Show irs 05 9 VERNOM vennon W SHIELDS boy loy oh boy this is the I 1 fe here I 1 s t on the porch of my brother in law laws s cabin on m ny y right there is a tall cool rink 9 root beer and a cool canyon breeze is ruffel ng my th nn ng locks on my left there is a beautiful view of the uintah mounta ns and except for in occasional onal deer fly irritate ing me everything is lovely fishing t been anything to brag about for the last couple of days but as ex president hoover once said fishing is the chance to wash one 5 soul with pure air it is discipline in the equal ty of men for all men are equal before fish here the wife and I 1 spent sev eral hours frantically tying up one of my special fly patterns that has always praveen so effective up in this neck of the woods and now the I 1 atle so and so s won t even look at it this is the first time this dry fly pattern has never fail fall ed so completely this fishing was f fa a aly riy good when we first arrived but the following day we had a heavy ra n storm and that seems to have knocked the props out from under the dry fly fishing up until the storm they were hitting an imitation stone fly I 1 made up it has an emu quill body transparent wings with grizzly hackle it was really a killer but I 1 finally wore them all out on the twenty fourth of july we tried the north and west fork of the duchesne river the west fork was a little muddy so we didn dian t do much there with either a wet or dry fly I 1 saw several boys who were using worms and they were do ng right well on the north fork the fishing was positively rotten the stream was high and clear as crystal and the trout d t seem to be inter ested in whatever we had to offer however I 1 did take a few on a calta n but I 1 hung that in a tree and that happened to be the only one I 1 had with me we ran into a couple of fellows from salt lake C ty who were really cussing the fish and game department for not plant ng enough fish I 1 think this was uncalled for because the fish are in there I 1 turned over several nice ones but they just taking anything at the particular t me I 1 observed their methods of dry fly fishing and the r equip ment and I 1 am of the opinion they would have had a hard time catch ing fish in a hatchery one of these first days there will be a hatch of flies out on the north fork and then they will really start feed ng I 1 hope to try it again before I 1 leave here maybe be lucky enough to hit it when they re feed ing the road over wolf creek pass is pretty good fact is it is much better than it has been for some time the scenery is beautiful be yond description the hills are blanketed with wild flowers up to your waist there are still some snow banks on the north slopes we saw lots of deer several bucks with their horns in velvet its a beautiful drive over wolf creek pass when the weather is good but if its it s stormy stay off it that road is treacherous in wet weather upon return ng to our cabin in sunnybrook Sunny brook one of our friends dropped in with a beautiful limit catch taken on the provo while we were away it was p positively dieg disgusting asting usting they had started jump ing along this stretch of the river lust after we left for the duchesne we sure did get the razzing A hatch of may flies have made their appearance ippe arance and lucky for me I 1 hive a few dark cal ill dry flies they are rea really lly hitting it I 1 w went ent out this morning and caught a few before breakfast they wont be jumping again until about six clock this evening and you can bet your last dollar I 1 won wont t be sitting here at the type writer if any of you are planning a trip to the upper provo or over on the duchesne river I 1 d advise you take along plenty of insect repel lent and be constantly on the look out for wood ticks the deer flies just about drive you crazy and the mosquitoes are about the size of the bountiful pigeons we ne elected taking shots for rock mounta n fever before we left and so every night we all have to be thoroughly inspected for wood ticks we have found several tomorrow we intend to take a run up to the grand daddies to see how the lake fishing is I 1 had planned on packing in to some of the lakes in that area but these pack tram train operators want too much dough now ow t that a this is c column dmn is about completed I 1 have a very grave to make dinner will n not ot be ready for a while I 1 ve read all the magazines in the joint so I 1 am at a loss to know just what to do should I 1 take a nap or should I 1 go fishing 9 ah ali I 1 have it I 1 will go fishing I 1 re repeat peat this is the life the trouble of it is a two week vacation ends all too soon |