Wow, Tom!!! Definetly a reason to give thanks!!
Tom-Vermont
> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Davenport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 11/27/03 8:32:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] Lunchtime Fishing and Fish Finders
>
> On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 08:00 PM, Steve Brettell wrote:
>
> > I guess this is a pretty good fish finder. Tells me where there ain't
> > any fish anyhow.
>
> Or at least no fish that were surface feeding.
>
> In Logan Canyon, Utah, the Logan river has a large, slow hole, actually
> a type of dam, where a wooden ramp was built along the deeper edge of
> the river to provide fishing access. This ramp follows the river for
> perhaps 100 yards, and when the water is clear you can see the fish
> stacked up in the deep water. It is a beautiful little stretch of
> river designed for urban fishing and handicap access. Naturally these
> fish see a lot of people and a lot of spinners, bait and occasional
> flies (there is no back casting room, so any fly fishing requires roll
> casts).
>
> I usually stop there about once a year to fish, primarily to see how
> fish react to various versions of flies I have been tying. The typical
> response is immediate interest, closer investigation, and then
> rejection. About every 10 minutes or so a particular fish decides to
> take one of the flies. But if the fish have been "put down" they can
> hunker down in the weeds for a long time without showing any interest.
>
> I suspect most of us would be amazed at the number of fish in a deep
> hole that simply ignore our flies.
>
> I saw the largest Brown I have ever seen in this hole. It was a
> monster, maybe 20 or more pounds (and I'm not exaggerating, I just
> finished wrestling with a 23 pound turkey, so I have a pretty good idea
> of how big a fish would have to be to weigh that much). Any way, I was
> swinging wooly buggers past this monster (which he mostly ignored), but
> at the end he rushed for one, then stopped short, just about giving me
> a heart attack. Then, to mock me, I suppose, he leaped completely out
> of the river, showing me his large hooked jaw and huge girth, making
> sure I could see exactly what I didn't catch. After that he swam away,
> leaving me smiling in admiration.
>
> Tom Davenport
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