Notice Just returned from the Deschutes Fly Fishing club.

[MarAzul]

I spent three days up the river from Maupin, about 15 miles up to the cabin. It's kind a good to see old friends again, some of whom, I had not seen in forty years. One guy who I had not known or
did not remember, surprised me with all the knowledge he had about me and the work I had done.
He had just signed on a work where I did at the time and spend the next 35 years using the system which included an early Data base system.

Anyway, I was astonished to find someone that would actually tell other people good things about my work.
Ha ! Of course I encouraged him.

Then there is the current events, as the threads in this forum shout load an clear, most of you hate Trump
for some unknowable reason and can't wait to make it known daily, but with little success.

Weird, it took little time for the men up the river with me to make their position completely clear. They unequivocally support the New President to a man with out reserve.

Then I come in here! Weird!

It further astonishes me that someone in the Justice department would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Russian Collusion with no damn evidence. I guess I should withhold judgement until we see what he will do, so I will try. But I wonder what will happen if Mueller spends a month or two
investigating, then come out with nothing and shuts it down.

What the heck will you blow much, hair on fire boys do?

 

[theprunetang]

Did you pick any Morels while you were there? That area should be loaded right now. I harvested some Oregon white truffles earlier today!

 

[MarAzul]

Did you pick any Morels while you were there?

No, it never came up. I did not see any either, but didn't have the thought in mind, so likely missed any if they were to be had.
It was mostly a BS get together, with everyone taking a hand a cooking a meal for the gang. I think most of us went fishing once while there. I caught one trout and let him go by the rules.
I am not into that catch and release thing much, it just seem to be harassment of the fish to me so I don't feel like doing it. The one I caught was beauty though, a 19" Rainbow.
I figured that will do.

 

[theprunetang]

No, it never came up. I did not see any either, but didn't have the thought in mind, so likely missed any if they were to be had.
It was mostly a BS get together, with everyone taking a hand a cooking a meal for the gang. I think most of us went fishing once while there. I caught one trout and let him go by the rules.
I am not into that catch and release thing much, it just seem to be harassment of the fish to me so I don't feel like doing it. The one I caught was beauty though, a 19" Rainbow.
I figured that will do.

I'm with you on catch and release. Unless I'm fishing for an invasive species. Last time I was in that area I caught a couple of trout (much smaller than yours), found a few morels, and some wild onion. One of the best campfire meals I have ever had.

 

[Dougnsalem]

Did you pick any Morels while you were there? That area should be loaded right now. I harvested some Oregon white truffles earlier today!

My son just got a book last week about picking Morels. We LOVE mushrooms, especially in butter with a good steak. Question- after briefly looking through the book (and from past word of mouth), are there really that many that are gonna make you drop dead, if you pick the wrong one? This book is talking like you need to join a club, so knowledgable people can show you the bad ones. Is it really that tough? The descriptions in the book seem pretty basic, and easy to follow. Not a lot of pics though....

 

[PDXFonz]

My son just got a book last week about picking Morels. We LOVE mushrooms, especially in butter with a good steak. Question- after briefly looking through the book (and from past word of mouth), are there really that many that are gonna make you drop dead, if you pick the wrong one? This book is talking like you need to join a club, so knowledgable people can show you the bad ones. Is it really that tough? The descriptions in the book seem pretty basic, and easy to follow. Not a lot of pics though....

Yes, depending on the type of mushrooms you are hunting there are many poisonous look alikes. Not all will make you drop dead but some will make you sick to your stomach. You don't have to be a mycologist to hunt for mushrooms, but some general knowledge should be had before heading out and eating what you gather. Often times you can discern the poisonous mushrooms from the non poisonous ones by performing a spore print.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I spent three days up the river from Maupin, about 15 miles up to the cabin. It's kind a good to see old friends again, some of whom, I had not seen in forty years. One guy who I had not known or
did not remember, surprised me with all the knowledge he had about me and the work I had done.
He had just signed on a work where I did at the time and spend the next 35 years using the system which included an early Data base system.

Anyway, I was astonished to find someone that would actually tell other people good things about my work.
Ha ! Of course I encouraged him.

Then there is the current events, as the threads in this forum shout load an clear, most of you hate Trump
for some unknowable reason and can't wait to make it known daily, but with little success.

Weird, it took little time for the men up the river with me to make their position completely clear. They unequivocally support the New President to a man with out reserve.

Then I come in here! Weird!

It further astonishes me that someone in the Justice department would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Russian Collusion with no damn evidence. I guess I should withhold judgement until we see what he will do, so I will try. But I wonder what will happen if Mueller spends a month or two
investigating, then come out with nothing and shuts it down.

What the heck will you blow much, hair on fire boys do?

tl:dr version:

People love me.

I love Trump.

The people who love me love Trump.

I love you people.

You people should love Trump.

The end.

 

[Dougnsalem]

Yes, depending on the type of mushrooms you are hunting there are many poisonous look alikes. Not all will make you drop dead but some will make you sick to your stomach. You don't have to be a mycologist to hunt for mushrooms, but some general knowledge should be had before heading out and eating what you gather. Often times you can discern the poisonous mushrooms from the non poisonous ones by performing a spore print.

Thanks for the info! Saw some more stuff to check out about that, after a Google search... I think that would be a blast to go do, but just want to make sure we're getting the right stuff....

 

[theprunetang]

My son just got a book last week about picking Morels. We LOVE mushrooms, especially in butter with a good steak. Question- after briefly looking through the book (and from past word of mouth), are there really that many that are gonna make you drop dead, if you pick the wrong one? This book is talking like you need to join a club, so knowledgable people can show you the bad ones. Is it really that tough? The descriptions in the book seem pretty basic, and easy to follow. Not a lot of pics though....

Fonz has some good advice. I'll add to it a bit. There are mushrooms that will kill, but there are really only a handful of species that fit that description. Most that are not edible mainly just cause mild stomach upset. Others are listed as inedible based on taste, tiny size, or texture. I would recommend starting with a couple of easily identifiable target species and working your way up from there. Start with Chantrelles in the fall and Morels in the spring. Always be 100 percent on your identification before attempting to eat. Taking spore prints can be a good way to go from 90% certainty to 100%. It is pretty easy to do as well. There are 2 books that I would recommend picking up for anyone interested in wild mushrooms, both written by David Aurora. "Mushrooms Demystified" is the mushroom bible. It is a tome. He also wrote "All That The Rain Brings and More", which is a fun pocket sized version of the more common fungi you'll find. I got to go on a foray with him in Georgia last year and it was a blast learning from the best.

Ps. I have a Mycology degree. Tis one geeky thing that most don't know about me.

Pps. If you are interested in Oregon white truffles and black truffles, the North American Truffling Society is based in Corvallis and do monthly forays all over the Willamette valley. They are free to join in on. They go to places that are known to produce the prized fungi and you will walk away with something tasty. They have a website with more info. Check it out. If you care about yourself, go to their annual holiday potluck. Holy damn!

 

[MarAzul]

tl:dr version:

People love me.

I love Trump.

The people who love me love Trump.

I love you people.

You people should love Trump.

The end.

Yes Sly, You are a quick study. I didn't pick the member but we did not have any difficulties.

I did post it for you and the others to consider exactly what your cut clarified.

 

[H.C.]

Shocker, like minded people agree with each other.
I opened this thread because I thought it wasn't another political thread.
Should have known better.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I opened this thread because I thought it wasn't another political thread.

I know I make a lot of political threads but I have been trying to post other topics.

 

[theprunetang]

I know I make a lot of political threads but I have been trying to post other topics.

That's why I'm talking about fishing and mushrooms. I prefer to talk about awesome and fun things instead of dark, depraved, dishonest, family-splitting, never ending bullshit.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That's why I'm talking about fishing and mushrooms. I prefer to talk about awesome and fun things instead of dark, depraved, dishonest, family-splitting, never ending bullshit.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

Not sure about biggest but I remember my friend and I camping when we were kids with my parents down at Lake Selmac, we caught a bunch of those little tree frogs and started using them as live bait. I know... I know... but we didn't know then. The glowmallows weren't working, we got bored, caught a frog, put on the hook and casted. Jump... jump....bass! This is cool! We need more frogs! Total dick move but damn we caught so many bass. Hilariously easy and really fun.

 

[MarAzul]

That's why I'm talking about fishing and mushrooms. I prefer to talk about awesome and fun things instead of dark, depraved, dishonest, family-splitting, never ending bullshit.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

Good show!

Biggest Fish! Let's see

Rainbow 11lbs East Lake (Newberry Crater
Cutthoat 6 lbs Log pond off Santiam River
Dolly Varden 29 lbs Chillko Lake BC
Artic Char (Mackinaw) 32 lbs Lake Babine BC
Eastern Brook 5lbs Damn I can't remember the name of that lake in the Cascades
German Brown 3lbs Deschutes River
Steelhead 39lbs Little North Fork of Santiam (This was the dumbest Steelhead I ever caught, and the only one to fight up stream the whole time)

Largest legal take by weight of Trout in one day.

Oregon 5 Rainbow trout 21 lbs Crane Prairie Reservoir
BC 7 Rainbows and Dolly's 107lbs (my daughter and I. Actually I find I lied above, she caught the big Dolly)

Stripe Bass 36lbs Umpqua River (estuary)
Lost track of all the Salmon and Deep sea fish.

 

[riverman]

I have tried to catch trout in a local river without luck all last year and the only person I saw catching them all the time was a Vietnamese guy with his family who fished the same river.....didn't know his secret...my wife asked him one day and he said.....white bread

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I have tried to catch trout in a local river without luck all last year and the only person I saw catching them all the time was a Vietnamese guy with his family who fished the same river.....didn't know his secret...my wife asked him one day and he said.....white bread

That's what they call white people, he's fishing with dead people.

Be afraid.

 

[riverman]

That's why I'm talking about fishing and mushrooms. I prefer to talk about awesome and fun things instead of dark, depraved, dishonest, family-splitting, never ending bullshit.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

I caught a giant carp in the reservoir last summer ....it's an illusion though, the whole fish is like a vacuum cleaner bag...all stomach and bone

 

[MarAzul]

I have tried to catch trout in a local river without luck all last year and the only person I saw catching them all the time was a Vietnamese guy with his family who fished the same river.....didn't know his secret...my wife asked him one day and he said.....white bread

Makes sense! I have been told white corn kernels work very well. I was also told it will kill the fish if you don't catch it because they can not digest vegetable stuff. Rumor or true, I don't know.
Perhaps we have a Marine biologist in here?

 

[lawai'a]

[GALLERY=media, 241]IMG_1607 by lawai'a posted May 19, 2017 at 7:24 PM[/GALLERY]

 

[riverman]

That's what they call white people, he's fishing with dead people.

Be afraid.

 

[PDXFonz]

[GALLERY=media, 241]IMG_1607 by lawai'a posted May 19, 2017 at 7:24 PM[/GALLERY]

Aye, you caught that? What a beauty, how long did you have to reel her in? That's a tough fish there, I know they didn't give up without a fight... I bet your biceps were burning after that!

 

[theprunetang]

[GALLERY=media, 241]IMG_1607 by lawai'a posted May 19, 2017 at 7:24 PM[/GALLERY]

It's Yuuge!

 

[lawai'a]

Aye, you caught that? What a beauty, how long did you have to reel her in? That's a tough fish there, I know they didn't give up without a fight... I bet your biceps were burning after that!

3 hours, dove down and died deep, hand lined over 300 fathoms up onto the reel after it died
fed a lot of old folks, family and needy families. only parts we threw away were the head,tail, bones and guts and feathers

 

[MarAzul]

Aye, you caught that? What a beauty, how long did you have to reel her in? That's a tough fish there, I know they didn't give up without a fight... I bet your biceps were burning after that!

Tuna are like trying to catch a tractor.
Then the MOAF the sturgeon. I have taken several over 100 pounds, perhaps 150 was the biggest out of the Willamette. But I have hooked fish I simply could not catch. I managed to reel a big bugger up far enough to get a look at him. Maybe 12 to 14 feet long. When I got him up just long enough to marvel at the size of the thing, he went back down and stayed there until I cut the line
when it was dark. Should have just done it sooner, it was not legal anyway, too big. The bend in the river at Jennings Lodge on the Willamette.

 

[theprunetang]

Good show!

Biggest Fish! Let's see

Rainbow 11lbs East Lake (Newberry Crater
Cutthoat 6 lbs Log pond off Santiam River
Dolly Varden 29 lbs Chillko Lake BC
Artic Char (Mackinaw) 32 lbs Lake Babine BC
Eastern Brook 5lbs Damn I can't remember the name of that lake in the Cascades
German Brown 3lbs Deschutes River
Steelhead 39lbs Little North Fork of Santiam (This was the dumbest Steelhead I ever caught, and the only one to fight up stream the whole time)

Largest legal take by weight of Trout in one day.

Oregon 5 Rainbow trout 21 lbs Crane Prairie Reservoir
BC 7 Rainbows and Dolly's 107lbs (my daughter and I. Actually I find I lied above, she caught the big Dolly)

Stripe Bass 36lbs Umpqua River (estuary)
Lost track of all the Salmon and Deep sea fish.

Some pretty nice fish there sir.
I don't always weigh fish and especially when I'm camping.
I do know that my largest rainbow was also at East Lake. I would estimate it at 17 lbs or so.
Cutthroat - 7lbs. In a tiny tidal creek near Reedsport.
Lake trout - 33lbs. Yellowstone Lake.
White sturgeon - Columbia River. It was 116 inches long. Length to weight estimates put it at 480 lbs or so!
Green sturgeon - I was fishing for salmon on the Rogue river and accidentally hooked into a Green sturgeon. We had no way of measuring it or weighing it, but it was much bigger than the white sturgeon above. I had no idea what kind of fish it was until I landed it 2 and a half hours after hooking it.
Steelhead - 19lbs. North Umpqua river.
Salmon - 45lbs. Coquille river.
Smallmouth bass - 7.1 lbs. South Umpqua
Red fish- 31 lbs St. Andrews Florida in the gulf.
Spanish Mackerel - 7 lbs St. George Island Florida in the gulf.



I have caught a lot of other species, but none of any real size. I even caught a tiny Alligator Gar in Lake Caroline in Panama city Florida. It was just shy of 2 feet long which made it about a year and a half of age.

 

[riverman]

I'm with you on catch and release. Unless I'm fishing for an invasive species. Last time I was in that area I caught a couple of trout (much smaller than yours), found a few morels, and some wild onion. One of the best campfire meals I have ever had.

I love salt grilled rainbow trout with scallions, shitake mushrooms and a dash of lemon....roll it in rock salt and throw it on some nice grill over a bed of coals...great meal! I hunted mushrooms all my life....growing up in the hills of western Iowa we had huge Morells you'd find under the evergreens...rich mushrooms....in all my years here I've found 2 morels on the road a mile from my property...never found them again but I've harvested hundreds of lbs of chantrelles, gold and whites and winter chantrelles...found a giant Chicken of the Woods Mushroom a few years ago and could only fit half of it in a large framed backpack....was work packing it home of the mountain..delicious...never found one again...As to safety...the main mycology expert in Lane County died from cutting a poisonous mushroom and accidentally slicing his palm...happened quickly...to folks saying there are only a few dangerous mushrooms.....there are actually a lot of them....false Chantrelles are poisonous..Shaggy Manes are too.There are many that will destroy your liver and can damage your nervous system while you think you are just getting a stomache ache....long term...if you don't know a mushroom...don't risk it is my advice

 

[riverman]

only parts we threw away were the head,tail, bones and guts

That's good fertilizer...I bury those in my garden and whatever I plant on top of them thrives

 

[MarAzul]

Spanish Mackerel - 7 lbs St. George Island Florida in the gulf.

Ooh that is a nice fish! Those are excellent eating. I doubt I ever got one over 4 lbs maybe 5.

Ha! now for the wild tale. A couple of buddies and I got some ham from the cooks on the ship, a case of San Miguel in the village and went fishing in a lagoon in the Admiralty Islands.
We didn't do all that well but when the case was nearly gone we hooked a big sucker. Friggin near dark when we drug him a shore. Shit! the beast came straight for us and we had to run like hell.
It was a crocodile. Those things can move down the beach. I was thankful I was not the slowest sailor. But we all manage to avoid the disaster the crock had in mind.

 

[MarAzul]

I have caught a lot of other species, but none of any real size.

I caught a Wahoo about 400 miles off Cabo San Lucas on the way to Hawaii. Beautiful fish, probably about 6.5 feet long. We could not use that much fish so I let him go, did not boat him.
Using curly Tuna hooks so all I had to do was slack the line and let him throw the hook. He might have been world record size, I later found the record was 154 lbs at that time. But
I am glad I just let him go.