I’ve been meaning to get out this week and scout Desert Creek. Not that I fish there a lot during the year, but it’s close and a neat drive. Well the weather hasn’t been cooperating so far this week. Rain, wind and cold, otherwise known as spring time in Nevada, has kept my indoors. I [...]
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Just returned from my father-in-law’s service in Oregon. Whew, glad that’s over. Maybe it’s just a mental thing, but it seems like we are free to move on. I won’t lie, the whole experience over the last few months has taken a toll. I’m worn out, a little depressed and don’t really feel like doing [...]
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OK, just quickie here. I headed up to Desert Creek, about 20 minutes from my home, with lunch in hand to see if it was in fishing shape. Answer: Yes! The creek is still a little murky, but totally fishable. I ate lunch at a nice shady spot where I noticed that a small dam [...]
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I agreed to send my Jen and boys to Idaho to see her family if she agreed I didn’t have to go to Idaho and see her family. Seemed like a fair deal. I also got a quiet weekend alone. I was hoping to go fishing, but decided to see how I felt before picking [...]
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I was up at Desert Creek the other day and I came across something that has always bugged me. Dams! Not the big hydroelectric variety or even the small irrigation or flood control kind. These are just little rock dams. For being so small they sure can create a lot of damage to a small [...]
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