B2 THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Cutthroat
Continued from B1
On the prior trip, we collec-
tively caught and released four
dozen or so cutthroat trout up to
15 inches long during a full day of
fishing near mile marker 50. An
equal number of smaller fish were
landed upriver in a higher gradient
section the following day, but we
had to work harder for them. My
largest cutthroat, an orange-belly
18-incher that showcased bold
freckles along its broad back and
tail, was caught downstream of Av-
ery on the drive home.
Instead of planning the next
day’s route with a well-worn gaz-
etteer, Ted scrolls up Google Earth
on an iPad. The gas fireplace glows
while Ken relaxes on a leather
couch and surfs the internet on
his iPhone. I gaze at million-dollar
homes across the lake and hook
up Pandora on my iPhone. Clas-
sic tunes by Buffalo Springfield,
The Youngbloods, and Bob Dylan
evoke a college memory, when a
girlfriend (now wife) and I drove
from Corvallis to Eugene for a Neil
Young concert. Arriving a few min-
utes early, we banged on the front
door of the concert hall and asked,
“Where do we buy tickets?”
A shaggy-hair guy wearing silk
pantaloons, tie-dye shirt, and love
beads around his neck replied with
a sleepy-eye smile, “Sorry, it’s been
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sold out for a week,” leaving us con-
fused like the naive Eastern Oregon
natives we were. Sadly, the kaleido-
scope glasses purchased especially
for the event have long since disap-
peared.
Back to fishing. Because of the
100-mile drive and a long delay
from road construction, our day on
the St. Joe starts off slow. Ted man-
ages to land two nice-sized cutts on
an Elk Hair Caddis while Ken and
I mostly switch flies. After a hasty
roadside lunch, the sun comes
out and we move to less accessible
shorelines. The tradeoff is having
to maneuver ankle-busting rocks,
bathtub-size boulders, drop-offs,
and obstacles hidden in reed ca-
nary grass. However, regular rises
from feeding trout reinforces our
intention and action picks up.
Once again, a No. 14 St. Joe Spe-
cial (similar to a Gray Wulff) is
the top dry fly of the day. What’s
different from the trip where we
“roughed it” though, is less time
spent on the water and fewer trout
caught because of the lengthy com-
mute back to a soft mattress, hot
shower, galley kitchen, and Wifi.
Only time will tell if the next road
trip for Idaho’s renowned cutthroat
trout leads to a different approach.
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Dennis Dauble is a retired fishery scientist,
outdoor writer, presenter and educator
who lives in Richland, Washington. For
more stories about fish and fishing in area
waters, see DennisDaubleBooks.com.
Continued from B1
How do you carry your
folder? I still love the old
leather sheaths but now
almost everyone offers a
canvas sheath, I assume
to cut cost. Pocket clips
have become super popu-
lar. I have a love/hate re-
lationship with them. I
must love them because
that’s all I carry but I hate
them because they obstruct
my hand when reaching
into my pocket. But I’ve
found the perfect solution.
Some of my 5.11 pants
have a 3¼-inches wide
and 5½-inches deep knife
pocket. The perfect solution
for carrying a folder utiliz-
ing a pocket clip.
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