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vince


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Richard, Alastair, and I fished access #5 after the Putah class today. It was good fun, and I snapped some pictures of some small fish these guys were catching. Maybe this photos will help PCT's efforts with the DFG.

Also included: evidence of a beaver near access #3!


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Once again I think I have taken the title of smallest fish!!!!! Scary thing is that this photo that Vince took was about twice the size of the other one that I caught!?! Anyway thank you to Greg and Steve for donating there time. I sure learn't a whole lot and had a great day out. I hope to do it again sometime and also hope to see some of you guys out on the water.

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I was wondering how the fishing was the second half of the day,hey small fish are better than no fish! I really enjoyed myself and it was nice to meet some of you guys for the first time, hope you all came away with some usefull info and were not too overwhelmed with my fast paced talking/ instructing. Bono

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I get the fish but whats the pic of the tree for looks kinda like beaver cuttings?  does anyone know who took the pics?

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Tree looks like someone tried to cut it down with an axe or hatchet.

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RippenLips: ha, I think you're right; I can't imagine a beaver dragging that tree.

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There are a number of beaver on the creek, mostly below the diversion dam. There was a dead one at #5 last winter. That looks beaverish work to me.

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Below the diversion dam they plug up the creek with there handy work. Sometimes they come right up to your float tube slap there tail cause all hell and scare the living CRAP out of you ! I don't care for em much.

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I don't mind beaver so much. It started in the seventies when I was in high school. Really, you ought to give them a chance. You might be surprised!

Bernie

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Every single one of my experiences with beaver has been positive.

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I,m surprised  by all the input  thanks guys  . vince  did you take the pic ?

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dick hardwood has it right.  Beaver rocks.  Putah beaver can be a bit musty though, and may carry disease, so you have to be careful.

Seriously, I have been fishing alone in the evening and I swear someone's been throwing big rocks my way due to the WHUMP I hear near me.  My guess is (and someone once noted) those sounds were probably pissed off beavers.

Hell knows no wrath like that of a musty putah beaver.

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Finally someone made a BEAVER(huh uh Beavis) joke. I didn't touch this thread all day in case we are adults. Thanks JL. There were other jokes, but you were wonderfully obvious.
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Richard - I took the pictures.

JL is right... those Putah beavers are a little scary. They can cut through some pretty hardwood. I'd stay away from them.

Vince

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I watched Leave it to Beaver when I was a kid, the dude was never scary.

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Reminds me of the time my buddy ran into two beavers at once.  What a story that was!

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I had a run in with a beaver last night, you are right vince, they can cut through some pretty hard wood.  Damn thing kept me up all night with its knawing.

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I miss this kind of banter from the old NCFFB. Now we call it the "morgue board".

I've gotten close enough to get a good look at the Putah beavers. There must be something in the water that makes them lose a lot of their teeth. They've got more fur than other beavers too. I think we should include in our PCT plan indigenous beaver removal and relocation, but that's just me.

Thanks guys for playing - oh no, I think I hear a domestic beaver in the house! Better check and see what's going on. Yep. Looking for wood too. Oh no, all I have is empty beers! Better hide in the garage until it goes away! Bad beaver! Shoo! Go take a bath or something.

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1 hour ..1 fish today. Small one again seems like I am making a habit of it but hey better than none......then a beaver looking for some wood chased me home!?!confuse



-- Edited by AfricanAngler on Wednesday 24th of June 2009 10:38:01 PM

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Nice Alastair!

I'm tempted to bring my four weight and force myself to try dries. I wouldn't be surprised if these small fish would rise to dries near the banks.

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Alastair and I had some more small fish today on the river. I think Alastair's newest small fish may give Bob's tiny Yuba trout a run for its money!



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Jeez...Bob if you read this... the King of POP is dead...but the King of the minnows is alive and well!?

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Seeing if the "blue shirt" luck rubs off on you Alastair?

Seems like you and Vince have been getting out a bunch. I'll be back Monday and would love to come along. I bet I'll catch a smaller one.

-Jon

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I think the amount of very small fish being caught out there is very good news indeed.

I just hope you all remember these lil guy's are the future of the creek, and you need to use extreme care getting them back in the water ALIVE.


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curmudgeon: I completely agree. I've started to do macro photography on their faces to try to identify particular fish from access five. I am interested in estimating populations with a mark and recapture technique (although the "mark" is simply identify features on their face). So if you catch small fish from access five, take a good photo of their face and we can ensure that certain fish survive!

Vince

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I wish i had know about this earlier, since i fished access today and caught a bunch of small fish. Will do next time though.

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curmudgeon wrote:

I think the amount of very small fish being caught out there is very good news indeed.

I just hope you all remember these lil guy's are the future of the creek, and you need to use extreme care getting them back in the water ALIVE.



No Worries there mate I am really careful with those little guys.....hopefully when I get them next time they will be alittle bigger though !!biggrin



-- Edited by AfricanAngler on Wednesday 1st of July 2009 11:53:16 AM

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