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Today,
01:37 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Good going Tony, you did it right. Sadly, many won't be able to retire before 65 and others will never retire.
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Today,
08:48 AM
Tony Buzolich
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Bill, I "retired" at 55 when I sold my stores. I carried the note on the store for ten years at a very good interest rate, and after that I...
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Today,
08:14 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Here is a grammar school educational video showing the size of rocks in a wild, undammed, free-flowing river. ...
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Today,
08:11 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Life expectancy and retirement facts - video
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Thanks, Tony You did it right. You have been retired for 22 years. What age did you retire? Many do not retire because they fear being bored.
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Today,
07:47 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Interesting idea to get migrating fish around obstacles
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Steelhead/Salmon
Removing the dams increases the natural flow of rocks and gravel to create the right size rock for spawning naturally. In an undammed river, the...
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Today,
07:40 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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All they have to do is control the netting, like they do in Alaska. Unchecked netting can keep the river fisheries down. Hopefully, the Native...
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Yesterday,
11:31 AM
Tony Buzolich
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I sold my stores in 2002 and "retired" so to speak. But you never quit with what you love. Tying flies, (like Carl), guiding, even ran the fly...
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10-11-2024,
10:13 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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The Fish Sniffer magazine free online now.
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General Fly Fishing
https://magazine.fishsniffer.com/p1 This is not fly fishing but you can learn a lot about what is going on now in the fishing world.
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10-10-2024,
08:49 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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The Dipper Bird
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You know you are fishing in God's country when these little guys are around.
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10-10-2024,
04:26 PM
Tony Buzolich
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The Dipper Bird
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John, Is this also called a water oozel ? Cute little guys. ...
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10-10-2024,
05:44 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Someone marries a woman who is one-fourth Native American, then buys a huge jet boat, a bunch of large synthetic gill nets, and then the river is...
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10-09-2024,
06:44 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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On the Florida's East Coast Fall mullet run is September and October - video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rK9ZUulwNQ Trillions of mullet head south for the winter along Florida's East Coast beaches. Locals here catch...
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10-09-2024,
03:18 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Life expectancy and retirement facts - video
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Now realize this is statics are the average. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/41jqg14RGS0 The sooner you retire, the longer you live. ...
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10-09-2024,
09:58 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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All we need is some really big winters. Can you imagine that in 5 to 10 years the Klamath River could be like it was 100 years ago.
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10-09-2024,
07:20 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Thanks BB, the river has been saved, just be patient. In time this will be the biggest thing to happen to an anadromous river in modern history. ...
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10-05-2024,
06:10 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Famous author, John Gierach, passes away on October 3, 2024.
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The fly fishing community has lost one of its most beloved voices. John Gierach, the celebrated author known for his wit and deep insight into the...
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10-05-2024,
06:05 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Steelhead/Salmon
That is good thinking. I will be 80 in March and live in Florida, so I don't think I will see that wonderful river again, but many others will.
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10-05-2024,
06:05 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Steelhead/Salmon
That is good thinking. I will be 80 in March and live in Florida, so I don't think I will see that wonderful river again, but many others will.
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10-05-2024,
05:49 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Pam Bolles on fly fishing Loreto with no Sardinas.....
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Saltwater
Thanks gitt.
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10-04-2024,
06:50 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Middle Klamath River
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Steelhead/Salmon
I am excited for the river's future and my grandsons, who are in their twenties. Thanks for the post. Today, people can fly fish the...
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10-04-2024,
06:41 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Little fishing report
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Trout - Streams & Rivers
Thanks Rich, wonderful report. The names of all those creeks in the EC Powell country bring back memories.
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10-03-2024,
05:55 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Pam Bolles on fly fishing Loreto with no Sardinas.....
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Saltwater
Great info Woodsman. Thanks for that connection to Pam Boles.
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10-02-2024,
03:11 PM
Carl Blackledge
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Old Posts vs. New Posts and Conditions
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Saltwater
Bill, Another great advantage I have is experimenting with many new flies and different set ups and lots of different striping speeds, also...
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10-02-2024,
07:57 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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A few bird photo's
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The hurricane went up the West side or Gulf side of Florida and we are on the East side so we got a little wind and rain. I guess it has been...
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10-02-2024,
07:54 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Old Posts vs. New Posts and Conditions
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Thanks Carl. Carl will help you get connected so you can have a good trip down there. The only thing Carl gets out of it is making more friends...
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10-02-2024,
07:44 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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They're Not All in the Delta Yet
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Stripers
Thanks, Tony, another good post and inspiring photos. I hear that some Delta fly fishers are going West, closer to the saltwater. I...
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1 replies | 445 view(s)
10-01-2024,
04:31 PM
Tony Buzolich
started a thread
They're Not All in the Delta Yet
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Stripers
What a way to start a new month. October is usually the start of delta time. Bill Siler headed down to Sugar Barge this morning, while Jim and I...
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09-30-2024,
10:17 AM
Carl Blackledge
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Old Posts vs. New Posts and Conditions
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Saltwater
Tony, The lack of Sardines isn't a problem at all, You have to troll a big 12 inch fly like my "Chicken fly", And of course you have to know...
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09-30-2024,
09:21 AM
Tony Buzolich
started a thread
Old Posts vs. New Posts and Conditions
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Saltwater
This last post caught my eye but then I realized it was almost ten years old. I used to go to Loreto regularly with the guys from Fly Fishing...
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3 replies | 454 view(s)
09-30-2024,
07:35 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Pam Bolles on fly fishing Loreto with no Sardinas.....
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Saltwater
Does anyone here have a phone number or email address for Baja Big Fish or Pam Boles?
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