Vol. 13 No. 10

STUPID MOVES

"If you spend anytime in the out of doors, sooner or later you are going to either witness, or more than likely be the originator of a stupid move. Be honest. We’ve all had them and know what they are. They are those “if hindsight was 20/20” decisions or actions that have caused us some embarrassment, or a “man am I lucky” type of encounter."

BRITISH FLY FAIR INTERNATIONAL - 2009

"The British Fly Fair International has just concluded its seventh year and WOW!!! For those of you, who never travel outside your own local haunts, believe me when I tell you that there is a whole wide wonderful world of Fly Tying and Fly Fishing out there.  "

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION – PART 2

"Last week I present four different scenarios that are commonly encountered by a fly-fisher angling for trout on a stream. This piece was intended to generate some discussion among my readership, and cause everyone that read the piece to think about how they would approach each situation and why. It’s also a sneaky way to see if anyone is actually reading this stuff. "

ANOTHER NAME

"Of course once you write an article about the person you think has influenced fly fishing the most, then you just have to expect someone to either tell you you’re wrong, or drop a name and expect an answer or comment."

A FLY FISHING CAROL

"The season was over. This must be understood if any good is to come from the tale I am about to tell. The fly fishing season was over. Micus had said so. And his word was as good for change as any man’s. The blitz was over; the strippers were heading south along the eastern coast. The fly fishing season was over!"

FISHING LANDS END, OLD MEXICO

"It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year now. I’m thinking about my first trip to do some saltwater fly fishing. My brother and I, Captain Don, as we like to call him, were offered an opportunity to go to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico."

RAFFLE TIME

A terrific raffle for the best of causes, to raise the money for JC's bench on the Au Sable River.. Once Ray DuBois has sufficent tickets sold, the raffle will be live from the Chat room on a Sat. night. Please comment on this article if you plan on attending the chatroom, as seating is currently limited and we may need to purchase more room.

JAX BACK COUNTRY BRUNCH

Jack Murray from New Zealand gets the spotlight for fly of the week this issue. Being from down under, I'd have thought it would be upside down. Go figure.

2008 FLORIDA FISH IN

"Reading an article on attending the Washington fish-in didn’t help lessen my excitement and the anticipation I was feeling. It was only a few weeks till the Florida fish-in, and I’d already been packed for a while. Last years (2007) Florida fish-in was my first. I had such a great time I planned to attend the next one before I left."

TOUCHY DRIVER

From Joke of the Day, picked by Dee, as we can all use a smile when the fishing gets sparse.