THOUGHTS, TRUTHS, AND HALF MYTHS
4-22-18
THOUGHTS:
When me and the Mexicans talk about "22's", we speak of different things.
TRUTHS:
Surely the path to serenity runs alongside a stream.
"THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE"
HALF-MYTHS
Where'd you go?
I guess I didn't have much to say for a bit.
Whatever.
7-29-14
THOUGHTS
I recently took out a client who was interested in getting into fly fishing. He wanted to take a full day trip and head up to RMNP. We got up to Glacier, fish were hungry, biting like crazy, clients catching fish. Going great.
Biting like crazy, I repeat.
We took lunch. Going great.
Client tells me that he would like to go over to Boulder Creek to find some spots for when he potentially goes out one day by himself. Doesn't own a fly rod yet.
Get to Boulder Creek, show him spots. I tell him we should start fishing; rain subsided, should be good fishing.
He doesn't want to fish anymore.
???
Thought to self-"Leaving Glacier Creek to find trout is like leaving Sea World to find killer whales".
Point-Don't leave fish to look for fish.
TRUTHS
Peculiar list of names of clients that I have taken out lately or will be taking out:
Rob Ford (Toronto Crack Head Mayor)
-This guy was actually from Canada too
Mike Meyers (Austin Powers-also from Canada, the other is in horror films)
Mark Martin (Thanks the "Valvoline Ford 6 Team")
Weird.
HALF MYTHS
When fishing a Para Humpy, put the second one about 12"-18" behind the first.
Pair of Humpies-smile.
5-31-14
THOUGHTS
Recently, I finished a trip with a client and upon arriving back at the shop he asked if we had any hats he could buy. Of course I said. I pointed him the way inside and told him if he needs help I would be right in (as I was bringing his wet waders in to clean).
I walked in and I see him looking at hats. And there is some guy there helping him out. Some guy with a RMA shirt and hat.
This guy must work here I thought to myself.
After he gets done with the customer, I walk over to introduce myself (and make sure he is not an impostor...surely I know everyone that works at the shop, right? So something seemed wrong).
He introduces himself as Harris. I introduce myself.
He says "I know who you are. You took me and my old man out on a guided trip last year."
I say "and now you work here?"
"Yep. Well I am interning."
"But you have been fishing since our trip out and now you work here?"
"Yep. I get out all the time since we went."
A satisfied look must have come across my face.
"That's awesome" I told him.
And every time I see him now, it still makes my day.
True guide success. Sharing/showing/enjoying the sport and inspiring others to do so as well.
Good work Chris.
TRUTHS
Over heard at the shop recently:
"I see you got your Rat Dog (Dead cover band) ticket there"
"Yep"
"Why don't you get one more and take your (new) girlfriend"
"I don't think she likes Rat Dog"
A moment passes...
"I don't think she likes the Dead either"
Another (longer) moment...
"I don't think she likes me"
HALF MYTH
Run off is the worst f'n time of year. I hate it. No rivers. What am I supposed to do with myself?
I guess that belonged under truth, not myth.
4/19/14
THOUGHTS
I have noticed that the last 3 trips out, to two different pieces of water, that high holing has become quite the problem. Now I know that it is going to happen sometimes. But I never get high holed 3 days out in a row.
What is with this new found epidemic? It is spreading like ebola.
I mean...when you pull in, look to see if people are fishing, make eye contact with me, and then proceed to fish 3 holes above me, of course I am going to think you are a Harry.
You just high holed me, jerk.
Are we getting so lazy as a society that we are using other people to spot our holes?
I don't tweet or face-space...but I will start if I need to. I will post all the wrong holes. And drive by and honk.
It doesn't make it any better when you purposely do it, and then pull out when I make the turn. That almost makes it worse.
Stop high holing me.
Maybe I will start a page with different high hole Harry vehicles and license plates. With a warning to avoid this person. And to not fish with them either.
Please don't high hole. There are a lot of fish.
4/4/14
TRUTHS
Some people just don't get it. I was outside at work today looking at the melting parking lot slurry of water make it's way down the hill and couldn't help but start locating pockets and holes where I would find the most trout. I started explaining to the people who were around me. They looked at me as if I was crazy or had lost my mind?
Pssh!
????
You just don't get it do you?
12/16/13
TRUTHS
Thanks alot for ruining the closest river to me you flood jerks! Just totally wiped out. No structure or nothing.
So I started pushing boulders into my old hole, to make a new hole. See you in April, sucker!
Floods are no good!
11-1-13
HALF MYTHS
I recently came in contact with two rather attractive women, at different times, that both fly fish. I wish we had more women like this (that fly fish). And I wish I would start running into them at the river (instead of men all the time). It's such a dude fest out there and I rather enjoy seeing the female persuasion take to it.They tend to just be so more respectable. Fish on ladies.
8-19-13
THOUGHTS
No offense, but don't come walking up right behind me while I am in a hole and tell me that you
were just below, had good luck with some dries, you're nymphing now, moving up but not getting greedy, and staying on the go because there is a bunch of guides below on their way. And don't ask me how I am doing either. I am doing fine...or was...until you walked up and started talking in my ear.
(My thoughts exactly after recently having this happen to me on my one day off to fish. Just get out, go around. Don't bug me. I'm fly fishing, bro! And don't high hole me either).
Besides, if you are exclusively nymphing in this river in August, your definitely need to keep ago because that 5' foot deep rig you have on right now is going to get snagged on the bottom almost everywhere.
Whatever.
TRUTHS
Client: Hey, what is it called when you have 3 guys on base and you hit a homerun?
Me: It's called a...oh, that's funny.
A question posed to me from a recent client after hitting a Grand Slam - A grand slam, for those who don't know, is when you catch a rainbow, brown, brook, and cutthroat trout on the same piece of water in one day.
Clever.
HALF MYTHS
I recently took a couple of younger guys out and then they kept talking about Hank Patterson. Well after listening to their laughing and what not I figured out quickly that Hank Patterson was a made up fly fishing guide that had his own series of YouTube videos. They kept referencing all this B.S. stuff that he would say like "you know when your casting right because you will hear a crack at the end of each cast". (That actually is funny as can be; to a guide anyways.)
So after listening to them for so long I eventually tuned them out. But then, at one point, I heard em' laughing about "skate that fly, skate that fly". I asked if that was some more Hank Patterson B.S. and they said yes.
I told them that skating was a real thing (as some clients this season can attest) and they just couldn't believe it. After trying to convince them for a minute or two, I said hand me your rod to one of them and proceeded to tie on a foam caddis. After about 10 casts, and some really nice skating, fish on.
Guides...looking out for other guides. I got your back Hank Patterson.
8-1-13
TRUTHS
Recent comment from a client while eating lunch in the middle of Moraine Park:
"Food always tastes better outside".
HALF MYTHS
A recent comment from a fisher-person
"That is definitely the right fly to have on because I saw a bunch of those exact same things just hatching a couple of minutes ago". (In reference to an Amy's Ant)
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