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Archive for May, 2008

Fishing on the Snake River

I’m sorry for the delay in getting this posted. Between being gone and then reading such funny posts on here that I didn’t want to cover up so quickly, I left everyone hanging in the air on my fishing update. So, here you go…finally!

This last weekend was a …

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Mr. Bleep

When Tom posted a story and link regarding Muskie fishing a while back it reminded me of my own brush with a Muskie. The following “true” story is actually only about one percent true, just enough to make

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Dottie is Dead

I thought it was worth a mention here.

Looks like Dottie, the big Dixon Lake bass that has created quite a stir over the years in the world of bass fishing world record chasers, has passed on due to natural causes.  She was spawning out right up to the …

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Doodlin - or is it Noodlin

Sometimes certain songs just stick in the noodle for ever, and the one that is causing me some serious repercussions this week is the “The Doodlin Song” by the Statler Bros.  Yes, I’m that old.

“I realize I’m home spun, And maybe even simpleton, But a question is a question, I’ve …

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A Quick Note

I hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend!  I just wanted to drop a quick note and let everyone know I won’t be posting till tomorrow or Wednesday.  My wife and I visited her folks’ place in Washington and are in the process of getting ready …

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Family Traditions Part III

This is the third and final installment of the story I started on Wednesday and continued on Thursday.

Hanging On

I found myself in Salt Creek on the last day of the hunt, knowing the following day we would be hiking out. I’m not sure if I’ve ever ventured into …

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Family Traditions Part II

This is a continuation of yesterdays story.

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Of course, pictures don’t do it justice - but this is the nearly vertical Hell’s Canyon.

The Anticipation Mounts

Once camp was relatively close to set up, I was excused to go for an evening hunt, …

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Family Traditions Part I

Jim Braaten just wrote a blog about traditions - namely the two “openers” in his home state that have been entrenched in his very core to the point of tradition for him. It got me to reminiscing and I found a story that I’d written about our own …

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Unhappy Fishermen

p5170591.jpg  This is about the place the Salmon reaches civilization

The middle of last week found me in Riggins Idaho on a business trip.  Its a great little place in the Salmon River Canyon where the Salmon River flows out of the wilderness and heads down stream to …

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Pictures Worth Your Time

This being a story telling site, I’ve been wanting to blog about some photography sites for a long time. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and sometimes, photography is the best way to tell a story. I’ve cruised the blogosphere for a while, now, …

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