Hello
all and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Fly Fishing Adventures. If you
have been following the blog over the last few months than you probably know
how awesome the last month has been on the Ark. However, and much like the
season finales on TV, all great things come to a close. Some are cliffhangers
and this year there seemed to be quite a few cast finales and even show
endings. In the spirit of the season, I actually wanted to let you all in on a
new development in Cat’s and my life. Just over twenty-five years ago, my baby
brother had this crazy idea to get some cash together and buy a Subway that was
going out of business. We started with basically nothing and after several
years we began to make a serious go of it. We have seen a little of everything,
some years I could feel my blood pressure trying to blow the top of my head off
every time my phone rang, and other times, I couldn’t figure out why God was
making it so easy on me. The last few years had been especially difficult so
when the opportunity to move on came about, we decided to take it. As of close of
business on May 17th, Cat and I are no longer Subway franchise owners.
I woke up this morning
absolutely terrified. I had a little bit of running around to do and then I
came home to quiet. The dogs looked at me a little strangely and I began to
wonder if I had made a mistake. I didn’t see last night’s finale of NCIS so I
decided to watch it. I knew it special agent Anthony Dinozzo’s last episode and
I was dying to see how they pulled it off. Ten minutes in and I knew this was
the best sign off ever. I was glued to the show and as the show was ending, and
like the manly stud that I am, I had to turn my head so that Cat couldn’t see
the tears. Tony was heading off to live his life. Wow, what an ending, Cat and
I looked at each other and said, “let’s go fishing.” We knew that the higher
flow was bringing the spring season to an end, but what the heck, lets enjoy
every second.
We got to the river at
around 12:30 and the swallows were thick. We have been fishing this river long
enough that we have a pretty good idea where the fish are at just about all
flows. The first stop made us look a little silly, but soon we began to see
fish. We spent a few hours fishing and we even spent a little time kicking back
and enjoying our existence. We hooked a total of eight fish but did not get a
single fish to the net. I worked one all the way back to me but just as I was
lifting his head, I think he smiled a little and spit the hook. We were able to
spot out two big browns, one we hooked and the second freaked himself out when
he hit Cat’s indicator. As we were heading back to the car, I started thinking
about how much more dramatic Dinozzo’s exit from the work force was, and then I
realized, it’s just a stupid TV show. What a way to spend the first day of the
rest of my life.
I’m looking at trying to get
a few health problems taken care of over the next few months. Hopefully, by
fall my schedule should be much more free with no limitations for amounts of
guide trips. As for river conditions, the water today was much clearer than we
expected. If you do decide to give the river a try, please just keep a few
things in mind. First of all, don’t go alone, 1390cfs can put you in danger in
a hurry. And secondly, bugs have not really changed, fish are still gorging on
BWO’s and midges. There seems to still be a little bit of fishing left but
please stay safe: finish the season in a Tonyesque way or maybe even like me.
As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo, and the Drift
Fly Shop want to thank you for reading…….
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