I like catching a big fish in the salt after months in the hills.
I like catching brookies in the hills after time in the salt.
I like long casts, all about power and distance.
I like those casts that are finessed with just the right amount of english on it.
I like the bobber (oops I mean float indicator) sliding down the riffles and into a pool.
I like the dry fly droopping gently on the water not making a single ripple.
And then I enjoy that slow rise and the open mouth of a nice fish inhaling my fly.
Its fun catching a big trout in home waters
Its fun catching native brookies 6" long on some long forgotten stream that was never stocked.
I like the noise of a reel zinging as some fish pulls yards and yards of line.
I like fishing new waters and home waters.
Bringing in a fish and letting it go.
Bringing in a fish and not letting it go, then releasing it into a hot fry pan with butter bubbling up. Then watching it curl from the heat and then lay out again when I heat up the other side.
There is somethign special about fishing as you watch the sun rise. And fishing as you watch the sun set.
I enjoy standing in cold water or standing in the surf working to hold your place as you hunt for fish.
I love sitting in a boat, roaming around looking for working birds or any other sign of fish.
I enjoy the feel of bamboo delivering a dry fly with the most gentle of actions. Its poetry in motion.


What floats your boat?

jed