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Dougler Reid Estaneca on Rio Caleufu
April 14, 1980 (cont.)
Quail are abundant in this watershed, which is somewhere
under 100 km from the original point of stocking on the Rio
Trappel. We saw at least a dozen coveys along the road, all
from 15 to 30 birds (no big coveys). As we drove out, a covey
flushed in front of the car and one bird ended up flying beside
me on the left side. All of a sudden a hawk materialized
(Buteo julizona) close on the tail of the quail. The chase
went for 100 yards the hawk a few feet behind but unable to
gain. Quail literally flew into a thorn bush and the hawk
had to veer off.
Rio Chinchina, Black Bridge a below
April 15, 1980
Weather crisp and clear (see my road gaddler) as we
set forth with a lot of "je". But after a couple of hours
of hard fishing we could see that we weren't going to do
much. The water was up 6" or so from the first time
we fished here - melting snow generally - and it was much
too cold, 46° F. So we moved camp to the Black Bridge, had
lunch, and fished this action till dusk. I'd hocked and
landed the only good fish - a 24", 5 1/2 lb. male brown.
I made sure there was a little surface action in the big
pool by the bridge and I took a 14" rainbow on a dry fly. Water
at this point had risen to 50°.
We really got into the chase today. Just a mood of