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“You can’t fish here!”

I admit it. I got in trouble with ODFW (Or. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife) this weekend. And in front of my own kids no less!

It was a gorgeous day, so we packed the boys into the car with water and otter pops and hit the road.  We headed for a beautiful fish hatchery about 40 minutes away.  When we got there we found a fly fishing clinic going on.  Great Big Fish in a large pond with newbie fisherfolk intently, vigorously and joyfully flailing the water. 

After watching this show for a bit, I got curious.  “Just what would it take to entice one of these big, dumb monsters (the fish, that is)?”  A short while later…

“You can’t fish here!”

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