Fly Fisherman's Astigmatism
Well I got to dreaming this morning and was thinking about a fish I had come up under my fly one day. The fish did one of those complex compound rises and followed the fly for a good 30-40 ft.. It snapped at the fly a couple of times during the drift and at the last possible moment it was in a frenzy and uncontrollably gulped the fly and I set the hook." Got Ya " I recalled.
So In my dream I was trying to estimate the size of the fish, and put it at 18". That's a pretty fair fish. I snapped out of my dream and got to think about the accuracy of estimating Length. The morning newspaper was laying there in front of me and looking at the width I guessed 16". Oop's my ruler said 12". I unfolded the paper and said to myself "Wow, now that would be a whopper", 30" flashed into my head, but I already new the answer was 24. I think I need to go see my eye doctor again, real soon.
.....My math needs a brush up to. "Was that 32 fish I scored on the last trip or was it 46 "? I need to work on that addition.
Any you guys ever noticed a medical problem like this?
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River