Hello all and thanks for checking in at The O’Grady
Flyfishing Adventures. Boy things sure have been Spicy and fun around the shop
the last few weeks. Our home river has morphed back into the killer river that
we have all fallen in love with and Cody has brought life back into the shop
with his new found adoration of the salt. Cody has just made it back from his second extended trip to the salt.We were laughing the other day about
how Cody has kind of reminded us of Howard from the Big Bang Theory. Well first
of all they dress and are built alike, jkjk, but in the show Howard goes to
space and when he gets back he can’t stop talking about space. Whether at the
Cheesecake Factory, at school or even at home with Bernadette every comment is
compared to what he had done in space. Now unlike on the show, I’m not sure I
will ever get tired of his enthusiasm for the salt. We did have one kind of
funny thing happen in the shop that first made me realize how closely Cody
sounds like Howard. I was sitting in the back finishing my lunch and Cody was
working a project next to me. A couple of guys moved to the back of the shop and
I could see that one was trying to impress the other by asking about a
particular brand of sunglasses. Now I have heard of the brand and I think it
was one of the inexpensive brands that BassPro sells. What happened next still
has me giggling today; Cody jumped up and began to show these two guys the
Smiths that we have in stock. He then went on to tell the guys about how when
he fishes here in P-town he uses one colored lens but in the salt he uses the
other. He then went on talking about the importance of that particular shade
while walking the flats. Now I’m not sure Cody ever realized but I think he
kind of crushed the poor guy that was trying to impress his friend by dropping
brand names. Well like I said earlier, I don’t think I will ever tire of the
enthusiasm Cody has brought back from Hawaii and Christmas Island.
I
think this is the perfect time to brag on my friend Cody and also talk a little
about some of the new things we are trying to bring to The Drift. As our readers
know, The Drift works very hard at trying to be the most ethical flyshop on the
face of the earth. When Cody made his first trip to the Salt he did quite a bit
of research before making all his purchases for the different places he was
going. He was a little annoyed by how many purchases he was encouraged to buy
that were totally useless and was frustrated by some of the things that now
seem simple but was not told about before. Now with his new love for the salt
and wanting everyone to enjoy it as much as he does, he is now setting up a few
new programs to help people fall in love like he did. First is still in the
works but he is beginning to work a way to host Flyfishing trips to Hawaii and
Christmas Island. Hawaii has some of the largest and most powerful bonefish in
the world and Cody is now hooked up with the people that can make it happen.
How great would it be for you to be able to take your spouse on the most
romantic and prettiest vacation ever and to be able to sneak off and spend a
few days chasing bonefish. Secondly, Cody will now take appointments for a sit
down with anyone planning on making a trip to the salt? Getting the correct
rods, lines, flies and even shoes can make or break the vacation of a lifetime.
Cody has taken his expertise of chasing and sight fishing trout, guiding and
fishing in Alaska and has become super proficient and extremely knowledgeable
of fishing the Salt. There will be no charge for the sit down but we do hope
some of your purchases are made with the Drift. Now if you can’t make the trip
right now, next time you see Cody ask him about the salt, or space and sit back
and enjoy.
Now on to our river, if you have
been following the flows this week then I’m sure you have realized how much
they have moved, this week should have been brought to you by Duncan. If you
don’t get it then you’re younger than me. I think today I found that I have my
own personal lucky charm. As I was
finishing getting wadered up a friend Mike Bonney showed up and I talked to him
for a bit. I immediately walked down to the river and hooked half a dozen fish
or so right away. Then the river just kind of died off for me. I was walking
back up river and shared a few words with Mike again and low and behold, I
hooked five fish very quickly. The river went quiet for me again and as I was
heading out I ran into Mike again, I told him that I thought he was my lucky
charm and figured I better fish a little more. Thank you Mike, I hooked and
landed my best fish of the day. Fish today were eating but very picky, any
mistake and the fish let you know. Fish were on the caddis larva from the shop and
the FOD. I’m thinking now that when I eventually take my trip to Hawaii we
might have to take Mike with us. Anyway, I sure hope you get the chance to talk
to Cody and watch his eyes light up. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, Mr.
Bonney, and The Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading….
Cody'd Trigger fish from Christmas Island.
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