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Just got back an hour or so ago. Had a great time. Last night I had the blind dumb luck to win the rod that Buzz built. Well, I took it out and gave it a whirl today. I had an epic day on one of the area lakes. The fish were really turned on to Damsels from about 10:00 to about 1:00 when I got tired of reeling in browns and rainbows and quit to take the long ride home. Got two fish about 19-20", one 18", and many in the 14-17 inch range. What a great way to spend Fathers Day! Interestingly, I fished a damsel (Rickards still water nymph, and a copper john dropper). They hammered the copper john.....go figure! I also fished a Callibaetis nymph for awhile and nary a strike, even though there were a few Callibaetis coming off.
Buzz, the rod was fantastic, and it definitely is no longer a virgin. I fished a floating WF 6 line on it. Casts great and handles fish wonderfully. Was a bit windy at times today and the rod really punched a WF line right through it.
Yesterday I ventured to a small unnamed creek in the Hat creek valley and had a good time. I caught about 10-12 mostly on a big Madam X parachute. There were a few golden stones about, and even a stray salmon fly. Fish ranged from 6-10 inches, and I think I'm probably exagerating on the upper size range. But nonetheless, a nice day.
Ventured back to Hereford Ranch about 5:00 for the festivities. Buzz organized the raffle to benefit Salman and Melissa. It was a success and raised some good funds. Greg won the camo thong and has promised a reappearance at a future Bash. Joey and Carpy somehow managed to rig the results and they walked away with most of the loot, aside from the previously mentioned Rod that Buzz built. The pot luck was its usual, way too much food, and yet we managed to eat most of it! I gave a slide show of my recent Patagonia trip, and then everyone settled in for the LMS. I was told Greg, Dawn and Ed K took honors at somewhere between 2:00 and 3:00 AM. Stretch was awarded LMS for Friday.
All in all a great Bash. Nice to finally buy a license and use it! Also great seeing everyone these past couple of days. Look forward to the next one!
Phil
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