WELL'S SPOONS

           In Mt. Vernon, WA years ago a gentleman by the name of Wells developed a thin brass spoon for casting with a fly rod. The Wells spoon iis hand made out of thin material. These spoons (which were  highly sought after) have a great action because  lighter metal used. wells also discovered they worked well in bigger sizes for any type of salmon or trout......the spoon is a popular trolling lure in Sheridan lake ....that's where I found out about them. Mr. Wells passed away some years ago and as fas as I know no one is making the Wells spoon anymore.

            To make a long story short I started making them as a hobby and I sold a few here and there and decided I would advertise a bit and sell some of my wares....

I make them in different sizes but mostly 1, 2 and 2 1/2 inch.....they are supplied with a hook.....I also make very small flashers. The 2 inch are the most popular for trout and Kokanee...the 1 inch works well on a fly rod.

Call Gus...
I can be contacted in Chilliwack B.C. At 604 795 9073.        guscales@shaw.ca

3 for 10 dollars ...larger than 2 1/2 inch will be negotiated I reckon.....

 

Funny funny stuff

Click on this link for a good laugh....Dave Allen was ..in my mind ....one of the funniest and brilliant comedians of our time......yup.......

http://youtu.be/eHDow8zywaI

Sheridan Lake B.C.

I reckon I have been a bit of a slacker lately.......the doodle site seems to be shutdown so there are no more doodles to draw until it starts up again.......I will still post some but not everyday....I can dig some out of archives .........I dunno what is with the doodla site......there were thousands of members....they will be disappointed too.......yup.....I will still be playing around with this blog but I am getting kind of lazy......thanks for watching........

Nice evening shot on sheridan lake b.c.....I was visiting and fishing with a friend in early July....

 

A couple of four lb trout ......nice condition huh...

Sorry......

II have been away fishing the last while ...so the blob has been sadly neglected......another thing that makes it tuff...is .....the site that ran the doodle contest has been very negligent in running things properly......there has not been any material for changing a goofy line into a doodle.....I have been posting some of the old ones I did before the site seemed to shut down.....it still operates but nobody is maning  in the controls.....I dunno why ......they keep saying they will be back but....Nada........so I will dig up some stuff to post and hopefully they will get the ducks in a row soon........in the meantime here is a picture of one of the trout we caught on the trip.........

I took this picture........my fishing partner Mel caught the fish on a dry fly about twilight.........it was a good scrapper.....Mel played it for a few hrs before it finally came to the net......getting the fish in the trailer was not to bad....but it was a bugger getting it in the deep freeze........yup....

Gs

Some Cultus Lake history

This video is especially interesting to the old folks who spent time in their youth enjoying the many attractions of Cultus Lake.....Myself and many others....swimming, skating,camping,dancing.......most people growing up in the chilliwack area will have fond memories of cultus lake......I recently received this clip in email from a friend.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-Gpwy84GQ&feature=youtu.be

Vedder crossing many years ago

   

 

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There is no date for this picture......but for those of you who are familiar don't you think it is interesting how it compares with the scene today......the bridge has been replaced a few times and  there are now rocks and fill where all the cribbing was placed......I think this picture will enlarge quite a bit and notice how clear the photo is .....if I had to guess I would say 1910....

How many steelhead have swam under that bridge since then......

    

       

Beautiful Vedder river today