Buck I just read this... I'm a little behind on my emails sorry. I grew up fishing in Michigan as a kid. My family did a lot of fishing and hunting until we moved from Michigan. My parents still own a farm up there I just haven't gotten back there in a long time (too long). I'm going to try to go back to Traverse City this spring to visit my Grandmother. It is a lot of fun fishing here. We've had an interesting summer. I went up to the cape fishing with a few of our friends for the Striper Clave in September. That's a fun trip if you ever want to come up here to fish. A few of the VFB members make the trip every year. We noticed a lot more seals this year because of the amount of baitfish we had. That also brought the sharks closer to shore so it made people more aware of them. They have recently started using a lot of two handed surf rods up there now. :) I saw a picture of one of the seals that had washed ashore this summer. Someone had brought it into the local fly shop. He only had one bite out of him that's all it took (it was a big bite) but it sure reminded me of my post earlier. I've had a few friends that have lost their fish to something bigger. It's not happened to me yet but I've only been catching blues and dog fish so far. I'm not very good at fly fishing yet but I do enjoy it. I really hope to get down your way and meet Allan one day soon. Regards, Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Buck Hall Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: RE: [VFB] Buck
Deb, Good to here from you. I can't tell you how much we enjoy the fishing trips to Michigan and the PM river. The guys enjoy catching the big salmon that come up the river from Lake Michigan. I know the feeling and I also have sacrificed an eight weight that broke in two pieces on a salmon I could not begin to turn. Would love to fish where you fish but don't think that will happen. But maybe you will write about one of your trips some day. That will be interesting to me to read all about your fishing trips. Michigan does have nice fish. I think Jimmy understood my joke because he knows where I live. I really enjoy the blue fish but if I caught one that big I'd probably end up swimming. :) Really though ... depending > upon how far out you're fishing you can end up getting your catch eaten off > the hook before you pull it in. Luckily I haven't had that happen yet or I > might just stick to tying flies instead of fishing. > Regards, > Deb Buck Hall Coldwater, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.adelphia.net/~ehall77
