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2004 Flyfishing Photo Gallery Page #4 (October)

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Week #1:

The rains continued hard and heavy through the first week of October, creating the biggest flood we have had since we started guiding 6 years ago. The ATV trails were fast becoming rivers themselves, so getting around became a challenge. Our season had been fully booked, but a last minute cancellation created an opening for the guy I floated the Italio alone with the previous season and his friend Jim. With just the two of them in camp, it was a huge relief under the circumstances and we caught more fish than they had ever seen. Since John and I had been hit by a hard storm during our float trip, we dubbed this the Tweddale Curse (which continued into the 2005 season as well for the float I did with Jim even though John didn't come. We still blamed him!) and I'm looking forward to seeing just how wet we get when John and Jim arrive in early September 2006...

I don't know that it ever stopped raining the entire time they were here! The novelty of my new digital camera was wearing off, so you can see how few photos I was taking by this time. The important ones to capture of course were the reddest fish of the whole season... With so much idle time for Pat, he and our part-time guide and expert duck man spent most of their days harassing the poor defenseless waterfowl.

Week #2:

Almost the moment John and Jim boarded their plane, the clouds parted. The rains subsided, but not after pushing nearly every single fish up into the upper reaches of the tributaries and into every flooded meadow. Our renowned October run was starting to look like a bust as the water began to drop. Gradually as the second week progressed and the rivers returned to their normal levels, the fish began to stack up in their regular haunts.

Week #3:

The fish were back and the weather was great. Not a single bug remained, so it was a wonderful ending to a rollercoaster of a silver season.

This plane officially brought our 2004 season to a close, leaving the Italio for just me and the family to play on. Tanis and I made the most of our private playground (as we always do...)

Thanks for looking through our season and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed living it. Come on up and live it with us next time. - Bob

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2004 Flyfishing Photo Gallery Page #1 (August)

2004 Flyfishing Photo Gallery Page #2 (First Half of September)

2004 Flyfishing Photo Gallery Page #3 (Second Half of September)

2004 Flyfishing Photo Gallery Page #4 (October)

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