Red & Brown

A fantastic short by the team at BOTE. featuring the Fernette family in Venice, LA. It is certainly worth a cup of coffee and a few minutes.

The small town of Venice, AL is a wild place. the last touch of civilization before the Mississippi River spills into the Gulf of Mexico. It's the place where red fish schools are the size of football fields, the pelicans are giant and people don't care much for "outsiders". It is save to say that the Fernette family  is legendary in this small town. So we spent a few days with Red & Brown, to glimpse the way  the way of life for their family and the small group of people living in this wild place.

Fishpond - Hoot Owl- Give Them a Rest

Support FISHPOND in bringing awareness to the fishing and flyfishing community as we struggle with low water and rising lake and stream temperature's in Colorado this summer. Fishpond is adopting and promoting a voluntary promotion to all the flyfishing community to not fish once the water temperature reaches or goes above 68 degrees. Not fishing from 2PM to 10 Pm , reducing the stress and recovery tine it places on the fish. This is a law Montana's  Game and Fish has in place when water temperature's hit critical highs.

Support Fishpond and many of the local flys shops who are proudly supporting this effort this year.

Sure would like to see Colorado adopt the same laws. Would be wonderful.

Check this out on Fishponds website.



Summer Lovin'

Even though the dry fly fishing has been superb with yellow sallies, golden stones, hoppers  and caddis, you can never forget to throw some big ole meat into the big big holes to the big fish. They can never refuse the big meal, just too tempting.

Wyoming Never Disappoints

Another stunning river added to the growing list of places to re-visit. 

Only one other fishing boat seen for the day, as it requires the boat to be packed / carried

in for the float, along with a couple of hearty walk-waders that walked in half way down the canyon.

The canyon was stunning, the wildlife was incredible, and the fishing was pretty good too.

The big life was diverse with salmon flies at the tail of the hatch, golden stones and caddis dancing.

Like most rivers of Colorado, this river too is peaked 3 weeks early, and is getting too low to float, probably done in the next week or so. Glad we were able to experience it.

SLOMO

If you have ever hung out down on Pacific Beach or rented a house for a week and chilled

you have inevitably run into or seen SLOMO, he is a fixture. It was finally cool to hear,

the full story on the neologist that gave it up to be a skater and enjoy life.

In the all the story line, there is a valuable lesson that can be taken from his words. Not all

would heed it, but one needs to live and be happy.  

"Blue Eye Crying"

As a huge fan of Willie, it was cool to come across this video of Willie having a jam

session with his boys Lucas and Micah. Playing at Willies studio on his ranch in Texas,

they talk about growing up and then a rendition of Blue Eye Crying in the Rain.

Check it out...

I'm So Happy

So Happy-
I am so happy the crazy lady with the mask and painted nails let me go, I get to go swimming again and enjoy 
my day, dupy do.........