Mine was meant in fun, but speaking of snobs . . .
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From: Cliff & Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, May 14, 2000 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Martha Lake, Alderwood Manor
>Well Richard, what else would you expect from Martha Lake? The power
>bait, Zebco reel crowd needs a place to fish (in their style) just as we
>do. I fish hand planed, split-cane bamboo fly rods, smoke an old briar
>pipe, and tend toward dry flies, but I think I'd saddle up to one of the
>Hatfield's or McCoy's before I'd share precious fishing time with a guy
>with an attitude like yours. Tell me, did you "sneer" at them?
>
>Cliff
>Seattle
>
>Richard Embry wrote:
>>
>> My former office was just a block away from Martha Lake. Last year I
took
>> an hour and a half lunch break and fished from one of the then-new docks,
>> sharing the hardwood with 2 bait guys. One of the bait guys caught 2
fish,
>> losing 2 others, and the other guy caught none. I caught 8 rainbow, the
>> 11-13" size, and missed that many more. The bait guys appeared to be
pretty
>> chagrined to have some fly fishing dude, wearing shiny leather shoes,
white
>> shirt and a tie, showing up to out-fish them.
>>
>> I returned once last week and once the week previous, hoping to repeat
last
>> year's performance. Not to be. The docks are now inhabited what
appears
>> to be a permanent community of Hatfield's and McCoy's, complete with the
>> neon green and the orange push-button Wal-Mart Zebco rod and reel combos,
>> BBQ's, coolers, and lounge chairs. The families have set up occupancy
>> about halfway down the dock to the very end, leaving the available dock
area
>> closest to shore.
>>
>> The first week, one couple caught a number of fish, with the other 3
>> families catching none. I didn't catch any, as well. Last week, with
the
>> same dock area allotment program, I caught 2 small 10" micro planter
>> rainbows. A couple of the families caught a few fish; but no fish of any
>> size.
>>
>> If you are up in that area, and have an hour or two to kill, you might
want
>> to consider keeping your rod and a few nymphs in your vehicle, and
sneaking
>> over to the lake during lunch. As many of the planter fish are taken,
and
>> the excitement of opening day wanes, the docks should open and make room
for
>> fly fishers. It's a great way to spend lunch!
>>
>> RIchard
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