Hello all
and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Fly Fishing Adventures. I’m not a big
fan of commercials when it comes to watching TV, but one of the more amusing
ones is the ad where two women are looking at a couch and one holds up a
credit card and says, "I saw it and I just had to have it." The scene next
switches to a couple of burglars and one is holding a crowbar and says, "I saw it
and I just had to have it." I’m not sure if it was pure genius or complete
idiocy, but while I stood in the river today, the commercial kept going
through my head and I was busting my brain trying to remember what credit card the
commercial was for. That’s when it hit me, it wasn’t a credit card but actually
an insurance company. Well since I was thinking about it in the river today
than it may be genius, but since I don’t remember who they were advertising,
well you get the picture. If you are regular reader than you know that my introduction
almost always has a story to go with them.
I had a
newlywed couple out on the river yesterday and as we were nearing the end of
the day, Jerod hooked a fish and as it came out of the water, even I got
nervous. Definitely over twenty, I could see the big hook jaw and the bright
red side. Jerod perfectly worked it across the river and just as I was pulling
the net, I heard a gasp, followed by a few Shucky Darns and then it just went
quiet. There must have been a nick in the line because the line broke half way
between the two flies. Well after we all had calmed down and got a pretty good
laugh, I started thinking about that fish. I could see myself standing next to
the river, holding up my X Fly Rod, and saying, "I saw it and I just had to have it."
With that in mind, I knew I was heading to the river today. I fished my way to “the spot” and while walking the shore I just happened to catch a glimpse of something really big cruising the bank. I could see right away that he was the biggest fish I have seen in several years here in town. Now he was a far cry from Red October of yore, but I would have guessed him to be in the twenty five to twenty six inch range. I tried to sneak in below him but he disappeared after my initial move. I headed to yesterdays battlefield and landed a few but nothing like yesterdays foe and nothing anything like this mornings. I couldn’t get that fish out of my head, I just had to have it, and so I headed back up river. I fished his spot for half an hour but never saw him again. I had one take that headed straight down river and when I saw my backing flying out of my reel I thought maybe this is the one. It was the first time on this tailwater that my backing had ever seen the light of day, but when the fish was landed she was only a hair over nineteen, her power came from her girth because she was built like a Delaney fish. I fished the rest of the afternoon and every rock cluster seemed to produce two fish, but I just couldn’t shake the thought of the monster fish.
With that in mind, I knew I was heading to the river today. I fished my way to “the spot” and while walking the shore I just happened to catch a glimpse of something really big cruising the bank. I could see right away that he was the biggest fish I have seen in several years here in town. Now he was a far cry from Red October of yore, but I would have guessed him to be in the twenty five to twenty six inch range. I tried to sneak in below him but he disappeared after my initial move. I headed to yesterdays battlefield and landed a few but nothing like yesterdays foe and nothing anything like this mornings. I couldn’t get that fish out of my head, I just had to have it, and so I headed back up river. I fished his spot for half an hour but never saw him again. I had one take that headed straight down river and when I saw my backing flying out of my reel I thought maybe this is the one. It was the first time on this tailwater that my backing had ever seen the light of day, but when the fish was landed she was only a hair over nineteen, her power came from her girth because she was built like a Delaney fish. I fished the rest of the afternoon and every rock cluster seemed to produce two fish, but I just couldn’t shake the thought of the monster fish.
Shortly
after this blog goes public this evening, page hits will go over the one hundred
thousand mark. I’m not sure if I should be completely humbled or terrified by
the thought of the number of crazies taking time to read these. It sure has
been an enjoyable ride and I hope I can keep the entertainment rolling for
years to come. As for the conditions on the river, as you all know, spring is
my absolute favorite time of the year and this year has lived up to and even
exceeded expectations. Fishing has not been easy, but it has been great. A good
cast, a great drift and a little luck on the battle has been the key for
great fishing days. The spring season is nearing its end so if you aren’t
having the kind of success that you want, then get a trip booked now, this is
by far the best time of year to get it all figured out.
I don’t ever remember seeing so much moss in the river this early in the year, but even though it hurts the sight fishing a little, it hasn't dampened the fish appetite at all. Fish have been eating FOD’s and Black Tube Wing Midges and Ninjas. Even as I am writing this post, my mind keeps wandering to the shadow I watched today, I saw it and I just had to have it. If any of you see my wife tell her hello for me, I will be at the river until either I or one of my clients catches that fish. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, State Farm, and The Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading…….
I don’t ever remember seeing so much moss in the river this early in the year, but even though it hurts the sight fishing a little, it hasn't dampened the fish appetite at all. Fish have been eating FOD’s and Black Tube Wing Midges and Ninjas. Even as I am writing this post, my mind keeps wandering to the shadow I watched today, I saw it and I just had to have it. If any of you see my wife tell her hello for me, I will be at the river until either I or one of my clients catches that fish. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, State Farm, and The Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading…….
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