I love those moments in fly angling, when something I read about, I happen to witness for the first time, and realize what it is. Fifty-Eight years old, and I still have many things to discover.

Was sitting on the back porch when my wife (She Who Must Be Obeyed, aka:SWMBO), brought to my attention a giant oversize "Mosquito" (her words, not mine), when all the piece fell into place in my brain. "That isn't a "Mosquito", I said with a tone of deep wisdom, "That is a Salmon Fly! They are called by that name, for they are the harbingers of the Chinook (King)Salmon migration upstream to spawn!"

It is not the same as catching your first trout on a fly rod, but it will do.

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~ Parnelli
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You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
But you can be happy if you want too!

You can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
You can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
You can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
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You can't go swimming in a baseball pool
You can't go swimming in a baseball pool
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[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 08 May 2006).]