Hello all and thanks for checking in
at the O’Grady Fly Fishing Adventures. On my way to Spinney this morning, my
mind was beginning to write today’s blog and about how today was day three of
retirement. Driving back to P-town the whole theme changed. Last spring while
fishing the different mid-level lakes of Colorado, I began to notice what I
thought was a minor problem with Cat’s setup. I tried getting her to fish my
Accel, but she continually told me that hers was just fine. Finally, I bought
her my exact same set up and begged her to try it out. She did and our later
trips to Spinney last summer were just good enough for her to begin to turn
from the dark side to the light. Soon after, while fishing my “One”, Cat landed
her best fish here on the Ark and there was no turning back. In my mind, now
that we were now firmly on the same team, we would stand shoulder to shoulder
in the Sage corner and figured we would spend the rest of our fishing days in blissful
Strawberry fields, and there would never be even a hint of unrest again. It was
unbelievable for a while, shoulder to shoulder, proudly waving our “Ones” as if
our bond could never even field a crack. And then today happened, even though
we are no longer competitive and we fish as one, Cat, with no regards to my
third day of retirement fishing party, smoked me like a Christmas turkey.
The day started like normal, while
kicking out on Spinney, amongst many bored looking anglers, I hooked and
wrestled a two foot pike to the net. My first pike that is, and they are slimy
and spooky looking. I continued to move out and Cat found her groove. After
about an hour and only one take, I kicked back towards Cat and she asked if I
was killing it as well. There was plenty of time and no need for false
exaggerations, so I sheepishly said no. We spent the next five hours within
about thirty feet of each other and nearly every time I looked up, she was
fighting another fish to the net. In most circumstances, I had a great day,
when my wife smokes me about 4 to 1, I know I should gripe, but it was an
absolutely glorious day. I’m not sure
what the deal was with the Northerns today, we had never landed one before and
we got a total of 5 to the net today, Cat has a few wounds as proof of hers.
It looks like the river here in P-town
dropped a little today, but my own personal guess is that it will be short
lived. The Arkansas drainage snowpack is currently sitting at 150% of normal
and I think we are looking at another extended runoff. Mid-level and
high-mountain lakes are going to be the drug over the next 6 to 10 weeks or so.
We at the Drift know how intimidating a new way of fly fishing can be so we
will be extending our lake special through June. If any customer purchases a
Sage Accel or a Fishcat/Outcast pontoon boat, they will get a free sit down
with Cat or I and we will go over strategies, rigging, fly choice, safety, and
hopefully answer any questions to make your trip to the lakes and enjoyable
one. I used to think that I was the one you should ask for but after today…..As
always, Connell, Cat, Winston, The Accel, and the Drift Fly Shop want to thank
you for reading….
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