Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FISHING ON THE LOGAN

WHILE WE WERE VISITING UTAH THIS PAST
WEEKEND. WE TOOK OUR OLDEST
GRANDSON FISHING ON THE LOGAN RIVER.
NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL MOST OF YOU
KNOW THE PETERSON'S, BUT YOU
PROBABLY KNOW THAT THEY ARE
VERY COMPETITIVE... AFTER I CAUGHT
THE FIRST FISH AND LET ACE REEL IT IN,
I MOVED UP RIVER A FEW FEET.
I CAST MY FLY INTO A GREAT RIPPLE
AND SURE ENOUGH A LARGE
CUTTHROAT ROUNDED OVER MY FLY.
I SET THE HOOK AND I MISSED.. ( I RARELY MISS)
AND I HEARD BART MAKE A COMMENT
THAT I WAS GETTING SLOW. I CAST AGAIN
AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DID THAT
ABOUT 6 TIMES. BART HAD CAUGHT A
FEW LITTLE ONES THAT HE LET ACE REEL IN.
WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO DOWN STREAM
WHEN I WENT TO HOOK MY FLY ON MY POLE,
AND TO MY FRUSTRATION IT WOULD NOT HOOK.
THE HOOK PART OF MY FLY HAD BEEN BROKE OFF.
OH THE THINGS THOSE PETERSON'S WILL
DO TO WIN...!!!!!!
MATTHEW AND TREAVER STOPPED
BY ON THEIR WAY DEER HUNTING
AND MADE FUN OF ME... SO I HAD BART
THROW A ROCK AT THEIR FEET TO GET
THEM WET.. IT WORKED, IT SPLASHED THEM GOOD.
THEY YELLED THAT BART WAS LUCKY
THAT I WAS BY THEM OR THEY WOULD
RETURN THE FAVOR... THEN BART TOLD
THEM THAT I WAS THE ONE THAT TOLD THEM
TO THROW THE ROCKS...
SO YOU GUESSED IT...
ROCKS CAME FLYING AT ME..
THEY GOT MY HAIR WET..!!!!
AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BROKE A NAIL... HAHA

FYI: THE DATE IN INCORRECT ON THE PICS
MY CAMERA WAS STUCK ON THIS DATE..:)

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