phxflytyer Phoenix,AZ
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford > On Oct 30, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Allan Fish <[email protected]> wrote: > > This brings to mind a couple of interesting (at least they are to me) stories. > > 1. Our club used to go up to Michigan to fish for trout in the Ausable River. > In the summer, there was allways a big 'canoe hatch'. We'd come in at night > and there would be a bunch of the guys griping about the canoe hatch. I told > them I enjoyed the canoe hatch. I would throw a weighted nymph in right > behind the canoe as the would go past (sometimes sideways) and usually catch > a trout. My theory was that the unskilled paddlers were stirring up the > bottom and the fish would key in on the goodies that they stirred up. I > don't think I ever converted anyone to my tactic.Sounds like a variation of > the San Juan Shuffle? > > 2. One time I took my wife up there. We were fishing the South Branch. > Three guys came up to the stream and the older guy started yelling and > cussing that we were fishing "in MY spot"! That was not too long after I had > my first knee replacement and was still walking with a cane (which, by the > way, makes a good wading staff). I refused to move. And that S.O.B. (silly > old boy) got into the stream and stomped right up the middle through where we > were fishing, still yelling and cussing, while his son was yelling back at > him saying, "Dad, CALM DOWN." We left and I haven't fished that stream since. > > So I've got mixed emotions. If that's how Michiganders treat folks who pay > about 10 times what they do for a fishing license, they can keep their > over-fished streams. However, if I ever go up there with a group again, I'll > hope for a good canoe hatch. <g> > > af > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
