Jim What section of the Yakima were you on? Gary Meyers Kirkland
> speaking of losing stuff, and labels... this is kinda embarassing: > > I lost an Orvis 1-oz (6 1/2' 2 wt) with a Sage 3100 reel at the Weyerhauser > gate by the bridge crossing of Scatter Creek on highway 410 two or three > weeks back. If anyone happens to hear a story of "the beautiful little fly > rod I found at Scatter Creek" - please contact me via this email address. > It was on top of my truck when I pulled away, and weighing only a total of 6 > oz. including the reel and line, probably just flew off immediately when I > pulled out toward the highway. > > I now label stuff too. In fact, I used a dremel tool to engrave my name on > my new reel recently. I also NEVER put my rods on top of the truck when I > return from a spot - I immediately break it down and put it inside no matter > how tired I happen to be. That was one expensive trip to Scatter Creek. > > see ya. > -Jim Speaker > > btw: fished the Yak yesterday afternoon - it was great. Nothing big, but > the > bite was on - fished a #10 orange stimulator all afternoon and into evening. > Saw a few Oct Caddis through the day, and about a dozen of them at dusk - > plus the usual smattering of caddis. -tight lines- > > -----Original Message----- > From: rdembry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 12:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Deschutes Report (and equipment labels ) > > > Attaboy! Jim, catchin' steelhead . . . > > Regarding your lost fly box, it seems like I've run across more people than > normal this year who have left a fly box or vest somewhere, or lost a fly > box like you did. Most of the folks I know tried to describe the vest, and > of course the descriptions sounded like most fly fish vests. "Tan vest with > a lot of pockets, nippers, tippets, a couple of boxes of dry flies, etc.". > > I have now started applying labels with my name, address, and phone number > on my fly boxes. That doesn't mean anyone finding one of my fly boxes would > contact me or return it to me, but at least I have a chance and I'd like to > think they would. I do know without the labels there would be almost zero > chance I'd ever see my fly box again. I'm even applying labels to my rod > cases and my net. Who knows . . . ? > > Just a suggestion to y'all that might prove helpful some time in the future. > > Richard Embry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 6:00 PM > Subject: Deschutes Report > > >> Hi Everyone >> >> We returned home Friday evening after spending the last week on the >> Deschutes at Maupin. We are just home for the week end and will return >> tomorrow morning and will spend most of next week at Maupin. >> >> The steelhead run on the Deschutes is for real this year. There number >> of fish in the river is fantastic. >> >> This was the "break-in" trip for my new Redington Spey rod and it lived up >> to all of my hopes and expectations. After arriving late Sunday, I didn't > do >> anything Monday morning except find a section of the river with lots of > room >> and no people to spend some time coming to terms with the new rod. After >> 3 or 4 hours I felt confident enough to take my act public. >> >> A friend from Portland arrived unexpectedly Monday so I fished with him >> Monday PM and Tuesday AM. Unfortunately we fished some marginal >> water and the fish were shy. I missed one Tuesday evening and that was > it. >> I finally took him up to a spot where I knew he could catch some trout > just >> so he could catch some fish before he went home. >> >> The front that came through on Tuesday evening made all the difference in > the >> world. With the cooler weather, the fish turned aggressive and the > fishing >> was >> great. On Wednesday I missed two more fish as the learning cycle with the >> new rod continued. But, I did land one nice wild 10 pound hen. Very nice >> fish. >> >> Thursday AM I landed an 8 pounder and a 6 pounder. The 6 pounder was >> a little wild hen that went through 150 ft of fly line and was well on her > way >> to the Columbia before I was able to restore order. Thursday evening I > landed >> another 6 pound wild hen. Unfortunately, as I was landing her, I lost a > fly box >> with most of my steelhead flies. Oh well, most of them were pretty ratty >> anyway. >> Time to tie some new ones. >> >> Friday AM, I fished below White River. The weather had changed for the > better >> and the fish seemed much more tentative. A couple of lite plucks and that >> was it. >> Since the weekend horde was starting to arrive, we left for Portland >> without fishing >> Friday evening. >> >> All of my fish were caught above White River. The water is clear as gin > and >> small (#6), dark flies seemed to do the job. I caught one on a Purple > Peril, >> one on a Street Walker, one on a Purple Wooley Bugger (sink tip line) and >> one on an Undertaker. How's that for spreading it around? >> >> The White River is dumping some color into the river but nothing > objectionable. >> Friday Morning I was 7 or 8 miles below White River and had nice green > water >> with several feet of visibility. Fish are being taken through out the >> river. I expect >> that with the return of blue bird weather, they will become more tentative >> again. >> >> Tomorrow morning...I'm outa here. >> >> Jim Jones >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > >
