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LOGGER'S SHEET S1-FP-1987-CT-271 LOGGER: Barbara Fletcher REEL NUMBER:1/B - 2A STAGE: Mich Talk DATE: 6/8/87 PRESENTOR: Kurt Dewhurst GROUP NAME: River Lore REGION/STYLE: Michigan Au Sable River PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION C Kurt Dewhurst Dave Wyss Carpenter, river guide Jay Sephan Fisherman CONTENTS 1. Kurt-introduction- Water in Michigan; Rivers-Osaba River- Grayling Jay-History of his family on the River - Farming and Fishing and Lumber 2. Dave - family background, clans, Kurt-River guide- culture Keeper Jay- Experience and Background as River guide. Boat Building 3. Dave- How he learned to guide; Kurt- Perils Jay- Dad Fellin River Kurt- Punt Pole Jay- Rod stories Dave - How to avoid being hooked. 4. Jay- monetary penalties - a Day on the River - lunch and equipment -pay Dave- a day on the River Now- Jay- characteristics of good guide desire to 5. teach- Being a good companion, Dave- story about 2 fishermen Kurt- differences among rivers and flies. Dave- flies- now named. 6. Jay - form of boats-components shape same. (Tape change - 1B - 2A) 7. Dave - life as fulltime guide/fisherman. tymy flies, working on boats. Goes to florida to work in winter. KD- never changed over years. 8. Jay- Not much. Dave - characteristics of different areas of river. Signs of Fish. 9. KD- canoeing probs? Jay- inexperienced canoes KD - Boat houses? 10. Dave- White pine- cypress boats, left in water. Boat house built over water. zoning - cant build 11. new ones. what is like on the river. 12. KD - See self living away from river? Jay- no. 13. Q-origin of boat design. Jay - nobody knows. maybe france. KD- Dugouts Q- Types of Flies for this time of year? Dave- match flies to hatch. Other times be inventive