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    6 minutes ago, verdehunter said:

    If true, it will be a cluster for those few unfortunate people who end up with compromised cards who would have otherwise drawn........

    Queue the twice annual debate about 'Responsible credit card management...', 'Using a prepaid card....', 'Having a separate account just for draws...', etc...  🤣

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    6 minutes ago, trphyhntr said:

    The thing is the guys that are “whining” rn applied for the 36 coues units and didn’t get hit 

    Yup, I'm one of those.  A regular 'slam dunk draw' 36 hunter.....

    I'm holding out hope that not getting a hit doesn't necessarily equal not getting drawn at this point.  Hoping (and sort of assuming) that the flood gate of credit card hits is yet to come.

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    That's really cool.

    My grandfather was in an artillery unit in WWI (His son, my dad, was a B-17 navigator in WWII).   Anyway, I have the wool blanket that my grandfather was issued during his stint in WWI.  It comes with me on any colder-weather camping trips and makes a great supplemental blanket for super cold nights. ;)

    S.

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    23 minutes ago, Little Creek Calls said:

    What was average fish size for those who caught? Were they mostly Apaches or Browns?

    At Christmas Tree, we caught ALL Apaches.   Virtually all in 16-18 inch range (One guy caught a really nice one that was just at 24 inches.).   They were all fairly healthy.  Not really big/fat football type, but none were super skinny either.   Seemed typical to me, based on my visits there in recent years.

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    6 minutes ago, Little Creek Calls said:

    How was the fishing? With the new Christmas tree regulations about immediately releasing any Apache trout caught I am thinking they are still having issues with apache trout at their hatchery and probably haven't stoked any fish there in a couple of years. 

    I was there with a big group.  Depending on individual angler skill, fishing was fair-good off & on throughout the day (I think a couple of novices got skunked...).  Copper Johns, black & olive bead head Woolly Buggers, small hoppers and ants all caught fish at various points.  We were there the same weekend last year and fishing seemed basically on par with a year ago.  Fish seemed fairly healthy.

    We fished Big Lake on Friday morning and the fly fishing was fairly slow there before the wind chased us off the lake.  One of our crew rented a boat and caught a few nice ones trolling and throwing lures.

    A buddy caught a VERY nice brown at Earl Park on Sunday morning.

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    Yikes.  I’ve always sorta assumed black bears to be generally not too dangerous. (Everyone I’ve ever seen has basically hightailed it the other direction…).

    I’ll be curious about the circumstances.   

    My birddog became a ‘bear dog’ last weekend at Christmas Tree lake! 😭

     

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    My son picked-up a 2008 Tundra 2 years ago from a guy on this site (Sorry to seller....  Don't remember your handle but was a pleasure dealing with you. lol).   My son is now looking for something a bit more economical, as he has since partnered up with my ex doing outside sales for her company.  He'll be driving around AZ, NM, and southern NV, so he just wants/needs better gas mileage.

    It's a great pickup with approx. 136K miles.  Not one of the newer models, but a creampuff for it's age, IMO.

    He will be listing it in the next couple of weeks, likely at about 1/2 of what your son's prescribed budget.

    S.

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    On 5/24/2023 at 6:42 PM, trphyhntr said:

    I think it will hit 3600 or more this year. 

    I guess I've just been beaten into a generally pessimistic viewpoint on water over the years.

    That being said, look at that sucker fill!!!   Basically 1 1/2 feet per day, lately and going strong!  Hope it can keep that pace for a while.

    One of my Utah connections is tickled that he can launch at Bullfrog.

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    On 5/17/2023 at 4:22 PM, Coach said:

    I was there May 6 and it was unfishable. It looked OK at first but moving way too fast, and impossible to cross. Even went to Bonito instead and it was also way too high and fast. Not sure how much it's changed in 11 days.

    This graph gives a pretty good feel for relative flow over the past month or so....   Doesn't look like it's come down too much since the 11th.

    Black River Near Fort Apache, Az. - USGS Water Data for the Nation

    On 5/17/2023 at 6:34 PM, Red Rabbit said:

    about 300 cfs now

    https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=09489500&legacy=1

    Yep, good info, Doug.

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    11 minutes ago, CouesFanatic said:

    Ya that does look good. The problem is we have to cross the river 5-10 times a day. I don't really want to swim every time. 

    You must be fishing up in the area that we frequent. ;)

    I've never been to the pump station, but looking at that video makes me want to check it out.

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    Here's a fairly decent source.... (Dan is the BEST source! ;) )

    Black River Near Fort Apache, Az. - USGS Water Data for the Nation   

    Like lots of folks, my buddies and I try to do an annual May trip.  We've been watching it carefully, and it looks like we'll continue to push it.  We typically fish it the first time when it is in the 160 CFS range.  Currently running at 290ish..... (180% of average)   Likely fishable, but we're holding off for now.

    S.

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    11 minutes ago, GreyGhost85 said:

    Fishing wasn’t great but caughtone pretty good flathead and a 12lb channel cat. It’s running pretty fast and wide so it’s tough to keep your bait where it needs to be.

     OUTSTANDING!!   Been a long time since I've hit the upper Salt for flatheads.  

    Grew-up in Kearny, and the spring flathead fishing up there was basically my favorite thing for several years.   Love it!

    S.

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