tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365017762024-03-23T12:42:26.459-05:00A screaming comes across the sky.....Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-22817972398975589882012-01-21T21:04:00.004-05:002012-01-21T21:04:39.888-05:00OooppsI have completely screwed this BLOG up...so I am moving...<br />
to here..<br />
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..At least appreciated for what it is.
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I almost didn't go this morning. The holidays have taken the usual toll and I am tired.
A day home with the family and the guitar would've been nice.
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My previous trip to the river was exceptional and the last fish from that trip was outstanding.
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...I could've ended nicely on that note.
...But I didn't.
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I kind of forced myself today.
It was certain to be my last opportunity of the year and I knew it would've become a regret if I'd stayed home.
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There break between Fall Fishing is a long one. I fished today for those days in early August..LOL.
So up I go...
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The plan was to hike in at the hydro wires and fish the 'Cedars' and the 'Swamp' at dawn.
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I got to the access point at around 7ish...and so did <i>everyone <b></b></i>else ....
WTF
UGH...tons of people...tons...
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So...
I regroup and head up to the 'Dump'...
<i>SAME<b></b></i>
FUCK!
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I just about drove home...<i>droves of people<b></b></i>
So I double back to Chapmans and decide to start at the 'Newrun' and fish backwards...as in downstream to the 'Peach bag run'
I didn't expect much...
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I was wrong!!!!!
I hadn't been over these little sections for quite some time and it was a treat for me not without a certain nostalgic value.
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There is one section we used to call '"My" Clay Bank' and it really fished well....Too well....
I got schooled there more than once today. Big fish that were in October mode. Fun but really did a number on my healing shoulder injury.
Oh well...the day was salvaged, I was alone and it was beautiful.
On the way out I stopped to look around and realized what a cool place I was in. The freezing rain sounded like frying bacon on the leaves...
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Time to shut er down.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-71370970180538545452011-12-13T16:48:00.000-05:002011-12-13T18:44:10.614-05:00My Left Foot...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well My patch job didn't work....
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Last night I tried a desperate epoxy/Tuck tape fix with my waders...no luck. Today I was wet...again.
I do not have any mad money to put towards this crazy little sport so I will just have to tough er out until The Ho Ho is over.
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It was like spring out there today...including the douche bags...
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I am surprised at how well I took it though...it helps that they were useless and also that I got first water at the spot that I wanted. They actually forced me out of my comfort zone a little bit and I ended up over some new water.
Very productive water that the inbred maggots had just come from.
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Might have been the sounder bouy size floats they were tossing...I think they were trying to knock the fish unconscious.
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I found the fish eventually and the solitude...oddly enough they were together.
Shitstains are entitled to fish too, and that is unfortunate.
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One guy I ran into was decent enough and I think that we kind of surprised each other. He didn't try to stand on my shoulders so in return I handed him over the run and told him what and where he should fish.
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I am pretty sure Borat was on the river today as well...it helps if you picture them on fire.
<i>"How many fish you catch gypsy?" <b></b></i>
Flames I say....
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I tried to fish the Norland Jig with conviction after Morins recent post but it just won't happen. The Mennonite Roe is doing just fine however.
There won't ....or at least shouldn't be many more days like today for us. This fall has been amazing temp wise and the rain has finally started to bless us fisherfolk.
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Christmas is looming and things are getting busy with no leave in the bank...not sure if I will get out again but you never know.
I will savour today.
A few weird moments...I caught a sea serpent..and ran across Elmo on the way out...
None of this is real.
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Today was very cold and we have come to the conclusion that we have gone soft.
The water was a still a wee bit on the high side but it was my only chance this week so we rolled the dice.
The fishing was a little tough at least compared to what we re used to. we made the same play as last time and started high and worked our way down. some of the water we like to fish we left because of the second deer hunt.
The last thin you want is to be hiking through the bush wearing drab brown while the guys are out for their meat.
About every 20 mins or so we'd hear a barrage of gun fire.
Not very comforting...but at least I am not a deer.
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The morning started kind of slow and continued that way allowing just sort of spurts of fishy activity. My best fish came last ...which is a cool way to end a day.
My hands feel like claws right now due to the cold water and wind. I am thinking that it is time to put aside the hard core.
There will be no more marathon winter hikes for me especially now that there are other options much easier on the back.
On bonus spotting of wildlife today...
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Speaking of Jumping beef... I just finished dumbying a BBQed Venison Burger with montreal steak spice and monterey jalapeno cheese.
Very yummy.
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Anyway...very tired.
That is it for this BLOG entry...The tree is up and the house looks festive.
There has been no snow so far this year and I am totally OK with that.
Back in to work this weekend.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-37446638111493622062011-12-05T21:10:00.007-05:002011-12-05T21:45:03.678-05:00Hyde 'N SeekThe Hyde is a really cool way to fish...mostly because you can bring bologna sandwiches and lots of beer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9T5tujwKKLU/Tt1-xzIxa8I/AAAAAAAAB-c/Iu3PNgZhr18/s1600/Hyde.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9T5tujwKKLU/Tt1-xzIxa8I/AAAAAAAAB-c/Iu3PNgZhr18/s400/Hyde.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682837698817125314" /></a><br /><br />I don't know what it is about Michigan ...but I do love it there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIuUuCefnUc/Tt2AHcAgzQI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/WtMbsP0JmKQ/s1600/Head.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIuUuCefnUc/Tt2AHcAgzQI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/WtMbsP0JmKQ/s400/Head.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682839170077216002" /></a><br /><br />I am in!<br /><br />It is just the peaceful surroundings and the whole vibe that I dig. I don't have to be talked into the trips anymore...I get it... I really do...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AY0EdXdLIJM/Tt1_ZfBg9tI/AAAAAAAAB_A/1K-Brvt-gRQ/s1600/The%2BLie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AY0EdXdLIJM/Tt1_ZfBg9tI/AAAAAAAAB_A/1K-Brvt-gRQ/s400/The%2BLie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682838380612744914" /></a><br /><br />...Even though the fish hate me.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33128035?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />I will take my lumps because every once in a while the fish gods throw me a bone.<br /><br />This past weekend Brian and I spent three solid days on the water. We may have hit 10 fish total not counting the beautiful little browns that are ever present.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_8rzD7X4uG0/Tt1-xAOtHPI/AAAAAAAAB-E/7QFY_nN7ywg/s1600/32%2B%2Bin%2BSteelhead.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_8rzD7X4uG0/Tt1-xAOtHPI/AAAAAAAAB-E/7QFY_nN7ywg/s400/32%2B%2Bin%2BSteelhead.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682837685151800562" /></a><br /><br />I love those little fish and I try really hard not to make them anticlimactic.<br /><br />10 Steelhead is very good even though it pales when compared to the home water.<br /><br />This place is different though and it is a great disservice to bring those kinds of expectations with you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Ys4aMPDLA/Tt1_ZDCAj7I/AAAAAAAAB-w/cnL4Cko3m_Y/s1600/Silver%2Bday%2Bone.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Ys4aMPDLA/Tt1_ZDCAj7I/AAAAAAAAB-w/cnL4Cko3m_Y/s400/Silver%2Bday%2Bone.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682838373098622898" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I get it....<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />So we hit the water on Friday morning. A very cold ..low water ...crystal clear morning...<br /> On a river system that has humbled me more than once.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgAbqWvJ4Ls/Tt1-xHsFX6I/AAAAAAAAB94/o2Y_D5cPwr8/s1600/14lber.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgAbqWvJ4Ls/Tt1-xHsFX6I/AAAAAAAAB94/o2Y_D5cPwr8/s400/14lber.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682837687154073506" /></a><br /><br />I was excited but not exactly brimming with confidence.<br /><br />Today was the first day fishing out of Brians Hyde Drift Boat and it is the shit!!!<br /><br />I even took a crack at rowing the thing...<br /><br />That didn't last long as captain Ahab has very specific ideas about boat position and rowing technique...that coupled with a healthy dose of OCD and my general fucking uselessness ...well I thought Morin was going to have a psychotic break.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rBGu6pxBX1c/Tt1_ZOxOdOI/AAAAAAAAB-o/W-U5NsakW8c/s1600/satan.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rBGu6pxBX1c/Tt1_ZOxOdOI/AAAAAAAAB-o/W-U5NsakW8c/s400/satan.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682838376249455842" /></a><br /><br />Very scary...I woke up screaming last night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJO_rhr5nYU/Tt2AJFDIEWI/AAAAAAAAB_8/loUYvTylDHY/s1600/Morins%2BDbl%2BStriper.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJO_rhr5nYU/Tt2AJFDIEWI/AAAAAAAAB_8/loUYvTylDHY/s400/Morins%2BDbl%2BStriper.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682839198273900898" /></a><br />On day two I watched him fight a giant dbl stripe fish and row the boat at the same time....cocksucker should join the circus.<br />That fish came out of the water at least 9 times...huge jumps!!!<br />These are special fish indeed.<br /><br />At least I didn't mess up the net job!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y7eOnNU4AU/Tt2AH7jHjII/AAAAAAAAB_0/0X_SI2c2oMs/s1600/Ice%2BBreaker.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y7eOnNU4AU/Tt2AH7jHjII/AAAAAAAAB_0/0X_SI2c2oMs/s400/Ice%2BBreaker.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682839178543860866" /></a><br /><br /><br />;o)<br /><br />Anyway..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9f1qWq4R38/Tt1_ZjxQ5SI/AAAAAAAAB_M/ywHXRMB6JKU/s1600/Buck%2BTwo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9f1qWq4R38/Tt1_ZjxQ5SI/AAAAAAAAB_M/ywHXRMB6JKU/s400/Buck%2BTwo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682838381886760226" /></a><br />I broke my first fish off with a mainline snap and just about lost it.<br />It was a big fish and you don't get many chances on that river to screw up.<br /><br />After a philosophical moment and a retie I am back in.<br /><br />Float drops and I am into a giant....I just couldn't do anything with this fish.<br /><br />After a short assessment we decided to lift anchor and row after this thing and am I ever glad...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AXY67UZz0-Y/Tt1-I8s1vWI/AAAAAAAAB9c/1NP5XkpMBT4/s1600/To%2Bthe%2Bcork.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AXY67UZz0-Y/Tt1-I8s1vWI/AAAAAAAAB9c/1NP5XkpMBT4/s400/To%2Bthe%2Bcork.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682836997009685858" /></a><br />There would've been no horsing this fish back upstream.<br />Biggest Steelhead of my life.<br />32 inches and at least 14 lbs..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8O3AejCDtE/Tt1-IrjzsqI/AAAAAAAAB9U/xngTk_Qf_NE/s1600/Colours%2B32.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8O3AejCDtE/Tt1-IrjzsqI/AAAAAAAAB9U/xngTk_Qf_NE/s400/Colours%2B32.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682836992408400546" /></a><br />Ultra thick and man what a fight.<br /><br />I was just shaking when it was done....<br /><br />The rest of the weekend was bonus with another daysaving Buck for me on day two and as usual Morin caught some real beauties.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9Ra4Olvd60/Tt1-xVjdMPI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/Wqso7gLf_ks/s1600/Elixir.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9Ra4Olvd60/Tt1-xVjdMPI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/Wqso7gLf_ks/s400/Elixir.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682837690875982066" /></a><br /><br />I will never forget this trip or that crazy hog of a fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCCiP6wIkTU/Tt1-I5iEDBI/AAAAAAAAB9s/T2OpqCV6FFY/s1600/Turn%2BMfer.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCCiP6wIkTU/Tt1-I5iEDBI/AAAAAAAAB9s/T2OpqCV6FFY/s400/Turn%2BMfer.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682836996159179794" /></a><br /><br />Glad you were there for this one Brian.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ncV_291h3WU/Tt2AHmOWkrI/AAAAAAAAB_g/dv1hNXBM9pU/s1600/Hen%2BDay%2BTwo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ncV_291h3WU/Tt2AHmOWkrI/AAAAAAAAB_g/dv1hNXBM9pU/s400/Hen%2BDay%2BTwo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682839172819620530" /></a><br /><br />Unreal.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-6117819745610062092011-11-21T15:59:00.006-05:002011-11-22T11:20:26.339-05:00The Blues...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bcoHJpyKDe0/TsrA-sruAVI/AAAAAAAAB9I/FDAuN4iq8aM/s1600/spring%2B10%2B095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bcoHJpyKDe0/TsrA-sruAVI/AAAAAAAAB9I/FDAuN4iq8aM/s400/spring%2B10%2B095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677562463632884050" /></a><br /><br /> Yesterday I was part of a group of people that gathered to say goodbye to someone that we all cared about...<br />..and it was very sad.<br /><br />I don't keep it together very well when it comes to death or any of those types of things and I was a mess during and after.<br /><br /> Peg and Don chose not have a visitation or funeral but a celebration of life was held at the Union Hall in town.<br /> There was a huge turn out.<br />I was surprised ...but I shouldn't have been.<br />They are both good people that have touched the lives of many...especially Peg.<br />I don't know of anybody that could say a bad word about her. She was a consistently good person that I just sort of took for granted all the years I knew her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wr_eIWmK8lY/TsrAZfqd2RI/AAAAAAAAB88/4NptK_gM9zs/s1600/DSCF0230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wr_eIWmK8lY/TsrAZfqd2RI/AAAAAAAAB88/4NptK_gM9zs/s400/DSCF0230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677561824482810130" /></a><br /><br />Her death was just shitty...and sometimes life is just shitty...just absolutely shit.<br /><br />The devotion she and Don had for one another was an inspiration for me...and still is.<br /><br />I handled the whole illness and death poorly...shameful really.<br /><br />They were both very good to me and the fact that I am an awkward POS is a piss poor excuse for my behavior...<br /><br />I will try harder in the coming months...<br /><br />I think that is when Don will need it.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32462791?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />So afterwards...bummed out, I returned home to the kids.<br /><br />Avery and I went outside and raked leaves for bit... well I raked and she jumped in them.<br />That seemed to help...fresh air always does and there is something about this time of year.<br />She is such a sweet little thing.<br />She is running temperature but you'd never know it...very tough that little one.<br /><br />Being with the kids helped....circle of life and all that.<br /><br />Takes a lot out of you though.<br /><br />Kim gets home tonight late.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-91153686316028671002011-11-18T13:22:00.007-05:002011-11-18T13:49:10.318-05:00Fishing the Skinny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILo0dTDnzOs/TsanhtxgL5I/AAAAAAAAB8s/cVs9InhjJZI/s1600/Swamp%2Bfish%2B2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILo0dTDnzOs/TsanhtxgL5I/AAAAAAAAB8s/cVs9InhjJZI/s400/Swamp%2Bfish%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676408578011836306" /></a><br /><br />...Because what the hell else am I going to do on a day off??<br /><br />Today I went for a hike through the woods ...along a great river.<br /><br />Fresh air and sunshine. <br /><br />Very beautiful morning out there with just a touch of frost and shelf ice crunching under the feet.<br /><br />I did happen to bring the fishing rod as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mVcTHtNsVaY/TsamJJNCPmI/AAAAAAAAB7k/caAd0HyFTyM/s1600/BW%2Btrees.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mVcTHtNsVaY/TsamJJNCPmI/AAAAAAAAB7k/caAd0HyFTyM/s400/BW%2Btrees.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407056366714466" /></a><br /><br />That is about the best way to look at the trips to the river right now. <br />It is a very good way for me to spend a day away from work but I wouldn't say that our current river conditions are anything to rave about.<br /><br />There are a few good fish kicking about.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbxhQk3kBok/TsamI_-t8mI/AAAAAAAAB7c/cJWhrhNXRk8/s1600/Fish%2B%25231%2Bbetter.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbxhQk3kBok/TsamI_-t8mI/AAAAAAAAB7c/cJWhrhNXRk8/s400/Fish%2B%25231%2Bbetter.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407053890744930" /></a><br /><br />I got my ass handed to me with the first two fish of the morning. Just a clusterfuck when you have to fish tight to the structure...<br /> I love and hate wood...<br /> That is where the fish are but how do you get them out??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M3S0TEmqqcM/TsamIkM1i0I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/oPrcfGRplW0/s1600/Frost%2Bleaves%2B2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M3S0TEmqqcM/TsamIkM1i0I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/oPrcfGRplW0/s400/Frost%2Bleaves%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407046433770306" /></a><br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Kim is off to Chicago this weekend for a girls getaway so I have the kids..<br /><br />This isn't really anything that I have to suffer through because I am really looking forward to it.<br />She leaves tomorrow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i765aGMohk0/TsamiEBf_mI/AAAAAAAAB8M/qYOkaAvWnpM/s1600/Pink%2Bcheek.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i765aGMohk0/TsamiEBf_mI/AAAAAAAAB8M/qYOkaAvWnpM/s400/Pink%2Bcheek.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407484472884834" /></a><br /><br />It was she that actually suggested that I go fishing today which was very cool of her...<br />She cleared the day for me right to dinner time even though she is working.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6K5UBan0V9M/TsamiHA4JsI/AAAAAAAAB78/6MzlN4Mbk_4/s1600/Head%2Bshot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6K5UBan0V9M/TsamiHA4JsI/AAAAAAAAB78/6MzlN4Mbk_4/s400/Head%2Bshot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407485275580098" /></a><br /><br />The babysitter will walk the kids home from school at 3 ish and stay with them until Kim gets home from work...<br /> It is now 1:30...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4KZVaKLI3CI/Tsanhu9mRhI/AAAAAAAAB8g/oiyTE-mchvM/s1600/Sun%2Brising.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4KZVaKLI3CI/Tsanhu9mRhI/AAAAAAAAB8g/oiyTE-mchvM/s400/Sun%2Brising.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676408578331002386" /></a><br />In short I am not supposed to be home..LOL<br />However.. I got what I needed from the river and now I think I will take off and do some other shit that I have been meaning to do.<br /><br />Trip to the barber shop in there as well....might even just park down by the river and read for an hour with a coffee....Hmmmmmmmmmm<br /><br />Buddy at work has just turned me on to this series of books that I just can't put down ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pTFbhECy3FU/TsanhUuMsxI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/i8RfhlCNq5A/s1600/River%2Bthin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pTFbhECy3FU/TsanhUuMsxI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/i8RfhlCNq5A/s400/River%2Bthin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676408571287089938" /></a><br /> The first Book is called <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553573403">Game Of Thrones</a> and it is awesome.<br />Lots of killing ,screwing, and intrigue...knights Dragons and that sort..<br />I am embarrassed that I like as much as I do but I told him I would try it and now I am hooked.<br />There is an HBO series based on these books and I can't wait to see it.<br /><br />...If only I could figure out how to steal it off the NET. <br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H-zfnJ8vegE/Tsamh_NyLSI/AAAAAAAAB70/gxAsVstGs-c/s1600/car.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H-zfnJ8vegE/Tsamh_NyLSI/AAAAAAAAB70/gxAsVstGs-c/s400/car.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676407483182230818" /></a><br /><br /><br />I had to get the car fixed this past week...for the first time ever knock on wood.<br /><br />Brake and gas lines...Oh well ..that old car doesn't owe me a dime and I am committed to driving it into the ground.<br />The roads I have been taking her on lately might be a bit of a stretch though...I may have to rethink things a bit...or at least watch out for some of those bigger rocks.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-86245911648551153922011-11-15T08:44:00.003-05:002011-11-15T09:09:47.945-05:00This ones for Gary...<span style="font-style:italic;">I will probably regret this....<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />I have decided to remove my filter and go "public" again. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Gary<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> can't read my BLOG...and that is that. LOL<br /><br />I don't know why anyone ...besides myself... would want to read this dribble but whatever.<br /><br />Here you go buddy...no more lost passwords...<span style="font-style:italic;">you are in<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>.<br /><br />I believe most of the lurking knuckleheads have lost interest in me anyway and if it goes sideways I can pull the plug again pretty quick. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DyOQE2TwAKo/TsJtMcRslVI/AAAAAAAAB60/E4q4kiUkKJc/s1600/Fusion%2B2010%2B025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DyOQE2TwAKo/TsJtMcRslVI/AAAAAAAAB60/E4q4kiUkKJc/s400/Fusion%2B2010%2B025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675218540956521810" /></a><br /><br />These pics are from last year but it is an annual event that Torrie and I participate in that is worth documenting.<br />There are not many things that can tear me away from Steelhead fishing in November but this was the case this year.<br />Torrie and I played a 2 day Jazz gig at the RBC centre which is the local arena where the Sarnia Sting play.<br />It is a fund raising event for Kids with disabilities and I was proud to be part of it. <br />It was with a heavy heart though....<br />Torrie and I lost a friend to cancer this month. The wife of the guy who builds our guitars.<br /> She was such a wonderful person and I will miss her.<br />I thought of the Carters more than once this weekend. They have always been good to me...probably better than I have been to them...or anyone for that matter.<br />Sometimes I think that all we have are the relationships we forge and the value should never be underestimated.<br />Things <span style="font-weight:bold;">end<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> very quickly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-naV9BeV3weM/TsJyCmAJP7I/AAAAAAAAB7E/FxAZoP8Bj1I/s1600/Hike%2Bout%2Buphill.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-naV9BeV3weM/TsJyCmAJP7I/AAAAAAAAB7E/FxAZoP8Bj1I/s400/Hike%2Bout%2Buphill.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675223869326704562" /></a><br /><br />I have no specific faith but I hope she has found peace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RvEZt0g182A/TsJtMIIFnpI/AAAAAAAAB6s/zlOeuCACQZ0/s1600/Fusion%2B2010%2B054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RvEZt0g182A/TsJtMIIFnpI/AAAAAAAAB6s/zlOeuCACQZ0/s400/Fusion%2B2010%2B054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675218535547510418" /></a><br /><br />This was only the second year and the turnout was exceptional. <br /><br />I have to believe they made a lot of money for the kids while at the same time providing 2 days of enjoyment to an area that is desperately lacking when it comes to anything close to unique entertainment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://discoverfusion.ca/">FUSION LINK</a><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />I would go even if I wasn't playing music. Great food, good beer, hot chicks..and the music was pretty good as well!!<br /><br />;o)<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.creemoresprings.com/">Creemore Springs</a> guys were there again this year and they took good care of Torrie and I...god bless those guys...best beer in the world IMHO!!<br /><br />One more fall task then I am back to fishing....Might even sneak out Friday to snipe some skinny water.<br /><br />Fingers crossed.....Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-91276244914969541252011-11-01T16:39:00.006-05:002011-11-01T17:08:54.865-05:00Daddio...(In Law)<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPTIKDkUR3k/TrBqd4rw1AI/AAAAAAAAB54/5XkS78pl_8U/s1600/DSCF0200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPTIKDkUR3k/TrBqd4rw1AI/AAAAAAAAB54/5XkS78pl_8U/s400/DSCF0200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148992524145666" /></a><br />Today I did a good thing.<br /><br />Sometimes it is not about just catching fish...and heres the thing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gKyNk0KJOBg/TrBp8CuKP1I/AAAAAAAAB5s/zufOmOc4c0k/s1600/DSCF0198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gKyNk0KJOBg/TrBp8CuKP1I/AAAAAAAAB5s/zufOmOc4c0k/s400/DSCF0198.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148411103002450" /></a><br /><br />Right on cue with my midlife crisis...which I am starting to get a handle on...<br />..we are NOT getting any younger..<br /><br />Gerry wanted to get some Steelhead action..and I sure as hell was going to find time and fish for him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aLV0XTc8JOs/TrBp7iFlWiI/AAAAAAAAB5U/2XBzjGJ8S3M/s1600/DSCF0195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aLV0XTc8JOs/TrBp7iFlWiI/AAAAAAAAB5U/2XBzjGJ8S3M/s400/DSCF0195.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148402342877730" /></a><br /><br />Here is a guy who would lay down his life for all of my crew without hesitation..generous to a fault in my book, and I truly enjoy his company...truly.<br /> Not many people I can say that about.<br /><br />So we hit the river early ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gkCDlQR72tc/TrBqeH7bWkI/AAAAAAAAB6c/TlRzuZ7GokA/s1600/DSCF0212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gkCDlQR72tc/TrBqeH7bWkI/AAAAAAAAB6c/TlRzuZ7GokA/s400/DSCF0212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148996616378946" /></a><br /><br />The river had started to drop and as predicted was ultra clear..very tricky..but easy to cross.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWpU5fV3KjA/TrBp7cYBp6I/AAAAAAAAB5I/UV8wWaea67Y/s1600/DSCF0193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWpU5fV3KjA/TrBp7cYBp6I/AAAAAAAAB5I/UV8wWaea67Y/s400/DSCF0193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148400809617314" /></a><br /> To my shame I still feel a little awkward when Gerry takes my arm at crossings that I would normally skip across...( somewhere Morin is smiling ) ...<br /><br />..Gerry I think has a mild phobia about water...<br /> I mean shit ...what is the worst that can happen???<br /><br />Chilly swim...that is par for my course.<br /><br />4 for 4 to start the day...but all with wee little fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBjypE8KTAk/TrBp79rn0wI/AAAAAAAAB5g/OReiTCvV77M/s1600/DSCF0196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBjypE8KTAk/TrBp79rn0wI/AAAAAAAAB5g/OReiTCvV77M/s400/DSCF0196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148409750180610" /></a><br /><br />Gerry blew a big fish at the wintering run and that had me thinking that it could be one of those days.<br /><br />Redemption at the new run...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vifT-JELqSE/TrBqeFayg1I/AAAAAAAAB6I/C6xfleDxphM/s1600/DSCF0210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vifT-JELqSE/TrBqeFayg1I/AAAAAAAAB6I/C6xfleDxphM/s400/DSCF0210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148995942613842" /></a><br /><br />Gerry hooked a nice 7 lber that really put on a show for him and he couldn't have been happier with the result!!<br /><br />Very Very cool!!!<br /><br />I just wish that I'd gotten it on video but it snuck up on me...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sbKbfYAVkBI/TrBqd-7lz_I/AAAAAAAAB6A/nnwM9FsfZJ0/s1600/DSCF0209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sbKbfYAVkBI/TrBqd-7lz_I/AAAAAAAAB6A/nnwM9FsfZJ0/s400/DSCF0209.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148994201145330" /></a><br /><br />The pics were shit because landing a fish, guiding and desperately avoiding disaster is in short clusterfuckish...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31447395?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31447395">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1596963">Gene Norland</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />This video is of Gerrys second decent fish from the sausage run...he missed the strike 3 times in a row.<br />Good thing Steelies are stupid...<br /><br /><br />Great day....and I even managed a few for myself.<br /><br />10 fish total....not too shabby considering.<br /><br />Work looming...sighTrotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-62323949224853373972011-10-27T19:57:00.013-05:002011-10-28T20:37:05.601-05:00Trip Number 2<span style="font-weight:bold;">HEy????<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MLwyuP4Ynw/TqtXnLAY0SI/AAAAAAAAB30/PkR-qJxvhPU/s1600/Hay.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MLwyuP4Ynw/TqtXnLAY0SI/AAAAAAAAB30/PkR-qJxvhPU/s400/Hay.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668720886456832290" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Rock on little Avery!!!!!!!!<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qv841jdKDcI/TqtRnXaDXCI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/UqW0ZwGu8hQ/s1600/Avery%2Bdrumming.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qv841jdKDcI/TqtRnXaDXCI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/UqW0ZwGu8hQ/s400/Avery%2Bdrumming.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668714292715936802" /></a><br />Well..there are a ton of things on the horizon but all I can think about is fishing.<br /><br />The river has been over 1.0 on the water graph for some time and the Steelhead are pushing in nicely.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3YkhE0AEXM/TqtR5LaQdaI/AAAAAAAAB0c/slqkYozxv1Y/s1600/Big%2Bstrong%2Bfishes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3YkhE0AEXM/TqtR5LaQdaI/AAAAAAAAB0c/slqkYozxv1Y/s400/Big%2Bstrong%2Bfishes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668714598733215138" /></a><br /><br />This is going to be a good season...(fingers crossed)...and I am not going to miss it for anything.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk2RZmvLDLA/TqtR5nJonBI/AAAAAAAAB1A/GAgnZAGzC-8/s1600/Bye%2BBye%2Bhoney.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk2RZmvLDLA/TqtR5nJonBI/AAAAAAAAB1A/GAgnZAGzC-8/s400/Bye%2BBye%2Bhoney.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668714606179687442" /></a><br /><br />We just wrapped up the CIU convention in Ottawa and I couldn't wait to get home and cover the water again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UEY1O6B1VN0/TqtR5VpLyeI/AAAAAAAAB00/PCqnwvQM3aI/s1600/bright%2Bfella.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UEY1O6B1VN0/TqtR5VpLyeI/AAAAAAAAB00/PCqnwvQM3aI/s400/bright%2Bfella.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668714601480178146" /></a><br />Busy times and I wasn't sure things were going to come together but as per usual we managed.<br /><br />Very Nicely in fact!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vZlmYhjmHE/TqtR5cfmo1I/AAAAAAAAB0k/unhUspFh3zU/s1600/Bright%2Bbuck.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vZlmYhjmHE/TqtR5cfmo1I/AAAAAAAAB0k/unhUspFh3zU/s400/Bright%2Bbuck.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668714603319042898" /></a><br /><br />For a change of pace and a bit o' adventure we decided to try a new access point. It turned out to be a very good play for us. Tons of fish and nobody else around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DOAmoaUNObQ/TqtV9PuWpnI/AAAAAAAAB3I/-NxUAYQ853Q/s1600/Hydro%2Bwire.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DOAmoaUNObQ/TqtV9PuWpnI/AAAAAAAAB3I/-NxUAYQ853Q/s400/Hydro%2Bwire.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668719066657236594" /></a><br />Although the hike up the ravine on the way out was a bit nasty...I'd go back again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qkNDDTPfnW4/TqtVTusCayI/AAAAAAAAB2c/CvC2AQLKKN8/s1600/Head%2Bshot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qkNDDTPfnW4/TqtVTusCayI/AAAAAAAAB2c/CvC2AQLKKN8/s400/Head%2Bshot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668718353414515490" /></a><br /><br />Today the swamp water was the first water ....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OmcepwblWzQ/TqtUvWW08yI/AAAAAAAAB1s/x47t2zWsF9Y/s1600/swamp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OmcepwblWzQ/TqtUvWW08yI/AAAAAAAAB1s/x47t2zWsF9Y/s400/swamp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668717728407810850" /></a><br />I love that run...it just does it for me.<br /><br />Then we fished backwards ending at the Mitchell Run.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2HLGwbmTIs/TqtVS3-Z1hI/AAAAAAAAB18/iBdR0NCpUPE/s1600/Drive%2BInn%2BHen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2HLGwbmTIs/TqtVS3-Z1hI/AAAAAAAAB18/iBdR0NCpUPE/s400/Drive%2BInn%2BHen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668718338727597586" /></a><br /><br />Most of our fish were taken at the Drive Inn ...which is cool because that cocksucker owes us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qKsqO8gr34/TqtTUBZzuQI/AAAAAAAAB1M/Y3rjbs27kTc/s1600/Come%2Bback%2Bfishy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qKsqO8gr34/TqtTUBZzuQI/AAAAAAAAB1M/Y3rjbs27kTc/s400/Come%2Bback%2Bfishy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668716159415073026" /></a><br />Brian hooked a fish there that just about handed him his ass!!<br />..Busted out the chute as soon as it was hooked and rapped knuckles about a hundred yards downstream....<br />...and damn if he didn't chase it!!!<br />Page out of my book!!!!<br />I was tearing up a bit...especially when he fell 3 times in the water trying to follow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vhB6E4q3R3U/TqtUvfJbdhI/AAAAAAAAB1k/XeNMV6cE3Ko/s1600/The%2Bfish%2Bthat%2Bcrushed%2BBrian.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vhB6E4q3R3U/TqtUvfJbdhI/AAAAAAAAB1k/XeNMV6cE3Ko/s400/The%2Bfish%2Bthat%2Bcrushed%2BBrian.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668717730767533586" /></a><br />October Chrome ...finally beached and photographed..then cut loose...<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Beauty. <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5fdpgTzkbhs/TqtV8_cZ7iI/AAAAAAAAB20/qBkk03hJWSo/s1600/hen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5fdpgTzkbhs/TqtV8_cZ7iI/AAAAAAAAB20/qBkk03hJWSo/s400/hen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668719062286986786" /></a><br /><br />As the day progressed the water quality improved and so did the fishing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uJmw5sP3tk4/TqtVTVnP-iI/AAAAAAAAB2U/w5UA74IXVGg/s1600/Under%2Bthe%2Bsea.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uJmw5sP3tk4/TqtVTVnP-iI/AAAAAAAAB2U/w5UA74IXVGg/s400/Under%2Bthe%2Bsea.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668718346683546146" /></a><br /><br />We never did see an optimum green. I suspect the guys in there tomorrow and on the weekend will have a blast but I will take less than perfect and less people anyday....And we caught a shitload of fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eig5Tjn6JSg/TqtVTFf5AFI/AAAAAAAAB2I/Rhh3jCFtZWw/s1600/Gypsy%2Broe.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eig5Tjn6JSg/TqtVTFf5AFI/AAAAAAAAB2I/Rhh3jCFtZWw/s400/Gypsy%2Broe.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668718342357712978" /></a><br /><br />Big hot fish that really fight like stink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArRtHKO5_Aw/TqtV8xN-ROI/AAAAAAAAB2s/7sHdxh1Wgyk/s1600/Nice%2Bwalk.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArRtHKO5_Aw/TqtV8xN-ROI/AAAAAAAAB2s/7sHdxh1Wgyk/s400/Nice%2Bwalk.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668719058468357346" /></a><br /><br /><br />Looks like my Gypsy Mennonite roe is gold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fhDkJtVkQlA/TqtYhx2NMtI/AAAAAAAAB4A/ngjQGqevqgI/s1600/Blub%2BBlub.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fhDkJtVkQlA/TqtYhx2NMtI/AAAAAAAAB4A/ngjQGqevqgI/s400/Blub%2BBlub.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668721893315523282" /></a><br /><br />After failing an attempt to secure some Michigan Chinny roe I decided to take a hard look at finding another way.<br />I now have a secret supply of legal guilt free...and heres the kicker....Very effective roe...Booyahh!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJ1FxqE_yKs/TqtXm9qM3WI/AAAAAAAAB3k/x29pHqj9abI/s1600/Dolly.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJ1FxqE_yKs/TqtXm9qM3WI/AAAAAAAAB3k/x29pHqj9abI/s400/Dolly.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668720882874113378" /></a><br />I only wish now that I had purchase 10 lbs instead of the wee little 6 lbs of gooey goodness!!!<br />Speaking of gooey goodness.. I may take a run at the old lady tonight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">;o)</span><br /><br />Quite a day indeed. <br /><br /><br />The family has been great...knock on wood.<br />Avery is really diggin the electronic drums!!!<br /><br />Go GirlTrotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-86034797841775817802011-10-19T08:01:00.010-05:002011-10-19T22:04:36.216-05:00A Long Absence<span style="font-weight:bold;">From the river and here...<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v7mEJWBQ9a8/Tp7LTbb2YYI/AAAAAAAABz4/lsbbg9U-VSM/s1600/The%2BStick%2Bcolours.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v7mEJWBQ9a8/Tp7LTbb2YYI/AAAAAAAABz4/lsbbg9U-VSM/s400/The%2BStick%2Bcolours.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188915921183106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2h9N5ErLk/Tp7LABjFOkI/AAAAAAAAByk/nLpTivX1vYo/s1600/Fishy%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bswamp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2h9N5ErLk/Tp7LABjFOkI/AAAAAAAAByk/nLpTivX1vYo/s400/Fishy%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bswamp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188582554679874" /></a><br /><br />I used to get a lot of enjoyment from my online journal and maybe it is time to try and take another run at this sort of thing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bXUBvniPRco/Tp7LS1UGwgI/AAAAAAAABzs/Ai1xh2NVuuc/s1600/Tailout%2Bstick%2Bfish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bXUBvniPRco/Tp7LS1UGwgI/AAAAAAAABzs/Ai1xh2NVuuc/s400/Tailout%2Bstick%2Bfish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188905688154626" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g8ju5sJo7Xo/Tp7Ke6Psx3I/AAAAAAAABxk/VPIj_X02-gQ/s1600/Deep%2BBend.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g8ju5sJo7Xo/Tp7Ke6Psx3I/AAAAAAAABxk/VPIj_X02-gQ/s400/Deep%2BBend.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188013658654578" /></a><br /><br />The break has been just laziness really...that coupled with the fact that I have recognized the need to try and manage my energy better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OXjhdASQTL0/Tp7KuODXE5I/AAAAAAAAByE/Oe-MWCr1Ygc/s1600/Fall%2BColours%2B2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OXjhdASQTL0/Tp7KuODXE5I/AAAAAAAAByE/Oe-MWCr1Ygc/s400/Fall%2BColours%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188276673647506" /></a><br /><br />I have been really active with my music and that is what takes up most of my "Free" time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgwOcT0uNQ8/Tp7LSvNUq4I/AAAAAAAABzc/y2urWkBXV1Y/s1600/Swamp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgwOcT0uNQ8/Tp7LSvNUq4I/AAAAAAAABzc/y2urWkBXV1Y/s400/Swamp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188904049093506" /></a><br /><br />However... When October rolls around it will always be time to go fishing. <br />Those first dreary cold rainy days seem to flick a switch in the soul and everything else becomes secondary.<br /><br />The river has taken shape beautifully and after a bit of a logistics scramble Morin and I were able to get over the water we love so much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-milICw3v-lY/Tp7LADg4aJI/AAAAAAAABys/NxzUJjxMkKM/s1600/Fungi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-milICw3v-lY/Tp7LADg4aJI/AAAAAAAABys/NxzUJjxMkKM/s400/Fungi.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188583082322066" /></a><br /><br />It appeared early on that we may be a day off for optimum conditions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTZummQ_v-Y/Tp7KuYE_4iI/AAAAAAAAByM/gZG_Wpns3yI/s1600/First%2Bfish%2Bof%2Bthe%2Byear.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTZummQ_v-Y/Tp7KuYE_4iI/AAAAAAAAByM/gZG_Wpns3yI/s400/First%2Bfish%2Bof%2Bthe%2Byear.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188279364870690" /></a><br /><br />The water had that muddy hue that really takes the wind out of the sails but the schedules had been cleared for the day so we thought we'd take our lumps, do some hiking and wait it out...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FcPfs1-F168/Tp7LAIptrYI/AAAAAAAABzA/KkRQ3T1nF7U/s1600/Head%2Bshot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FcPfs1-F168/Tp7LAIptrYI/AAAAAAAABzA/KkRQ3T1nF7U/s400/Head%2Bshot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188584461544834" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Good call..<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />Lots of big fish in the river and as the water cleared we both got our asses handed to us on a number of occasions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JadBj5o12OQ/Tp7LA8gkf4I/AAAAAAAABzI/MRDKd7uxUPA/s1600/My%2Bsausage%2Bhen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JadBj5o12OQ/Tp7LA8gkf4I/AAAAAAAABzI/MRDKd7uxUPA/s400/My%2Bsausage%2Bhen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188598381838210" /></a><br /><br />I was 0 for 8 before I finally landed a smaller fish..albeit a beauty..that took the pressure off nicely.<br />Looking my pics I can see clearly that my new polarized sunglasses make me look like more of a douchebag then I really am...?<br />I will have to remember to remove those things for the grip and grin hero shots.<br />:o/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFrkMvRtmQU/Tp7Kemna8uI/AAAAAAAABxc/j1GEPScKesY/s1600/Beauty%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bstick.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFrkMvRtmQU/Tp7Kemna8uI/AAAAAAAABxc/j1GEPScKesY/s400/Beauty%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bstick.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188008389440226" /></a><br /><br />turned out to be a great day...probably top ten for me....big medicine during a spell where I really needed it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f60WviQ4Mk8/Tp7LYirHtBI/AAAAAAAAB0E/CGeNsnSlU-A/s1600/Underwater.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f60WviQ4Mk8/Tp7LYirHtBI/AAAAAAAAB0E/CGeNsnSlU-A/s400/Underwater.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665189003763627026" /></a><br /><br />My new camera turned out to be a lot of fun as well. The pics are a little dry but the underwater stuff is going to be a hoot...and besides... I will leave all the artsy stuff to <span style="font-style:italic;">Useless<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcUBM0b7qkk/Tp7LSr7_ZcI/AAAAAAAABzU/kwUSgWnbdIM/s1600/Sausage%2Bhen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcUBM0b7qkk/Tp7LSr7_ZcI/AAAAAAAABzU/kwUSgWnbdIM/s400/Sausage%2Bhen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188903171089858" /></a><br /><br />The upper water is really unbelievable...a supreme gift...like going to church for me...but the walk in and out is my penance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdS7MvnNyHY/Tp7KuohWQ7I/AAAAAAAAByU/fCGf1zc3Ioc/s1600/Fish%25231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdS7MvnNyHY/Tp7KuohWQ7I/AAAAAAAAByU/fCGf1zc3Ioc/s400/Fish%25231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188283778745266" /></a><br /><br />...a penance that I will continue to gladly pay as long as I am able.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TxYAcYadgHs/Tp7Kt2K9rYI/AAAAAAAABx0/c1jeY0Qnrys/s1600/Fall%2Bcolours%2B1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TxYAcYadgHs/Tp7Kt2K9rYI/AAAAAAAABx0/c1jeY0Qnrys/s400/Fall%2Bcolours%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665188270263086466" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">My legs are killing me.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-55162410268889674412011-05-08T15:47:00.003-05:002011-05-09T16:11:56.647-05:00Bluewater Anglers Salmon Derby 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSD3ooTtG74/TccDwjF8taI/AAAAAAAABxA/-trgBpCVy7s/s1600/salmon%2Bderby%2B2011%2B037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSD3ooTtG74/TccDwjF8taI/AAAAAAAABxA/-trgBpCVy7s/s400/salmon%2Bderby%2B2011%2B037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604452393874666914" /></a><br /><br />Well it has been a very long time since my last post here.<br /><br />Not sure why really.<br /><br />There have been many things going on fish wise and other but I seem to have lost interest in documenting any of it specifically.<br /><br />I will probably regret not doing so.<br /><br />Today forced my hand.<br /><br />At right around 11:00 we pulled lines for the last time during the 2011 Salmon Derby.<br />Gerry and I fished it hard and got right around 30 fish.<br />We didn't get skunked once during the 10 day event and I think that that is a first for us.<br />There were some big fish weighed in this year and you needed a 16 lb fish just to make the top ten. <br />A 19 lb fish will probably win it.<br />The final tally is not in yet but we are waiting impatiently here because Owen has managed to take the lead today ...on the last day with a 13 lber in the kids category!!!<br />It was a really great moment for Gerry Owen and I and regardless of whether or not he wins the bike I will never forget the day we all had together. 3 generations of fish nerds.....<br />Beautiful.<br />Here is his fish. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQwU9VkDh7c/TccDwT7CmuI/AAAAAAAABw4/8p0B37VECTw/s1600/salmon%2Bderby%2B2011%2B038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQwU9VkDh7c/TccDwT7CmuI/AAAAAAAABw4/8p0B37VECTw/s400/salmon%2Bderby%2B2011%2B038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604452389802384098" /></a><br /><br />Post edit...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br />Well it is Official...Owen wins the new Bike.<br />Thrilled we are all....<br />..as his fishy smokes away in the back yard.<br />I am very proud of him...his fish was also big fish of the day...but whos counting.<br />;o)Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-89464468089443609372011-02-23T15:35:00.001-05:002011-02-23T15:36:40.311-05:00More Music...<span style="font-weight:bold;">I LOVE THIS....<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />LOL<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OEVZ99mjMgw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />None of these cats are human....and Kreisberg is definitely from MARS!Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-82085391622389886712011-01-17T19:06:00.003-05:002011-01-17T19:14:48.586-05:00Wayne ShorterAfter all this time I am just starting to discover what a heavy dude Wayne Shorter is...<br />Here are two different versions of his classic <span style="font-style:italic;">'Footprints'<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />I have been playing this tune like crazy on the guitar lately..<br />That little repetitive bass vamp is <span style="font-style:italic;">tits<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>..<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3XvJFW0DHbU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3XvJFW0DHbU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />But this live version is where we really start to see the genius emerge....totally irreverent approach to music...or art for that matter....really inspiring...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j7lkqxfvA78?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j7lkqxfvA78?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Unreal...<br /><br />God I am a lazy POSTrotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-6265008981672125342011-01-16T09:46:00.007-05:002011-01-16T16:39:53.841-05:00Resolution?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNDF7c4NiI/AAAAAAAABwA/2IVc9BYjK-0/s1600/morning%2B028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNDF7c4NiI/AAAAAAAABwA/2IVc9BYjK-0/s400/morning%2B028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562863733869917730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Resignation?<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Well...<br />Here I am half way through the first month and I am forcing myself to write a BLOG entry.<br />I am doing so because I need some type of an outlet.<br /><br />I have a bit of an issue.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNCX4gaopI/AAAAAAAABvw/J3A8oxSvqSo/s1600/morning%2B013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNCX4gaopI/AAAAAAAABvw/J3A8oxSvqSo/s400/morning%2B013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562862942805467794" /></a><br /><br />The <span style="font-style:italic;">Midlife crisis</span> is in full effect and it is really starting to get on my nerves.<br />I am fully aware of it and have the stones to look it straight in the face which I think is keeping me from doing anything super crazy.<br />Kimi is very supportive even though I don't think she understands or gets the severity of it.<br />We have a great relationship and I can discuss anything with her ....but this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNDFAHxOLI/AAAAAAAABv4/8MuZaUVPr9w/s1600/morning%2B019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNDFAHxOLI/AAAAAAAABv4/8MuZaUVPr9w/s400/morning%2B019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562863717943687346" /></a><br /><br />I think that in order for her to truly understand the neurotic grip I am in she would have to see the world the way I see it...and honestly I wouldn't wish that on anyone!<br />:o)<br />She has faith and at times I find a lot of that hocus pocus laughable..like grown adults believing in Santa Claus ...but it works for them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTND1N5iZAI/AAAAAAAABwQ/Z7xG10aMEGg/s1600/Sunrise.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTND1N5iZAI/AAAAAAAABwQ/Z7xG10aMEGg/s400/Sunrise.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562864546275812354" /></a><br />I envy that ....<br /><br />I have become morbidly obsessed with my own mortality.<br /><br />It is weird ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNCXjgefwI/AAAAAAAABvo/KzY9QNSqbM0/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNCXjgefwI/AAAAAAAABvo/KzY9QNSqbM0/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562862937168576258" /></a><br /><br />It is like all of a sudden I have come out of hazy state of denial about death and realized that "Hey"...I don't get yesterday back??!!<br />....And it puts great pressure on "NOW" and tomorrow.<br /><br />It would probably be easier to take if I wasn't soooooo incredibly happy with my life.<br />My Kids are awesome ...My Wife is great and I want to bang her all the time. I have a good job that affords us a quality of life a majority of people in the world would kill for...<br />Not to mention great friends and Steelhead.<br /><br />I guess now that I have arrived in such a great and sought after place I just can't believe that it is going to end??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTND0tThwjI/AAAAAAAABwI/ZOVzznigkMA/s1600/morning%2B025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTND0tThwjI/AAAAAAAABwI/ZOVzznigkMA/s400/morning%2B025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562864537526452786" /></a><br /><br />The way I have been feeling is not all bad.<br /><br />As a matter of fact if could very well be all 'Good'.<br /><br />I feel like I am really starting appreciate things...a lot of things that I took for granted ...and I absolutely do not give a flying fuck about the <span style="font-style:italic;">small stuff</span> and at the risk of reducing this little rant to cliche..."it is mostly small stuff"... in the grand scheme of things ..<br /><br />I have taken a renewed interest in the guitar and all I want to do is play...<br /><br />When I am at work it is all I think about.<br /><br />Speaking of work....those knucklehead idiots are sending me all the way to Prince Edward Island for my week long 3 year firearms recertification this February.<br />Honestly...WTF?<br /><br />The amount of our tax money these people waste through their incompetence is mind boggling.<br />Whatever...it should help pass the winter and should give a nice set of days off in early March to balance out my hours....<br />...Days off that will undoubtedly find me knee deep in a Michigan river <span style="font-style:italic;">praying<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> for a pull...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNEVca7olI/AAAAAAAABwY/LTF4AQc2ckk/s1600/DSC00139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TTNEVca7olI/AAAAAAAABwY/LTF4AQc2ckk/s400/DSC00139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562865099929789010" /></a><br />Unless I die before then..<br />LOL<br />...<span style="font-style:italic;">Where is my Guitar??? <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-89947092019924835982010-12-15T09:29:00.008-05:002010-12-15T14:18:41.204-05:00Flick Of The Switch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQjV9QqJKtI/AAAAAAAABto/y9cV93riA6o/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQjV9QqJKtI/AAAAAAAABto/y9cV93riA6o/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550921789154601682" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Its Over Ladies and Gentleman....<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />The past few years winter sure has snuck up on me...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkIaNdx3YI/AAAAAAAABt4/VdPNZmeYEdE/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkIaNdx3YI/AAAAAAAABt4/VdPNZmeYEdE/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550977262095031682" /></a><br />My last post had me all jacked up about the river. The Bayfield was fishing beautifully and I was turning the corner on a whole whack of time off from work.<br /><br />Boom.<br /><br />In comes winter and shuts...in fact slams the door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQjV8xX3wKI/AAAAAAAABtg/6hfTJWYAWNo/s1600/beautiful%2BMorning.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQjV8xX3wKI/AAAAAAAABtg/6hfTJWYAWNo/s400/beautiful%2BMorning.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550921780756463778" /></a><br /><br />HARD.<br /><br />After a few failed attempts at the home water I am forced to face the hard and Cold fact...<br /> Turn out the lights.<br />El nino, closed highways and frigid temps have in two weeks turned an opitmum fishery into a borderline impossible one..<br />Time to reassess..<br /> <br /><br />I am taking it better then I would normally expect.<br />I think the fact that I got in there early and had some really outstanding days helps.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkIZlyd39I/AAAAAAAABtw/e43_7fyRe1A/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkIZlyd39I/AAAAAAAABtw/e43_7fyRe1A/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550977251444383698" /></a><br /><br />What also helps are the new options for us maniacs...mostly courtesy of my Buddy Bri!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkOcACFM7I/AAAAAAAABvA/tQgez_A0Fw8/s1600/Winter%2Bresident%2Brainbows.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkOcACFM7I/AAAAAAAABvA/tQgez_A0Fw8/s400/Winter%2Bresident%2Brainbows.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550983889918702514" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Michigan fishery is pretty exciting and now that Brian owns property over there the finny future is very bright.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkJHpUYwQI/AAAAAAAABuI/lffd3QtT4WA/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkJHpUYwQI/AAAAAAAABuI/lffd3QtT4WA/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550978042665943298" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I just returned from a trip over there. This was my first trip to see Brian and Heathers Cabin and it is really sweet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkJHP0j_SI/AAAAAAAABuA/jyISJbFapPM/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkJHP0j_SI/AAAAAAAABuA/jyISJbFapPM/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550978035821575458" /></a><br /><br />It is nice to see people being rewarded for their hard work and even though Brian is a POS he is a hard working dude.....way harder than me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkOcuk-vuI/AAAAAAAABvI/sfPiBai6ZbE/s1600/yummy%2Bgiant%2Bchicken.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkOcuk-vuI/AAAAAAAABvI/sfPiBai6ZbE/s400/yummy%2Bgiant%2Bchicken.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550983902413111010" /></a><br /><br />Fuck Work.<br /><br />This is a dream that Brian has realized and it is cool to see good things happen to good people.<br />....Because lets face it...that is a rare occurrence....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkKPXg7x2I/AAAAAAAABuY/U3E9vDByo5g/s1600/Muskegon%2Bguided%2BBust.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkKPXg7x2I/AAAAAAAABuY/U3E9vDByo5g/s400/Muskegon%2Bguided%2BBust.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550979274837313378" /></a><br /><br />We fished this weekend but drove into a Lake effect storm front against all warnings....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkLuKbHfsI/AAAAAAAABuo/raBz1eTUWyw/s1600/Muskegon%2BChrome.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkLuKbHfsI/AAAAAAAABuo/raBz1eTUWyw/s400/Muskegon%2BChrome.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550980903410826946" /></a><br />I ended up being trapped over there an extra day....which was less than horrible.<br /><br />The fishing was slow.<br /><br />We fished with a new guide on the Muskegon the first day over, braving what had to be the worst winter river conditions I have ever faced.<br />The wind was so bad at times that the boat wouldn't stay anchored.<br /> It was newer water we fished and I think that with more optimal cons we would've drilled them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkNmbWku3I/AAAAAAAABuw/mF9FsitI2T8/s1600/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkNmbWku3I/AAAAAAAABuw/mF9FsitI2T8/s400/2010%2Bwinter%2Bfishing%2Bshutdown%2B007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550982969539476338" /></a><br /><br />As it turned out Brian nailed two beautiful fish and I found the only runt in the whole river system. The guide was a character....like most Michigan people are from the west side. It is a miracle we lived but a good day on the water to laugh about in the years to come. That has almost as much value for reverie as a day full of fish..<br />Almost.<br /><br />I think I would prefer to fish with Jeff Stuhan. He has a bigger boat and inspires a little more confidence in me anyway.<br /><br />The west side MI storm was moderate but on the second day of our trip Kim called to warn me that Sarnia was just getting drilled.<br /><br />I stayed an extra day just to be safe but couldn't believe my eyes when I eventually arrived home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkNmoAym5I/AAAAAAAABu4/MotkcrbDcX8/s1600/Winter%2Bdriving.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkNmoAym5I/AAAAAAAABu4/MotkcrbDcX8/s400/Winter%2Bdriving.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550982972937771922" /></a><br /><br />Coming across the bridge I read signs notifying motorists that "ALL ROADS OUT OF SARNIA ARE CLOSED"...and "STATE OF EMERGENCY" declared.<br /><br />NICE.<br />:o)<br /><br />I made it home and shovelled us out but found story after story on the NET about 300 + drivers stranded on the 402 highway and how the military had been called in to assist with evacuations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkKPCjHFpI/AAAAAAAABuQ/anjjNBNX1CA/s1600/Drunks.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkKPCjHFpI/AAAAAAAABuQ/anjjNBNX1CA/s400/Drunks.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550979269209298578" /></a><br /><br />I think that I can put the gear away for a while.<br />LOL<br /><br />At least until we can get out on the Muskegon again...hopefully this time with less than hurricane winds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkLtjq3OTI/AAAAAAAABug/EpjZ-aVQq7w/s1600/Manistee.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TQkLtjq3OTI/AAAAAAAABug/EpjZ-aVQq7w/s400/Manistee.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550980893007886642" /></a><br /><br />The kids are back in school today and I am off until Friday.<br /><br />I am starting to unwind and it feels good.<br /><br />2010 was a good fall season for me and I am thankful for it.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-65855666533722598692010-11-29T19:32:00.016-05:002010-11-30T09:43:00.523-05:00Two Amigos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRiH7Kp4yI/AAAAAAAABtI/jwEjezQ48Kw/s1600/stunned%2Bidiot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRiH7Kp4yI/AAAAAAAABtI/jwEjezQ48Kw/s400/stunned%2Bidiot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545164929480909602" /></a><br /><br />Well Morin finally finished his plastic making mission and the plant can now roll along with its own impetus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPUNPRaUa_I/AAAAAAAABtY/R4nb4rRPKFk/s1600/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPUNPRaUa_I/AAAAAAAABtY/R4nb4rRPKFk/s400/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545353072199625714" /></a><br />Life is weird..<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">How the fuck did we get here?<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />Oh well..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRfm8F-3nI/AAAAAAAABsY/Vz-LX0JEafU/s1600/My%2Bjigs%2521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRfm8F-3nI/AAAAAAAABsY/Vz-LX0JEafU/s400/My%2Bjigs%2521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162163770809970" /></a><br />He obviously has an important job and I am proud of him...even though he is a POS.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17313371" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17313371">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1596963">Gene Norland</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />So the plan was to fish Today and tomorrow.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hard<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />The weather cooperated.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17325411" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17325411">Beatng up the fish in Nov 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1596963">Gene Norland</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />The water was close to mint...right around dead sexy...or to use a new and apt phrase...it was rated PG ( Perfect Green..LOL)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRe200EunI/AAAAAAAABsI/JGvBYjZ2Lb0/s1600/good%2Bto%2Bbe%2Bback.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRe200EunI/AAAAAAAABsI/JGvBYjZ2Lb0/s400/good%2Bto%2Bbe%2Bback.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545161337182927474" /></a><br /><br />I was jacked.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPUNO0RLlHI/AAAAAAAABtQ/wP5Yn7vEJsE/s1600/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPUNO0RLlHI/AAAAAAAABtQ/wP5Yn7vEJsE/s400/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545353064376669298" /></a><br /> I can't remember the last time Morin and I fished together and although it meant that I would have to shelve any delusions of competency next to his Steelhead gifts we were long overdue to fish the home water as a team.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRe2UTMObI/AAAAAAAABsA/lUrUD0_kUwo/s1600/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRe2UTMObI/AAAAAAAABsA/lUrUD0_kUwo/s400/fishing%2Bwith%2BBrian%2B2010%2B001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545161328455072178" /></a><br /><br />The Steelhead nerd team.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17311880" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17311880">Useless at the Stick</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1596963">Gene Norland</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />It was a great great day with a ridiculous amount of fish being caught but more importantly it was a great chance to get caught up and shoot the shit with a good friend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRex5VO83I/AAAAAAAABr4/iKmtu7zFl78/s1600/eagle%2Brun%2BSteelie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRex5VO83I/AAAAAAAABr4/iKmtu7zFl78/s400/eagle%2Brun%2BSteelie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545161252496405362" /></a><br /><br />The fish are just an excuse for being there...well it is a little more than that...quite hard to nail down actually.. but it is a special thing to share these moments with someone who can really appreciate it on the same level ...<span style="font-style:italic;">an unabashed love for this river and its fish....<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRgOnIHQEI/AAAAAAAABso/nY2FIpTFFMs/s1600/sexy%2Bfish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRgOnIHQEI/AAAAAAAABso/nY2FIpTFFMs/s400/sexy%2Bfish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162845337370690" /></a><br /> That is a bit of a gush.... rife with melodrama but I am drunk... and feeling a little emotional.<br /> Poor little Ella had to go to the hospital today to have her broken finger reset.<br />They put her out for it luckily but she has come around now and is in agony.<br />I feel terrible that I was on the river having one of the greatest days of my life while my family was home dealing with this.<br />She is my special little girl and I hate seeing her like this.<br />The bone doc called us today with an opening and decided to take another run at this break and I had no way of knowing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRhb3n1GKI/AAAAAAAABs4/iWm4JG3UimQ/s1600/we%2Bare%2Bold.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRhb3n1GKI/AAAAAAAABs4/iWm4JG3UimQ/s400/we%2Bare%2Bold.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545164172615293090" /></a><br />Obviously I would've stayed home and will tomorrow as well...but I needed a day on the river and I am glad that we were able to squeeze this one in...oblivious to this shit..<br />Life...holy fuck..some days it really gets you down...<br />These are my days of rest and all my kids are sick and my holiday plans are completely fucked...<br />Status Quo...<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Except it is not funny anymore.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>..<br />Oh well..numb nuts will be out there I am sure and I hope he drills them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRfmVGBZvI/AAAAAAAABsQ/nQSb5_ngRsY/s1600/islander.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRfmVGBZvI/AAAAAAAABsQ/nQSb5_ngRsY/s400/islander.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162153301993202" /></a><br /><br />Big moment today on the water when Morin nailed a beauty with a Jig that I had tied for him!!!<br />Ella and I will have to gt back to the fly bench and tie up some more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRgObuEo3I/AAAAAAAABsg/bz2VCAgxj-4/s1600/old%2Bfart%2Btorpedo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRgObuEo3I/AAAAAAAABsg/bz2VCAgxj-4/s400/old%2Bfart%2Btorpedo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162842275357554" /></a><br />She got a real kick out of that news and out of the picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRhyfd3BFI/AAAAAAAABtA/x2vJ9jHNSwM/s1600/titanium.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TPRhyfd3BFI/AAAAAAAABtA/x2vJ9jHNSwM/s400/titanium.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545164561268016210" /></a><br /><br />Oh well...back to reality...and the numbness of an alcoholic haze...Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-64690737315879201452010-11-27T08:04:00.003-05:002010-11-27T08:13:07.480-05:00UnrealWell the river has shut me down lately with "high" water...?<br />The rains that we have all prayed for have finally come ...now if I can only be patient...and get rid of this fucking chest cold.<br /><br />I am in for OT 4 to Midnight tonight ...going on very little sleep.<br /><br />Poor Ella had a sleepover at grandmas house last night but in the middle of night fell out of bed and broke her finger!<br /><br />Jesus....honestly?!!!<br /><br />Kimi made the Emerg' run but in the process Avery woke up and now we are all running on empty today.<br /><br />Ah joy...and these are my scheduled "Days of Rest"...?????....REALLY????<br /><br />Oh well...there are people in the world with <span style="font-style:italic;">real<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> problems and Morin and I are fishing Monday Tuesday...on dare I say it ...<span style="font-style:italic;">prime water<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>!!!!!<br /><br />Sigh....<br /><br />Anyways...<br /><br />Dig this...<br /><br /> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mIPpJamjGA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mIPpJamjGA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And this...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kXXe2ukYQlY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kXXe2ukYQlY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />This is the State of the Art.....and it pains me to know that I will never get close....<br />But wow what music.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-22089352665927565512010-11-18T18:20:00.016-05:002010-11-21T21:59:28.071-05:00Day # 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW9UKXEm0I/AAAAAAAABrg/76pYijUEA5w/s1600/solitude.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW9UKXEm0I/AAAAAAAABrg/76pYijUEA5w/s400/solitude.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541043070625422146" /></a><br />Ironic...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW4hhhePCI/AAAAAAAABqA/5IPQmr54tpk/s1600/beauty%2Bswamp%2Bfish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW4hhhePCI/AAAAAAAABqA/5IPQmr54tpk/s400/beauty%2Bswamp%2Bfish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541037802623220770" /></a><br />Just the other day dipshit and I were musing via email about what we considered our greatest days on the water.<br />Today was my greatest day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW6-kHpHvI/AAAAAAAABrI/H4AqPbfWQ-Q/s1600/Thompson%2BBuck.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW6-kHpHvI/AAAAAAAABrI/H4AqPbfWQ-Q/s400/Thompson%2BBuck.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541040500559650546" /></a><br /><br />After an intolerably long dry spell the skys finally opened up and dropped some wetness.<br /><br />Good?<br /><br />..<span style="font-style:italic;">except</span> for the fact that it looked like I was going to miss out. <br />I am back in this weekend Friday Saturday Sunday and by the look of the weather those days were going to be dynamite.<br /><br />I watched the graph...which has become useless...unless you like knowing what you should've done...<br />But on a whim I decided to try today...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW4iLYis7I/AAAAAAAABqI/vtCeuO8NrhI/s1600/buck%2Bfrom%2Bsausage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW4iLYis7I/AAAAAAAABqI/vtCeuO8NrhI/s400/buck%2Bfrom%2Bsausage.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541037813860053938" /></a><br /><br />By all accounts I would be a day early.<br /><br />So much for prognostication.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Today has left me speachless...I feel like it was a dream.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOXY3tzuQuI/AAAAAAAABrw/jpsv1VebGlw/s1600/Nice%2Bwater.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOXY3tzuQuI/AAAAAAAABrw/jpsv1VebGlw/s400/Nice%2Bwater.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541073368250204898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I wish Morin could've been there....as gay as that sounds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW59LbPSDI/AAAAAAAABqw/DhX9PCJeJEU/s1600/leaping%2Bswamp%2Bfish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW59LbPSDI/AAAAAAAABqw/DhX9PCJeJEU/s400/leaping%2Bswamp%2Bfish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541039377239459890" /></a><br /><br />Long story short ..the water was mint and I caught so many fish I lost count...10+ out of the swamp water above Thompsons which is kind of cool because I feel like I discovered that water and it is dead sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOXY3CaKFJI/AAAAAAAABro/7T4YCxdqtnE/s1600/drive%2Binn.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOXY3CaKFJI/AAAAAAAABro/7T4YCxdqtnE/s400/drive%2Binn.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541073356600251538" /></a><br /><br />The beaver seems to have improved it...even though I hate those fucking rodents I suppose I owe him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW7ljg3V7I/AAAAAAAABrQ/nV81rhYItrk/s1600/Silver%2Bfish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW7ljg3V7I/AAAAAAAABrQ/nV81rhYItrk/s400/Silver%2Bfish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541041170411902898" /></a><br /><br />His little dam has 'held up' the water enough to widen the pools and create more pronounced seams.<br /><br />Every run gave up a few fish except for the eagle run.<br /><br />It had this weird chaulky colour to it from the clay.<br /><br />If I had hit it on the way out I may have turned something ...who knows ....but after a while enough is enough...and I ended on a great fish.<br /><br />There was one black mark to my otherwise perfect day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW8h67EbkI/AAAAAAAABrY/_h-W2zBM9-g/s1600/fishing%2Bnov%2B18th%2B009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW8h67EbkI/AAAAAAAABrY/_h-W2zBM9-g/s400/fishing%2Bnov%2B18th%2B009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541042207487979074" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the Steelies I hooked had to be harvested...which really bummed me out.<br /><br />I tried to release her even though she was bleeding out of boths sides but the poor thing ended up bellie up 5 mins later.<br />I thought about leaving her for the eagle but the last thing we need is to encourage that thing...<br />Heaven forbide he develops a taste for them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW657NgCOI/AAAAAAAABrA/u1MtNElMjfY/s1600/torpedo%2Bbuck%2Bswamp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW657NgCOI/AAAAAAAABrA/u1MtNElMjfY/s400/torpedo%2Bbuck%2Bswamp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541040420858890466" /></a><br /><br />Besides...I enjoy these fish on the table and it couldn't be helped.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW65JZIXVI/AAAAAAAABq4/4rhyWogLDzI/s1600/early%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bnew%2Brun.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TOW65JZIXVI/AAAAAAAABq4/4rhyWogLDzI/s400/early%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bnew%2Brun.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541040407485898066" /></a><br /><br />Perfect conditions ..perfect bait (thx to Morin!!)..and I was THE ONLY MFER ON THE RIVER!!!!<br />Where do I go from here?Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-70262781069375853022010-11-15T10:11:00.003-05:002010-11-15T10:15:42.322-05:00Music...in the place of rain<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0bLUL822Nfs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0bLUL822Nfs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I just finished 11 days out of 12 off.<br /><br />I should've been fishing like a lunatic but here we are again with almost no rain.<br /><br />I have instead been playing (and listening to) a ton of guitar and that has been cool.<br /><br />Here is a clip I found from Youtube of John Scofield playing the way I like him too....if only he would.<br /><br />LOLTrotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-78652027251268486582010-11-08T15:35:00.008-05:002010-11-08T16:14:44.031-05:00Fishing The Trickle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnRz1yCTI/AAAAAAAABpw/53-txZIeHYs/s1600/get+off+your+ass.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnRz1yCTI/AAAAAAAABpw/53-txZIeHYs/s400/get+off+your+ass.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537289297523247410" /></a><br /><br />The river is not much to speak of right now.<br /><br />There are quite a few fish in it but they have been left high and dry by mother nature.<br /><br />Oh well...<br /><br />Today was my day to fish and I knew it was going to be tough. I almost didn't go...but I am glad that I did.<br />I would prefer to fish the river at its best but the nice thing about the present conditions is that all the knuckleheads stay home....all but me that is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjW4P9p9I/AAAAAAAABpI/aAwHhsidQkY/s1600/eagle.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjW4P9p9I/AAAAAAAABpI/aAwHhsidQkY/s400/eagle.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537284986559637458" /></a><br /><br />I did alright considering.<br />I went from run to run and managed a fish at each one that was fishable but the commotion would send the rest of the fish scattering and after that they couldn't be coaxed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjWVl8jKI/AAAAAAAABpA/6izDUjxOIuQ/s1600/deer+in+there.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjWVl8jKI/AAAAAAAABpA/6izDUjxOIuQ/s400/deer+in+there.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537284977256598690" /></a><br /><br />I was up late last night and the weekend was a bit of a blur.<br /><br />I played a jazz gig Saturday night with my friend Torrie...which was horrible...<br />The night before Owen woke up sick and I had him into Emergency in the early hours and most of the morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjWG7iJ2I/AAAAAAAABo4/paR3Vrr_ip0/s1600/buck.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhjWG7iJ2I/AAAAAAAABo4/paR3Vrr_ip0/s400/buck.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537284973320611682" /></a><br />He is still not quite right..so we may have to switch his medicine around tomorrow..<br />Kids stress me out.<br />If I'd had any idea how much I was going to love them I never would've had them..if that makes sense....<br />It doesn't ...but nothing really does.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnRdutVUI/AAAAAAAABpo/mg5g_QAm288/s1600/Thin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnRdutVUI/AAAAAAAABpo/mg5g_QAm288/s400/Thin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537289291587999042" /></a><br /><br />We had some friends over last night that we hadn't seen in years.<br />This guy stood up at my wedding and yet somehow I had allowed the friendship to become one where we barely spoke anymore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnQ_VsqaI/AAAAAAAABpg/ennAIinsxNs/s1600/Thick.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhnQ_VsqaI/AAAAAAAABpg/ennAIinsxNs/s400/Thick.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537289283430033826" /></a><br />It was nice to get caught up and I am hoping that we can do it again soon.<br /><br />The alarm came awfully early with the time change and hangover from the entire weird weekend but off I went.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhmAZDNVII/AAAAAAAABpQ/JbnHPzONTys/s1600/Thompson+Steelie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhmAZDNVII/AAAAAAAABpQ/JbnHPzONTys/s400/Thompson+Steelie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537287898762400898" /></a><br /><br />I didn't see a soul.<br /><br />But I did see a lot of wildlife.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhmA6ZS6gI/AAAAAAAABpY/Z3O90-5Q2Hk/s1600/Hike+out+uphill.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNhmA6ZS6gI/AAAAAAAABpY/Z3O90-5Q2Hk/s400/Hike+out+uphill.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537287907713411586" /></a><br /><br />Very peaceful day.<br /><br />Now if we can only get Owen on the mend.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-15654329091815126242010-11-02T20:23:00.008-05:002010-11-05T17:39:13.570-05:00Boo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC9ugBobmI/AAAAAAAABnw/DKWLjsxQOIk/s1600/bravo+foxtrot+halloween+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC9ugBobmI/AAAAAAAABnw/DKWLjsxQOIk/s400/bravo+foxtrot+halloween+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535132548606750306" /></a><br />After the great day I had on Friday I could'nt wait to get out again.<br /><br />My Wife...god bless her suggested that I take a run up on Sunday...Halloween Sunday.<br /><br />She assured me that I wouldn't be needed until around 5 -6ish and that it would be good for me because I obviously enjoyed Friday so much.<br /><br />I can only believe that she is cheating on me....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC9vND-S2I/AAAAAAAABn4/0cMOrQoWgkA/s1600/Big+fish.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC9vND-S2I/AAAAAAAABn4/0cMOrQoWgkA/s400/Big+fish.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535132560696167266" /></a><br /><br />...but hey whatever...if thats what it takes!<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Truth be told Sunday at 5 am saw me in no shape to fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-qosVP3I/AAAAAAAABoY/MU-WS03ydGQ/s1600/jumping+fool.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-qosVP3I/AAAAAAAABoY/MU-WS03ydGQ/s400/jumping+fool.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535133581725482866" /></a><br /><br />Saturday Kimi and I went to a Halloween party. Aunt Tracy had the kids and the party was walking distance.<br />I was nothing short of a Bag of Milk when I got home...I didn't even know who I was...<br />We had a ton of fun BTW.<br />I had to be talked...in fact begged into going but it was a good time and I loved seeing Kim get a chance to let go.<br /><br />I had to hit snooze but at 6am I fired up the rice burner and headed north.<br /><br />After hiking in for more than an hour I stopped to take a leak...reaching down to unbuckle my fanny pack....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_lVq-BvI/AAAAAAAABow/dj6lLQAMl-Q/s1600/heashot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_lVq-BvI/AAAAAAAABow/dj6lLQAMl-Q/s400/heashot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535134590231774962" /></a><br /><br />:o/<br /><br />Ooops...left in the car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-p_iGTaI/AAAAAAAABoI/oJllnnw6Mpk/s1600/Football.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-p_iGTaI/AAAAAAAABoI/oJllnnw6Mpk/s400/Football.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535133570676706722" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Nice..<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />No bait,...no terminal tackle....no floats....no leader line...<br /><br />Fucking hangover...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-qUqBveI/AAAAAAAABoQ/gW6kdNzd-x4/s1600/head2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC-qUqBveI/AAAAAAAABoQ/gW6kdNzd-x4/s400/head2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535133576347106786" /></a><br /><br />So back to the car I go.<br /><br />I hiked like mad to get to the water I had planned on fishing and barely saw a soul.<br />I think JFL was right when he said that Sunday is the new Wednesday...or something like that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_lFAko0I/AAAAAAAABoo/rHKEDQW5HWg/s1600/Worth+the+walk.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_lFAko0I/AAAAAAAABoo/rHKEDQW5HWg/s400/Worth+the+walk.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535134585758982978" /></a><br />I think the midweekers are outsmarting oursselves half of the time.<br /><br />I did bump into one older dude who was in the middle of slicing up his wild Steelhead....I thought about pushing his fillet knife into his ear but I am not quite there yet....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_kj58sNI/AAAAAAAABog/sbYTMGM38ZM/s1600/pretty+fishy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TNC_kj58sNI/AAAAAAAABog/sbYTMGM38ZM/s400/pretty+fishy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535134576872829138" /></a><br />Close,.. but not quite.<br /><br /><br />At 9am I am standing over the water that I was forced to walk away from on Friday...<br /><br />Long story short...it wasn't quite as hot but it was pretty friggin cool!!!!!<br /><br />October Chrome indeed.Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-21506623324071247062010-10-30T08:40:00.010-05:002010-10-31T17:20:44.754-05:00Round One Goes To The Fish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl7EU6JaI/AAAAAAAABnQ/1c9IJwb7lN4/s1600/Sunrise.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl7EU6JaI/AAAAAAAABnQ/1c9IJwb7lN4/s400/Sunrise.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533910107579622818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">These fish are incredible.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />The boys can keep their Bass, Tarpon. Bonefish, Permit..etc...<br /><br />There is nothing on this earth that can whoop ass like an October Steelhead.<br /><br />On the walk out yesterday I was amused by the irony that the fish are at their sporting best in October on the first push,... right when my game is covered in rust.<br /><br />...And my 'A' game is really not that good anyway.<br /><br />LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxkCzbNTuI/AAAAAAAABnA/qePJCUF2uH0/s1600/Islander.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxkCzbNTuI/AAAAAAAABnA/qePJCUF2uH0/s400/Islander.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533908041458339554" /></a><br /><br />This was the first trip out and after hearing gaudy reports from my closest Steelhead cronies I was all a-jitter with images of leaping chrome and primed with hope of a creel number that only a good water October day could provide.<br /><br />Not quite...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl7aIx9OI/AAAAAAAABnY/lC41ioiBjB0/s1600/slab+leaper.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl7aIx9OI/AAAAAAAABnY/lC41ioiBjB0/s400/slab+leaper.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533910113434334434" /></a><br /><br />At least at first.<br /><br />I have got to stop bitching about people...<br />But there were a lot of them....some of them were actually <span style="font-style:italic;">camped out in there</span>.<br />Infuriating..but I have to admit ..that would be awesome!!<br />LOL<br /><br />I fished nothing but what I expect was first ,second and probably <span style="font-style:italic;">third<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> water all morning...<br />Very frustrating. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxnIQz74CI/AAAAAAAABno/75svhSSZNb8/s1600/Rotten+kids.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxnIQz74CI/AAAAAAAABno/75svhSSZNb8/s400/Rotten+kids.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533911433780912162" /></a><br />Just when I thought that I would out hike them I would turn the corner and there would be another group of knuckleheads.<br />Lots of pressure but to be fair everybody I ran into went out of their way to make the river a civilized place to fish.<br />I didn't see a fish on a stringer all day....dare I hope?....have we turned a corner collectively???<br />..doubtful..<br /><br />Even with all the people I didn't see anybody hook anything...except me...<br />;o)<br />Heres hoping that Morin's previous days education saved a few lives from some clumsy efforts... <br /><br />All the obvious spots had been smashed and by 11:00 I had only managed to go 4 for 4...<br />I was happy to be out and finally doing it but sickened with the thought that I was once again a day late and a dollar short.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl6t64l8I/AAAAAAAABnI/qRGRA9A9ks8/s1600/October+Buck.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxl6t64l8I/AAAAAAAABnI/qRGRA9A9ks8/s400/October+Buck.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533910101564889026" /></a><br />More Irony...<br />I guilted Morin into trying to get the previous day off work only to have my own leave denied by the Philistines at work.<br /><br />At the next round of bargaining I am going to fight for special non discretionary steelhead leave based on river graph numbers.<br /><br />Picking up scraps...<br /><br />I was happy for those cocksuckers but my vanity would make it unbearable if I returned with anything but an exceptional day under my belt.<br /><br />Thank Christ that at 11:00 I stood over water that almost nobody fishes and that could possibly be the best holding water on the river right now.<br /><br />It is amazing how the river changes from year to year and this 30 ft stretch has improved greatly from last year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxkCbmGWjI/AAAAAAAABm4/69UpnGs4E9I/s1600/head+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxkCbmGWjI/AAAAAAAABm4/69UpnGs4E9I/s400/head+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533908035061570098" /></a><br /><br />I don't think it had been fished that day by anyone because I couldn't get a drift through there without my float being scuttled by a lightening finned beast...<br /><br />For an hour and a half I fought the best that river or arguably this world has to offer sportfish wise and for the most part had my ass handed to me....<br />I lost a couple of huge fish...real heartbreakers....but I also put some beauties on the bank.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxnIAh5cNI/AAAAAAAABng/vh8L0mkEn1g/s1600/pretty+lady.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TMxnIAh5cNI/AAAAAAAABng/vh8L0mkEn1g/s400/pretty+lady.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533911429410287826" /></a><br /><br />I had made a promise to my family that I would be home by 2:30 pm and I had what I estimated to be a 1 hour plus brutal hike out so at 12:30 I broke the rod down and walked away from the hottest steelhead water I have ever stood over....<br /><br />OUCH!<br /><br />OUCH I SAY!!!<br /><br />Great day ..Now I am lovin Life..<br /><br />In the immaculate words of Harv the shitstain....GAME ON!Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-68893090261882078912010-10-17T12:33:00.012-05:002010-10-19T16:05:37.519-05:00Roaring Start.Well, it has been a while.<br />I am not sure what the reason is for lack of BLOG entries.<br /><br />It is not that my life hasn't been full and I believe I am reasonably happy...but I don't believe in forcing things and I have had no real desire.<br /><br />In my last post I spoke of my Mid Life crisis.<br /><br />Still there...still haunting me. It is a real drag actually. I liked things better when I was sure I was going to live forever.<br />It sure made going into work a lot easier.<br /><br /> Oh well<br />Fuck it...<br /><br />Morin threw out the offer for a fishing trip this weekend...one which I couldn't accept.<br />:o/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLt-ylCzO0I/AAAAAAAABmA/VRKfV7Y1RYw/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLt-ylCzO0I/AAAAAAAABmA/VRKfV7Y1RYw/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529152374929832770" /></a><br /><br />Owen had a city wide Cross Country Track Meet on Saturday. Which was yesterday.<br />I wouldn't miss that for anything.<br />He has really developed into a fine athlete and I have to be careful not to turn into maniac Dad.<br />He loves to run ...and he is gifted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBavQ6UNI/AAAAAAAABmo/_ikYC3G6Ys4/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBavQ6UNI/AAAAAAAABmo/_ikYC3G6Ys4/s400/027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529155263891394770" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">THAT IS MY KID WAY OUT IN FRONT<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />I approached a Division 1 scholarship runner that I work with and asked him for advice.<br />Owen is 9.<br />His advice was to just leave the kid alone at this age and let him find the love for it naturally.<br />That sounded beautiful.<br />But I think I may have let him down.<br />Owen was heavily favoured to win this event, but as per the Norland curse woke Saturday morning sick as a dog.<br />Interesting though...as recent as two years ago he would've begged to stay home but Saturday my boy begged to compete swearing that it wouldn't stop him.<br />Tough.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLt_icDNqhI/AAAAAAAABmI/-j60pZM3wsM/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLt_icDNqhI/AAAAAAAABmI/-j60pZM3wsM/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529153197149366802" /></a><br />...Even tougher when he came in 2nd...out of about 120 kids from across the city.<br />He led the whole way and lost by inches to some kid who out kicked him in the last 100 metres.<br />I found out the day before that this kids dad trains his son with a stop watch 2 - 3 times a week.<br />Hmmmmm..........guilt...guilt.....<br />No excuses but Owen would've won going away if he'd been 100%.<br />Like I say... I don't want to be psycho Dad but next year I think we'll crank it up a notch beauty be damned.<br />The kid was heartbroken....and he was so smashed at the end that he couldn't stand. He has been on the couch ever since with fever sore throat and cough.<br />I have never been more proud but I can't shake the feeling that I should've helped him be a little more prepared.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuADKgYIII/AAAAAAAABmQ/q-G88Bxj6F0/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuADKgYIII/AAAAAAAABmQ/q-G88Bxj6F0/s400/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529153759375532162" /></a><br />Man I love that kid.<br />When he rounded the corner in first place I could hardly see.<br />Fuck.<br /><br />Another reason why I didn't fish was that today is my 12 yr Anniversary. Had to be home for that.<br /><br />These have been the best years of my life...by far.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBBeL66eI/AAAAAAAABmY/wwAJ8iaCz0M/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBBeL66eI/AAAAAAAABmY/wwAJ8iaCz0M/s400/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529154829810330082" /></a><br /><br />I may take a run at the old lady tonight.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />I drove up to Bayfield on Friday.<br />There had been a smattering of rain and the graph hadn't given me enough reason not too.<br />It was a waste of time and roe. A dry river full of suckers and Salmon Kelts.<br /><br />Beautiful though....and a walk through the woods was BIG medicine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBvg1xZXI/AAAAAAAABmw/PEqySEUc3B8/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBvg1xZXI/AAAAAAAABmw/PEqySEUc3B8/s400/030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529155620796720498" /></a><br /><br />It is right on the edge...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBBxeReDI/AAAAAAAABmg/UUwIqGYNAiM/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TLuBBxeReDI/AAAAAAAABmg/UUwIqGYNAiM/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529154834987579442" /></a><br />A few more blasts of rain and she should be ready to go but there is very little in the forecast.<br />That is PAR...and I fucking hate par....<br /><br />Running water...there have been so many greater than I that have waxed poetic about the wonders of it...good for the soul...<br /> I need rivers...<br />Fuck coughing and fuck work....<br /><br />I have another GIG coming up in a few weeks...<br />For the life of me I cannot get excited about it. I am no good at multitasking and right now all I can think about is fishing.<br />RAIN...... <br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15926412" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15926412">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1596963">Gene Norland</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36501776.post-1357217844132251552010-06-21T18:34:00.009-05:002010-06-24T08:06:48.586-05:0018 yr old and Convertable...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7FddeDgI/AAAAAAAABlY/2RD1Tets8xo/s1600/spring+10+110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7FddeDgI/AAAAAAAABlY/2RD1Tets8xo/s400/spring+10+110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485378942386703874" /></a><br />I am in the throes of a full blown midlife crisis.<br /><strong><em>No Shit</em></strong>.<br /><br />I have always been a little weird...<br />I am not exactly indifferent or immune to lifes little hurdles...in a lot of ways I am more susceptable to them, but true to form this little 40+ year old cliche has me ignoring all the usual stuff but finding other ways to express my anxiety.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7GFr-2BI/AAAAAAAABlw/W3qf-EoHRo8/s1600/spring+10+107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7GFr-2BI/AAAAAAAABlw/W3qf-EoHRo8/s400/spring+10+107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485378953184991250" /></a><br /><br /><br />I came home from work one day and informed my wife that I was indeed having a right on time midlife crisis.<br />I had lost interest in almost everything and I just felt panic stricken about the passage of time.<br />Restless....extremely restless...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7F-56Y-I/AAAAAAAABlo/Gflh0b6YwcE/s1600/spring+10+102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7F-56Y-I/AAAAAAAABlo/Gflh0b6YwcE/s400/spring+10+102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485378951364371426" /></a><br /><br /><br />Any way ... I informed her that had no intentions of finding a 18 yr old girlfriend and driving off with her in a convertable after dying my hair....<br />( My wife is still the hottest chick I know )<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7Flqmc5I/AAAAAAAABlg/1PKEqgh0gZw/s1600/spring+10+089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6O1GA1B-f8Q/TB_7Flqmc5I/AAAAAAAABlg/1PKEqgh0gZw/s400/spring+10+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485378944589263762" /></a><br /><br />..But I needed something ...<br /><br />So...<br />I bought a new amplifier...a really cool one!!!<br /> :o)<br />Now I am practicing guitar again like a fiend.<br />It feels good....<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_K5Eo-6ZbqQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_K5Eo-6ZbqQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />I have lost interest in work and have been phoning that shitshow in for months now and even that feels good.<br /><br />Anyway this renewed interest in music has culminated recently in a return to the gig world.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYcS27Ld3yU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYcS27Ld3yU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />My friend Torrie Seager and I just finished playing a fundraising event locally and it felt really cool to get out and get doing it again.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kqc8uk2OM6s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kqc8uk2OM6s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /> I was alittle nervous due to the fact that this music is not for everybody but generally speaking it was well recieved and it looks like we are going to get at least 4 more gigs out of the exposure.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QgC7iKlDOKo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QgC7iKlDOKo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Neat...<br /><br />Anyway... I have only been fishing with my daughter so far and we have been all over the Bluegill.<br /> The Bass season opened this past weekend and I may take the flyrod up to the Maitland midweek....<br />Unless I get a gig...<br /> Or a convertable ...Trotskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13914929381289648251noreply@blogger.com5