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marmot

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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #210 on: May 17, 2008, 11:14:17 AM »
Quote from: chris gadsden on May 16, 2008, 02:30:15 PM
River in freshet now, high and colored too so forget about trying any fly fishing for a late steelhead.

Saw a fellow floating down river in an inner tube by the Hydro Bridge. ??? ::)



I love it...he's probably not wearing sunscreen either! Far as I'm concerned if somebody wants to go out and do something like that it should be their decision, as risky as it may be.  It's not exactly safe but hey, thats life.
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chris gadsden

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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #211 on: May 17, 2008, 03:12:50 PM »
He looked very content drifting along but the water was ice cold with the snow melt. Could he be fined as he was in a "water craft" without a life jacket on board?
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #212 on: May 17, 2008, 10:34:43 PM »
He can't wear a lifejacket because from my experience it is more dangerous than without one if he gets caught in a sweep, and there are lots of them when the river is this high.
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #213 on: May 30, 2008, 12:51:48 PM »
Floating down the river is lots of fun, i wouldnt do it during freshet though, i like to save that for July thru September!!
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #214 on: May 30, 2008, 03:52:39 PM »
If you look closely you can see a warm bucket of KFC on his lap. Toasty morsels of chicken keeping him from hypothermia.
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another SLICE of dirty fish perhaps?

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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #215 on: May 30, 2008, 04:28:42 PM »
If hypothermia won't kill him, the cholesterol will. :D
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #216 on: June 01, 2008, 06:55:17 PM »
i dont know how you saw the kfc on his lap i looked and could not see it, and i do agree floating down the river is fun but not at this time of year
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #217 on: September 06, 2008, 10:43:12 PM »
does no one use this forum to talk about the river after steelhead season?
 
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Re: 2008 Vedder River conditions
« Reply #218 on: September 06, 2008, 10:45:24 PM »
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