I'll be off to chase some of these in Alaska
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Counting down the days
Just another month and a half and I'll be heading off to Alaska for a week of big fish and bigger bears. Can't wait
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Testament of a Fisherman
I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful and I hate the environs where crowds of people are found, which are invariably ugly; because of all the television commercials, cocktail parties, and assorted social posturing I thus escape; because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience; because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip; because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness; because bourbon out of an old tin cup always tastes better out there; because maybe one day I will catch a mermaid; and, finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant - and not nearly so much fun. - Robert Traver (John Voelker)
2010 Fishing Summary
Days on the water: 8
Waters fished: N. Fork Mormons River, Ramsey's Draft, James River, Conway River, Unnamed lake, Dry River/Skidmore Fork, South Fork Shenandoah River.
Species caught: Brook trout, white bass?, brown trout, largemouth bass, bream, crappie, red eye bass, smallmouth bass.
Waters fished: N. Fork Mormons River, Ramsey's Draft, James River, Conway River, Unnamed lake, Dry River/Skidmore Fork, South Fork Shenandoah River.
Species caught: Brook trout, white bass?, brown trout, largemouth bass, bream, crappie, red eye bass, smallmouth bass.
2009 Fishing Summary
Days on the water: I don't remember
Waters fished: Same
Species caught: Brook trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, rainbow trout, dolly varden, grayling, chinook, coho, chum, and whitefish
Waters fished: Same
Species caught: Brook trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, rainbow trout, dolly varden, grayling, chinook, coho, chum, and whitefish