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Spring 2010 - Texas White Bass Run

The RiverNOTE: Pictures courtesty of Brett and Kobe-san (click them to enlarge) as numbnutz here brought a camera full of dead batteries.After years of droughts and floods and other interruptions, it...

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Spring Fast

I first began fasting about 15 years ago. In the beginning I was an amateur. Now I do a 3 day fast every Fall and Spring. I just finished my Spring fast. While I am very glad it's over, I'm also very...

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A Perfect Day on the Caney Fork

A Blue Heron Wings over the Caney ForkClick the pictures to enlargeYesterday my buddy Jim and I floated and waded the Caney Fork river in search of trout. It was a very auspicious day - no wind,...

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The Saga of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (Better known as BP)

BP - Big Problem That’s right – BP was originally called the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. It adopted the name British Petroleum in 1954. The story of BP is really the story of British aggression and...

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Meadow Creek Lake

Evening on Meadow Creek LakeWell I am back in civilization after 2 weeks in the schtank. Hot showers and wi-fi should never be taken for granted!The trip this year started off at the Fryingpan River....

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Flat Tops' Trout

Fishing the "No Name" river in the Flat Tops Wilderness is always a special treat. This year river and weather conditions were absolutely perfect. I was eager to strap on my hiking boots and mount my...

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Last Day into No Name

I decided to hike into No Name for a third and final time in 2010. The weather was once again perfect and the river was starting to drop a bit regardless of the previous days' rain upstream. Conditions...

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Trappers Lake

The "Chinese Wall" overlooking Trappers Lake(Click on Pictures to Enlarge)Trappers Lake is in the Flat Tops Wilderness of Colorado and is about 9,500 ft. It was the birthplace of the U.S. Wilderness...

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Fly-fishing the Arkansas River

Arkansas River Rainbows - Making a Strong Comeback!(Click on Pictures to Enlarge)There is nothing like a trip to the Arkansas River in mid-July to renew a fly fisherman's faith in his or her ability to...

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A Fish Story

A couple named John and Sandy from Texas were camping next to me at Sugarbush. I was waxing on about my broken hook story and Sandy says, well, I have a fish story for you. She was fishing some river...

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Fly-FIshing on No Name2

Blown Out!After fishing the "No Name2" river for somewhere close to 15 years now, I flatter myself by thinking I know the river. When the flow on the Arkansas River dropped dramatically, it was a...

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Johnny-Man Catches Caney Fork Rainbows

John Shows His TechniqueCenter Hill's generators ran from 9-11am yesterday and the flow made the upstream run in Jim's boat interesting. When we to a run where Jim and I slayed them earlier this summer...

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TOP 10 FLIES

This list should really be broken down into categories like dry-fly, nymphs, trout versus bass, etc. etc. But I am lazy tonite and will just throw this list out there to see what, if any, comments I...

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"QE2" Is a Four Letter Word; Oil is Spelled O-I-L

Here we go again - the Federal Reserve (an un-Constitutional bureaucracy operating in complete secrecy without Congressional oversight) is going to print hundreds of billions of dollars out of thin air...

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The Fiat "Panda Natural Power"

The Fiat Panda Natural Power vehicle can run on natural gas or gasoline! It has separate fuel tanks and a switch to go from one fuel to another. The perfect design for countries with limited natural...

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Trapper's Lake 2011

The Fitzman at Trappers LakeAs expected, Colorado was quite different from the most recent summers due to this winter's abundant snow pack. Some areas were 200%+ above normal. As such, the lakes and...

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The Irish Dominate Golf's Major Championships

Here are the winners of golf's major championships over the past 5 years:The Masters2011 Charl Schartzel 2010 Phil Mickelson 2009 Angel Cabrera 2008 Trevor Immelman 2007 Zach JohnsonU.S. Open2011 Rory...

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The Fryingpan River 2011

The Fryingpan River's Ruedi Dam OutletBases LoadedDespite the bigger sized fish at the dam, how I yearned to be at some of my favorite downstream runs (alone...) casting dry-flies and fooling nice...

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The Lenovo X120e ThinkPad Review

The Lenovo X120eSeldom do I sing the praises of consumer good but this new computer of mine is awww-some! Here's the technicals as delivered to me: OS: Windows 7 Home Premium; Version 6.1.7601 SP1...

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Bill Maher's "Crazy Stupid Politics" - Awesome!

Just click on the title to view the video."Hey big guy - you're 0-3!" Heh heh, great stuff.

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