On 12 May 2004 05:00:09 -0700, (Conan The Librarian)
brought forth from the murky depths:

Larry Jaques wrote in message . ..

On Tue, 11 May 2004 07:25:09 -0500, Conan the Librarian
brought forth from the murky depths:

A "certain shepherd"? That went right over my head.

Think SHEEPY, sir.

As in "black sheep"?

Bingo, after only HOW MANY tries?


You really should see a doctor about that vertigo of yours, Lar.

Vertigo, hell. That's pineygo, plain and simple, son.


I was thinking about getting some of that ply that's specifically
made for bending. One of my long-term projects is to make an Aztec
calendar out of wood, and I'm trying to figure how to make a circular
frame. I'm thinking that ply might be the only way I can accomplish
that.



Sounds like ... work. So did you wind up using your bamboo fishing
pole for garden stakes? ;-)

No, and as a matter of fact, I took a day off last week and went up
the Rogue to Lost Creek Dam. Check your email box for pics of crazy
fishermen standing in the rapids, Butte Falls, and an earthen dam.
I just may get a fishing license this year and give 'er a go.

Oustanding pics, thanks. A couple of observations: That
fisherperson isn't just crazy, he's totally insane. Then again, when
we were in Moontana last year I saw some guys wading faster water than

I didn't see any backup, either. (Y'know, a guy with an Marlin
rig and a line to the back of the fisherman.)


that. So that madrone was 9' in circumference?! Haysoos cristo,

NO, it was closer to 30', but the front limb was 9' in circ.
Note the diminutive car in the foreground for scale.


you'd need a big chainsaw for that guy. ;-) You mentioned a
hatchery; I would have expected that to be a mostly wild fishery
there. Do they just grow rainbows or brown trout to supplement the
natives?

Mostly steelhead and salmon but trout are included in the 85 species.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/...cheryFacts.pdf
Amazing, wot?


So I'm starting to see why you moved up into the rainforest. If
you can keep the moss from growing on you I guess it's a nice place to
live.

I'm south of the rainforest. We average just 32"/yr here in the Rogue
Valley, while the coast gets 100"+. Washington's Olympia rainforest
gets 140"+. And for the most part, our rainfall here is light when it
does hit, with sunshine for part of the day (before or afterward.)

Neener: you don't have a redwood tree in your back yard like I do.



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