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Two days of bass fishing

I guided parties yesterday and today on a pair of my favorite bass fishing ponds. Both days had very good fishing and everyone caught a number of fish. It is always a pleasure to guide out of the Grand Lake Canoe. It is beautiful, adding something to the trip all by itself, and a pleasure to paddle. On Saturday the smallmouth bass were not overly eager but simply could not resist a well presented fly. One of the women liked to change flies even if she had one that was working. Not the way that I normally play it but a great way to see the range of patterns that will work on any given day.

A Stretch on Round Pond

Sometimes I find that I am spending a lot of time in a place. Often it is as much coincidence as anything. For instance I have spent several days in the last week or so on Seven Tree and Round Ponds. A sunset canoe trip, a bird watching canoe trip, a few family fishing trips and a learn to fly fish experience all had me on those ponds last week. On the sunset trip we were treated to a pair of eagles perched across the cove as we ate dinner. I’m not sure who was watching who because not much seemed to escape the eagles’ watchful eyes.

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Recreation

The outdoor recreation industry that I am part of is changing as I have written before. Some of the trends have been predicted but are beginning to become reality. I was sent a link to the results of the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a press release that gives an overview of the report at www.fws.gov.
 

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