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“Take this,” I said. “It’s working.” And
before I walked up to the bridge, I pointed
out where I supposed the trout were lying
in the tea-colored water.
But I couldn’t leave. I had to watch from
the bridge to see what the trout were doing.
Taking care to not cast my shadow over the
fi sh, I leaned both elbows on the rail and
watched the angler work out line and swing
the Muddler across.
A trout streaked up from the middle
of the water column, followed a couple of
feet and closed its mouth over the deer hair
streamer. There was no reaction from the
fi sherman. He let the fl y continue to swing
while the trout moved with the fl y then
opened its mouth and spit it out.
In 20 casts, 10 trout grabbed and the guy
did not a single time sense the bite. I could
not stand it. I walked back down.
He was ready to change fl ies.
“You’re getting bit on almost every
cast,” I said. He didn’t believe me but he
cast again. When the fi sh bit, I called the
strike. He caught a fi sh. I left him to it.
What was the diff erence, I wondered
then, and still wonder today when I fi sh
alongside someone who clearly catches
more fi sh than me. If the fl y is the same
and the presentation is the same, why does
one angler catch fi sh and another does not?
How many fi sh bite and we do not know it?
Line control and sensitivity is hard to
teach and even harder to learn.
Let’s call it electricity, an impulse in a
conductor. Cast out a dead thing; the con-
They’re the gun that won
the West and still win the
heart of any true West-
erner. I shot a cinnamon
bear a few years ago with a
Henry’s Golden Boy 45-70.
That made for a beau-
tiful picture with the brass
lever action laid on the cin-
namon bear.
If you need some décor
for a mountain cabin, I
don’t know how you could
do better than hit a gun
show and grab a box full
of old school ammo boxes
to set up on a shelf. I saw
a guy that had a whole
box of old ammo boxes
for sell today.
Usually at every gun
show I can fi nd at least one
deal on a couple of boxes
of ammo that I need. But
one word of caution. I’d
advise against buying any
ammo reloaded by some
individual local. Years ago
I bought some at a Nampa
Gun Show and it nearly
blew the fi ring pin back
through the end of the
bolt. It was protruding out
the back of the bolt. Little
Tommie’s forehead would
have been the next stop. So
Camp Chef/Contributed Photo
Fighting a heavy trout on a 3-weight in a small
stream.
ductor swings out in the void. And then,
out of the void comes a live thing and
closes the circuit. For a moment, the line
tingles. Energy pulses from the trout on
the other end. In tune with the lightning
rod, the graphite in your hand, you sense
it. Exchange of energy. Reaction making
contact.
Let the fi sh take a bit of line. Lift the rod
or turn the tip toward the bank. Let the trout
hook itself. It’s electric.
———
Gary Lewis is the author of “Fishing
Central Oregon” and “Oregon Lake
Maps and Fishing Guide.” To contact
Gary, visit www. garylewisoutdoors.com.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022
Tom Claycomb/Contributed Photo
If you want some old ammo boxes to decorate your mountain
cabin look no further than your local gun show.
only buy reputable ammo.
One thing that I really
like to stumble upon is a
unique local dealer. One
year at the La Grande
gun show I met a guy
that sold imported knives
from Finland. They were
unique. The handles were
made out of reindeer
horns. He had a mush-
room knife that had boars’
bristles on the end of the
handle to brush dirt off of
your mushrooms as you
gathered them.
The other day I met a
young man named Justin
who owns Dakota Prairie
Ammunition. They man-
ufacture ammo of course.
I’m going to be testing
some of his ammo. I love
helping guys that are just
getting their feet on the
ground and many times
you’ll be able to meet a
new fl edgling company at
your local show.
I’m sorry, I don’t have
a list of upcoming local
shows but I’ve heard that
the Pendleton show is
on March 13-14 and also
heard a rumor that the La
Grande show is being held
on the same dates.
So don’t just set around
the cabin bored this
winter. Get out and hit a
gun show. If nothing else I
always see a few old-time
books that I can’t pass on.
Have fun.
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