Show OUTDOOR CORNER 4 A j f b Thieves in the Outdoors II v Jim A few weeks several of us lamented the fact that winter was long wearing out its We decided to do something about and agreed on a fishing trip to Our group included Steve who owns the Double-Haul Fly Shop in Sher-man Workman and Donny both expert fly and Dan By a professional fly fisherman and rod builder from I went along for the ride because my abilities had much to be but I wanted to take pictures of Dan in action with his own fly that he Since I'm writing a few magazine articles on the we were eager to test it on the giant rainbow trout below Glen Canyon But before the there were serious matters to tend For my boat was buried under two feet of snow and frozen to the After a solid hour of digging and Dan and I managed to evict it from its wintry Next came the job of finding the car-top carriers amidst an accumulation of hunting gear in the With that the next job I was to shovel out the camp trailer and find a dealer in town who would sell us propane this time of the outboard motor was dusted off and fc and we were on our The trip to Arizona was but we fought snow-storms and blizzards all the in southern Utah near Panguitch and It seemed a bit foolish to be traveling with boat and camper in the miserable We arrived at Lee's Ferry the following and quickly found a We wanted to get in the river as soon as possible to give it a try before The weather was and we delighted in kicking the bare The afternoon fishing was We fished only for two and it appeared that we'd have a tough time of Several people told us that it was practically impossible to catch fish on flies in the My fly fishing pals accepted that as a serious and were anxious to prove the doubters The next day we hit the river early and motored up to the It was a 14 mile and it took us about three In a few places we had to carefully maneuver the boat through shallow Between cooking lunch in a dutch and just enjoying the we hardly fished for three the flies failed to tempt the although Donny picked up a small brook Because I had magazine editorial I elected to stay in camp the next day and work with the As could be several trout were caught by the including a pair of that are considered ho-hum in this Sherman and Dan caught the big and Dan took his on a The next Dan and I decided to give it one more shot before heading The rest of the party had to leave that with cameras and plenty of we went to the launch area with plenty of Dan had learned how to outsmart the and we were ready for But we would never make it up the When we got to the launch someone was shouting that his outboard motor had been I glanced quickly at my boat and was distressed to see that my motor was Investigation showed that someone ripped off both motors in the We reported the case to the and ended our trip on a sour I was concerned that the motor might not be covered under my homeowners and worried about it all the way As it turned it was if it had been a bigger boat and it might not have For those of you who own check with your agent to be sure your marine equipment is You may have a policy that requires a special rider for such Park Service officials who investigated the theft told me that thievery in the outdoors is now at epidemic Take this as a word of advice-don't be too trusting when you go on your next especially if you're camping and tend to leave equipment lying around an unoccupied It seems that crime isn't limited to the streets these but to the outdoors as FRIDAY 16 Team Standings W I. 34 18 34 18 Edwards-Steele 32 20 High Series Bruce Parry Duane Boren Bob Richardson Sharon Boren Billy Johnson Darlene Jensen High names Bruce Parry Duane Boren Karl Karren Carol Snyder Darlene Jensen Sharon Boren |