ON THE WATER FOR SEPTEMBER (2008)

ON THE WATER FOR SEPTEMBER        (2008)

 

Hello Pard >><< Come on in & set a spell.  As I look out my office window at the Dreary Drizzle & Fog, I can hear the Weather Channel on our TV tell us about Hurricane Gustav …….. That Bad Boy is sure going to cause trouble for folks on the Gulf Coast >><< Maybe our Pacific Coast Weather is not so bad after all !!!!!!!     We probably ought to put these GC Folks on our Angel List ………  

 

We had several Fun AUGUST Activities worthy of mention ….. Hope you were able to attend our Combined Coastal Fishing Clubs Picnic held at Ona Beach & Hosted by our Good Northwest Steelheader Friends. Then there was our Birthday Bash, which celebrated our 4^th Year as a Fishing Club. We were also very pleased to have Virginia Tardaeweather representing the Mid-Coast Watershed Council as our guest speaker at “The Bash.”   In addition >>>>>>>

*** The Creek Meister pulled off another very successful Litter Patrol on Big Creek …. Big Fish gets credit for finding a large Metal Bunk Bed & we could not have got the job done so successfully without the help of a lot of Good Club Members +++ The “Pick’em Up” Trucks provided by Frank Stout & Wayde Dudley. By the way >><< In the course of doing this L.P. Job … Frank told us a TRUE STORY about a time, in his misspent youth, when he had a “Run In” with a ‘Peacock’ >><< Now, I know that sounds a little implausible, but the next time you see Frank … You have got to have him tell you the PEACOCK STORY !!!!!!    Rambling Right Along >>>>> 

*** Wayde, Bill & I put in another ODFW Monofilament Line Recycling Station up near where Palmer Creek flows into the Siletz. While we were at it, we went ahead & got GPS Coordinates on all 9 of the MRS’s placed by our Club. I should mention a Special Thanks to Kevin McCarthy (K&M Construction) for providing the new pressure treated 4x4 post for this job & several others that we previously put in. Some additional Good News >><< You may see our Good Friend Vern Charles “Zipping” around on his New Left Knee ….. Ask him to do the “Motor Home Shuffle” for you !!!

On to some Fish’in Stuff >>>>>>>

*** On the 23ed, I went down to Beaver Creek & joined our CCFF Friends for a “Cuts on the Beaver” Fish-Along >>&<< got “Skunked” … BUT I had a great morning with my Fish’in Buds & some really great “Brotts by Butch” !!!!  On the 30th, I had the pleasure of going out on Yaquina Bay with a really fine Salmon Fisherman >< Tom Simpson >< Captained his Boat ( The Spoiled Daddy ) & provided Crab Pots & Salmon Gear, which made for a really fun day for Big Fish & me. Tom & Wayne did all of the Heavy Lifting by dropping 6 Crab Pots & then we “Pulled Hearing” up river near the Oyster Farm. We caught a lot of weeds & the guys think perhaps the fish have just not moved up river yet (At least we were not Combat Fishing & the Weather was Superb !!). About 2 PM, we pulled our Salmon Gear & went down river to begin pulling our “Pots” which were set just, off channel, in the Jetty …… Well, when we got to Pot #3 >><< It simply did not want to break free of the bottom, which was about 40 feet of water. Tom & Wayne, using a lot of “Minnesota Steam,” worked that “Pot Problem” for about 10 minutes. Finally it broke free & what they found was that we had hooked up to a “Large Anchor” which unfortunately fell off just as they got the Pot up to the side of the boat. Suffice to say, we pulled the remaining pots & it was not the best day we ever had Crabbing. However, as We All said, any Day on the Water is BETTER than a Day at Work ….. A Really BIG Thanks to “Captain” Tom for making this such a Special Day for us !!!!!!!    

 

SEPTEMBER is upon us >><< Does that mean SUMMER came & went ???  In an attempt to mitigate the aforementioned Slanderous Summer Statement we are going to attempt to KICK September off with a BANG >><< Following our Breakfast Meeting on the 4^th, Wayde “Sheriff” Dudley is calling for a GATHERING OF THE LVH FC POSSE !!!!!!!  See the advance Posse Gathering BLAST for Ammo & Shooting details. 

*** In addition, our General Membership Meeting is a don’t miss event … John Sanchez will be doing his “Life Cycle of Salmon” Presentation & John really knows his stuff. You are encouraged to take our CCFF friends up on their invitation to join them, on the 20^th, for their Annual FC Picnic at Ona Beach ….. I am sure this will be a Fun Event. Some exciting future personal plans >>>>>

*** I am looking forward to spending the last week of this month, wearing my Rubber Pants, up on the Metolius River. In addition to just fishing “The M” …. I hope to take my Pontoon Boat & fish some of the High Lakes in the area >><< I’ll let you know how this all turns out !!!!!!!

 

In closing, I’ll leave you with this thought, sent to me by my friend Ben Davi. “If you lend someone $20 & never see that person again, it was probably worth it” >><< Don’t you just know someone like that ?????

 

P>>S>> I will turn 68 on 30 September >>&<< I really don’t know how that happened so quickly !!! ……..  

 

Well, that’s the Top of the News as it looks from here …. Hope to see You On the Water …………  THE HOOK