it was nice meeting some of you today. puttin faces with names. it was so funny when a few of us were cleanin up above one and saw about 3-4 fly fisherman say hey thats a nice thing for you guys to do. there is more trash on this side. i almost wanted to go off. then they asked why are you guys doing this you didnt make the mess. it kinda shocked me. and ofcourse i told them that well all get together after the close putah and clean up as much as we can to make it a cleaner and nicer place for us to fish. and then i said you guys should join we could use some more hands. ya they didnt say much
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
I also enjoyed putting some faces to the message board names. Thank you all for coming out and participating in the clean-up. I also ran into about 4 or 5 fly guys while picking up trash. In fact I was hauling my 20 pound bag back to a trash can to empty it out because it was getting too heavy to carry and when I ran into most of them. A couple of them said hello, but mostly they just looked the other way as I trudged by with the bag on my back. Kind of strange. Anyway, it was satisfying at the end of the day to know out section of the creek was pretty damn clean. Hope to see you guys on the creek soon.
ya i cant believe those guys, and they are the ones that complain how dirty putah is, well get up off your lazy ass and clean it, dont just stand there and fish. shoot i aint gonna lie, the whole time i was cleaning hearing the water and seeing them fish i wanted to say the hell with it. but i stuck it out and got to see cappy stick a pig. i may not have caught anything but to see a good friend catch on like that is good enough for me. even though he took my spot. hahaha, just playin cappy.
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
As much as I'd rather have been fishing it was really satisfying having the opportunity to give back to the creek a little of what she's given me. Thanks also to Brain, Cappy, JT, Lohanton, and all the others I met that morning. It was great to ask questions and get intelligent answers back. This is a great community of people! I just wish I hadn't gotten skunked that day. Good to hear cappy got one. How'd the rest of you do that day?
well you wasnt the only one that got skucked, yes i fished with cappy all day but i didnt catch a thing all day. so again dont worry about it. it happens to the best of us. and it will happen many times more down the road. it was a pleasure meetin you as well and look foward to seeing you again and gettin some fishing in with you as well
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
Sorry to hear that Brian. I'm hoping to redeem myself next weekend as I'm sure you are as well. I need to still work out which day is going to be best for me but I'll let you know as soon as I do.
ya just let me know, ill be off thursday for thanksgiving and also the day after
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
Yeah...it was cool to meet every body! Each one will get a chapter in the "book of people I've known" if I ever publish! Of course, ALL names will be changed for obvious reasons!
I picked up a couple stockers in AM, saw Chemdoc hit one with good color downstream from me. Had a front row seat for Captain's monster! But pretty much got the big goose egg "O" in the PM session.
Beats diggin ditches as my dad says!
Ed
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yes please keep the name under raps, i dont need my skeletons gettin out. dont need your wife knowing either cuz then you wont ever get to fish with me
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
My apologies, it wasn't in the cards for me to make it up on Saturday but a huge THANK YOU for all the time and effort you guys put in to clean up a mess that you personnally would never have left behind.
