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FALL 2002 Page 6 The West View The One That Got ‘was hooked good in the lip. In another minute or so, I was able to draw him into Away and The the shallows. Upon close sight of his vibrant colors, I voiced an audible "Ahhh," surprising myself. 7 One That Didn’t The fish was tired. If didn’t even lay him by Fred Fife on my forearm to mark his length. I actually felt an urgency to get the fly out and get -lt was about 7 pm when I started fishing at a beautiful location on the Oneida River in Idaho. Amazingly, a big Brown hit on my second cast. Many fish were on the rise, him revived. and hooking this fish got me excited. There was nobody else on the river. It him right himself and swim off slowly. It was like the "magic hour" fishermen dream of. The fish hit near the end of the drift, downstream by a little back eddy. The strike caught me totally by surprise. I hadn’t set the hook, so I thpnety “keep the tip up, not too much pressure." I gathered line with my left hand, coins it at my feet in the water’s edge. The fish = I removed the fly and set him in the water, but he lay motionless on his side: I watched for a few seconds, hoping to see didn’t happen. Nervously, I bent down and picked him up, so I could get oxygen to his gills by gently moving him forward and backward in the water. | After a short time, his mouth Longtime Poplar Grove resident, Fred Fife, on another fly-fishing adventure. started gulping. Relieved, I let him go, and he settled just a few short feet away next to some boulders. I felt confident that he would be OK. I did want to see him swim off though, so I stayed with him long enough to finish drinking a beer I had brought along. worked back and forth in fast current and occasionally over into the slower edge of the eddy. While playing this fish, I tried to stream as I recalled my son-in-law’s experience last year with a big Brown just 200 yards away. It was a replay of that unfor- only one small "bump" on the #12. Zus Bug. Finally, almost in the same place where that first fish hit, I hooked another. I All that time, the fish stayed in the same _work my way down to where I felt I could gettable scene in "A River Runs Through set the hook firmly, and I knew I had him good this time. This fish played almost Bee to the first, back and forth, never coming up to place, gulping and probably watching me, but never giving any indication that he wanted to go back to deeper water. I moved closer, bent down for a better look and, in the blink of an eye, he was gone. I was happy to see him go. I hope to catch him again some evening. venture there. Without seeing the fish I thought, "Maybe it’s a sucker." Then, in one It." Should I? Could I? Would I? ‘The ‘sun was down behind me, and the sky reflected off the water. Fish were rising all over the place. As my excitement waned, I started fishing again. I thought, "Second cast. I'll hook another in just a minute, only this time Ill set the hook for burst, the fish sprang to the heck’s sake." land him. I climbed over rocks and boul- ‘ders and worked through ee brush on the bank. The river bottom above the eddy dropped off sharply. It was too deep and I didn’t dare surface, air borne, to spit out the fly. If only I’d set the hook. It was a. beautiful German Brown, maybe 14 inches. I gathered my line in, looking down- see me. I’ finally got him on the reel, then carefully worked my way along the bank, down to the little eddy. Daylight was fading fast. Five or six minutes with this fish on, He was about 16 inches long and _ three and I still had not seen him. _ inches tall behind the ae a fine German As I got to the edge of the eddy, and with Brown. ‘about 20 feet of line out, the fish jumped The fish were still fising, but daylight free of the river to spit out the fly, just like was nearly gone and it was time to go. Ill the first one. It didn’t work this time. He be back to this special place. Well, was I too excited, or was I just lucky on. that second cast? I don’t know. But as I casted time- after-time for at least 20 minutes, fish rising all the while, I had New Akouma Roseline Harvey Born: July 4, 2002 Where: St. Mark’s Hospital Time: 12:01 am Weight: 6lbs., 30z. Arrivals Kayana Jade Trimmer Damares Chacon Born: July 13, 2002 Born: May 8, 2002: ‘Where: University Hospital : Weight: 71/2 Ibs. Length: 19 in. Where: Length: 18% in. _A beautiful baby girl was born to proud parents, Rachel and Akouma Roseline Harvey was born one minute after midnight on the Fourth of July, 2002 at~St. Marks Hospital. She has light brown eyes and had lots of dark brown hair at birth. She has been a wonderful addition to our home, even though she loves to sleep during the day and keep her parents up all, night! She was named. Akouma Roseline, after her two grandmothers - Akouma from Africa and Roseline from France. 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