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| GONZO | April 10th, 2008, 12:49 am | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 866 | Precisely! | |
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| Shawnny3 | April 10th, 2008, 7:30 am | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 538 | managed to catch 3 or 4 fish for a total of 24 inches(that's martell for you). Let's see, that would mean either three eight-inchers or four six-inchers, if my math serves. Barely fish, if you ask me. In PA, we don't even begin counting until we've caught one a foot long - perhaps that's the root of the confusion. So when we say stuff like, "I caught several nice fish," what we mean is that we caught 3 or 4 fish in the 14+ range, and probably a few dozen smaller than that not worth mentioning. It's a way of giving an accurate stream report without stooping to wanton bragging. I know a lot is lost in the subtlety... -Shawn | |
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| Martinlf | April 10th, 2008, 8:57 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 903 | Shawn, thanks for the translation. I didn't have the heart to tell those ice-bound Yankees. Whoops, I'm forgetting where I am now, the hospitality has been so good. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| GONZO | April 10th, 2008, 11:48 am | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 866 | Louis, I'll remind you of the old definition of a Yankee that says something to the effect that to a foreigner, a Yankee is someone from the US; to a Southerner, a Yankee is someone from the North; to a Northerner, a Yankee is someone from New England; to a New Englander...etc. So, my Southern friend, we're all Yankees in someone's eyes--it's just a matter of perspective and degree. | |
| Falsifly | April 10th, 2008, 1:44 pm | |
| Hayward, WI. Posts: 108 | Louis- This ice-bound Yankee is just about to get hit with up to 15 inches of the white stuff. Being the hospitable guy that I am I will send you some. | |
| Falsifly Designated by Troutnut as the heir to Pat McManus | ||
| JOHNW | April 10th, 2008, 4:57 pm | |
| Chambersburg, PA Posts: 157 | Falsifly, To come to Louis defense I will dredge up the dreaded nuclear parachute/spinner. In which Louis yet again ventured to attempt something outside of the box to contend with those PHD level trout not so much out of need but rather for the intellectual "hell of it". Hmmmmm perhaps not the best example! Louis how is the view from under that bus? John | |
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| Martinlf | April 10th, 2008, 9:25 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 903 | I retract my comments about hospitality. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Falsifly | April 11th, 2008, 1:55 pm | |
| Hayward, WI. Posts: 108 | Winter Storm Warning Louis- On second thought that package I sent you, I hope it doesn't arrive. I am trying desperately to cancel the shipment. Should you receive it please forgive me. | |
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| Martinlf | April 11th, 2008, 2:30 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 903 | I'll have to reinstate my comments, and thank my generous friend in WI. The package has not yet arrived, but it will just add some nice flow to local streams, melting quickly, if it does. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Brooklover | April 26th, 2008, 2:05 pm | |
| chester county pa Posts: 19 | Im down here in chester county where wild trout are very rare and elbow to elbow fishing in the spring is the norm. I dont do much trout fishing down here unless its at a few select secret spots ive found over the years. Instead i head upstate or out west. | |
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