#689759 - 06/20/11 10:43 AM
Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
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Loc: West Duvall
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We all tend to focus on fish runs that have declined and many other issues we face here but we truly are blessed.
So far this summer I have caught huge Kokanee, stocker trout, geoducks, steamer clams, crab, salmon, lingcod, halibut and rockfish. And summer hasn't officially arrived!
This morning I had a geoduck and Dungeness omlette. This afternoon I'm off to the icicle for chinook than to Lake Chelan for Lake Trout and Kokanee.
The rest of the summer will focus on the large returns of chinook anticipated for P.S. summer run steelhead, which are showing in decent numbers, buoy 10 BIG chinook and coho, and taking my grandson on an alpine hike then chasing humpies on the beach at Whidbey with him. Yes humpies. Don't like is? Don't do it. There are lots of other choices.
Later in the fall it will be tuna trips, smallmouth in the Columbia, coho and perch in Lake Washington, more crabbing and who knows what else. There are so many choices and so little time.
My point is we still live in an outdoorsman’s paradise. Once in awhile we should stop and be thankful.
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#689774 - 06/20/11 11:29 AM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: Dave Vedder]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 12/24/01
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Loc: Kingston, WA
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we should be thankful always.
Fixed it for you. 
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#689776 - 06/20/11 11:45 AM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: Mooch]
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clown flocker
Registered: 10/19/09
Posts: 3743
Loc: Water
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I think Dave's point is there's a lot more to the PNW than salmon.. 
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#689783 - 06/20/11 12:00 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
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Kind of like listening to a rich CEO tell the minions how good they have it.
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#689788 - 06/20/11 12:13 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: stlhead]
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clown flocker
Registered: 10/19/09
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I know when I spend the afternoon in Portland all I can think of is how do these people live like this. I can drive through the home town from one end to the other in about 15 minutes and wave to half a dozen people that I know and a real wave not like they do in the city with one finger up. 
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#689792 - 06/20/11 12:42 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D]
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Registered: 04/02/01
Posts: 487
Loc: University Place Washington
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I sure as hell didn't get a rich CEO taste in my mouth after Dave's post. I guess steelhead you made a huge oversight in the comprehension department or you just make living a huge pain in the ass. Either way good luck.
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#689794 - 06/20/11 12:47 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: jackiepoo]
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Carcass
Registered: 09/26/06
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Yep, it's not a lack of options. . .usually just a lack of time to pursue them all. ... ... .
Good point Dave .
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#689795 - 06/20/11 12:51 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: Dave Vedder]
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Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah
Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6868
Loc: zipper
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We all tend to focus on fish runs that have declined and many other issues we face here but we truly are blessed.
So far this summer I have caught huge Kokanee, stocker trout, geoducks, steamer clams, crab, salmon, lingcod, halibut and rockfish. And summer hasn't officially arrived!
This morning I had a geoduck and Dungeness omlette. This afternoon I'm off to the icicle for chinook than to Lake Chelan for Lake Trout and Kokanee.
The rest of the summer will focus on the large returns of chinook anticipated for P.S. summer run steelhead, which are showing in decent numbers, buoy 10 BIG chinook and coho, and taking my grandson on an alpine hike then chasing humpies on the beach at Whidbey with him. Yes humpies. Don't like is? Don't do it. There are lots of other choices.
Later in the fall it will be tuna trips, smallmouth in the Columbia, coho and perch in Lake Washington, more crabbing and who knows what else. There are so many choices and so little time.
My point is we still live in an outdoorsman’s paradise. Once in awhile we should stop and be thankful.
Must be nice to be retired 
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#689800 - 06/20/11 01:02 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: fish4brains]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 11/01/06
Posts: 1563
Loc: Silverdale Wa
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Tough to argue with that post Dave. Outside of Ak we have it as good/better than anyone. More of problem around here with time rather than the options.
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#689801 - 06/20/11 01:02 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: fish4brains]
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Spawner
Registered: 01/01/05
Posts: 517
Loc: Des Moines NOT Seattle
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Yep, we've got it good round here.
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#689808 - 06/20/11 01:10 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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Registered: 12/14/09
Posts: 313
Loc: WA
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Good thread! Lets do our best to educate the kids about the resources so that they can hopefully have an opportunity do the same.
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#689809 - 06/20/11 01:11 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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Spawner
Registered: 01/01/05
Posts: 517
Loc: Des Moines NOT Seattle
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WAY gooder.......
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#689810 - 06/20/11 01:16 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
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"I sure as hell didn't get a rich CEO taste in my mouth after Dave's post. I guess steelhead you made a huge oversight in the comprehension department or you just make living a huge pain in the ass. Either way good luck."
Looks like someone made an "oversight in comprehension" and it wasn't me. You can send me my paycheck for being a pain in your ass you idiot.
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#689824 - 06/20/11 02:00 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
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A M
. grown women shouldn't whine, ever!
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#689831 - 06/20/11 02:17 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: Dave Vedder]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 12/24/01
Posts: 1972
Loc: Kingston, WA
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Back in the "way gooder days", folks whined just as much as they do today.
Over the years I've noticed that ones that didn't complain were usually too busy catching fish or out actually doing something to protect/enhance the resource.
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#689836 - 06/20/11 02:40 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
[Re: stlhead]
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Parr
Registered: 02/23/10
Posts: 60
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Kind of like listening to a rich CEO tell the minions how good they have it. Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Dave gets to travel around and experience all the "good", "positive" aspects of the PNW. Meanwhile many of us are busy fishing the same declining local streams etc. Many of the streams he helped exploit. I probably wouldn't be bitching either if I could afford to have my head in the sand. Yippeee!
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#689838 - 06/20/11 02:44 PM
Re: Let's all stop bitching for a while.
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 12/24/01
Posts: 1972
Loc: Kingston, WA
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M, it's not a question of whether "the direction fisheries are headed" should motivate us to action, but rather what that action will be. Complaining and doing are not the same thing. One gets positive results, the other does not. Never has, never will. OK, so maybe there are a couple exceptions. The Whiners
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