Comments on: Tucson Sand Trout Fishing Labor Day Weekend

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:26:44 +0000

Scott,

Your comment for some reason was trapped in the spam filter.

Your information is priceless. I agree that Tucson is a fantastic place to live and the eco-system, mountains, vegetation and way of life make Tucson a very desirable and unique place to live.

I learn more about it every day.

Thanks for sharing, and come on back to Tucson when you retire. Hopefully I’ll be here and we can get a cup of coffee.

By: Scott Hansen

Scott Hansen — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:01:51 +0000

I grew up in Tucson. I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Tucson in 1972 when there was about 200,000 people. I attended Hudlow Elementry, Ficket jr. high and Sahuaro High School. I graduated from Pima College. We had just moved to Tucson from Utah. My mother found it strange that in the desert where there is supposedly a shortage of water that water was free!!!! We received no water bill from the city for the first few years we lived there.
in 1972 traveling east on Speedway the road narrowed to 1 lane in each direction east of Wilmot. Traveling south on Wilmot the road narrowed to 1 lane in each direction south of 22nd street.
The drive in at McDonalds across the street from Park Place Mall sits over the wash. McDonalds had a store on Speedway near Craycroft that they closed to open the McDonalds across the street from Park Place Mall. The drive in sat right over the wash so they built a bridge that the drive in currently sits over.
Before Park Place Mall was constructed (it was originally called Park Mall)there was just a big dirt lot to the west of Sears with a Furrs Cafeteria in the back.
There is no better place to live than Tucson. It has the most beautiful vegetation anywhere. It has mountains and valleys. The weather is a little warm in the summer but perfect all other times of the year. There is no wind, no earthquakes, no humidity, no tornado’s, no hurricanes, no basketball sized hail, no rain, and the best part, no snow. I would like to return to Tucson (or at least Phoenix) once I retire.

Scott Hansen

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:51:16 +0000

Ari,

I agree, I love Arizona. It is not flat. Hard to find a flat spot sometimes. And if I want fish I go to Trader Joes or Red Lobster.

The rivers do have water just not for long.

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:46:40 +0000

I love Arizona, for one I do not find it ugly, far from it. Its not flat either like other states. Arizona is lovley really. Sure the River might as well be a wash but hey Arizona is a desert.

By: concerned ;-) from the other blog

concerned ;-) from the other blog — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:14:14 +0000

Just drove across the “river” today. It’s totally beyond me how in the world this ugly place can be mentioned as an attraction and how anybody can possibly enjoy being there… And when it is a “river,” it’s just running mud just like any other wash in town. Oh, yeah, remember it mentioned as a “location” regarding real estate, too… I mean, it’s not a bad area around, but Rillito “river” contributing to it being desirable… gimme a break.

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:02:25 +0000

Bait,

I did forget to mention the bait. Small piece of sandstone with cheese whiz on it.

By: Teresa Boardman

Teresa Boardman — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:52:55 +0000

LOL Now I know where the fish came from. hate to ask but what kind of bait did you use?