I started one recent day by waiting out the wind. The forecast said it would blow. I hoped that it would stop. I whiled away the morning by reading. I had no choice. Lunch would have to wait because I'd bought along a portable barbecue. And, wieners don't barbecue very well in a gale.
Well, sometime after two the water surface calmed and fish started rising.
I got a couple right off, then couldn't get a sniff. I thought that I'd found and tied the perfect fly. Dummy me. The fish deemed otherwise. They kept rising, and ignored my presentations. I dubbed these the "untouchables". I kept trying, then moved a short distance and picked off a few more.
But, I couldn't resist one more shot at the "untouchables". Still fickle, they had no qualms about resisting my offerings. So, I moved on and played with some of their more willing brethren. And oh yes, I got to barbecue.
Another day started and stayed windless. Fish rose steadily thr…
Well, sometime after two the water surface calmed and fish started rising.
I got a couple right off, then couldn't get a sniff. I thought that I'd found and tied the perfect fly. Dummy me. The fish deemed otherwise. They kept rising, and ignored my presentations. I dubbed these the "untouchables". I kept trying, then moved a short distance and picked off a few more.
But, I couldn't resist one more shot at the "untouchables". Still fickle, they had no qualms about resisting my offerings. So, I moved on and played with some of their more willing brethren. And oh yes, I got to barbecue.
Another day started and stayed windless. Fish rose steadily thr…