Great story Chuck! Thanks, Jeff
Chuck S wrote: > It's about five miles up the fork of the road past the turnoff to the > natural amphtheater off of the Canyon Sity to Salida road. (backside of > the Royal Gorge area. Great fishing there with lots of folks, fish and > snakes. Of course that's in Colorado. > > I love shared secret spots - we used to have one up in northern > Maine. Lovely's Bogan it was callled, and at the end of an offshoot or > bogan off of the Aroostook River there was a widening into a large pool > of about 75 yds daimeter if I recall right. It was a secret since in > the center of the two feet deep, crystal clear water there was cold > springs, and fis that would set records. When the river heated up > during the dog days and leading into them, the big fish would come in > from thhe river and head for the springs. > > You have to do the math to appreciate this. The spring was about 40 > yds from the approach shore which was lined with old growth, alders and > Maples. The fish were ultra spooky and on any given afternoon you could > find those who knew about that secret hole trying to master a > cast/backcast/roll cast that would reach out and gently land near the > spring. It was the ultimate secret hole! You had to have really good > technique with casting, presenting the fly, etc or you just didn't catch > any fish. With the water so clear, the fish would spook if you came any > closer than about 80 feet. > > Pool etiquette prevailed with around 15 minutes being your time to > shine while others chatted, etc and watched. I suppose some fish for > catching fish, others fish for catching hard to catch fish but for me > the ultimate is catching "hard to catch, big fish" in front of an > audience of skilled anglers. By the way, the best story to come out of > that hole was one day when four of us were fishing with our relatively > expensive stuff, everything from Garrison Bamboo's to Garcia glass rods, > when a kid came wading in with his Zebco 33 and his white Shakespeare > Wonderrod, some hooks, sinkers and worms. > > He watched, waited and took his turn. Each time he was up, he'd > promptly catch a nice Landlocked or Brookie, which he strung on a willow > stick. After catching two or three he started home for a fish fry. On > the way out he allowed that we would have a lot better luck if we'd get > better rods and reels that could cast out and reach the spring! > > Good Fishing > Chuck S > > http://community.webtv.net/fishing-folks/ChucksEastCentral
