- that it's easy to forget how beautiful rural PA can be and nice to be
reminded.

- that seeing a blizzard-like coffin fly hatch is a truly memorable thing
to have done, but that next time around I'd like to hit some hatches that
maybe come on earlier and last longer.

- that even on streams famous for selective fish and confusing, multiple
simultaneous hatches, even a mediocre flyfisher can muddle through by
fishing sparkle duns and comparaduns in a variety of sizes, colors and
shades, and by dropping a small PT from the bend of whatever dry he has
on.

- that it's worth the money to rent a 4x4 instead of a POS sedan.

- that I'm very glad I had ear plugs and could sleep through the
outrageous barley-stew-induced fartfest the other guys say was going
on......

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Turns out the only photos I took were of the raffle:

Rudy and Stan: http://tinyurl.com/cjool

DavePA, Vince, Joel, John, Frank R.: http://tinyurl.com/8pmqj

Tom, Jim, Tim C.: http://tinyurl.com/ak38r

Mark V. and Handyman Mike: http://tinyurl.com/924yk

IJ et al.: http://tinyurl.com/d52c4

"Uncle Joel wants *YOU* at the next Penns clave":
http://tinyurl.com/a7drb

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Many thanks to Tom and Mike for arranging everything and to John and Frank
for the Jambalaya and the stew.....

Was a good time. Wish I'd had a chance to fish with more people......

JR

JR wrote:
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"Uncle Joel wants *YOU* at the next Penns clave":
http://tinyurl.com/a7drb

Excellent! Thanks, JR.
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TL,
Tim
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Nice photos JR. I don't remember that Uncle Sam shot.

Joel *DFD* wrote:

Nice photos JR. I don't remember that Uncle Sam shot.

There are whole swathes of that week I don't remember so well. Must have
been something in the water.....

Nice report JR........Was a pleasure to have you at the
clave..........That stuff in the water was called Scotch that stuff get
in the water every year about this time..........We are thinking a week
or two earlier next year........

"JR" wrote in message ...
Got back last night after wandering around PA and then NYC. It occurs to
me (in no particular order):

(snip)
Was a good time. Wish I'd had a chance to fish with more people......
JR
Hi JR,
Thanks for the TR and the pics. Heh . . .heh . . .and with the ear plugs
you were wearing for "defense" it is no wonder you didn't fish with more
people. Every time people asked you to fish, all they got in response was a
"huh"?
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver

Hi JR,
Thanks for the TR and the pics. Heh . . .heh . . .and with the ear plugs
you were wearing for "defense" it is no wonder you didn't fish with more
people. Every time people asked you to fish, all they got in response was
a
"huh"?
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen

Well, I don't know. Everyone but me was talking about the snoring. I never
heard it. Then again, I often bunk above Handyman Mike at Clave Central.
I've either become totally inured to the noise or I've gone deaf.

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Frank Reid
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Well, I don't know. Everyone but me was talking about the snoring. I
never heard it. Then again, I often bunk above Handyman Mike at Clave
Central. I've either become totally inured to the noise or I've gone deaf.

On the other hand, JR's farts stunned fish and drew sharks.

--
Frank Reid
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Frank Reid wrote:

Well, I don't know. Everyone but me was talking about the snoring. I
never heard it. Then again, I often bunk above Handyman Mike at Clave
Central. I've either become totally inured to the noise or I've gone deaf.

On the other hand, JR's farts stunned fish and drew sharks.

Slander, pure and simple. I just snore funny....

On the other hand, JR's farts stunned fish and drew sharks.

Slander, pure and simple. I just snore funny....

Because you're such a nice guy, I'll ignore that straight line....

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Frank Reid
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