I’ve decided that the decision to fly fish has heaped an almost unhealthy dose of uncertainty upon me. I write “almost” because it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Unless it’s 2:32 a.m. and sleep is stalled by seemingly ceaseless questions anticipating this weekend’s attempt to put a family friend’s 10-year-old son on to some trout. [...]
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my summer vacation 2010 — post #3
(and what I will do again)
…continued from part 2: Sunday was only the day between the days that I’d be fishing. Saturday was set aside for salmon. Monday would be time for more gentlemanly and sporting fly fishing; dad’s first experience of fly fishing, ever, and my first visit to the Yakima River. The plan called for hooking up with [...]
my summer vacation 2010 – post #1
My PNW vacation is over. Family were visited, friendships started, fish sought and some caught. In between there was beer, uncle time, time to myself, and general re-acquaintance with the place. Thrust back into the routine, I’ll be back at work today, and have the weekend to recover, in between yard work and car washing. [...]
in the middle of something
Because I’m writing this ahead of time, by the time you read this I won’t be here. The there where I’ll be, and am as you read this, is roughly 18.5 miles east northeast of downtown Seattle. It’ll take a plane, a train and automobiles to get where I’m going. We’re on day two of [...]
here’s your sign*
Ridiculous hats and goofy waders are so yesterday. Not content to lurk in the shadows, only to emerge once in a while to demonstrate our fly fishing prowess through the actual act, it seems that public pronouncement of our affliction is the trend du jour. Branding is “in.” It used to be that it was [...]
