Salmon River Fishing Report 8/9/19

True dat.

Good to hear Lucky,they should be at my secret spot when I get there the 27th

So life deals some rough hands sometimes (Bad Pun).  I got up to leave for three days on the river yesterday, but as I had played bass for a function until later than I'd planned the night before, I decided to catch another 40 winks.  When I awoke again, my bipolar daughter was up, in a bad place, and soon had broken the bathroom mirror.  As the trigger was that I had failed to get to the laundromat to do the laundry the day before while packing, I drove over and put in the loads of clothes.  When  I returned to the house,  My wife and daughter were outside, so I went in to begin cleanup. I used work gloves to remove a few large pieces of glass that had fallen to the sink, but then I had to use the toilet and removed the gloves.  When I finished I noticed that the large sections of glass still fastened to the wall were starting to lean out, and I foolishly grabbed one with my ungloved right hand to brace it.  The largest piece then fell, and came across the first tow fingers just above the knuckle, and cut nearly to the bone and nearly all the knuckle on my index finger, and flapped a pretty good chunk  on the second finger.  Urgent care soaked the wounds for ab9out an hour, then  x rayed, and then  put 5 stitches in the smaller cut and a few more than  that in the index cut, with the PA saying she would have sewed more but the piece she needed to sew was gone.   Then they splinted the two fingers, wrapped them in gauze and some new external dressing that sticks to itself, and sent me off to a hand specialist, as the PA was concerned about tendon damage.   he hand specialist did not think there tendon was involved because I could still move everything, albeit slowly and painfully, rebandaged after bending the splint and separated the fingers in the bandaging.  Then came the bad news, low activity until followup on Mo0nday, get used to the splint as it will be there for a month, and fingers must remain dry, hand in a plastic bag for showering.  And there is no way I can hold a flyrod with my right hand.  While I am a half-assed caster with my left hand, my recollection is that Kings and Cohos  are two handed fish.  So as it now stands I may be able t get out around then same time as Clint.  This really sux as I bought a darkside ticket for 9 months instead of a shotgun, not that I would be using that too much with a gimp index finger.  So later today, I'll find out if I can operate the vise and tie flies, and see if I can play my bass with my third finger, guitar is out of the question, and may be for good depending on how things heal.  And banjo is certainly done unless this comes back 100%, those thumb index middle rolls don't work well with no index, although Jerry Garcia played pretty good banjo with thumb index ring after losing the middle in an axe accident.   BOO HOO!  ( On the brigh side , if it had come out further it could have cut the wrist, chance to bled out or totally lose the hand function, or it could have been the left hand, and I'd ben shopping for a pedal steel if I want to keep playing.   
 
I may see some of you as I ordered a XMas present in Pulaski, and I will have to go up and get it when they call, but  won't be wearing waders for a while.
 
  

I thought the doc was sayin g something about recutting if it didn't heal right, but I was kind of blocking that out.  Oh, bother!

That's what you get for doing bass gigs. I'm glad my '63 J-bass got ripped off.   Not, but I haven't had the heart to replace it. I commiserate on the bi-polar daughter. Been there, paid the bills, cleaned up the mess. She's gotten better  at dealing with it and the meds over the years, but there's still episodes ; luckily that haven't devolved into violent behavior. Quick healing prayer sent. I imagine I won't get to the river until early Oct., just too busy to think about  a trip.  If you see an old hippy single hand Speying under the trees, say Hello
 
    Sounds like a good run is shaping up, thanks to all  for  the reports that have been put up.

Saw them being played in Tressel Sun as well. 
Saw nothing off the bridge in Altmar.
Hey- can anyone please tell me the purpose of the 'changes' to Ellis ??
With all those-clearly placed- stumps and logs along the road side fishing there will be difficult at best. Also it looks deeper.
Likely kinda ok on a float trip but the wader is in for some real fun if a fish runs anywhere near a bank.

Lucky good grief neighbor, I'm sure sorry to hear of your injury.

Follow r3's advice and do as the doc says. Be patient let things heal properly, "a stitch in time saves nine". ughhh, that was bad😣

Godspeed

Thanks, RS, but after spending 55 years training the things, I'm not going to risk losing use for a few weeks of sammins!  It will heal and I'll get some shots at chrome.  I played bass for a little while today, using the second and third fingers.  But I still keep my right hand above my heart most of the time. 
 
" Doctor, will I ever play like Phil Lesh again?" " yes, you'll get it all back."  Well that's great 'cuase I could never play like Phil Lesh before!" 

Thank you, sir.  I see the Doctor this afternoon for the first checkup.
 
Does sound like the circus has arrived, remember to bring your own bread and beer for the next few weeks!