Been a while since I could find the time to write a blog post. What with the end of the year feeding frenzy in Congress, Christmas and New Years and assorted travel it just ain’t been gotten done. But we did do some fishin....
Thanksgiving weekend found us fishing the Jackson River above Lake Moomaw. We had a great time fishing for rainbows and browns. Beth even got to fish with a black bear. We also spent an afternoon on Mossy Creek. The fishing was not much but Beth got a chance to work on her photography.
December 29th found me on the Rapidan River with a good friend, celebrating his 40th birthday. The weather was classic for a bwo hatch. The fall had been dry and with some water now in the river, the trout were ready to feed. The fishin was sick good. A great way to end the year!
One of the great benefits of being an instructor is getting asked to do gigs in fun places. Late this summer I had the chance to teach some of Bill Taylor's grad students. Bill is the Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Fish and Wildlife Department at Michigan State University. The ladies and I were hosted by Bill Demmer at Big Creek Lodge, and fished the North Branch of the fabled Au Sable River. It was a great weekend and I am delighted to show off MSU's first All Women Graduate School Fly Fishing Team, aka "MSU Fly Girls". GO Spartans!
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 08:38 PM EST [General]
American Angler and Phil Monahan are to be congratulated for this foray into the social networking sites. Phil's Editor's Page (Nov/Dec 2007) enticement to join this community was quite intriguing. As an aging boomer, I have a lot of respect for the folks who offer the myriad of information and opportunity on the web, be it news, commerce, or information. Social networking sites like, myspace, facebook, youtube, and the like have interested me but I've been reluctant to venture on to them myself for fear being seen as some old guy trying to be hip. And frankly what was I going to offer, the whole thing looked kinda random and disjointed. This site on the other hand seems to be and I hope it turns out to be a place to offer some information and insights and learn from the fly fishing community. Needless to say, that is a social network I feel very comfortable in. So thanks Phil, happy to plant my cyberflag.
