Hello friends and thanks for checking
in at the O’Grady Fly fishing Adventures. I had some running around to do this
morning and then I headed to the river. I hooked several fish right off the bat
and then the river just seemed to shut down. I headed up river looking for fish
and while thinking about the condition of the river, the word transition kept
coming to mind. Now here is the funny thing, every time the word transition
went through my head, I could feel myself getting annoyed.
I was wondering why the word was so irritating
and then I realized, it’s because I’m a Husker fan. Why you ask, I remember
watching the Huskers as far back as the early 70’s and I kind of took them for
granted. Year after year they were always top ten. For thirty plus years there
wasn’t a more consistently great football team in the country and was topped
off by three Natties in the mid-nineties. Our coach retired in 97 and we were
warned the Husker program might be transition. The next coach did good but you
could see the top end was dropping. The next three coaches were about a
different as could be possible, but in constant transition. Two years ago, the
prodigal son coach showed up and even though we were warned we need to be
patient during the transition, us fans were expecting big changes. Well we are
back to being in the transition stage. Good plays here, good quarters there, good
halve now and then and even a few good full games but way too many times I just
want to yell at the TV, “can you please get it together”. Yes, my Huskers are
in transition, and even though I might get a little more irritated than I
should, I’ll continue to watch because I know soon enough, they will be really
good again, and I don’t want to miss those few good plays.
Yep the river is in transition. The
last several weeks have been some of the best early winter conditions that I
can remember. Fish were gorging most days and at times, if you could hit the
water, you could catch fish. The last few days out, I noticed the water temps
have been dropping and the BWO hatches are beginning to slow down. My first
hour on the water was pretty much lights out and it felt like watching my
Huskers in the third quarter of the Hawkeye game, and then after an hour, it
was like watching the Northern Illinois game. Yea, we won, but there wasn’t
much to talk smack about. I switched back to my nymph rig and hooked a few piggies,
like the Maryland game, before calling it a day.
So, here is what to expect over the
next few weeks. Moments will be good and at times you might want to pull your
hair out. But here is the most important thing to understand over the next few
weeks. Today is not yesterday, this morning is not this afternoon, and this
week is definitely not two weeks ago. And just because yesterday might have been on fire, it doesn't mean today will be the same. Bugs are getting small and even when the fish
are eating, make sure your drifts are perfect. And please understand, if you
stop by the shop and ask us what flies are working and while answering, you
jump in and say you caught three twenty inchers three weeks ago on a size 14 Orange Copper John, it’s not the same river. Anyway, get out and have fun whether you catch
two or fifty fish, enjoy.
A few things to bring up before I
finish. This Saturday will be the annual Fishmas Party at the Drift Fly Shop.
This year we will be doing it a little different. We will be running the party
all day with deals going all day. We will have snacks all day and drawing
winners can come in any time. From five to Seven we will have wings and adult
beverages. Hope you get out to fish and stop by.
Next, if you were toying with
joining us in Belize, space is running out. We have one room left in the main
lodge and two int the new upgraded lodge. Also, on Thursday January 9th,
I will be tying up some of my favorite Salt patterns. There is no cost for this
but please let us know ahead of time so we can get the shop set up. You can
call the shop or message me to confirm. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, Scott
Frost and the Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading….
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