Risky Business!

Listen up or put your reading glasses on and heed the warning! This is not a joke and constant news of a few really stupid people who think this is a joke will turn this troubling time into a real tragedy.
There are three type of people in this world: dumb, dumber and dumbest! Most of us are just dumb, don't be insulted we just live on cruise control, living our lives not making waves, obeying the rules and the dumb part is believing that everyone's is just like us. Got news for you, they're not! Can't really explain why they fall into the other two categories. They maybe lack reasoning skills, exhibit poor judgement and don't think rules pertain to them. They will get you into trouble every time. Listen close, you can't fix stupid, so stop trying and let natural selection take care of them. sooner or later they will wrap a car around a pole, or overdose, or get a bad disease. Natural selection at its best. So for now, keep following the rules, keep your head down and avoid them.

End of social commentary!
 

Lord of the Flies

Social distancing for an old curmudgeon like me is not too difficult. Funny how the rush of opening day, with all the anticipated notions of catching cloned hatchery trout, thins out once the fish become wary of all the hooks cast their way. In the clear thin water they sit smugly moving only to allow some garish presentation hurtle through their collective masses. They have won for now, focusing on what real food is and what isn't. A passing angler remarks ( at a distance of course), "I haven't seen any fish". Of course you haven't you scattered them in all your plodding! any how, striper season is now open, they left searching for some new dumb fish to catch.

Art likes the quiet and can concentrate on the waters, lost in my thought I ponder the caddis "are they really tan? No they are slightly darker and the green of the abdomen is not as garish as the pack of dubbing. Far more muted in reality. The BWO coming off, small but the wings are longer than mine in my box. Take note make the wings longer and use darker CDC. Instead of blindly casting away, I now selectively cast to fish I mark. Taking my time working on presentation, slow, slow, slow, mend , mend, mend now lift the rod tip..... FISH ON!!!

Bobbing for Apple or Apple Dunkin' and not a Donut

Art's been a busy guy lately, with all the fishing, videoing and Youtube. So busy that he's ben playing fast and loose with his equipment.  So loose that I recently went bobbing for my iPhone, yes I dropped it in the river. More comical than tragic though, you see my iPhone is water resistant to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. Do I trust the engineers at Apple, not quite! So I plunged hands  into the river up to my armpits and found my iPhone. I also found out that once you get the top of your waders below the water line, they are no longer waterproof. The phone worked and only my pride was injured as I  drove home soaking wet (thank you Jeep for those heated seats), only to be greeted by Mrs. Art who said " what did you do pee your pants". Humiliation again!!

Here's a fly that's been working, A BWO sipper size 18, this one is a little overdressed, but the fish didn't seem to mind.

Enjoy!

Quarantine

Day number 35, stay at home or find an isolated river nearby.

Art's been playing safe, keeping everyone out of casting distance at all times. As predicted #5 has been a hot spot for bunching up and seems the abundance of fish have caused this. I spoke to the head trout and told him to disperse immediately as he is putting himself and anglers at risk.


 

He had no reply as I released him and rapidly swam off. Heading to #9 no doubt. 

Moral of the story " keep your mouth shut and you won't get caught"!

April Fool's Day 2020

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