04-10-2006, 01:06 PM
[black][size 3]Yes, it was specifically the Utah part of earth.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I was surprised - to say the least. Actually the hounds ran into it before I saw it, and when I saw the encounter ensuing, I had to laugh. The Llama wasn't afraid and looked like it was trying to get the hounds to play. They didn't know what the heck that thing was - it wasn't a deer, elk, moose, antelope, bison, cow, sheep, goat or any other big grazer that they knew of and had run into before, so they were perplexed.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]When I came over the ridge, and saw the three of them romping like puppies, I called to the boys so the wouldn't harass the wildlife, and, immediately the Llama ran right over to where I could pet it, and delivered the hounds to me and gave me a look as if to say "are these your dogs?". That darn Llama was tame, smart and voice trained(at least it looked more so than my hounds).[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Oh yeah, the fish. It was way too windy(this lake seems to always have it's share of wind) all week to cast a fly, so I used the hardware options. The lake is at near full pond(90+%, it's still filling and they are letting out a lot of water). The water temp was around 49-51 on the surface. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Thursday - only fished for about an hour on an afternoon/evening hike with the hounds on the beach right after the rain - tried a worm and got no fish. Talked to other anglers on the lake and nobody was catching anything on anything(it can be quite a finicky pond for fishing, and when the wind picks up, most people pack up).[/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Friday - fished three hours right next to camp in the morning and the water was only 2-3 feet deep(see photo 2) with lots of flooded brush and trees(where I donated some tackle) and the only thing there, were some micro dinks - I used a fly under a bubble. [/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Saturday - Hiked a long ways to a spot adjacent to deeper water and the fishing improved. I used spinners, spoons and plugs. Caught were a 14 +/- inch cutt(kind of skinny but acceptable) and about a 4.5 lb. rainbow - both way too tasty looking to just let go.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I was surprised - to say the least. Actually the hounds ran into it before I saw it, and when I saw the encounter ensuing, I had to laugh. The Llama wasn't afraid and looked like it was trying to get the hounds to play. They didn't know what the heck that thing was - it wasn't a deer, elk, moose, antelope, bison, cow, sheep, goat or any other big grazer that they knew of and had run into before, so they were perplexed.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]When I came over the ridge, and saw the three of them romping like puppies, I called to the boys so the wouldn't harass the wildlife, and, immediately the Llama ran right over to where I could pet it, and delivered the hounds to me and gave me a look as if to say "are these your dogs?". That darn Llama was tame, smart and voice trained(at least it looked more so than my hounds).[/size][/black]
[black][size 3] [/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Oh yeah, the fish. It was way too windy(this lake seems to always have it's share of wind) all week to cast a fly, so I used the hardware options. The lake is at near full pond(90+%, it's still filling and they are letting out a lot of water). The water temp was around 49-51 on the surface. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Thursday - only fished for about an hour on an afternoon/evening hike with the hounds on the beach right after the rain - tried a worm and got no fish. Talked to other anglers on the lake and nobody was catching anything on anything(it can be quite a finicky pond for fishing, and when the wind picks up, most people pack up).[/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Friday - fished three hours right next to camp in the morning and the water was only 2-3 feet deep(see photo 2) with lots of flooded brush and trees(where I donated some tackle) and the only thing there, were some micro dinks - I used a fly under a bubble. [/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Saturday - Hiked a long ways to a spot adjacent to deeper water and the fishing improved. I used spinners, spoons and plugs. Caught were a 14 +/- inch cutt(kind of skinny but acceptable) and about a 4.5 lb. rainbow - both way too tasty looking to just let go.[/size][/black]
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