Recent content by GAT

That is an excellent point ! I remember another river rights case where the landowner claimed his deed indicated he owned the river and the land under the river. He tried to press charges against some river users and they took him to court. Guess what? The officials checked his deed and...

Yup. You gott'a pick your battles. The poor sheriff's dept usually is not well versed on river rights and I know some anglers who carry around written information in regards to river rights to show law enforcement if they are ever called and show up ... but really, is it really worth it?

Way back when, the rivers were the highways. They were used to transport good from one location to another ... similar to our highways today. At one point, land owners were restricting commerce by shutting down access to moving beaver pelt, or whatever, to market. The government had to...

There was a time that I was heavily involved in the ongoing battle in regards to public rights for river use. Without going into great detail, it comes down to this: (The 2005 Oregon Attorney General Opinion carries a lot of weight) Not all waterways have been determined to be Oregon-owned...

Oh great. First deadly ticks and now rabid beavers. Yup. New outdoors danger to deal with ....:eek:

That is what he would say. I haven't seen hide nor hair of JT in many moons.

My SuperCat pontoon boat. I'm on my second one. Also own a Buck's Bags Colt and a San Juan JW Outfitters pontoon boat with oars but only constantly use the SuperCat. The second SuperCat will outlive my remaining fishing days but if I was younger, I'd buy another one if needed.

Way above my pay grade. I went to Baja to fish for Dorado with Les Johnson (Capt'n Skippy, RIP) and his merry group many moons ago and that was it for me and paying a fairly large sum to flyfish. I'm really just as happy to drive to YNP and back for my out of state trip.... and it doesn't...

Thanks guys. I'm not really much of a computer guy. When I first started using computers there was a store in town that built the computers to order. They understood what I needed for photography and artwork so dropped in what they figure I needed. It wasn't cheap by a long shot but it...

Computer that is ... After 15 or so years, my custom built desktop finally bit the big one. It was built with Photoshop in mind. These days, there are so few computers out there that still use a video card (other than a gamer computer and I don't really want one of those). If you are...

I forgot, I do use an Albright knot to attach the backing to a fly line. But I replace my fly lines so infrequently that I don't use the knot very often.

Bimini Twist ... I avoid tying a knot that involves using body parts other than my fingers :):) I don't use any knots other than those already mentioned. However, I did learn how to tie a nail-less knot so I no longer tie a nail knot.

After 50 some odd years, I have many a fond memory of our sport. I have to admit, a large majority of my fondest flyfishing memories ended up as humor stories or cartoons. Afterall, flyfishing is danged funny when you think about it.

I use a SuperCat so I do primarily sit above the water ... but not by much. I never thought about waist high waders. I'll keep that in mind if I get to a point where I need new waders. Thanks for the tip.

Yup. The first sinking lines had a tendency to do that all on their own for no apparent reason. The newer models don't seem to have the same problem. However, every now and then I end up with a birds nest in my reel and I have no idea how it got there. I don't think physics is...