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l e a r n in g h o w t o h a v e p a t ie n c e . A l t h o u g h ,
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v a te d a n d lo s e m y te m p e r .
h a v e b e e n h e r e y e s te r d a y ” t h e y a r e g o in g
s w im m in g . S e e m s lik e t h e f is h in g w a s a lw a y s
S o r e m e m b e r p a r e n t s , y o u n g c h ild r e n a r e n ’t
g o o d , y e s t e r d a y . A lt h o u g h m o s t d a y s I’v e
p r o f e s s i o n a l f is h e r m e n , a n d n e e d a l i t t l e h e l p
g o n e o u t h a v e b e e n v e r y p r o d u c tiv e .
fr o m u s t o s h o w th e m h o w it ’s d o n e .
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T h is y e a r s o f a r h a s b e e n a le a r n in g
t h e m w i t h a k i n d w o r d a n d a s m i le . H e y , w e
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t a c k l e a n d a s k in g “ D a d , I g o t t a n g l e d u p ,
n iq u e s a n d f is h r u n s . L ik e t h e a r t o f f is h in g
c o u ld y o u h e lp m e ? ’
f o r s t e e lh e a d u s i n g a b o b b e r t o e n a b l e t h e
p r o p e r d e p th o f b a it p r e s e n ta tio n . T h is
I h o p e y o u a ll h a d fu n o n o p e n in g d a y o f t r o u t
m e t h o d w o r k s v e r y w e ll , a s I h a v e c a u g h t
s e a s o n a n d c a u g h t a lo t o f f is h . I w ill b e g o in g
m o s t m y s t e e lh e a d t h is w a y . A ls o , it m in i
t o s o m e o f t h e u p p e r la k e s t h a t a r e n o w o p e n ,
m iz e s s n a g s , a n d ( e s s ta c k le lo s t t o t h o s e
a n d w ill le t y o u k n o w h o w t h e f is h in g is .
c e r n in g
low w a t e r a n d
if it a ffe c ts th e n u m b e r
a n s w e r e d b y t h e n u m b e r s ! I t s h o w s t h a t t h is
y e a r s s t e e lh e a d r u n w a s a v e r a g e a n d d i d n ’ t
id e a
ofa/hodier s D a y in 1872.
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“ Dattle - H y m n o fe d ie T Z e p u b lic * ’.
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Remember folks, the kids fishing derby is on
June 9th this year, as is Oregons free fishing
weekend. I will be at Medco Pond again this
year, hope to see you there!
being
d e d ic a te d lo p e a c e .
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m o t h e r w h o d ie d
d a r n f r e s h w a t e r r o c k c o d . M y q u e s t io n c o n
o f s t e e lh e a d m i g r a t i n g u p s t r e a m w a s
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in 1 9 0 9 .
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rec ognize d ie d a y . ddn
'President hOoodrow Mdilson
s e e m t o m a k e m u c h d i f f e r e n c e o n w a t e r l e v e l.
G o o d lu c k f is h in g , c a tc h a b ig o n e !
T h e s a lm o n a r e m o v in g u p th e R o g u e n o w
P .S . S o , R e n e e , t h in k y o u c a n o u t fis h m e
w it h a f e w f is h o v e r G o ld R a y D a m . T h e lo w e r
s a l m o n f i s h in g t h i s s u m m e r ? O r s h o u l d I e v e n
r i v e r b e l o w G a li c e i s p r o d u c i n g s o m e v e r y
ask?
n ic e s a lm o n n o w , s o it s h o u ld n ’t b e lo n g u n t il
o ^ i c i a ll y p r o c l a im e d / l /l o d e r s
D ay as a
$ a r o is
national holiday.
soon b e c a m e d is s a p o in te d
d i a l d ie h o lid a y b e c a m e s o
t h e u p p e r r iv e r h a s a lo t o f f is h !
c o n o m r e c iliz e d .d d d ie w a n te d i t
T h e t w o la k e s I ’v e b e e n f is h in g la t e ly , L o s t
a d a y o ft s e n tim e n t, n o t p r o f i t .
C r e e k a n d A p p le g a te h a v e b e e n r e a l g o o d .
A lt h o u g h , A p p le g a te la k e is v e r y lo w , th e
u p p e r e n d a t C o p p e r la u n c h p r o d u c e d a lo t o f
J ^ > h e d ie d in
194-8, a l a g e 8 4 . ^ k e
a s f a s t a s y o u c o u ld c a s t a n d b r in g t h e m in .
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K a s tm a s te r lu r e a n d c a u g h t a n d r e le a s e d 2 0
t r o u t in o n e h o u r . I w a s f is h in g a lo n g t h e
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w o r m s a l o n g w i t h a b o b b e r , r e a l in g i n f i s h j u s t
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to s t o p d ie h o lid a y , m a n y
c e le b r a tio n s a r e h e ld
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