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“Well I have a pair of the OLD Raichle’s as I found out they were not gonna make them for REI anymore and went and bought a pair. I know others that did as well and they still have them new in a box in their closet just waiting for the ‘old ones’ to fall apart. ^^^^I don’t use mine much only ecause they weight just over 5 lbs, so I only use them on long off trail hikes when I really need them, plus I want them to last since they can’t be replaced. There may be some places in Europe that still make them this way but they must be expensive, just for the labor to make them not to mention that 5mm think leather is not cheap.^^^^I’ve seen guys with running shoes on off trail, go figure but I guess if they are comfortable with this kinda light stuff between them and sore feet that is up to them. Nothing I’ve ever used has protected my feet the way the Raichle Montagnas have, I just wish they weren’t so heavy I’d use them every trip.^^^^Just found some on ebay Item # 952044902 “
not sure if this picture will post but here is one that Sandy caught a few years back and this mouse was inside a very nice fish.
“ever seen the t-shirt the happy fisherman”” perhaps the happy fisherman is practicing safe sex now?”””
“I haven’t made any plans yet, I’m still trying to find out if I can really drive to this lake. I may just take off some evening after the wife gets home and check to see if the road is open before I order the fish.”
“Well after getting skunked a few time last year My favorite is one I can catch.^^^^I got my first Golden last year, (you can read about it when we get our annuals form last year) and I thought it a beauitful fish, and can’t wait to try for another this year.^^^^My favorite to date after hiking all day the preious day and taking the morning to travel to a neighboring lake I wasn’t sure about only to find some large fish trolling the shore. I froze when I saw them so not to spook (I was above them and it was sunny) slowly took off my pack and got the gear out. I watched for about a 1/2 hour and moved into poision behind a small tree. With a bow an arrow cast and a size 18 pheasent tail nymph I made my move and waited 10+ minutes for the return of this fish. I was just about to give up and go looking for him again when he came around the corner. I ‘jumped’ the nymph off the bottom, as soon as he changed direction and came at the fly I knew I had him. He took I counted to three and set the hook, played him, took pictures and released. He was only 18 inches, but the patence payed off. Later that night out in the raft I landed the biggest fish I ever caught in the mountains. He was to big to get into the raft, and I let in about 3 gallons of water just trying. I layed my rod next to him to get a length and let him go.^^^^I’ve had some nice fish in the last few years as I’ve gained a better knowledge of how far and hard I must hike to get to better lakes, but that ‘little 18 incher’ was one of my favorite because it took ever onuce of will power I had to wait for the right (only) moment, to even have a chance at him.^^^^I see that brookies are low on most lists and I understand why, I’ve caught hundereds maybe thousands of them, but they are spectacular in their spawning colors. I have wonderful memories of of cautching little brookies in my youth.”
“I’ve found the lake on a map and was wondering is it really a drive to? I see on the map what shows as road, but I’ve fallen for that before. You know this to be driveable recently or are we talking like someone told me they drove it about ten years ago””. I know tha Sammy will make just about any road, but gates are hard to drive over. ^^^^Anyway if it is a drive to I could take someone along. I was planning on taking the kids or my Dad (can’t hike to far these days either) but at this point I don’t have any trips planned out yet. If I can take my truck then I could bring 4-5.”””
