well this was after the Circus left town but I still get a kick..
It was 2 years ago on a very chilly Nov morning in "my" secret spot..
Pull in the lot at 5 something am, yea still dark I know but there was 1 car there and our hearts began to sink..
So we walk in and there are 2 guys , 1 is pounding beers and the other seemed straight sober..
After chatting with the sober guy he said they let their home at midnight to be at that spot by 5am.. His buddy drank all the way up while he drove..
I asked if he was cool with rotating through the run so everyone could have a chance at fishing different water.. Well that didn't go well and he wanted to fish "here".. Ok I said so we walked a bit above him and waited till light..
Still dark we hear this huge SPLASH !! Yup the drunk guy fell in..
So back to the car he stumbles, light comes and everyone starts fishing.. The guy in the prime spot catches a fish and his buddy shows up again with dry clothes but wet waders on..
He wobbles down the bank and wasn't 2 mins and SPLASH !! He is swimming with the fishes..
This time I say to his buddy, "you better take him to the motel before he gets hypothermia" He agreed , they left and we had a blast fishing the rest of the day..
Now next day we show up to the same spot , first in the lot and get our spot.. While later, 3 guys come dow.. The same 2 but with a guide this time.. Go figure... Now I walk over to the guys , reach in my pack and ask the still hung over guy if he wanted a beer (holding 1 out)... He started dry heaving and headed to the woods puking..
The guide wasn't to impressed and asked if we would rotate the run, just as I asked the day before..
I said sure but rotating means moving not staying planted in there all day.. No problem he said..
Well we rotated with the sober guy and all caught fish.. The hung over guy went back to the car and slept till about 10 am then walked down and said he needed to go back to the motel.. They left..
What a GREAT way to spend a bunch of time and $$$ to fish the SR is all I can say..