5 Spots and Cuban

You often read about great fishing trips, you hear the old saying , you should have been hear last week or yesterday. But when your guide says , you the next couple days could be epic, as the wind will lay down and there will be no clouds, and he is giddy! Well it made it hard to sleep each night,

as we would be in for good fishing.

Little did we know good would under estimate our fly "inhaling" Louisiana friends. From the get go

we would see the "bull" reds everyone in the magazines speak of , little did we know , we would catch them, well, quite often. We had a few smaller ones like the 18# one I'm holding, along with a 

few normal 4-8 pound units, but the vast majority of the bulls ended up being 22-28 #'s.

Mary and I would be in heaven. The Hatch #7 soon seized up and would have to be set aside , brought out the 10 weight and the #9 hatch to latch down and be able to turn these fish.

Enjoying a Bolivar Cuban only made it better. 

Cause it's What you Do When you Do It

It's what you do to get you amped prior to buzzing around the marsh in Louisiana.

Just a little stop off for a cigar, a little jazz and some Nawlin's eats, then it game time.

Cause it what you do when you do it...

A Trip into the Wild

What it is all about. Peace and solitude on the river, shared with friends, just does not get

any better than this. The team at Asheville Fly Fishing Co. hit out of the park with little 

short they did. Pop a Top, or a bailey]s and coffee and enjoy a little river fishing,

floating and camping.

Not Too Late

It's not to late to get the boats out and float the ditch, there are still lots of hungry fish

filling the riffles and run, looking up and eating midges and baetis as the water warms, and 

filling their bellies with larger meals, as they chase streamers and devour them. 

Had the opportunity to spend the day with Joe Morcomber of Colorado Angling Company,

as he would show me a new stretch of water, that would yield some nice fish. All in stunning fall

spawning colors and some beefy Colorado River rainbows.

This is always a great time of the year, as the trucks roaming the hills are filled with 4 wheelers and

and orange vest, most want nothing to do with boats and river. This leaves the boat launches empty and fish eager to eat.

Joe was kind enough to share some of his home water along with discussing future trips to other

enticing waters we will fish next year.  Hope to get another trip out next week, poke some more size 4 hooks through lips, till then. get outside.......

Fly Tying - the Bianco Marrone Nymph

 A simple and elegant tie from Dressing Italiano. Take a peak and twist up few.