I am pleasantly pleased that I can turn out this quality of work at this hook size and may tie up a batch for self to use in pursuit of the wily Collin County bream.
The (old) Sign
The turn-off to the Blue coming from Tishomingo
Sunday, August 31, 2008
In Praise of Tying Small Flies
A fellow fly angler asked me to review a pattern that he could no longer find. So I had it mailed to me, I shot a few photos to document and then tried my hand.
I am pleasantly pleased that I can turn out this quality of work at this hook size and may tie up a batch for self to use in pursuit of the wily Collin County bream.
I am pleasantly pleased that I can turn out this quality of work at this hook size and may tie up a batch for self to use in pursuit of the wily Collin County bream.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
How Small is Small?
This is a fly that I am currently researching, a Blue River Fly Fisher asked me to review it for a possible tie.
Here is the first image I took of the fly
And here is a second, set upon a dime
Here is the first image I took of the fly
And here is a second, set upon a dime
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Little Men
Yesterday after work I drove over to my little neighborhood creek for some decompression and angling.
As I stood in the door of my truck stringing up the one weight I saw them headed my way. Seven and five years old and dressed in standard issue little boy summer attire...shorts, that is all.
"Are you going fishing?!"
"Yep, sure am"
"Have you fished before?"
"I've fished a few times"
"Do you know how to put that all together?"
"Yes, I believe that I do"
"Do you have the dealy-thing? If you don't you can borrow mine"
"That is very kind of you to offer; I think I'll be OK"
"There is a big old snake down there!!"
"There aren't any fish down there. (pointing to the stretch of weedlined bank below). There is a big fish down there!"
"I saw a gold fish! it was BIG!!" (resident koi)
"Guys, I am going to be casting this thing down there so please be sure to stay back. I sure would feel bad if I were to hook one of you"
"OK, we'll just go jump in the water a while"
"Oh please don't do that. It'll ruin the fishing for me"
"OK"
Then they were off to score Popsicles from apparently grandpa or a neighbor who dotes on them. I last heard them discussing the relative merits of sharing candy.
What I had initially knee-jerked as a big ding in my angling time turned out to be a refreshing break in my initial refreshing break.
As I stood in the door of my truck stringing up the one weight I saw them headed my way. Seven and five years old and dressed in standard issue little boy summer attire...shorts, that is all.
"Are you going fishing?!"
"Yep, sure am"
"Have you fished before?"
"I've fished a few times"
"Do you know how to put that all together?"
"Yes, I believe that I do"
"Do you have the dealy-thing? If you don't you can borrow mine"
"That is very kind of you to offer; I think I'll be OK"
"There is a big old snake down there!!"
"There aren't any fish down there. (pointing to the stretch of weedlined bank below). There is a big fish down there!"
"I saw a gold fish! it was BIG!!" (resident koi)
"Guys, I am going to be casting this thing down there so please be sure to stay back. I sure would feel bad if I were to hook one of you"
"OK, we'll just go jump in the water a while"
"Oh please don't do that. It'll ruin the fishing for me"
"OK"
Then they were off to score Popsicles from apparently grandpa or a neighbor who dotes on them. I last heard them discussing the relative merits of sharing candy.
What I had initially knee-jerked as a big ding in my angling time turned out to be a refreshing break in my initial refreshing break.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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sign on highway outside Tishomingo
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- Robin
- Fly fishing...why? No good reason that I could take to court and hope to win with. I just like it. Helping others; now that's something I can get behind and participate in.