Okay, here is a new term for ya.
Text Fishing.
With the rain we have received the local rivers are just blown out, and the small windows of opportunity that may arise are usually during a time when I am least able to enjoy them. So what is an angler to do when he wants, and might argue that he needs, time on the water?
I have resigned myself to fishing vicariously through the written word. Internet surfing about fly fishing, perusing every old magazine I can find, and reading the works of Gierach, Babb, and any other book I have on the sport. This really is not a bad thing because I am an avid ready anyway, but I have leaned heavily on text fishing over the past few weeks. Maybe this week will change…just in case, I got a new magazine in the mail a couple of days ago that I am holding in reserve…
11/20/2009
11/16/2009
Rain
I have always been a lover of rainy days. To me, nothing is more relaxing than a cool day when the sky is just a solid wash of gray and the rain is not falling in torrents, just a steady slow flow. To be out on days like this usually means that you will have the river to yourself. Just like I like it. I have caught most of my bigger fish on days like this, and some of my best God time as well.
I am ready for the rain to give me a break.
I'm sure you have heard at one time or another the old adage, "be careful what you pray for...you just might get it...", well....I am there.
Tailwaters are blown out, the smokies are full as well. This is good in a way because it means that this horrible season of drought is behind us for a time, but dadgumit I wanna go fishing!
When it is the middle of November and the lakes are at the same level they were in this past July, you can be sure that getting any significant water time is hard to pull off. Timing must be just right and if they provide a small window of no generation, you have to do the math, account for distance from the dam, it is just a lot of work to get time in.
Perhaps I should look at it as a blessing.
Sometimes God blesses us in ways that don't look like we have His favor. Perhaps this high water has afforded me the chance to get some stuff done that I have been putting off. I have my fly box refilled, have worked extensively on rods, and have started trying to get this middle aged body back as close to its original shape as I can. Another thing this time of high water has done is made me more aware of the blessing I have in being able to fly fish; not to take anything for granted.
I hope the rain stays away for a little while.
I am ready for the rain to give me a break.
I'm sure you have heard at one time or another the old adage, "be careful what you pray for...you just might get it...", well....I am there.
Tailwaters are blown out, the smokies are full as well. This is good in a way because it means that this horrible season of drought is behind us for a time, but dadgumit I wanna go fishing!
When it is the middle of November and the lakes are at the same level they were in this past July, you can be sure that getting any significant water time is hard to pull off. Timing must be just right and if they provide a small window of no generation, you have to do the math, account for distance from the dam, it is just a lot of work to get time in.
Perhaps I should look at it as a blessing.
Sometimes God blesses us in ways that don't look like we have His favor. Perhaps this high water has afforded me the chance to get some stuff done that I have been putting off. I have my fly box refilled, have worked extensively on rods, and have started trying to get this middle aged body back as close to its original shape as I can. Another thing this time of high water has done is made me more aware of the blessing I have in being able to fly fish; not to take anything for granted.
I hope the rain stays away for a little while.
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