04-06-2007, 09:43 AM
poky-mon,
I have a few words concerning your last post....
bock, pck pck pck, bock, pck, pck pck, bock....
Just joking, but your post reminds me of a true story from my travels up north steelhead fishing on the Clearwater by Orofino. I am standing there in a tackle shop deciding what to buy that will keep my tally at zero when a couple geezers (these guys looked older than me) start a conversation. They ask how I am doing and I sheepishly admit "not too well" since I assumed they were talking about landing steelhead. Anyway, I realize they want me to return the question (typically only people with bragging rights ask you stuff in a public place) so I ask them how its going.
They say they are doing well, catching three or four daily. I nod, not wanting to pry into their secrets. The older guy goes on to say they are just using float tubes. I nod thoughtfully (I was still thinking about what to buy). I told them that I hadn't used that type of jig up there but had to try something different. The guy looks at me kind of strange and says "don't you know what a float tube is?" And I look back with my jaw on the ground and say "Are you telling me that you guys are drifting down the Clearwater in January in float tubes?" And the old geezer says "Yup". Then he proceeds to tell me what stretch of river - and it was the stretch where no motors were allowed of course. And I continued to stand there with mouth dropped. Think of the complexity of landing 10 - 18# steelhead in a float tube in a river that often gives boats trouble....
Anyway, to throw windriver a bone, he may want to hit Ririe Res. (after May 1 opener) instead since I think he drives by there to get to the Snake below A.F. I think the SM bass are starting to get above the 12" mark there at Ririe.
FR
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I have a few words concerning your last post....
bock, pck pck pck, bock, pck, pck pck, bock....
Just joking, but your post reminds me of a true story from my travels up north steelhead fishing on the Clearwater by Orofino. I am standing there in a tackle shop deciding what to buy that will keep my tally at zero when a couple geezers (these guys looked older than me) start a conversation. They ask how I am doing and I sheepishly admit "not too well" since I assumed they were talking about landing steelhead. Anyway, I realize they want me to return the question (typically only people with bragging rights ask you stuff in a public place) so I ask them how its going.
They say they are doing well, catching three or four daily. I nod, not wanting to pry into their secrets. The older guy goes on to say they are just using float tubes. I nod thoughtfully (I was still thinking about what to buy). I told them that I hadn't used that type of jig up there but had to try something different. The guy looks at me kind of strange and says "don't you know what a float tube is?" And I look back with my jaw on the ground and say "Are you telling me that you guys are drifting down the Clearwater in January in float tubes?" And the old geezer says "Yup". Then he proceeds to tell me what stretch of river - and it was the stretch where no motors were allowed of course. And I continued to stand there with mouth dropped. Think of the complexity of landing 10 - 18# steelhead in a float tube in a river that often gives boats trouble....
Anyway, to throw windriver a bone, he may want to hit Ririe Res. (after May 1 opener) instead since I think he drives by there to get to the Snake below A.F. I think the SM bass are starting to get above the 12" mark there at Ririe.
FR
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