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Local Trip Reports / Re: Smith-Continued
Last post by Dougfish - Today at 18:29:37 PMThere must be a Doug impersonator? 
#2
The Gravel Bar / Re: Are you being watched?
Last post by Woolly Bugger - Today at 09:34:42 AM'Best Proof Yeti': Female 'Bigfoot' Photographed 'Carrying Beastly Baby Through Woods on Her Back'
High-resolution images of what many are claiming to be Bigfoot have surfaced online, once again rekindling heated debates on the subject.
Knewz.com has learned that the pictures in question were captured in upstate New York, and show an alleged Sasquatch with what appears to be a baby on its back.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/best-proof-yeti-female-bigfoot-photographed-carrying-beastly-baby-through-woods-on-her-back/ar-AA1hEoxA?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=37769dd6d8a44a0e9e22b7f60aa4fe96&ei=29#image=1
High-resolution images of what many are claiming to be Bigfoot have surfaced online, once again rekindling heated debates on the subject.
Knewz.com has learned that the pictures in question were captured in upstate New York, and show an alleged Sasquatch with what appears to be a baby on its back.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/best-proof-yeti-female-bigfoot-photographed-carrying-beastly-baby-through-woods-on-her-back/ar-AA1hEoxA?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=37769dd6d8a44a0e9e22b7f60aa4fe96&ei=29#image=1
#3
The Gravel Bar / Re: Unlimited Salmon / Steelhe...
Last post by Woolly Bugger - Today at 09:10:29 AMRiver Dee revived after one of Scotland's biggest ever dam removals
One of Scotland's biggest ever dam removals has been completed in Aberdeenshire, opening up part of the River Dee to Atlantic salmon for the first time in more than 100 years.
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The project, delivered by the River Dee Trust and the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board, was made possible after receiving funding from Water Environment Fund (WEF). The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) administer WEF funding on behalf of the Scottish Government enabling rivers to be restored across Scotland.
The removal of the Garlogie Dam on Dunecht Estate means salmon can now access about 20 kilometres of precious spawning habitat. Opening up the five-metre high dam also restores 500 metres of burn and riverbank habitats, which were submerged below a reservoir for almost a century, as well as habitat restoration of the 3.5 hectares site further upstream of the dam.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/river-dee-revived-after-one-of-scotlands-biggest-ever-dam-removals-4358204
One of Scotland's biggest ever dam removals has been completed in Aberdeenshire, opening up part of the River Dee to Atlantic salmon for the first time in more than 100 years.
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The project, delivered by the River Dee Trust and the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board, was made possible after receiving funding from Water Environment Fund (WEF). The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) administer WEF funding on behalf of the Scottish Government enabling rivers to be restored across Scotland.
The removal of the Garlogie Dam on Dunecht Estate means salmon can now access about 20 kilometres of precious spawning habitat. Opening up the five-metre high dam also restores 500 metres of burn and riverbank habitats, which were submerged below a reservoir for almost a century, as well as habitat restoration of the 3.5 hectares site further upstream of the dam.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/river-dee-revived-after-one-of-scotlands-biggest-ever-dam-removals-4358204
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The Gravel Bar / Re: Unlimited Fly Fishing News...
Last post by Woolly Bugger - Today at 09:06:41 AMWater managers inch closer to plan for removing invasive fish in Colorado River
Federal officials say they're one step closer to finalizing a plan to remove invasive fish from the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials announced Tuesday that they had initiated the formal process to make adjustments to the river's flow.
The department has proposed altering the dam's output to reduce water temperatures and disrupt the spawning of predatory smallmouth bass that thrive in warmer waters.
The altered flows could run through 2027.
As levels in Lake Powell have dropped smallmouth bass and other invasive species have passed through the dam and have gained a foothold in the river.
Without intervention the fish could wipe out native species like the 60,000 or so threatened humpback chub that live at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers.
https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-10-03/water-managers-inch-closer-to-plan-for-removing-invasive-fish-in-colorado-river
Federal officials say they're one step closer to finalizing a plan to remove invasive fish from the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials announced Tuesday that they had initiated the formal process to make adjustments to the river's flow.
The department has proposed altering the dam's output to reduce water temperatures and disrupt the spawning of predatory smallmouth bass that thrive in warmer waters.
The altered flows could run through 2027.
As levels in Lake Powell have dropped smallmouth bass and other invasive species have passed through the dam and have gained a foothold in the river.
Without intervention the fish could wipe out native species like the 60,000 or so threatened humpback chub that live at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers.
https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-10-03/water-managers-inch-closer-to-plan-for-removing-invasive-fish-in-colorado-river
#5
Local Trip Reports / Re: Smith-Continued
Last post by Woolly Bugger - Today at 08:45:09 AM#23 - 84 Sunny 80+, Gas $3.40
Met two old guys coming out as I pulled in, I asked where they had been. "Down at the trestle pool" was their reply, "Caught lots of small fish" I asked, "How did you like the benches?" "They are great, that took a lot of work putting them in" they stated. "My friend, Doug, the mule, hauled them in, we drove to the end of the field, and he carried them in from there." "Oh, we met Doug the other day," they commented.
The sun was intense, and it felt more like the dog days of summer as I crossed the field at two in the afternoon. I was going to hike all the way down to the trestle, but stopped in at Sally's to cool off. I had the spey pole with me and waded out into the run and began to swing a Fish Taco intruder. It had worked in the past, but not today. Sometimes my casting was really good, but when I thought about the motions, I flubbed it. The more that I relaxed, the better the cast, but if I tried to concentrate too hard, the cast fell apart. I worked up and down all of that section with out so much as a bump. After an hour I moved on down and took a beer break.
I worked the left handed pool from top to bottom and had one bump for all of that effort.
I moved on down to the trestle bench and my phone blew up as I regained my MINT coverage. Mom had called eleven times and appeared confused, when I returned the call a fireman first responder answered the phone. From what I gathered, mom "accidently" called 911 because she couldn't contact me. I headed home. The neighbor had come over to sit with her, but mom sent her back. What I determined was that the power had gone off and the clocks started flashing, this had happened before and it caused her to become confused, thinking that there is something wrong with the oven. She denied calling me eleven times and said that she didn't call 911 either. The neighbor had come over to sit with her, but mom sent her back.
The power outage was caused by a naked lunatic who climbed a high-tension power tower and Duke Energy had to de-energize the lines for safety as the fire department "rescued" him from the tower and then carted him off for "treatment".
No fish caught, but it felt good to swing some flies on the spey pole.
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The Gravel Bar / Re: Government Shutdown!
Last post by Onslow - October 03, 2023, 20:32:42 PMThe most thoughtful DB headline I've observed in a while.
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The Gravel Bar / Re: Do we need/want 4 new Casi...
Last post by Woolly Bugger - October 03, 2023, 19:55:43 PMQuote from: trout-r-us on October 03, 2023, 17:27:12 PMHere's a guy that I look to for guidance now and then. I agree with his opinion on the topic.
"Gambling is a tax on ignorance" -wb
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The Gravel Bar / Re: Do we need/want 4 new Casi...
Last post by trout-r-us - October 03, 2023, 17:27:12 PMHere's a guy that I look to for guidance now and then. I agree with his opinion on the topic.
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The Gravel Bar / Re: Government Shutdown!
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Warm Water Species / Re: Warmwater 2023
Last post by Phil - October 03, 2023, 16:01:05 PMHuuuge. 
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