04-29-2007, 10:55 PM
I didn't say it would be easy! [sly] But, he asked how to get one here, and that's as good a chance for a miracle as any.
The smart thing to do would be to go to western New York and fish the tributaries of Lake Ontario in late September or October. Oak Orchard Creek area, and many creeks between Buffalo and Rochester. 10 pounders are nothing, and fish over 20 are caught daily. Most creeks are elbow-to-elbow at times, but if all he wants is a fish "for the wall", it would be a lot cheaper than a hundred trips to the Gorge and several hundred nights of trolling in a blizzard. Air fare, a motel, a car for a week, a license, and some food. Around $1,000. With gas at $3.00 a gallon, it's cheaper than coming up here, and he'll have the mount for the wall by this Christmas, not 2015!
Second choice might be the White River and its tributaries in Arkansas.
Or, he could bribe Crossineyes into blindfolding him and taking him to his secret spot!
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The smart thing to do would be to go to western New York and fish the tributaries of Lake Ontario in late September or October. Oak Orchard Creek area, and many creeks between Buffalo and Rochester. 10 pounders are nothing, and fish over 20 are caught daily. Most creeks are elbow-to-elbow at times, but if all he wants is a fish "for the wall", it would be a lot cheaper than a hundred trips to the Gorge and several hundred nights of trolling in a blizzard. Air fare, a motel, a car for a week, a license, and some food. Around $1,000. With gas at $3.00 a gallon, it's cheaper than coming up here, and he'll have the mount for the wall by this Christmas, not 2015!
Second choice might be the White River and its tributaries in Arkansas.
Or, he could bribe Crossineyes into blindfolding him and taking him to his secret spot!
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