"Wolfgang" wrote in :


"riverman" wrote in message
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Even more than that, I bet you have some excellent contributions
vis-a-vis outdoor cooking.

I tend to keep it simple in the great out of doors.......I generally
focus on other aspects of the trip. That said, with the equipment
available today the possibilities are endless. A recipe or two might
show up from time to time.

Now that you've been introduced to the dark side (kayaking), I hope to
someday have a chance to show you the REAL way to enjoy the water:
open boat tripping. You can even cast from your boat, and the stuff
you can bring along....a chefs dream.


I own a canoe, and have done some tripping in the past. I've always
enjoyed it but the maneuverability of the kayak makes it a lot more
fun for me.

And, as far as the fishing is concerned, I see the boat mainly as a
means of getting from place to place. I'm really not at all fond of
fishing from boats. As you know, it can be problematic with a fly
rod.

When I first started kayaking one of my primary goals was to use the boat as
a means to get to point A to point B while where I could weild my flyrod. I
haven't done much kayak fishing since then but one trick I learned was to
bring along a little plastic paddle from a cheapo pool raft that I could use
to position the boat for casting. Casting from a kayak with a flyrod can be
difficult (having a good roll cast helps) but hook into a large fish and
it's a lot of fun. I once hooked into a very large carp that dragged me
around for a half an hour before it finally broke off. I saw the fish once
and it looked to be well over 10 pounds.

As far as the community goes, I've been participating on the Internet for 20
years and have been involved in a lot of them. Rec.boats.paddle is a good
one. I also participated in the flyfishing groups for a number of years (I
wrote the RFD for the flytying group) and made a lot of virtual friends from
those groups. A week ago or so I was sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon
and got a call from a guy that also used to read the FF groups. He'd been
in town on business and just looked me up to call and chat about the local
flyfishing before he got on a plane. It's not exactly fishing season here
but if he would have called earlier in the day we could have grabbed a
couple of my flyrods and ventured down to the lake to wet a fly. This
community is similar in that many regulars might meet up when traveling,
loan a kayak, and go out and spend some time on the water. I know that
there are quite a few people that have contributed to this group that I'd
love to paddle with some day.