Outdoorsman Thread

[Mumbleypeg]

I caught this little Sunfish this afternoon on my early fiberglass Fenwick fly rod.
It was 5 1/2 feet long

Now THAT’S a fish story!

Seriously though that’s a nice shot. Those are memorable times and it’s great that you got a picture to remember it by.

Ken

[FRJ]

Thank you for all the nice comments about the fishing. I really appreciate it.
I love fishing and fishing gear and literature.

[Waukonda]

Thank you for all the nice comments about the fishing. I really appreciate it.
I love fishing and fishing gear and literature.

Does the name "Nick Adams" mean anything to you?

Really nice photo BTW!

[FRJ]

Thank you, Ike.
I am not familiar with that name at all.

[Waukonda]

Thank you, Ike.
I am not familiar with that name at all.

You mention fishing and literature......Nick Adams is the fly fishing, main character in Hemingway's " Big Two-Hearted River". It is set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Then, there is Two Hearted Ale.......

[Paladin]

Thank you, Ike.
I am not familiar with that name at all.

You mention fishing and literature......Nick Adams is the fly fishing, main character in Hemingway's " Big Two-Hearted River". It is set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Wasn't he the actor who played "The Rebel" on TV back in the late 50s or 60s?

Ray

[Waukonda]

Thank you, Ike.
I am not familiar with that name at all.

You mention fishing and literature......Nick Adams is the fly fishing, main character in Hemingway's " Big Two-Hearted River". It is set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Wasn't he the actor who played "The Rebel" on TV back in the late 50s or 60s?

Ray

Right, you are! Not the one I had in mind, in fact, I wasn't even aware of that one. I guess that is a somewhat common name, not exactly John Smith common, but still a few out there I guess.

[Steve Warden]

Thank you, Ike.
I am not familiar with that name at all.

You mention fishing and literature......Nick Adams is the fly fishing, main character in Hemingway's " Big Two-Hearted River". It is set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Wasn't he the actor who played "The Rebel" on TV back in the late 50s or 60s?

Ray

That's who Google spit back to me.

[FRJ]

You mention fishing and literature......Nick Adams is the fly fishing, main character in Hemingway's " Big Two-Hearted River". It is set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Then, there is Two Hearted Ale.......

Thanks Ike.
Regrettably, I haven't experienced either one of those.

[Tony_Wood]

Nice pictures of deer you guys.

I caught this little Sunfish this afternoon on my early fiberglass Fenwick fly rod.
It was 5 1/2 feet long when I bought it at a yard sale in Spokane many years ago. Someone snapped off six inches of it and repaired it properly. Still a great little caster. Arnold Gingrich was a big proponent of the light rod.
I have the great Pflueger Medalist 1494 reel mounted for pure class.
I used a deer hair dry fly.
Thanks for looking.

Great pic, Joe. Nice set up as well. Years ago I would fly fish for bluegill on lake Guntersville with my grandpa. He had the rods and flies. The gear was basic, as that was his style. The fishing was fantastic when the bluegill were on the bed.
You photo stirred up some great memories.

[schradefan27]

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Does the name "Nick Adams" mean anything to you?

Really nice photo BTW!
[/quote]

Thank you - I've gone through my books and will be re-reading the "In Our Time" collection today. "The End of Something" and "Indian Camp" are my favorites as I recall.

I've always thought that the fishing in "The Sun Also Rises" captures the peace of man in nature, and how we are better off in simplicity than partying in Paris or Pamplona.

Thanks again.

[Quick Steel]

we are better off in simplicity than partying in Paris or Pamplona.

Well said Schadefan.

[Waukonda]

Does the name "Nick Adams" mean anything to you?

Really nice photo BTW!
[/quote]

Thank you - I've gone through my books and will be re-reading the "In Our Time" collection today. "The End of Something" and "Indian Camp" are my favorites as I recall.

I've always thought that the fishing in "The Sun Also Rises" captures the peace of man in nature, and how we are better off in simplicity than partying in Paris or Pamplona.

Thanks again.
[/quote]

Those are good reads, definitely tickle one's conscience.

This has evolved into something that belongs in the "what are you reading" thread. Someone needs to steer this back to the outdoors with a Bigfoot picture......or something.

[FRJ]

Great pic, Joe. Nice set up as well. Years ago I would fly fish for bluegill on lake Guntersville with my grandpa. He had the rods and flies. The gear was basic, as that was his style. The fishing was fantastic when the bluegill were on the bed.
You photo stirred up some great memories.

In spite of all the gimmickry that can be obtained, fly fishing is the simplest form of fishing.
Every thing else has too many moving parts.
Those early days on English chalk streams were the very beginning.
Thank you, Tony.

[doglegg]

Over Mother's day, a friend of mine was visiting his mom in Arkansas. In the afternoon his brother took time to make some repairs on their deer stand. After a couple of hours work they headed back to the house. On the way back, very close to where they had been working they spotted this. The dog with them never noticed. Beautiful!

[Quick Steel]

Great shot.

[jmh58]

Great shot.

I agree!! KOOL!!!
John

[doglegg]

Thanks QS and John. I thought so too. I will pass the compliments along.

[Steve Warden]

Thanks QS and John. I thought so too. I will pass the compliments along.

Add mine to the list.
Very cool!

[bighomer]

Me too, great picture.

[treefarmer]

We'll just keep on braggin' about that great picture!
Floyd, thanks for sharing your friend's picture with us.
It'll be late July and August before our fawns begin to drop.
We are starting to grow some antlers, here's a pair that are probably twins from last year's crop:

Treefarmer

[doglegg]

Thanks everyone. I passed along the compliments.
Cool Philip. Amazing to me to see the antlers grow.

[WillyCamaro]

Beautiful deer doglegg, Philip .

[dlr110]

This is what a neighbor of my son's saw over near Decatur, TX last night. Thank the Lord no one that they know suffered any damage.
The pic is not so good after me getting it off my cell phone and transferring it to my desk top.
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[Mumbleypeg]

This is what a neighbor of my son's saw over near Decatur, TX last night. Thank the Lord no one that they know suffered any damage.
The pic is not so good after me getting it off my cell phone and transferring it to my desk top.
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Screensho.jpg

Scary picture! That same storm came through here about 2 AM, but by then it was more tame - wind, lightning and about an inch of rain here. The weather guessers say we’re likely to get several more rounds of storms through Memorial Day.

Ken