Occasionally in life you run across people who are genuine.
They are few and far between and their kindness often overshadows their stature.

Those who don't know Black Bart.....................Your loss.

Just Sayin.

This is as true as anything I have seen here...I had the fortune of spending an afternoon with him in his shop, and am damn glad I did.

Fish on...

Todd

deffinately is a good man... i havent met him yet, but if i need help with my 10/22 barrel he is the man im going to ask...

Gezzus ... So a guy gives away some old fishing lures with rusty treble hooks, sneaks up on folks on a foggy Halloween morning, throws small zip locks stuffed with small candy bars, a few sinkers and some home made spinners and you go and make me like I'm sorta dang fool Santa Claus.

Nice gesture Brett but the truth will eventually come out.

Truth. One of those kinds of folks has already posted in this thread.

When Holloeween comes along, one of the things I miss is the bag of goodies form Black Bart. Foggy or not he would find you if you were any where near Twidwells..

My wife and I were fishing near there one day and the current was too fast for our spoons. Bart came by and threw a spinner into our boat and said,"try this." I put it on my wife's line. She caught two and then let me catch the last two.

Patrick McManus has so many comical outdoor stories in his books; hunting and fishing. But the day Bart "spooled" Herman at the "boil" was classic.
I felt like the old guy in the Pink Panther movie who pulled up the chair and watched the part where the zebra ran by. Thanks, Bart.

The story behind his name is also a story of its own.

I never stopped to consider it but you would make a pretty damn good "Dang Fool Santa Claus".

Amen!

Thanks Brah, the feeling is mutual. :>)

Had the pleasure of spending the better part of a day with BB and his lovely bride last fall. The results of his labors made me smile, again, just this past w/e. 'Bout time to make another installment payment for services rendered....

Just curios, is Bart a guide?

Sol Duc ...

I have never been a fishing guide for hire. Don't get me wrong. I "guided" so many of my old friends from Boeing on free trips on the Cowlitz and the Columbia that it just plain wore me out. All on my dime of course.

Then I did waste a few years and a whole lot of my own money on a volunteer basis as the first Executive Director of Sport Fishing Guides of Washington. You know ... The Cowlitz River Clancy Club.

Truly sad how Clancy and his band of culls wasted all of my time and effort out of my willingness to help them out. Clearly, it's just damn hard if not impossible to help a band of tweakers and convicted felons to keep from bickering, trying to sway clients away from some other guide in the group in the hopes of enriching themselves.

It just made it pretty easy for me to simply walk away and say good luck, because you sunz a b!tches are going to need it.

Right on! To some it's all about money and not the fish. I'm no longer going to target native Steelhead any more. Not preaching for others to do the same, I just don't want to be part of the problem. I will fish with my best bud in Oregon for the brood stock though. Take care.

Plant fish........................Have fish.

I'd just like to note in 15+ posts on a thread in the dark side, no one has called anyone a midget, fag, short cocked, or accused Todd of being a mod.

Trump has made the dark side great again.

Kinda fishy. If one of us replied to the Rufus thread, it would simply be one troll trolling another troll. Business as usual, and the secret power bait combo would be protected

Done. Always glad to help out.

Today I will visit Black Bart.
I will have fresh steelhead and smoked steelhead, jalapeno dip as a peace offering.
A more perfect example of life beyond fishing does not exist..........
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Unless of course you are a short cocked, midget, fag who allows Todd to dicktaste your actions.

I want one of those T-shirts. :>)

What!? No Wild Turkey for the host? Regardless, betcha had a splendid time....

Did I just read that right, or is my eye that bad??

Shut up, Steve.

Faa King A$$holes.

If you ain't batting 1000......................................Switch holes.
Just sayin.

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What!? No Wild Turkey for the host? Regardless, betcha had a splendid time.... [/quote]


Michael ... As much as I truly enjoy the expertly distilled fruits and grains from Kentucky, there is just something about a fresh caught Winter Steelhead. This great gift was sport caught in the upper reaches of a Grays Harbor tributary. 'Twas a 12 maybe 13 lb. hen. An absolute beauty. Scales everywhere on the cutting board.

Funny thing is, it was a hatchery fish and it just tasted so damn good. I could not tell the difference if it was actually reared in a real hatchery or not. Perhaps it could be just some old timer who owns a few thousand feet of stream side habitat that has several RSI's working here and there. I have met a few of them in my travels with Harry and the stories of their successes would put WDFW to shame.

So here's to you Brett, thanks, your fish was great and was it was real nice to meet the entire clan from cross the valley.


Cheers Brother