Eureka!

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).]

[nighthawk]

Now I'd say it's time to hit the streams!

By the way I used to love to listen to that song.

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Eric "nighthawk"

American veteran and proud of it!

[Lotech]

Hey Parn,
Aren't those little lightbulbs neat when they come on? It's like a small affirmation that something between our ears still works.


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Life, is the time He gave you to determine where you want to spend eternity.
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Lotech Joe

[The_Sib]

First time for everything
mmmmm
My ears still ring
chug-a-lug chug-a-lug

[MOturkE]

Last year at Roaring River, MO I found a stonefly, I'd never seen one before and only knew they existed because I've chosen flyfishing. I'm so much more aware of things around the water now then ever before.

This sport is so much more incredible than the sight of a line sailing silently through the air overhead would lead one to believe.



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There's almost nothin' wrong with the first lie, it's the weight of all the others holdin' it up that gets ya'! - Tim

[Doublehauler]

If Salmon Flies are the prophets of the King Salmon migration, how come we have lots of Salmon Flies in rivers that have never had a King Salmon run?

I always thoughy that they were called Salmon flies because their body color is close to that of a very fine salmon fillett.

OOps, fillet, not fillett.

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Jim Johnson


[This message has been edited by Doublehauler (edited 12 May 2006).]

[J Castwell]

Ya got me Jim,,, Parnellie's wife says they look like mosquito's and he says they are the harbingers.