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THE TROUT LINETualati n Valley Chapter News

February / March 2006 Editor: David Illig

Chapter Meetings are held at t he LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday ofeach mon th at 7:00 pm wit h a social get-together and t hefor mal m eetin g at 7:30 unless otherwise noted in thenewslett er or w ebsite. Lucky Labrador, Mult nomahVillage, 7675 SW Capit ol Hwy . Portland,(503) 244-2537. Food and Beverages avail able.

Board of Dir ector s Meeti ngs held just prior to ourmont hly Chapter m eeti ng at 6:00pm at t he Lucky Lab.

Wednesday Feb 8th ,

Marl on Ramp y pr esent s aPhotographi c Tour of South er nOregons Prem ier Tr ophy Tr outWaters. It s not unusual for the mere mention of theWood and the Williamson rivers to evoke a Pavlovianresponse among fly anglers. Wild dou ble-digit t rout sti lllur k, and Marlon Rampy has spent the past 11 yearshelping others sneak up on them as full -time guide in theUpper Klamath Basinthe last six working out of therenowned Lonesome Duck Lodge. The Klamath Basin is asystem of lakes and sprin g-fed ri vers th at produ ce someof t he largest n ative rainbow t rout in t he Lower 48.Marlon spends May thr ough October here on the

Will iamson learni ng its secrets. Its his river of choice,both f or t he challenge it presents and f or t he rewards itoff ers in t ruly large fish. Hell share the experience wit hus in a double slide show proj ector, mul ti-mediapresentation featuring plenty of Rampys stunningpho togr aphy, sound and scenery (yes, even few large fi sh),along with expert instruction and inside inform ation toenhance your angling experi ence in Sout hern Or egon.

Wedn esday March 8 th Chr is Santel lapr esen ts th e Fif ty Places to Fly Fish

Befor e You Die.Youre free to m ake your own list, but local Portlandfreelance writer Chris Santella consulted some of theworld s most kn owledgeable anglers to come up with the50 featured in hi s well-received f ly f ishing destinationtr avel guide, Fift y Places to Fly Fish Befor e You Die. Hellshare about a dozen desti nations wit h us, and t alk a litt lebit about how he came to wri te the book, how to plan yourdream tri p, and m aybe share some f ishin g tales comingout in his soon-to-publish book of favorite stories told bythe worlds most f amous fl y anglers.

Hank s ColumnHank Hosfield

Event ually it was bound to happen. I lost our guestspeaker. Or rather, he got lost on t he way to our meetin gSo everyone who tur ned out for our January chaptermeeting expecting to hear the Wild Salmon Centers GuidRahr II I d iscuss the state of Pacif ic salmon were insteadtreated t o my own bewild ered announcement t hat Guidowas mi ssing and presumed irreplaceable. Not m y fi nesthour. Even my backup was mi ssing. (By the way, I dontusually have a back-up pl an, but I ju st happened t o get acall fr om the f olks at Save Our Salmon, and t hey asked ifthey could send a representative over to speak to us abouour participation in a postcard campaign with which theyhoped to bombard th e governor t o sway him t o dosomething beneficial for fish, only that guy didnt showup, either. It was defin itely not my night. But ju st aboutwhen it seemed li ke Id have to l aunch int o my ownrambling fishing story (probably about that salmon Icaught whil e shad f ishing below Bonnevill e) one of ournewer members stood up and saved the evening. Tony (Idont k now how t o spell h is last n ame) had actually goneon a tri p t o Kamchatka wit h Guido six years ago, and heregaled u s wit h h is experience and im pressions of one ofthe last trul y wild fish habitats on the planet. All in all,qui te a nice program. (I thank you again, Tony, and ur geour m embers to also express their gratitu de by buying yo

a beer or two at upcomi ng meetings.) So all s well t hatends well, I guess.

But t heres more to the story. Like, what happened t oGuido? He didn t forget us. He ju st went to th e wrongLucky Lab. Naturally, they told him t hat the TU meeti ngwasnt until the next Wednesday (which, of course is wheand where the Clackamas Chapter meets), nevermentioni ng th at t here was another Lucky Lab in SWPort land (that woul d be the one I directed h im to i n earlicommun ications). But it is ultim ately my responsibilit y program chair to m ake sure our speakers know wh ereth eyre going. I t ypicall y call each speaker a day or twobefore our meeti ng to reconfir m all of the details, as Ive

learned that a lot of the fi shing guides tend to f orget.Doing t his has saved m e more than once fr om h aving aspeaker no-show. It also saved me once when a speakerblew us off , givin g me a few hours t o th row an alternateprogram togeth er. (That speaker was John Ecklu nd ofLitt le Creek Outf it ters. He booked a client on th e GrandRonde instead of honori ng his commi tm ent to us. I toldhim I u nderstood, but that I would be sure to mentionwhen ever possible what a crumm y thi ng he did t o usalthough I would happily recommend him to anyoneseekin g the biggest possible fl ake to guide th em fo r anunr eliable f ishi ng experi ence.) So I blew it wi th Guido. H

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was all r eady to go but didn t have the correct dir ecti ons.Unlik e John Ecklun d, he will be invit ed back. In f act, hehas already asked to get on our speaker calendar, and Imcurrently workin g out t he best tim e for him to present themuch-anticipated program we all m issed out on inJanuary.

Where does th is all leave us? For start ers, if I were sti llchapter pr esid ent I woul d have fired m yself as programchair. Clearly, Ive stayed on too long. But I do have somegood programs in the works for 2006. Ive found somebrand new programs from speakers we havent seenbefor e. I t hink Ive been bookin g program speakers forseven or eight years now, and it gets h arder t o f ind newprograms all t he ti me. Thats why Im constantly askin gpeople to let me know i f th ey hear about something new,or h ave any leads about speakers we havent heard.Ultim ately these programs should refl ect th e interests ofour m embership. Well defin it ely do requests, if p ossible.I want to book speakers and t opics that you most want t ohear. So dont be shy about givi ng me your suggesti ons.(Call m e at 503-228-6553 or email me athankh@imagina.com) Then again, if youd rather j ustassume my posit ion as program chair, th at can be

arranged, too.

The last t hin g I have to say about p rograms is dont m issour February 8 th program speaker, Marl on Rampy. JohnShewey says this i s one of the f inest slid e show p rogramsyoull see. (Ill make sure Rampy has the correct day/ ti meand locati on.) Perhaps someday soon our club wil l own adigit al proj ector and well be able to pu t t ogether our ownfascinating programsor at least fill in in a pinch withsomething m ore cinematic th e next tim e a speaker getslost.

Fly of th e Month

Winter Wooly-Bugger. Alex Barku me

The rain s are here and so are t he steelhead, in f acttheyve been here since before Chr istm as. When t he raineases off enough for the water to drop, one has a goodchance of h ooking up with one of th ose silver wandersf resh from t he ocean. But th is year has been a goodwater-year and t he rivers have been runni ng f ull and wit hsome color. Angl ers need a f ly that wil l grab a steeliesattention.

This m onth s fly of the mont h, the Wint er Wooly-buggerwill do just that.

Hook: Tiemco 7999 or equivalent insizes #2 - #6.

Thread: Pink , orange or r ed work well wit hthis p atternTail : Green marabouBody: Medium chenil le, pin kLateral Line: Pearl escent crystal f lashHackle: Hot pink saddle hackle

1. Tie in a small clump of f lorescent l ime greenmarabou just above the point of th e hook. Theblood pl umes should extend behind th e hook

about 1x to 1.5x the gape of th e hook. bodylength (mayfly tail s are quit e long)

2. Tie in 3 to 4 inch piece of thin gold or si lver wireat th e same point and use material clip to k eepout of the way.

3. Tie in 4 four-inch pieces of crystal f lash at thesame point such that tw o are one the sid e of t hetail closest you and two are on t he other side ofthe tail (other sid e fr om you). This is where arotary vise is nice since youll need t o check t omake sure the crystal f lash is centered along themarabou tail. One end of the crystal flash pieceshould extend back as long as the marabou t ail.The other end wil l be pulled for ward later.

4. Just ahead of the crystal f lash t ie in a 3-4 inchpiece of chenil le. Wrap forward and tie off aboua 3/ 16 behin d the eye of t he hook.

5. Pul l the 2 pieces of crystal f lash on the far side othe fly up to t he chenille tie-off point and throw couple of w raps on t hem (check t o see that t heyare centered on the opposite side of the chenille)Repeat th e process for the near-side pi eces ofcrystal fl ash. This produces the lateral lin e f las

6. Select a pink saddle hackle sized for t he fly and

tie in just i n fr ont of the chenille tie-off point(bottom barbules should be about 1.5x the hookgape).

7. Take 1 to 1.5 turns at the front of the f ly with thsaddle and t hen wind it back to t he end of thechenille body with even spaces and 3 to 4 wraps.

8. Now take the wire and counter wrap the saddlehackle and wr ap taking care not t o trap t oo manyof t he saddl es barbules under the wire. Tie it ofat the head.

9. Whip-f inish a small , neat head.10. Using the bodkin go back and carefully pluck out

the t rapped hackle barbules.11. Glue the head with a nice high-build, high gloss

head cement .

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The wooly-bugger is a great action f ly. The marabou tailand webby saddle hackle breath and wiggle with everylittle change in current all with a great swimming motion.This color combination is deadly and the combination iskil ler. I really l ike this fl y when I f eel I need some colorin th e water. You can see th is fl y in the tea color ed waterfr om a long way off .

This f ly f ishes well on a sink ing li ne or shoot ing headsystem. Once wet, it swims as well wit h the tail actinglike a litt le rudder. I prefer to fi sh this fly on a swing.Position yourself at t he top of t he run, cast down andacross and l et her swing.

In the winter, when the water is a little colder, a fish willmost oft en ju st stop the fl y. You should strik e when indoubt, cause you dont want to hook up only to have thefl y pul l out. This means youll be strik ing at rocks andother grabby thi ngs on the bott om. Youll need to tieand carry a f ew of these guys because youre going t o losethem.On the other hand, itll all seem worth it when a fish pullsback. Oh, and hold on, occasionally, you can get a goodgrab. Ti ght Lines, Alex

Fly Tyer s Corner D ick Rohrbaugh

Over the years tyers have accumulated a lot of creativeideas. In t yin g, li ke everyth ing else, experience is alwaysth e best t eacher. Here is a new set of t ips to t ry th e nexttime you tie.

EquipmentOne probl em f aced by all tyers is the rapidit y with

which head cement d ries up in t he bottle, maki ng it wor sethan useless. No matter how tightl y you put t he lid on th e

stuf f always seems to be the thickness of peanut butt erwhen you are ready to tie. Since th in cement penetrateswraps and materials bett er it i s impor tant t hat the stu ffnot be too t hick when used.

One way to slow t he evaporation that dri es thehead cement out is to keep the bottl e fu ll. Less air in t hebot tl e means less evapor ation . Of cour se as th e headcement is used up you can always keep addi ng cement tokeep the bott le fu ll. Anot her opt ion is to put a couple ofmarbles in the bott le as it begins to empty. That wil l raisethe f lui d l evel, make the cement easier t o reach wi th yourbodki n, and at th e same tim e eli min ate most of the air inthe bottle.

Materials

A num ber of patterns call f or epoxy on either awing case, a body, or t he head of a fl y. The stuf f i s messyto work wit h and I confess th at I avoid it wheneverpossible. But if you are int o that sort of thi ng you maywant to color t he epoxy to get j ust th e right shade for t hefl y you are tying. Here is a simpl e way to do it.

Go to your local hobby shop and buy a small tu beof pr int ers ink. It comes in a wide variety of colors, isinexpensive, and a tu be will off er you a lifetim e supply f orthis particular purpose. As you mix your epoxy, just put adrop or t wo in the ink i n the mix. You can even mi x

colors ahead of t im e to get t he right shade befor eputt ing it in the epoxy.

TechniquesWe seem to be on the topic of cement and other

goop types of t his ti me aroun d so here are a few ti ps forapplying the stuf f. If you use anythin g that comes insmall bot tl es wit h br ushes attached t o t he lid (e.g., nailpol ish), it is easy to make a mess because th e brushes artoo bulk y to apply the cement t o a small head. A simpl esolution is to trim off most of t he hairs on the brush,leaving only a few for applyi ng the cement. You will get much n eater job.

Obviously most tyers want nice glossy heads ontheir steelhead flies or sim ilar patt erns. The shin ier andsmoother th e bett er. Some tyers tr y to get t hat effect byapplying a t hick, heavy coat of whatever goop t hey areapplying. Not only does that not work very well, it canmake a big mess. It is much better to use mul tip le coatsof a thi nner liqu id. I usually use at least thr ee coats,sometimes mor e. Let th e stuf f dr y thoroughl y betweencoats and you can quickl y buil d a head t hat shines.

Finally, here is one more tip I p icked up f rom HaGordon, our local expert at tying f ull d ress Atlant ic

salm on fl ies. If you use too thin a liqui d, especiallysomething lik e colored lacquer or nail polish, the stu ffwill oft en wick its way up into t he materials at the head the fly and discolor t hem. If you are using Dacron loopson blin d eye hooks for Atl antic salm on or spey fl ies, thiscan be a bit of a probl em. An easy way to pr event t his isto make the fi rst coat with clear head cement. It wi llprevent later coats of colored stuf f fr om soaking in to t hematerials you want to keep clean. Dick

(Edit ors Note: Th is is Tip s 14 and t he last i n t he seriesStart in g in our n ext issue Dick w il l host a Questi on &An sw er colu mn th at addresses questions you subm itabout f ly ty in g, fi shing, casti ng, equip ment , etc.Various expert s wi ll answer th e questi ons. So send youquestions PLEASE. )

Fall Stu rgeon th at th e sea li ons didnt eat. Raschell Bark um e

TU Fishing Outin gsOutings Wil l Start in March. Contact A ndy Andr ewfor more inf o. Or check th e Web site.

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Remember to Sign up New Members toTrout Unl imit ed . Its a great bargain f or wh at theyget. Especially at th e half-off introductory membership at$17.50 Lots of people arent m embers who would enjoy it .We still get something for new member signups. Newmembers can sign up at www.tu.org/ intr o and enteringcode 633 fo r Tualati n Valley chapter. If t hey prefer apaper m embership application, contact Erle to send it tothem.

Creati ng Lif e Long Memor iesLen Clark e

On th e weekend befor e Thanksgiving I t ook m y 9 year ol dgrandson Eric f ishin g on the Wilson River. I wouldnorm ally drif t t he river but we were too late in t he day. Itwas about 4PM when we got start ed. I park ed my car andwe walked down to a long gravel bar behind the GuideShop, one of my f avorite spots on the river. The lowerend of the gravel bar had about a doz en f isherman lin edup alm ost shoulder t o shoulder so I suggested to Eric t hatwe shoul d go upstr eam f ar enough so we would notbother the veteran anglers.

Eric and I had caught many tr out t ogether but thi s was hisfi rst salm on opportu nit y. We had good sized spin ninggear - the plan was to cast upstr eam and drif t a big clum pof eggs underneath a bobber. Eri c had not done thi sbefor e so we practiced a few ti mes and h e quickly got therhyt hm. I suggested that he cast t o the mi ddle of the dri ftand let it pass thr ough some white water, just above theother fi sherm an, and then reel in to do it again. On thethi rd cast, the bobber disappeared! Fish on! I tol d Eric to

hold on t o th e rod as I str eaked back to t he car to get mynet (I really did n ot expect to catch a fish in our l imi teddaylight). About h alfway to the car I heard a loud r eactioncome fr om the lineup of fi sherm an down stream. As Itur ned to look, the fish was crashing int o the water fr om ahuge leap, right out i n th e mi ddle of t he group offi sherm an. It was suddenly lik e a slow m oti on scene asthey collectively t urn ed t heir heads upstream to see alit tl e guy (70 pounds soaki ng wet) by himself wit h th e buttof t he rod between his legs, one hand hold ing on t o th erod above the reel wit h th e other hand reelin g in f or all h ewas wor th . What a mom ent. What was even bett er wasthat t he enti re group of fi sherman qui ckly reeled in theirli nes and instant ly became a cheeri ng squad for Eri c. As Icontin ued on to get t he net, the group m oved upstr eam t oprovide him with emotional support.

When I got back to t he river, Eri c was getting tir ed andsuggested to m e that I m ight want to f inish fi ghting thefi sh whil e he would take the over t he nett ing j ob. We did

just th at as Eri c, wit h t he help of an addition al netter,landed the big fi sh. It was a chrom e bright 30 # Chin ookbuck. It was alm ost as tall as Eric. The fi sh had jum pedseveral tim es to put on a great display of t rying t o shakeout t he hook. The enti re group of fi sherm an gave Eric ahigh f ive and welcomed him to the Legends of th e Fall Wil son River f ishi ng club. He may be th e youngest

member. What a trophy and a great memory for bot hgrandson and grandfather. It was also a wonderfu ldisplay of fin e sportsmanship fr om t he other f ishermenprovid ing Eric with a role model for t he fu tu re. Thi s wasgift fr om t he heavens and I j ust wanted to share it wit hyou. The pi ctur es say it all ! (See t he back p age)

Af ter w e had a celebrati on m eal, he gave the other steaksaway to hi s teacher, PE coach, f ri ends and neighbors sharin g th e joy! See you soon , smil e, Len.

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Volu nt eers Needed: Tu alati n Riv erWatershed Council , in partnership wi th TU andODFW, will be conducting winter Steelhead ReddSurveys in t he Tualati n basin February t o May thisyear. Volunteers to help contact Tom Wolf at 503-640-2123 or tmilowolf@msn.com .

Por t land Spor tsman Show - Feb.8-12 -If you are interested in helping at th e TU booth,contact Tom Wolf at 503-640-2123 ortmilowolf@msn.com. You wil l get a f ee pass and chance tosee the show when shif t is over.

Wor ld-renow ned Spey Cast ingInstructor and Spey system d esigner, Henrik

Mortensen , will be conducti ng t hree half day Speycasting clinics for the Native Fish Society on Saturdayand Sun day , March 11 and 12. All three clinicsare lim it ed t o 12 people on a first come fir st served basiswit h p roceeds going t o supp ort the Native Fish Society'swild fish conservation programs.

The Saturday Clinic is being held in Eugene in conjunctionwit h t he Caddis Fly Shop. Particip ants will meet at theshop at 10am. Exact cli nic location w ill depend on thewater condit ions t he day of the event.

The Sunday Clinics will be held at Oxbow Park f rom 8 a.m.to 12 Noon and f rom 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Mortensen has worked prof essionally with fl y tackledesign and developm ent for mor e than 10 years and hasinstr ucted thousands of fl y fi shers in t he int ricacy of Speycasting t hroughout the world . Mortensen has incorporateda unique underhanded cast to the Spey repertoire thatmaxim izes the physics of Spey casting wit h t he leastamount of effort.

Mort ensen i s a key part of the design t eam f or Scierra(www.scierra.com),a Spey, rod and li ne system th at hastaken Eur ope by storm and is just being int rodu ced t o theU.S. He was previously involved in designing the Looprods and reels.

Mortensen and an assistant w ill provid e group andindividual instruction during the half-day clinics, all onwater. These clinics are the only ones Mortensen will beconducting on t he west coast.

NFS member and owner of the Ir ish An gler wi ll haveScierra rods, reels and lines on hand at the clinics thatmay be tr ied out by part icipants and pur chased if d esired.Cook will donate 20%of sales to the Native Fish Society.

The clini cs will in clude a small raff le with p roceeds goingto the Native Fish Society. The cost for the clinic is only

$50 f or m embers, non members $100 which includ esmembership to NFS. You should dress for warmt h, bringwaders and you r f avorite Spey system t o t he clinic.Hot beverages will be available.

To regist er, Call An ne Tatt am of NFS at 503-977-3133.Payment mu st be m ade in advance by VISA, MasterCard ,American Express or by check.

Nati v e Fish Society 2005 Aucti onand Banqu et, Febr uary 18th. at AmbridgeEvent Center, just north of Convention Center on MLK.Kaitli n Lovell and I are sponsorin g a Trout Unlimi tedtable, which holds 10 p eople, at th e banquet. If you areint erested call A nne Tattum at 503-977-3133 oranne@nativefishsociety.org or you can register on websiat www.nati vefi shsociety.org/ events

The Native Fish Society is a good organization who is anally of Trout Unlim ited .Please come to thi s banquet t osupport their wor k. There will be many good aucti on

it ems wit h tri ps, rods, etc. and many other it ems.The cost i s $45. When you r egist er, please ind icate thatyou want to sit at TU table. Tom Wolf

Steelhead on the Rogue River

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Guide Test ; Th e Right Hand, Lef tHand Test. Dav id I l l igFor t hose of you w ho periodically ind ulge yourself wit hthe services of a fishi ng guide, you are frequently l eft wit hthe tough decision of choosing who might d o a good jobfor you but wit hout having much inf ormation to make thedecision. Obviously, the best situation is to have a directreferral fr om somebody you trust wh o has used the guidein the past, ideally more t han once. But when you are onth e road, and in a strange place, that can sometim es seemimpossible. You are oft en left wit h ju st some names andphone num bers and no in f orm ation. Last year I learnedabout at least one litt le test th at I wil l use consistently i nthe futur e.

I used the int ernet t o f ind a web site for a guide servicenear Jacksonvil le Flor ida. The web sit e gave theim pression of a very experienced and skill ed gui de. It sfairly easy to create a persuasive web site isnt it? But thegap between r eality and the wri ter/ designer of the websit e can be huge.

After a pretty satisfying discussion with the guides wife

and business partner about how customer f riendly t heywere, I talked with the guide himself. He too seemedinit ially fr iendly and service oriented. At some poin t Iremembered to tell t he guide th at I reel wit h m y left h andand needed t he reels set up th at way. Long ago I learn edto bri ng that up . He asked me if I was left handed and Isaid, No, but I h ave always reeled wit h m y left hand eventhough I cast with m y right. I ful ly expected him tosimpl y say no problem Ill take care of i t. Inst ead, heproceeded t o t ell me th at th at was clearly the wrong wayto do things. I just didnt fully understand. Right handedpeople are stronger reelin g with t heir right hand and th atswhat work s best,i n h is experience. Well, I said, althou gh Im cert ainly a mediocre fly f isherman, I have

been doi ng it for years and always reel wi th the left hand.He says: You j ust d ont appr eciate how hard t hesesalt water f ish run and fi ght. Youll be glad youre usingyour str onger hand to r eel. All r ight handed people arestronger reelin g with t heir right hand. Well, I said, Ivealways had the reels changed i n t he past. You just dontund erstand, he says, th at we use so much backing onthese reels that i t wou ld t ake forever f or m e to change thereels. I have to t ake all t he line off and put it back on. Idont h ave a motor t o do that so it j ust takes way toolong. Well, um , well ah,I stu mbl ed around. Youll bemuch happi er reeling wi th your right hand when you seehow powerfu l our fi sh are. Th at was th e day befor e wewere scheduled to go so I ju st m ade plans as to where tomeet him . I fi gured he must be right since he sounded so

sure, and who was I to qu esti on t oo mu ch. He was a lit tl eirr itated I could t ell with my r equest. That was clue #2.

Well , as you can expect, m y advice to you and m e is toinstantl y bail out on a guide if he tries to talk you out ofreeling wit h th e hand you norm ally reel wit h. Its thatsimpl e. And remember to ask for which r eel hand youwant as soon as you book t he trip . Dont take it f orgranted that t he guide has his gear set u p f or you. Anddont assume he can change it around for you when on th eboat. Try a litt le bit to p ersuade him t o do it i f h e doesntimmediately agree to. Hes entitled to give his advice

about which h and you reel wi th. And then he needs tosimply and happily say If you prefer it , I l l be happy toset it up t hat way exactly. Better yet if he wholeheartedlagrees that you should reel t he way you usually d o.

Its int eresting th at if you sim ply said you were lefthanded and r eeled wit h your l eft hand t hey wouldnt havan argum ent at all and woul d either have to volu nteer tochange their reels or else turn down the reservation.Very f ew would att empt to change a left handed personwho has been that way fr om bi rt h. I guess thatsconsidered geneti c.

Ironically, I have fished salt water before where the guidegladly changed t he reels f or l eft handed reel. They did nteven ask me whether I was right or left handed, ju st whi chand did I reel wi th. (And yes, I did catch a 100 lb t arponreelin g with m y left hand lik e I usually do.)

I only wish I had used t he right hand left hand test andnot signed up wit h guide at all. It would have spared m esome other unpleasant moments. We hadnt even been oon th e water a half hour befor e I actually yelled at hi m t olight en up about how I was or wasnt casti ng. I yelled;

Im paying money to have fu n. Im not paying money tofeel l ik e crap. I can feel l ike crap enough on m y ownsomething really close to t hat. He said he thought I hadsaid I wanted t o learn whatever I could and h e was justtryi ng to help t each me. Well, with t eaching lik e that its nwonder students hate school and drop out. I rememberalso shout ing somethin g like.. I wasnt t rying t o screwup on p urpose.. during m y brief explosion.

He did settle down some after that. It didnt help that thfi sh werent biti ng. The sky was blue and th e water evenbluer. I did get a f ew casts at redfi sh but no t akers. AndIm sure I was doing it all wrong.

Funny thi ng was back at t he dock he handed m e an Orvisquesti onnaire about th e guide tr ip. I guess that was partof the deal about being an Orvis approved guide. Well, tomy amazement, I could nt f ind the guts to be honest onthe questionnaire. I dont even know why because usuallyI would be. It j ust f elt l ike if I was honest he would beharmed and I did nt want t o do th at. So I l ied my waythr ough the question naire mostly. Aft erwards I regrett eddoing t hat and prom ised myself t o never do t hat again.Either polit ely refuse to f i l l it out or else fi l l it outaccurately. At least I did nt give him a tip on top of h is$300 for a half day.

Remember th e right h and left hand reel t est and youmight avoid some unpleasant experiences. And when you

are expecting to have a great time, the last thing you neeis lots of irri tatio n. Live and learn. David

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