Jump to content
Fly Fusion Forums

DonAndersen

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,212

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    138

 Content Type 

Posts posted by DonAndersen

    Slot Size V Length Minimums

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    Not a big believer of kill by length regs. Have watched anglers take minutes to measure a fish. The fish by that time is dead. Kill one and go home. Don't keep killing till you get a "legal" one.

    Watched one stunned knot head at Bullshead screw around for minutes looking for his tape while a 8" fish flopped all over the grass.

     

    Don

    • Like 1

    Poachers

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    MrBou...

     

    Streamwatch worked well till the management of ESRD decided that it shouldn't and put enough road blocks in the way of getting people into the field that the private sector guys quit in disgust.

    It was a great program and did what the govt couldn't or wouldn't. The success sealed its fate. The govt cannot tolerate a success particularly when it was a private initiative.

     

    Don

    • Like 2

    Curious About Ffc Members

    in General Chat - Not Fishing Related (NFR)

    Posted

    Born in Calgary 69 years ago and moved out in 6 days - a decision never regretted. Raised at Turner Valley and FFEd since I was 12. Self taught. A dry fly cost $0.25 when my Dad made $1.25/hr. so I started tying when I was 13. Have lived all my life within sight of the mountains. Over the years, I've been fortunate to fish from the St. Mary's in the south to the Torrens in the north. While flowing water was my first love, I tend to fish a lot more stillwaters now. The challenge of trying to figure out what's working keeps me coming back. Used to ice fish but finally figured out ice was only for poor whiskey not for fishing through. Winter is now rod building and tying. Over the years I've been fortunate to meet and fish with some of the best there is. From all of them I learned and now pass along the knowledge.

    Have worked on environmental issues from 1968 to today. Some winners, some losers. Meet some wonderful people whom are committed to Albera's habitat health.

    It's been quite a journey.

     

     

    Don

     

     

    • Like 7

    Poachers

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    There is a cure available at the ballot box.

    What we must always remember " If we didn't like it, we'd change".

    Enforcement officers spend nearly all thier time dealing with people who now own a cell phone and call every time they see a bear. Remove cell phones and let the Bears eat the idiots and we'd have more boots on the ground.

     

    Don

    • Like 1

    Storing 2 Fly Rigs.....hopper/dropper Etc

    in Ask the Pros

    Posted

    MrBotangles,

     

    Years ago I had a DeerStalker hat that was acquired from a British shop owner I meet in West Yellowstone. His company sold a olive green Deerstalker that had a 3/4" ribbon of Velcro sewn completely around the hat. It was a piece of cake of hook the top fly into the Velcro, wrap the leader around the hat and hook the tail fly.

     

    Don

    • Like 3

    Poachers

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    A couple of things.

     

    1) there is a "crime pays" program. For every conviction where you reported the crime the Report a Poacher pays you.

    2) far better if you can report the crime in progress otherwise I was told you will have to testify in court.

     

    Don

    • Like 1

    Advice For The Best 4Wt. Rod

    in Ask the Pros

    Posted

    Roast,

     

    The first one was done last year and fished just great. Unlike other rods, with only 4 flats, they make the rod track "true". The tip wants to run in a straight line with the handle. The taper throws a decent loop. Going to do some more 4 strippers this winter.

     

    Regards,

     

     

    Don

    • Like 1

    No Hook

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    Mvd...

     

    Many years ago Barry Beck wrote an article on "Touch and Go" fishing. He was promoting it to the extent he was selling a hook c/w a small ball on the pointy end. I couldn't find it in their "web" store. Maybe it didn't do well.

    Frankly, I thought he was crazy as well. Clearly others worship the Becks inducting them into Fly Fishing Hall of Fame.

    They are the undisputed champions of the "Grip & Grin" picture.

     

    Don

    Otter Attacks Not All That Rare

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    http://www.ibtimes.com/when-otters-attack-4-foot-otter-viciously-attacks-swimming-8-year-old-boy-his-grandmother-1647416

    A four-foot river otter attacked an 8-year-old boy and his grandmother swimming in a Washington state river, nearly costing the boy his life. Bryce Moser, 8, and Lelani Grove were swimming in a shallow part of the Pilchuck River Thursday when the animal jumped on the boy, witnesses told the KOMO-TV, Seattle.

    “[The otter] had him by the back of his head and it was holding him down,” said Dean Springer, the boy’s great-uncle. “Just the whole body was wrapped around him.”

    The adults in the area reportedly sprang into action at the sound of Bryce’s screaming, which was only interrupted by his struggle to stay above the river’s surface. Grove was the first to respond, prying the otter off and triggering an attack on herself.

    “It immediately went to the same position on the top of her head and had hands on her eyes and was biting the back of her head,” Moser’s mother told reporters. “As I’m hitting it with an umbrella and trying to get it off of her, it’s just getting more and more mad.”

    Area swimming areas were closed through the end of the week, with Department of Agriculture officials putting up warning signs and unsuccessfully trying to trap the animal. While river otters do have sharp teeth adapted for a diet of crayfish, crabs and frogs, they normally present no threat to humans.

     

    http://www.kaj18.com/news/otters-injure-boy-at-lake-of-the-woods-east-of-kalispell/

    Boy hurt by otters at Lake of the Woods near Kalispell

    KALISPELL - State wildlife officials report that a pair of adult otters attacked and hurt a young boy on Sunday at Lake of the Woods near Echo Lake - east of Kalispell.

    The attack was reported to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks by 911 dispatchers. The otters attacked the boy when he was swimming in the lake, and he was bitten several times on his legs.

    Otter attacks on humans are extremely rare, with wildlife officials saying that when they do happen it's often because the animals feel trapped or feel like they need to defend their young.

    FWP warns of aggressive otters after woman attacked

    BOZEMAN - A woman was attacked by an otter in the Hebgen Basin, prompting Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials to warn people to use caution around the animals.

    The attack happened Tuesday night near the Madison River Bridge at mile marker 4 on U.S. Highway 191, and the woman suffered significant bites to her hand.

    There is also an unconfirmed report of a male angler being attacked as well later in the evening.

    "While otter attacks are extremely rare, these are wild animals and they can be aggressive making it especially important for people to keep a safe distance from adults and their pups," a news release from FWP states.

    Wildlife officials are posting signs in the area warning of the danger.

     

     

    Now I've only seen 4 this year so far. Down from previous highs 'cause I spend a lot of time this summer outta province looking for decent sized fish.

     

    Happy munching,

     

     

    Don

     

     

     

     

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...