Finally the drought is over. Or, should I say jinx? Headed to a nearby bay with my new rod I made from one of Dan Craft's blanks (a 5 wt. Five Rivers) that had so far been fishless and just had a blast. A handful of 8-9 inch gills, and enough action to cause the spinner folks to come over as I was loading my canoe to talk about the fun it looked like I was having with "that topwater fly." Actually it was a size 10 Hare 'N Copper with a soft hackle wing. One of those things a warmwater fanatic could do to mess up a good trout fly. Hey, it's my fly. My rod. My cedar strip canoe. A very nice night. JGW