Comments on: All hail the Meat Stick (but don’t tell anyone).

By: Fishing interrupts a Pity Party. «

Fishing interrupts a Pity Party. « — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:47:18 +0000

[...] rods, we stopped and fished the runs that offered decent swinging water. Admittedly there was a meat pole on board (not mine), strung up with a bobber and jig “fly”, but we kept it’s employment to a [...]

By: It’s a rock. No—it’s a fish…Maybe. «

It’s a rock. No—it’s a fish…Maybe. « — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:48:38 +0000

[...] from fish, I decided it was time to run with rusty scissors, and reached for nymphing rod–the “Meat Pole”- belonging to my buddy, Large Albacore. He had recently landed a fish employing this savage [...]

By: admin

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:49:18 +0000

Thanks for chiming in here, Roger. Don’t tell his mom, but I’ve see Erik shamelessly throw dirty patterns on several occasions ; )

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:11:49 +0000

When I relent from throwing dries due to lack of success, Erik Berens’ Mom (who stays with dries – usually with success) reminds me that if you’re going to fish like a worm guy, you might as well just tie on a WORM!!!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:15:02 +0000

Black magic…;)

By: admin

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:14:10 +0000

My pleasure…not sure that the words of the Unaccomplished Angler carry much weight, but the words are true!

By: BobWhite

BobWhite — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:57:31 +0000

… and thanks for the kind words at the bottom of the story.

By: BobWhite

BobWhite — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:56:44 +0000

Heck, anyone can catch fish on dries when they’re rising. I love to prospect with a meat-stick. It’s sort of like magic when it all works out.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:40:08 +0000

Dave, I’m the one that’s supposed to be long-winded and rambling- you trying to put me out of a job? I agree that there are many things not being done that must be done if we ever hope our wild anadromous fish runs recover. Hatchery fish provide fish for harvesting/sport, but at the expense of wild fish. When they breed with native fish the gene pool suffers. I don’t feel they should be in the same rivers as native fish, but too late for that. I just hope it’s not too late for our native fish, but I will admit that I don’t have a lot of faith that the right things will be done because it would require an elected official willing to risk political suicide, and most politicians aren’t willing to go there. Maybe what we need to do is just release a bunch of genetically high quality browns into rivers where steelhead are already gone or nearly so. In short order we’ll have populations of searrun brown similar to Chile, and we’ll forget what a steelhead ever was. Of course, I’m kidding. Sort of.

By: Nerveracker

Nerveracker — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:54:16 +0000

hmmm
After re-reading my comment there, allow me to clarify. Our population of wild steelhead are in trouble. The hatchery fish help mitigate some of that. But hatchery fish aren’t the answer. Man-made fish introduced into an ecosystem is NEVER the answer. What I am trying to say is.. If things don’t change all we may end up with is the hatchery steelhead, that’s the sad reality.
I’m selectively in favor of some of the hatchery programs. They have their place. But their place is not where the hatchery fish must compete with wild fish for food or space in a river system. Their place is in put-and-take areas, ponds, and areas relatively confined, so those fish aren’t allowed to co-mingle with native fish, and where the catch rate is 80% and up.
I hope that clears up what I was trying to say

Dave