{"id":2966,"date":"2017-05-01T21:30:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2017-05-01T21:30:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:30:19","slug":"whitemans-creek-and-bigfoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=2966","title":{"rendered":"Whiteman&#8217;s Creek and Bigfoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Whiteman&#8217;s Creek and Bigfoot<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(Saturday 29th April, 2017. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/6-2\/\">The Fly Guys<\/a><\/span> minus one. Just Charlie and me. The air temperature was 12 centigrade, overcast skies and a light wind coming in from the west).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I&#8217;m sure that Chris doesn&#8217;t mind me saying that he missed this day&#8217;s fishing as he has a date with his proctologist on Monday, and he has to spend his weekend sitting regally on his throne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?attachment_id=2967\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OkumaRoll.jpg?fit=480%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,364\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493660091&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OkumaRoll\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OkumaRoll.jpg?fit=480%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2967\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OkumaRoll.jpg?resize=300%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I am also somewhat incapacitated from last year;\u00a0I have a torn right shoulder tendon and have to get used to fishing as a leftie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So, in order to get in some early season\u00a0practice<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">, we set off for Whiteman&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Creek just after 2 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The creek flow was quite heavy and we decided to head upstream from the conservation parking lot on Robinson sideroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Practically every pool was occupied, but we managed to find a secluded spot upstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Being early in the season, we both selected nymphs as our prime flies. There were a lot of midges on the air, so we stayed small with our sizing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">After half an hour I noted a small trout rising to the fly at the end of my retrieve. I also noted a few early hatched\u00a0Hendrickson duns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2968\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?attachment_id=2968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hendrickson-dun.jpg?fit=695%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"695,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493661094&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hendrickson dun\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hendrickson-dun.jpg?fit=695%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2968\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hendrickson-dun.jpg?resize=300%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hendrickson-dun.jpg?resize=600%2C367&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hendrickson-dun.jpg?w=695&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So I switched to a dry, size 16:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?attachment_id=2969\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hendrickson-dry.jpg?fit=471%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"471,347\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493661608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hendrickson dry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hendrickson-dry.jpg?fit=471%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2969\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hendrickson-dry.jpg?resize=300%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And from then on we were on the money. I bagged and released two rainbows and one brown; Charlie landed a feisty, acrobatic, rainbow as well on that same pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">But,\u00a0that is\u00a0just the beginning\u00a0of the story&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">When we returned to the car in the early evening we noticed a pickup truck, which then approached us as we removed our <\/span>waders.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The windshield\u00a0wound down and we were regaled\u00a0by a friendly woman who I estimated to be in her sixties. She asked if the river was accessible to her if she used her wheeled walker. So, we pointed to the well-groomed path and gave her a positive response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Have you seen anything down there?&#8221; she asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Just some rainbows and a small brown,&#8221; I replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;I am an author,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I am writing about Bigfoot. Have you noticed anything?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;The nearest thing I have seen next to Bigfoot would be my buddy Charlie, dressed in a fur coat&#8221;, I added glibly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?attachment_id=2971\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ChasBiggy.jpg?fit=358%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"358,390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493673135&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChasBiggy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ChasBiggy.jpg?fit=358%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2971\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ChasBiggy.jpg?resize=300%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">She then went on to tell us that there were conspiracies about Bigfoot and that the government had levied a fine of $10,000 if anyone was to shoot the creature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">We spent another 15 minutes or so discussing her goal to prove that Bigfoot exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">As I have said before: &#8220;It&#8217;s not all about the fishing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">By the way; can anyone send me a fly pattern using this material that I found on the riverbank?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?attachment_id=2972\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BigFootBits.jpg?fit=638%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"638,592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493670382&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BigFootBits\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BigFootBits.jpg?fit=638%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2972 size-medium\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BigFootBits.jpg?resize=600%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BigFootBits.jpg?resize=600%2C557&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BigFootBits.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>david williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whiteman&#8217;s Creek and Bigfoot (Saturday 29th April, 2017. The Fly Guys minus one. Just Charlie and me. The air temperature was 12 centigrade, overcast skies and a light wind coming in from the west). 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