UFG Sighting

FROM THE ROAD

Frozen Pipes

IT'S JUST A LITTLE LATE

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.. The ground is very cold. The snow pack is thin. The neighbors call it a "Plumbers Winter."
.. At the recent -25 to -35 degree temperatures, & without the lovely covering of snow the frost line descends into the depths where the pipes are buried. It's a general nuisance for normal operations. It's a safety hazard if the water supply to fire plugs freeze. The anticipated 12"-18" of snow will be appreciated by the neighbors.
.. We hope that the Henry's Lake Flat Road is open when we get there. Should be interesting.
-> NWS ALERT
-> NWS URGENT UPDATE
-> Real-Time Radar Maps

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Goodbye Troy

IT'S ALL OVER

Not Quite Skunked

no snow

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.. By comparison, West Yellowstone is a metropolis. Troy welcomes each visitor as a neighbor. The beer is cold, the fishing good, the views spectacular, and the stay was all too short.
.. For three days the hot fly seemed to be the "Spider Egg." We lost all of ours but they are available locally. Who knows what it is now!
.. On the road again!

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Grande Ronde Now

JUNGLE DRUMS CALL LOUDLY

Quick Diversion Taken

good choice

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.. We said goodbye to the coast and decided to take the slow way back to West Yellowstone. Of course we were having trouble deciding on the route. After all it's hard to just drive past the two Umpqua Rivers, the Elk River, the Deschutes River, and many other streams this time of year. We flipped a coin and decided on the Clearwater River.
-- Then the jungle drums began to beat. We listened! The Grande Ronde River near Troy is cranking out catchable steelhead at obscene and ridiculous rates. RECENT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND REPORTS [HERE.] That's all.

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Sneak To California

IT'S WAY EARLY
FOR STEELHEAD

It's Just Right For Salmon

good bye Chetco / hello Smith

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.. Just a brief note: gone south of the border for a couple of days. The 30# salmon of the Chetco River are interesting - BUT; how 'bout some from the main-stem Smith River? (READ THE LATEST CHETCO REPORT HERE!)
.. Shameless plug: GET YOUR GUIDE HERE!
.. It's such an easy drive from Brookings, Oregon to Crescent City, California that we decided to spend some money on a ticket for the Bear Flag Republic.
.. Reports to follow.

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Grotesquely Sunny

MOTHERS HIDING THEIR BABIES

Salmon Wearing Sunglasses

guides confused by lack of fog

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.. The "Chetco Effect" was absent for four days straight. Obscene sunshine permeated the conifers and they began to wilt. Neighbors saw who they were living next to for the first time in seven months.
.. Motorists discovered that Crescent City wasn't in Oregon. And, believe it or don't, there was no wind to speak of and the sky really is blue.


.. Salmon fishing slowed until yesterday afternoon, (a welcome Thanksgiving gift,) - the fog returned, it rained, the river came up, and the slugs came back to the roads.
.. There truly is a god, and the salmon sniffed their way back to the runs below the forest road. Just a mere 3 miles from Highway 101 there are 22# fish begging to be caught. We think it's worth another day or two.
.. The migratory fishers are already looking either north or south. Umpqua, Smith, and Gualala are on the lips of many. For now, and for us, it's still the Chetco River and the Coquille River. We won't tell if you don't.

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