Went through Duvall today. Stopped at armadillo. Hot links were good. I enjoyed their vending machine of rocks. Beautiful drive on high bridge road and big rock. We stopped for the sunset at Snoqualmie Falls. Lovely day.
Hey, your Avatar looks like an Allen Fly Box. Is it? Your going to need more than a few Humpy's in it to fish Skinny water. A few Caddis flies will do nicely.
You called it, Jim. Got two of them. Can't seem to recall where I put the
'tother one. Trying to fill it with some caddis flies. The other has Woolies in it. Got another box around that I am filling with Stimulators.
I hadn't read through a Herter's catalog in the last 40+ years. Twenty different types of squirrel tails. African Barred Orange Baboon skins, Brazil Mouse Deer skins, Indian Mountain Capra skins, African Rolla Tails, Cosowaran Hackle, Cock of the Rock, Condor Quills and an interesting discourse on hackle that reads suspiciously like an attempt to convince customers to buy lower grade large, webby hackles because they can't find enough top grade necks.
An excerpt:
"Things You Should Know Regarding Hackle Necks"
A fact that few dry fly experts know is that trimmed hackle makes a better floating and better imitation fly than untrimmed. Many prominent English authors have long advocated the use of trimmed hackles on all dry flies. A medium hackle trimmed to fit a small fly makes an unsurpassed fly. They do not sell as well as untrimmed as they have not the appearance but for results, they are superior.
I don't find much difference between todays hyperbolic ad copy and that of Herter's day. The audience has changed and the media has changed somewhat but the basic intentions and techniques remain the same.
Well, I started off the new year with a visit to the Paris of Washington State. Went to check out the river flow. Not a pretty sight. High and dirty.
Maybe I will return to the tying bench and forgit about fishing.
No, but it is running very dark and very high. Lots of standing water in the fields around the river. Certainly not to my liking for chasing steelhead.
Cliff Mass all but named Duvall as the meteorological/hydrological/sewarlogical origin of the Stink Fog that blanketed Seattle on Tuesday. Thank You, Duvall, for your turgid miasmas. Float on, fantastic aerial funk of the sub -fall Snoqualmie hamlets. Your moon-obscuring vapes have a robust night soil tang to them...maybe if Itchy hadn't eaten all of that homemade Chorizo in one sitting...
We get this kind of weather configuration all the time with no major smell issues. What was different this time?
I checked with Seattle Public Utilities... there was no sewer outflows/spills and they said that was true for King County. The winds were weak, so there was no reason to expect strong air flows from regional pulp mills.
But there was something different this time....we just had major flooding...not in Seattle, but in communities to our east. Flooding followed by relatively warm temperatures.
It seems logical. Large areas were covered with water and during the last day the water had receded. Some of it farm land. Manure and some sewage got spread over it. Might the there have been the release of SO2 (sulfur dioxide) as the moist land stewed a bit in the warm temperatures yesterday?
Smell generation area?
As a check, I looked at the air trajectories (3D air paths) in the UW high resolution model; specifically 24h trajectories ending 10 PM yesterday. The air came from the east side!
Cliff Mass all but named Duvall as the meteorological/hydrological/sewarlogical origin of the Stink Fog that blanketed Seattle on Tuesday. Thank You, Duvall, for your turgid miasmas. Float on, fantastic aerial funk of the sub -fall Snoqualmie hamlets. Your moon-obscuring vapes have a robust night soil tang to them...
We get this kind of weather configuration all the time with no major smell issues. What was different this time?
I checked with Seattle Public Utilities... there was no sewer outflows/spills and they said that was true for King County. The winds were weak, so there was no reason to expect strong air flows from regional pulp mills.
But there was something different this time....we just had major flooding...not in Seattle, but in communities to our east. Flooding followed by relatively warm temperatures.
It seems logical. Large areas were covered with water and during the last day the water had receded. Some of it farm land. Manure and some sewage got spread over it. Might the there have been the release of SO2 (sulfur dioxide) as the moist land stewed a bit in the warm temperatures yesterday?
Smell generation area?
As a check, I looked at the air trajectories (3D air paths) in the UW high resolution model; specifically 24h trajectories ending 10 PM yesterday. The air came from the east side!
I'm thinking Duvall should host the Super Bowl this year. We have a nice field with lights and a score board and everything at Cedarcrest High, a book store, two grocery stores, a "sports bar" and a couple of other bars. What else could you possibly want?
Anything Detroit can do - Duvall can do twice as well !!!! That includes the beverages, Duvall thrives with the rich flavor of the local garage made ale....or are you a Stroh's fan?
Americana at it very best. Well somewhat.
But Woodinville has FISH SCULPTURES.
Something that is sadly lacking in the culture of Duvall.
Home brew is one thing but an aluminum fish is something
to envy.
Americana at it very best. Well somewhat.
But Woodinville has FISH SCULPTURES.
Something that is sadly lacking in the culture of Duvall.
Home brew is one thing but an aluminum fish is something
to envy.
Well, I am even more appaled, er amazed, at what Duvall has to offer the
public, in the world of art, or Fart or what ever.
That said, I must comment that Woodinville's fish have an arched stand which lends to the artsy / craftsy interest of the sculpture.
Not only that, but during the Christmas holidays, some hardy soul/souls
placed Christmas ornaments on the fish. Now Woodingville's fish have balls. Ot at least they did over the holidays. Now they are ballless as before.
Not sure that Duvall is a sports town at all, Salmo.
I did see a soccer field at the DUVALL PARK, but no
overwhelming stadium type edifice, but perhaps I looked
in the wrong place. That said, however, the city could cater
to the appetite of the sports fans with beer and pizza.
Perhaps a series of big screen TVs in an organized manner,
around the Duvall Park would accommodate enough 12th man
supporters to make a difference.
Well, the thread is alive and well. I made my trip to Duvall today and noted that the Snoqualmie is indeed fishable. Low and clear as a nightengale's call.
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