Paul Welcome to the list! Reading your post on the Indian River Inlet brings back a lot of great memories. Prior to moving to Spokane last year I lived in Dover and would head down to fish for blues and stripers at night.
You're right... when the fish were migrating through that area the fishing was unbelievable. The guys at the USCG Station would let us fish from their sea wall. The lights at the station would attract the bait fish and the bluefish and striped bass wouldn't be far behind. In fact, the water would almost boil as the bait fish tried to escape from the hungry schools of blues. I'm heading back to Lewes this summer to vacation with my family. I'll let you know how the fishing goes. It will be a little early in the season but who knows. If you ever get over to this side of the state let me know. We have some excellent fishing! Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul bucher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: Re: hello, looking for flyfishing friends > Thanks for the response, things are busy this week with but when they slow > down next week I will definately get in contact with you. I have 5-8wt rods > so I have enough outfits to fish almost anywhere in the sound. As for > bluefish we always timed our vacation to the beach to coincide with their > run in a place called Indian River Inlet in Delaware. It was one of the best > flyfishing experiences a kid could ever have, it hooked me for life. we > would alternate fishing for them from the boat or from the jetty depending > on where they were schooled up. We sometimes had days of 15-20 blues per > person. It was the kind of simple uncomplicated flyfishing that everyone > should get to do atleast once in their life. We tied clousers in all > different colors because the fish would turn on to one color and the action > would be frantic for about 10-15 minutes and then a color change would turn > them on again. It has been ten years since I was back on the east coast for > fishing so I don't know if the blues still run that river in the same > numbers as they used to but a little research could probably tell you. Take > care and I will e-mail you next week > > > >From: Scott Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: hello, looking for flyfishing friends > >Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 20:00:28 -0800 (PST) > > > >Welcome to the group Paul, > > > >If you have a 8+ wt. fly rod, you should head over to the Nisqually. > >Although the Chum run is winding down, there are still fresh fish up near > >the tank crossing. > > > >If you would like to head out on the Sound, give me a call. I live in > >Olympia and fish out of Boston Harbor quite alot. I've been trying up > >near the Narrows lately, but have not had much action. > > > >I'm interested to hear about your bluefish encounters, I'm trying to get a > >job in Maine (girlfriend moved to Orono), and will soon be trading my > >pacific salmonids for Atlantics, Brook, Smallmouth, Stripers, and Blues. > >In my recent trips out there, I've caught everything but Bluefish. > > > >*************************************************************************** > > Scott The members of this genus (Salvelinus- > > Craig includes Bull trout & Dolly Varden) > > are by far the most active and handsome > > Practise of the trout, they live in the > > Catch & Release coldest, cleanest and most secluded waters. > > on Wild Salmonids > > No higher praise can be given to a > >http://www.eskimo.com/~craigs Salmonid than to say, it is a charr. > > (Jordan and Evermann 1896) > >*************************************************************************** * > > > >On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, paul bucher wrote: > > > > > hello, I am active duty military stationed at Fort Lewis and have fallen > >in > > > love with the Pacific northwest. I grew up on the east coast fishing for > > > stripers and blues but nothing can compare to the salmonoids of the > > > northwest. I fish mostly the freshwater in the southsound but have taken > > > several backpacking trips into the olympics to fish the upper Elwha and > >some > > > of the alpine lakes. I frequently fish the ford and the Yak but hate the > > > long drive by myself. I had three fly fishing friends that the army > >recently > > > stationed elsewhere so I often end up fishing alone. anyone interested > >in > > > meeting to go fishing can e-mail me. Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > > >*************************************************************************** * > > Scott The members of this genus (Salvelinus- > > Craig includes Bull trout & Dolly Varden) > > are by far the most active and handsome > > Practise of the trout, they live in the > > Catch & Release coldest, cleanest and most secluded waters. > > on Wild Salmonids > > No higher praise can be given to a > >http://www.eskimo.com/~craigs Salmonid than to say, it is a charr. > > (Jordan and Evermann 1896) > >*************************************************************************** * > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
