David Roberts

Just got back, but going up again. Linda and I went up the Camp Sherman for there 90th birthday party over the 4th, and had a lot of fun. Sitting around camp with good friends, and stuffing my face with all the chow. As Mike, Chuck, and I tyed at the store on Saturday, the gal’s headed for the garage sales and had a blast, and yes there was a lot more crap in the back of my P/U on the way home. We will be home this week then head back up again next week (Tue.) for the Camp Sherman Fly Fishing and Bamboo Fair. I do a lot of tying shows every year but this one is the high light of the year for me. I get to tie and visit with a lot of other tyers, and go into bamboo overload all in one trip. This is a great show for those that are bamboo nuts or those that want to find out what all the hoopla is. You can sit around with builders with no pressure. All the builders will let you go out and cast there rods. There are some great collectors there ( Dan & Kelly, Jim & Ron) that will let you know if your Grandfathers, or Fathers old bamboo or reel or other gear is worth fishing, let you know if you can retire. These guys are all great collectors of classic fishing tackle and are very honest. I am starting to get the collecting bug, so far I have just been a gatherer of bamboo, and older reels to fish, (Dan still calls me a collector) but know I am looking for some of the gadgets we use to use, and old fly tying tools. As for the fish around this area, the Salmon Fly/Golden Stones hatch was great this year and was more overlapping than I had ever seen them. The weather was a factor I am sure because although the Salmon Fly where hatching, it was cool and damp the first of the hatch so they where more in the bush’s and unless you where not working the edges where they where falling off, or just dropping off to lay there eggs. JimU, and I had some great days on the water when a lot of others waited. To tell the truth we just had cabin fever and really didn’t expect to find the fishing we did. The Steelhead fish count 656 (that was in June they don’t keep it up very well) so it’s time to start looking for them, early morning late evenings Grease Lining Muddlers, or damp fly’s, the rest of the time nymphs are the best bet. For me anyway.

See you on the water or at Camp Sherman,

David