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Baker?s Dozen TR
Thirteen days out; did some fishing (besides the Mo, I saw one other person with a rod the whole trip), did some birding, met up with good friends.
Up and at ?em; not exactly first light but what?s the hurry?
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Clear sailing
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Jammer
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Looks like a good place to bale out
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Drop the anchor and start grabbing photons
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Time to see if the cutts are out and about
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A good place to start; one little guy but I miss connection on a nice one at the back end
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Up a little farther
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and we?re in business
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Not too many hoppers around but they?re just stupid cutts anyway
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For not the first time, I miss connection with a nice one where the bank hangs over the creek
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But manage a few elsewhere
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Clouds start building up to the west and even though there?s no rain in the forecast, the weather does what it damn well pleases out here so I head back to camp, pull up stakes and head to the mean streets of Three Forks for a few days
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It?s going to be close but I think I?ll dodge this one (I get nailed about an hour later when I hit the interstate)
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Huh?
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Haven’t seen my little buddy since March; he doesn’t seem to have missed me
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I was wrong
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A couple days of good company and beagle love then it’s back on the road again. Need to gas up but it’s looking a bit threatening
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It holds off a bit but by the time I make the turn north it hits; Hand of God and all that (luckily just wind and rain here; they had golf ball sized hail just to the south)
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By the time I get to the campground it’s blown thru; pretty quiet in town
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Head for the water to see if anything’s happening this evening. Not much; only a random caddis here and there and no fish up. I get 3 on but nothing comes to net.
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A few tricos on the camper in the morning
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But the spinner fall never really happens; I see a few fish fall to the fleet but I’m not here for bobber fishing. Time to head on
Playing the shell game
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Golden bones; this could be interesting
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Try to get closer to see if I can find some decent footing in the muck in the event I hook one
Heading back to the truck to break out the 6 wt and this guy pops up
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I spook another one 5 minutes later, just walking on the gravel road; scratch the carp idea, I?ll stick to birding for the rest of the day and have one more go with the westies in the morning
Pre General Lee
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Pretty country
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Prairie
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Prairie falcon
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First hole
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First fish (on the Muz hopper)
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I love to see these adventures!! Very nicely done. I'm a little envious. No, quite envious. Thanks!
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Scott,
Thanks for posting this trip report. Wish I could have been there! Beautiful country and beautiful fish.
Thanks,
Ted
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Great trip report Scott Thanks
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Wow! Loved it; thank you for sharing.
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Good fun going along with you via your photos..
Appreciate it very much.
Take care !
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Thanks for sharing your trip, Scott. enjoyed it very much. Envious!
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ASTOUNDING Scott!!!
Greatly appreciated, for sure. Superbly done.
.....lee s.
