 Action/Adventure: August 27, 2008 Issue [#2577] |
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What A Trip
Well, I’ve returned from my annual fishing trip with my two brothers, Bob and Doug. Unfortunately, the action was not as hot and heavy as we anticipated, but as far as the weather goes, it was definitely hot...very hot.
How hot was it?
Well, after the first day out on the boat, I looked liked a lobster grasping the edge of a large pot hoping to escape the boiling water.
This year we vacationed in a place called June Lake, which is on the eastern side of the Sierras, behind Yosemite Valley, and across the Tioga Pass. The elevation is 9,945 feet where a large loop of five lakes are connected by arteries of creeks and rivers. The area is above the natural tree line and most of the scenery is made up of large granite cliffs with a sprinkling of redwoods that stand guard above the lakes like timeless sentries out of the dinosaur age.
Needless to say, we came looking for trophy fish: Rainbow and German Brown trout, but it was the week of a full moon, and the fish just plain refused to bite. But every vacation is an adventure, and we were unwilling to let a few tight-lipped trout spoil our fun.
Heading back to the lodge and doctoring our scalded skin, we pulled out a deck of cards and played some Texas Hold ‘em. The stakes were friendly, quarters and dollars, but the action soon became fast and furious. With my favorite adult beverage in hand, I took my brothers for over fifty dollars. Hoo-Ah!
The next day we tried our luck again upon the sweltering lake that mirrored the bottomless sky, and yet again, the fish proved unfriendly. It was time to try something different.
On the third day, we left June Lake and tried our luck at Granite Lake, which is about ten minutes away. Before we could all get our line in the water, my brother Doug had a hook up with an 18 inch Rainbow trout. It weighed in at over two and a half pounds, and then suddenly the action was upon us and the real adventure began.
I hooked a fat fourteen-incher, and then brother Bob caught one about the same size. As fast as we could get our trolling rigs back in the water, we were all hooking chunky Rainbow trout. Within an hour, we had ten good-size fish.
I have to admit that my brothers out-fished me, but every night, back at the lodge and sipping at my rum and coke, I made them pay dearly with my phenomenal luck at cards.
We ate like Kings: steak and potatoes, corn on the cob, hot chili and cornbread, with pork chops and eggs for breakfast, and of course, fresh trout.
It was quite a vacation, one I will fondly remember for the rest of my life, but it sure feels good to be back home. I missed you guys.
Until next time,
billwilcox
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This is a great newsletter. It is really hard to write a good opening...or in some cases to pick one out of the clutter that is my writing.
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The opening sentence is definitely the most important sentence in a story. It is the hook without which the line and sinker would just dangle aimlessly.
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