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Jun 29, 2017 | 11:25 PM

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donjamer

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The spot I fish is less than a 5 min walk. I don't drive anywhere to fish. I fish here and the spot where we camp. Just nice to get out for an hour or so in the evenings.

That's good you have a place close by..

Used to be a pain in the **** loading the truck with the boat, motor and all the gear then not catch anything

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:27 PM

#2267

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From: Princeton, BC

Had one poop in my front yard a few years back. Not so much around town though. Had one checking things out a couple years ago.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:28 PM

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That's good you have a place close by..

Used to be a pain in the **** loading the truck with the boat, motor and all the gear then not catch anything

What a bummer.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:28 PM

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Couple years ago.

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Jun 29, 2017 | 11:30 PM

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Zip

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From: Princeton, BC

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That's good you have a place close by..

Used to be a pain in the **** loading the truck with the boat, motor and all the gear then not catch anything

Yep. I have never had a boat. I'm really not the water type anyway so standing on the edge of the river works for me.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:30 PM

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Had one poop in my front yard a few years back. Not so much around town though. Had one checking things out a couple years ago.

So it doesn't bother you to walk down to the river at night.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:33 PM

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So it doesn't bother you to walk down to the river at night.

Nope. The spot I fish isn't out in the boonies. It's maybe a 100' or less from a road with houses on it. Trees and bushes separate the two. We probably get as many reports of cougars as we do bears.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:33 PM

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No bears around here and I like it that way.

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Jun 29, 2017 | 11:34 PM

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Yep. I have never had a boat. I'm really not the water type anyway so standing on the edge of the river works for me.

I tried fishing from shore and still never caught anything..

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:35 PM

#2275

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From: Princeton, BC

We do have a boat load or two of deer in and around town though.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:36 PM

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I tried fishing from shore and still never caught anything..

Happens to the best of us Don. When the river gets lower I wade in to about my knees. Pretty cold sometimes.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:37 PM

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Happens to the best of us Don. When the river gets lower I wade in to about my knees. Pretty cold sometimes.

Hope you have better luck than I do...LOL

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:40 PM

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From: Princeton, BC

I do quite well most nights. Normally 4 or 5 a night, sometimes more. There are of course the times when I don't even get a hit. I have fished in this river for quite a few years now so know the spot well.

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:45 PM

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Do you fly fish?? That may make the difference

Jun 29, 2017 | 11:49 PM

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Do you fly fish?? That may make the difference

Yes that is what I do.