Sean Grier wrote:
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> > Well, the ax came down here at ATT Wireless, and I got to be one of the stuckees.
>Turned out great though, 'cause after they gave me the paperwork yesterday morning, I
>decided I needed to go fishin'. I went up to Icicle Creek above 8 Mile and caught a
>boatload of beautiful, feisty bows. Largest was about 13" (he shoulda been about 16
>given the size of his head - Stunted). Most were in the 6-8" range, and were hot
>for my size 16 Irrisistable and Peacock Humpy. They're laid up right at the head of
>the pools in the middle of the day trying to stay cool and oxygenated. I quit about
>6PM as the wind drove me off the river and after I'd caught and released about 2
>dozen fish.
> >
> > Today I went up to Little Cavanaugh. The lake is WAY down. Only about 3-4 feet
>deep in the middle, but the trout were still generous. About 2 hours after I got
>there, a big truck showed up and unrolled a big tube down to the lake (I'd never seen
>a stocking in action). I paddled over to talk to the gents, and was informed that
>they were getting rid of some goldens that they had at Reider pond, in preparation
>for a new shipment. They dropped about 300-500 4" - 12" fish in there and I
>proceeded to have a turkeyshoot. They particularly liked a size 16 olive teeny nymph
>(duh! looks just like the rabbit pellets they've been eating) and anything small and
>floating. Turns out I hit a grand-slam on the trip - Rainbow, Cutthroat, Golden and
>Brookie. I know, you purists will tell me a brookie isn't a trout, but it still
>takes flies like a trout, looks like a trout, and fights like a trout (and tastes
>like one, too!).
Wait a minute, there are GOLDEN trout in Little Cavanaugh????
I thought the only golden trout in Washington were at Greider Lake....
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Rob Blomquist
Kirkland, WA
Gone to the penguins...Bye, bye, Billy-boy....
