A LITTLE PISSED AT MY MAN OBAMA

I DEFINITELY NEED to do more research on this but from what iv heard about the Interim Report of the new Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force issued on September 17 is that there will be a ban or at the very least major restrictions on sport fishing. Do the people who drummed up this policy have any idea how much money us sport fishermen spend on licenses and other fees that I am happy to pay that go directly to conservation and protection of these waters and wildlife?

ASA Ocean Resource Policy Director Patty Doerr was quoted saying "As with any good federal policy decision, discussions about measures that may restrict public access to public resources must involve an open public process, have a solid scientific basis and incorporate specific guidelines on implementation and follow-up. We are very concerned about the abbreviated 90 day timeline which forced the Task Force to issue this policy document prematurely. The implications of such a policy are vast and nationwide. Therefore, the review process should be very deliberate and go well beyond the 30 days public review and comment period which started on September 17."

I hope they consider this comment before moving any further. Sorry Obama, much love.

CHASING TROUT #3

THIS WEEKEND WAS Silver Creek and the first time skunked this year. It was a beautiful warm day and the least upset I have ever been about not catching a thing.





GEARING UP


BROUGHT A BUDDY this time instead of a pistol

THIS DOG WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME

BRISTOL LEARNED TO dig out from under her kennel. A few weeks ago I got a call at work from Codys brother Logan that he found her hit by a car on the highway. He described her back end as possibly irreversibly screwed up. He said he thought she wont make it another 15 minutes, she had agonal breathing and was "flat as a pancake back there". I was devastated. We felt the best decision as she lay there awake and dying was to shoot her. After making that decision I hung up the phone, went to the vial storage room and bawled my eyes out. About 15 minutes later I called Logan back and he said that when he tried to move her off the road and into his truck bed that she tried to get up and stand for a few seconds. I felt my heart almost leap out of my chest. I asked him to take her to the vet and that I would be there as soon as I got off work. She was miserable but alive. She broke her pelvis in half but could stand. I took her home the next day and she spent the next 15 days in a crate except to drink and pee. She healed up beautifully on my very strict heartbreaking limited mobility decision and is now back to running around without so much as a limp. Bless her heart and heaven help mine. This dog is 8 months old and has already almost died twice (#1 being the rattle snake bite)....Ugh.

CULTURALLY SPEAKING - AN ADDENDUM

I FEEL THE need to write a softer addendum to the before written "Culturally Speaking". While I still believe the same that pieces of certain cultures religious rituals should be left untouched for the sake of preserving tradition and the legacies of our ancestors as well as bringing new born ideas, feelings, and beliefs to those who are open enough to receive the experience without bias. I felt it a bit harsh after re-reading but wasn't sure I would change it.

IT DAWNED ON me today what just might be the internal conflict. While practicing violin I played a few hymns as well as other pieces. I flipped through the hymnal and caught a verse that made sense to my underlying cause. The verse read, "How swiftly round the world his voice reveals...". It is actually referring to the voice of the prophet but at first glance I thought God. This initial thought brought some peace to my little battle. I realize not all religions believe in God but most in a higher power. It was calming to know we can harbor this commonality and still preserve religious culture throughout the world.

WHAT HAS BOTHERED me has been persecution and judgement by both or all sides. Mormons should not be judged for being stereotypically that. Every Mormon is still an individual person bringing into the religion a different way to live Mormon but sharing a common belief that deep down there is a feeling and a comfort of truth.
On the other side, members of the church should step out of their bubble every once in awhile and maintain a golden rule-esque quality and keep our own judgements of other religions out of existence. We may not actually be tainted by embracing the heart of another as they explain their own religious and cultural beliefs and without a thought of rebuttal.

I STRUGGLE WITH this because I don't like ties or structural boundaries put on my mind. If I don't find individuality within a belief system I slightly rebel in a spiritual way. Balance is my goal.

CHASING TROUT #2

SAN JUAN RIVER near Farmington New Mexico

look closely


My San Juan worm and line (for wet fly fishing)


Apache Trout

CHASING TROUT #1

A COUPLE OF this years fishing trips. Not as fruitful as other summers but fly fishing is fly fishing, never a waste of time.

BLACK RIVER
Only a couple Brown trout on this day. Caught on hand tied mosquito's.

Wild Turkey on the way up

The Black

Terrible only picture I got this summer