Shoshone County Sheriff's Office investigating reports of drowned fisherman on Coeur d'Alene River
Deputies said the fisherman reportedly drowned near Bumblebee and is yet to be found.
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A Dangerous Time of Year for Wading....
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the streams near my place are all mud bottom spring creeks, so we generally don't have the same issues as on Western freestone streams. My biggest physical issue on these creeks is getting stuck in mud (I had to help a buddy extricate himself from such a place last summer).
However, when I turned 60, my wife bought me a high-quality wading staff, which I carry on my hip every trip.
However, when I turned 60, my wife bought me a high-quality wading staff, which I carry on my hip every trip.
Getting old sucks for a great many things...EXCEPT for retirement, which gives you plenty of time to be doing some things for which you'd best be extra cautious...
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SurfnFish
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Felt tipped SIMMS walker?
Tennis balls are felt, right?
Fourbtgait
Steelhead
I put off buying a wading staff. Finally at 64 did so to keep from stumbling on rocky bottoms. Wish I had bought one years ago.
SurfnFish
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had a rattlesnake incident coming out of the river onto the bank in which I was extremely happy to have had a wading staff in hand, checking off another on my bucket list...fencing with rattlers
Now a shallow wading elder, always a grin to point out to the deep waders their walking over the fish..
Now a shallow wading elder, always a grin to point out to the deep waders their walking over the fish..
RCF
Legend
If I wade now, I wet wade and well below the knee in depth. Yeah, can still get into trouble, have before, but the 'young kid in me' won't give up this choice...
Now I prefer to hire a guide. I did work most of my life and saved a bunch along the way giving up on things I wanted. I did that so I am able to hire a guide when and where I want.
Now I prefer to hire a guide. I did work most of my life and saved a bunch along the way giving up on things I wanted. I did that so I am able to hire a guide when and where I want.
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Felt was temporarily banned in MT but is legal now. Since YNP bans felt, you don’t see a lot of it in MT.
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Damn...that means I converted my felt tipped walker to Patagonia tractor bars for nuttin'.
RCF
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You should of used Korkers.
I'm turning 74 this summer and for the last 7 years I don't go fishing or rock hounding without my staff.
When I wet wade I will get waist deep, but if I'm wearing chest waders I try to stay knee deep or less.
The reason is. If it's to cold to wet wade it's to cold to get wet if I fall and the wader full up.
When I wet wade I will get waist deep, but if I'm wearing chest waders I try to stay knee deep or less.
The reason is. If it's to cold to wet wade it's to cold to get wet if I fall and the wader full up.
I have just had a glimpse of the future.
Like the objects in your driver's side mirror....it's much closer than you think!
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