Wait, More Snow, Fishing and Cat Prints Too…..
December 31st, 2008
We sneaked around the corner and up the final approach to the small house a top the Property. Yes, I know I just capitalized “Property”. That was by design. The work on the gravel pit is unbelievable and has stirred up excess high muddy tracks from big rigs and back hoes. The truck slid into the only place to park…..right next to a huge piece of excavation equipment.
Quickly, the B Dazzle and me got into gear…..grabbed all our ‘just in case’ food and rain gear and tore feet down the hill. Imagine how amazed we were when below us should appear…No, not Reindeer, but a beautiful green high flowing creek nestled in a blanket of old snow……maybe as much as six inches still.
There were perfectly preserved cat paw prints…..Bobcat or Cougar hairballs (clearly there is some sh** down there for cats) and a shot of excitement shot through me. Winter creek fishing on foot.
Brandon and I walked through the woods down a main road for deer, people…and know we know cats too. There is half a forest that has fallen down out there from the storm…..and the river has created a new personality as well. We strode right into “Sal’s Hole” and found it to be too high to run our floats.
We pushed on after getting at it pretty hard. Our main goal was to get down near the Gavin Anderson coined “Money Hole” and fish the dopey bend above. It always has fish in it at high water…….today? A small native Steelhead monched my four and a half inch Pinkie…………I quickly released it on the gravel bar…
The air was really crisp and I carried a picture of Gavin with me today. I looked over at B Dog at one point and I realized that Gavin was there with both of us today and we both knew it.
Some of the spots we crossed today were literally Tit-Deep. Nothing like no wading belt on and your hands up over your head on a brown out cross when you are chest deep. No drug can get you that even. It’s what I’ve missed lately. A romp on the bank. Even better in the snow. I’ll be there again tomorrow.
You might also notice the similarity of a very famous Big Foot sighting with this immolated by design replica. Lol. Enjoy fellow allaround maggots.
Yetti or H3llcat?
H3llcat
