Got plenty of exploring done, fished 6 miles of river over the last 14 days. Fishing is a lot more than catching, and there’s nothing like the reward of nice surroundings and willing fish.
None were big, but all were enthusiastic and committed. I’m left satiated and 8 lbs lighter due to of liquids lost while humping trail in triple digit weather. The hip boots arrived none too soon, another week and I would have been a casualty.
The Carp are still elusive, but I don’t feel so bad after reading the Day Tripper’s account of spotting carp, I felt their pain. Being solo all I can do is use stealth and foul language, usually one then the other…
Lots of free turkey tails, and they were as parched as I was, overcoming their fear of humans long enough to get water from the creek bottom. Something to ponder in November, us fly tiers are incorrigible – if it moves we are sure to kill it for the fur or feathers, with only beaks and feet to make the trash can.
I do need to find a better hydration system, as I sure can’t drink the local effluent, that will be a next season issue, as temperatures will likely start falling soon.
Satellite imagery was a new tool in my kit this year. Both Google Earth and the Microsoft Terra Server offer the ability to get imagery of the local landscape, although both are often dated. Unknown water is always a challenge as the next bend always holds more promise than the last. Getting topological information ensures you always have a feel for what lies ahead, for us aging, lard butted solo fishermen, it’s a safety issue as well.
See you after work, on the foam line.
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Safety?? Since when is safety paramount? Where’s the adventure in not doing stupid, potentially life-threatening things?
Get with the program here…
Try this site out for some more recent aerial views: http://local.live.com/.
Thanks Cameron, much more recent imagery of my area, 2006 specifically…most of the other sites had decade-old information.
Good Find.
TC,
Remember this is brownlining, one meal and you’re a dead man…
Blueliners are sooo spoilt!
Try this one-
http://maps.live.com/?vendor=google&pkw=microsoft_virtual_earth&s_kwcid=microsoft%20virtual%20earth|771012091
It’s Microsoft Virtual Earth. Seems to be better than Terraserver, the site loads a lot quicker too, at least on my end. Zoom in with it and then switch to the “birdseye view”.
The one thing I do like about terraserver is the ability to toggle between aerial and topo
Thanks much Alex, both you and Cameron are obviously old hands at this, as this is superior to the old maps I was using.
Now I won’t make the local paper when they deem me missing..
Whoops, shoulda read the other comments.
My link is longer B^)