Klg, 10.20.2002

[Caddis]

ORVIS COWBOY!.

The credit for that term goes to Yukon, a poster on NJTrout.com. I don't always agree with Yukon and his ways, but I have to agree with the term he uses to describe some of the guys we've all seen while fishing. One in particular that I spotted today at the Gorge was a site indeed.

First, He's got 3 patches from 3 different fly fishing associations on his back. Ok, so he's a sponsor and proud of it. He wants everyone to know.

Second... The water in this particular pool was hardly moving, was less than ass deep, and about 40 feet to the other side, the maximum you would have to cast is 30 feet (and there is 30 feet for casting behind you), but is really not needed. For those of you who know this pool, you know that the fish rise as little as 5 feet from the bank to about 5 feet from the opposite bank. There is no reason to get in the water here. If you do get in the water, you will put down each and every fish without a doubt.

Finally, this guy is using a wading stick. I wish I knew what for. It's not like he's going to spook any fish walking without one, he's already done that once he stepped foot in the water and waded to the center of the river. I watched him for a while (yeah, I'm a psycho) and he would walk upstream about 20 feet, get out, walk back down 20 feet, and do it all over again. It was like he was putting on a show for me.

Eh... maybe I'm just uptight.

The water had a reasonable flow, was super clear, and it was a beautiful day for fishing. The trees are all starting to turn different colors. No complaints in this dept. I Caught 1 holdover brown trout in the 3 hrs I was there. I then got bored and came home, cut the grass and picked up the dog crap in the backyard... I do that once a week.

I'm not sure if they stocked or not (I don't think they did), but my father let me in on something a little interesting. Stocked fish are brought up in these tanks with no current. If they stocked last week when the water was up and turbid, it's possible that the fish tried fighting this current rather than hiding behind rocks... The majority of these fish could have fought the currents to exhaustion and died. While brought up in the tanks, there are no real life situations. I'm going to write a little something on this pretty soon, based on my own observations.

Goodnight for now, I'm going to watch the Soprano's.