DJ:

"you guys realy want to help steelhead start shooting Commorants....you know the ocean dwelling bird that is now finding its way inland to sit on that little block of cement near concrete that eats its weight everyday in fish,,,,,"

Got a great little "blind" on the back porch...so it will have to be wrist-rockets at 50 yds. Can of BudDummer, can of Planters and a couple lawn chairs...bring 'em on!

Those cormorants have been thick in the Skagit for a few months now, along with oodles of mergansers (fish eating ducks), and they have been hammering the smolt hiding out around the rocks in the frog water areas down below the house. Run them off, but they come right back as soon as I go in the house.

Off to Portland and Boise for a few days (working, damnit) and will be back Thurs.

P.S. FWIW: I don't flyfish, I don't keep wild steelhead, and much to my disagreement with some of it I do follow all the laws, including that stupid "fish not out of water" release law. (Until they change, that is).

See ya all on Fri.

Mike B