What a great signoff/nickname! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmie E Girganoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WaFly Fishers NG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 7:57 AM Subject: Why I Watch the Humpies on the Skykomish
> We spent another saturday watching the humpies on the Skykomish, at the > 2-bit hole. > And yes the operative word is/was watch. OK, we had rods in our hands, > but even with the greatest of care we quickly learned that snagging the > big males was inevitable. > So we Stopped trying and started learning, the ways of the river and the > fish, on this rare opportunity of so many fish in such shallow water. We > could see where they choose to hold, what channels they passed through, > where they spawned and where the males and females grouped separately. > I know I learned a lot more in those few hours than I have from all the > books I've bought and cherish. And yes, it's help me to better > understand what the authors have been trying to tell me. Once again I am > reminded that I catch more fish by watching and learning than by blindly > casting. > To bad so many of us get old enough to learn so late in life. > Just another beautiful day on the river. > I am getting old but I am a Learnin, > Girgje > > > >
