BONEDALE FISHING REPORT #18

BONEDALE FISHING REPORT #18

THE ONE WHICH DRAGS THE THINGS WE LOVE

45 Bead-Head Prince nymphs, 10 hooking the guide incidents, 12 hooking their shoes incidents, 25 whole damn rig in the trees, 7 line around the oar incidents, 13 debates regarding missed strikes and 3 braining the guide with the rod incidents. You need the patience of Job and an open script of Xanax for some trips. At least they didn’t go into the water this year. I’ve fished with this duo for ten years, and it keeps getting worse, but I cannot blacklist them. I’m hoping to bank the Karmic points when I get older and wouldn’t mind making some other guide miserable in my golden years. Most of the time guiding is a treat, but not always. Sometimes it’s an ass-kicker. One day I had a client who consistently threw right whenever I said left, and about halfway through the float I pulled over and said, “On this river, in this boat, my word is the word of God.” I never saw him again. It’s strong language, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The high point of the day was finding several pieces of a dory that went down on the upper Fork. Doug knows how to handle a boat, but the river can be a cruel mistress. He hung on to the vessel for nearly a mile, but in the end, the river won. If you’re over this way keep an eye out for his gear–any salvage would make the whole deal a little less painful…

Live from the WORLD HEADQUARTERS

Kea C. Hause esq.

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Photo: Crystal River above the hatchery, Carbondale, CO.