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Topic: R+R Way Overdue!!!
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ursus21
2nd place, John Denver lookalike Contest
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posted September 02, 2015 07:59 AM
I haven't done a lot of posting the last month or two because work and life have been driving me crazy and stressing me out beyond belief. Sometimes a guy just needs to walk away from everything for a brief escape to get his mind right again. That is exactly what I did last night after work. I got a tip from a friend about a tiny creek up in the mountains that was chuck full of cutthroat trout and rarely received any fishing pressure. So I put the pedal to the metal last night after work and zipped up into the mountains as fast as I could without wrecking my pick up.
The hike into the creek was very pleasant. Note the well beaten trail into the creek. Yup, there wasn't one and that is just what I was hoping for.
I crept up to the first hole very carefully and made my first cast right into the center the white water in the center of the photo.
I was rewarded with an immediate strike, and an absolutely stunningly beautiful little cutty.
From there on out it was cast after cast and strike after strike. Every single hole produced fish eager to bite. I have no idea how many fish I missed or landed, but the action was fast and furious. I didn't even have time to think about the things in life that have been bogging me down. I mean how can you when you hold a fish as beautiful as this in your hand?
Time slipped away all too fast, and before I knew it the evening was growing late, and I knew I had to head back out to my pick up. I decided to catch at least one more fish and then go. This chunky little cutthroat obliged my wish and capped off a perfect adventure.
I am guilty of being so consumed with catching trout 18" or larger, I had completely forgotten just how much fun catching feisty little high mountain trout can be. It's been years since I've had this much fun in a tiny mountain creek, but you can bet I won't let so much time slip away before I return to this little piece of paradise. So somewhat reluctantly, I took one last look at the creek before climbing up to the trail to hike out. As I hiked back to my truck, I noticed there was more of a bounce in my step, and somehow, the weight of the world on my shoulders seemed much lighter. Sometimes fishy therapy is the best therapy there is.
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Paul Melching
Radical Operator Forum "You won't get past the front gate"
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posted September 02, 2015 08:38 AM
The life!
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Those who value security over liberty soon will have neither !
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Leonard
HMFIC
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posted September 02, 2015 08:49 AM
^ what he said!
Now, tell us about the weight of the world on your shoulders? It can't be as bad as all that? Living in "God's Country"? Troy, appreciate what you have. There could be guys willing to give their left nut to trade places with you.
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Good hunting. El Bee
edit: for instance; I can "guarantee" a couple bobcats out of that spot next month.
[ September 02, 2015, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All.
Don't piss me off!
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DAA
Utah/Promoted WESTERN REGIONAL Hunt Director
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posted September 02, 2015 08:53 AM
Works for me!
- DAA
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"Oh yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom, but they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em." -- George Hanson, Easy Rider, 1969.
Rocky Mountain Varmint Hunter
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Lone Howl
Free Trial Platinum Member & part-time language police
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posted September 02, 2015 09:56 AM
Relaxing....
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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Kokopelli
SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice
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posted September 02, 2015 10:27 AM
Very nice, indeed !!!!!
Down here in Az. we have a `put & take` stream stocked with Apache Trout that are listed as `threatened`. Limit 6 a day. Seems like madness to me but what do I know? Didn't catch any trout but got a nice mess of crawfish for lunch.
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Lonny
PANTS ON THE GROUND
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posted September 02, 2015 03:31 PM
Heck, I feel better just reading your tale!
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