well, hell yeah, i had soooo much fun... okay no fish is kinda a downer, but i thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
first off, thanks very much kodiak - for organizing and getting everyone together like this. it was precious. OFFers should do this more often, and i know we will. and many thanks to fishydog for all the driving (we car pooled).
and the best part - meeting all the guys, and putting faces to the weird screennames - fishydog, kodiak, graphite zen, lechner, commodore s (sorry if i missed anyone, and sorry, i don't remember all your real names) - and making new friends who have the same crazy passion that brings us all to this forum.
yeah, the day was brutal - cold and wet. yeah, the fishgods gave us the middle finger. yeah, we burned a lot of gas. but, hey, i got to see the oregon coast for the first time. i got to put 2 more new rivers under my belt - now i've fished seven rivers just this year alone. and i got to fish with some of the best fellas in the sport.
on top of it all, kodiak is a very, very generous teacher. he has taught me more in a day than i have tried to read about in 2 years. yup, reading water is not a science but if you don't know what to read, then you're not fishing the right spots. and that sure don't help none...
and i got to actually see steelies in the water (okay some of them were in the trap) and it was awesome. i would never have known that i was looking at fish even if i was staring at them prior to this.
alright, this is getting too long. so i'm gonna end here. but for those who didn't get to tag along... wish you were there...
let's do this again!!!!!