tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14004496512078537212024-03-12T21:37:56.886-07:00Ralph's Fly BoxA Fly Tyers JournalRalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-7087072619640927642023-08-05T05:00:00.003-07:002023-08-05T05:03:49.173-07:00Home Waters in August<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RDWwBuECJdU1nSRSOJM-eJKVZ-zB8fC0veRK0gJWdZniB396e1UgRvlS7Mo4Ii4ORejJvLrL64tCm5d5jZOi7VHVC8ZEuczBPoabT4GePYWtVkoFk6yiagutWDZmudNjnALWSZY9ANnodRBKj_WP1y6XcR2vwU-yFSVtkmzI2fMm9DGW6nbDEBF-D0w/s3268/PXL_20230731_000030589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3268" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RDWwBuECJdU1nSRSOJM-eJKVZ-zB8fC0veRK0gJWdZniB396e1UgRvlS7Mo4Ii4ORejJvLrL64tCm5d5jZOi7VHVC8ZEuczBPoabT4GePYWtVkoFk6yiagutWDZmudNjnALWSZY9ANnodRBKj_WP1y6XcR2vwU-yFSVtkmzI2fMm9DGW6nbDEBF-D0w/w640-h602/PXL_20230731_000030589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A little August time</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A chance to get a little evening time in August as waters drop after a bit of rain. Getting a house ready to sell and moving 2 homes has been an exciting but taxing time. But the end result is well worth it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQja3HnrYLFPWMwjY22LNIbqhnn_KVKZtrRNaaMjs8bAjaexwhwTsGttj_V_vkOi_SBe4XivM5tUYicCvUJ4LzZxqXFOtC3I7wA0jDoJAWeaKjK1bpBJepkT7M3W-yB46YDkXh7GqOoK1IMYdCsbaGvloNlGRn1erEuZIfotZ4hrpfgZHxAnXbNMMPuTA/s4080/PXL_20230730_232240814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQja3HnrYLFPWMwjY22LNIbqhnn_KVKZtrRNaaMjs8bAjaexwhwTsGttj_V_vkOi_SBe4XivM5tUYicCvUJ4LzZxqXFOtC3I7wA0jDoJAWeaKjK1bpBJepkT7M3W-yB46YDkXh7GqOoK1IMYdCsbaGvloNlGRn1erEuZIfotZ4hrpfgZHxAnXbNMMPuTA/w640-h482/PXL_20230730_232240814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A couple of Browns and a smallish rainbow came to hand for the evening. Just a little wet wading and nymphing to close out the evening.</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dfdryTwPR6tLOlBfL63DQv6fvwX1BeeYWraj-fyUJXkEHZA4wZHdCTx8xef8Zg_zoZ970Ktfn6r3kY4b5Vv8vntefv5eCj11KqaCbWrV6SACY3lplDckkzis1me65A0uzbhQCOjEr_VpJqYlOxjCiQeoFMxdrHsBiV1Ta4vYp8SXv6pxV7yFXrhQ68/s4080/PXL_20230730_232320190.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dfdryTwPR6tLOlBfL63DQv6fvwX1BeeYWraj-fyUJXkEHZA4wZHdCTx8xef8Zg_zoZ970Ktfn6r3kY4b5Vv8vntefv5eCj11KqaCbWrV6SACY3lplDckkzis1me65A0uzbhQCOjEr_VpJqYlOxjCiQeoFMxdrHsBiV1Ta4vYp8SXv6pxV7yFXrhQ68/w640-h482/PXL_20230730_232320190.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No real identifiable hatches on the night. But recent rains had temps bouncing, so no surprise.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCRJiG3lFfcodlLmdQeDUpo6AlwtBvXw_noHWf-Kry-TwNoE3q6gOdIDcyn6HZgIx4c6iH3bRSjb6pqaYt4cXyVSIDN7RDiXbIXUGtxn1se_TzIR2bsShTbjDp0sDIj9FNH_JlDpYQh3CMBO2_ckwFfg0IoCF3mCYu4h8KyVXC8Rt3zVzaUL3sAlaSuI/s1617/Screenshot_20230731-200537~5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCRJiG3lFfcodlLmdQeDUpo6AlwtBvXw_noHWf-Kry-TwNoE3q6gOdIDcyn6HZgIx4c6iH3bRSjb6pqaYt4cXyVSIDN7RDiXbIXUGtxn1se_TzIR2bsShTbjDp0sDIj9FNH_JlDpYQh3CMBO2_ckwFfg0IoCF3mCYu4h8KyVXC8Rt3zVzaUL3sAlaSuI/w386-h640/Screenshot_20230731-200537~5.png" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">A perfect way to close out an evening and ring in August. </div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>See you on the water!</b></span></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><br /> <p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-66131587374914929402023-06-01T05:39:00.004-07:002023-06-01T05:39:55.126-07:00Moon Lake State Park<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMucxgGo-HDftwmYOUa7IeYrUZNBIX6qToK58AnavfK2YNRtefwnEZWA02FOKIwd0pkyXqmPU9fgmj-zfky_bcgSN7EJOgFiC6F_re-OmNgJdUfhZzmMy80CpEiHJZCiR-nThiw0-qu1PHgb8i9MDHkZi_fgwvZ-LUTgSCAgekyEkftGlUuHS2j-Q/s4032/PXL_20230531_113304096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMucxgGo-HDftwmYOUa7IeYrUZNBIX6qToK58AnavfK2YNRtefwnEZWA02FOKIwd0pkyXqmPU9fgmj-zfky_bcgSN7EJOgFiC6F_re-OmNgJdUfhZzmMy80CpEiHJZCiR-nThiw0-qu1PHgb8i9MDHkZi_fgwvZ-LUTgSCAgekyEkftGlUuHS2j-Q/w640-h480/PXL_20230531_113304096.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Moon Lake State Park</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">With a cool calm morning yesterday I figured it would be a good maiden run of the new kayak. I was told that Moon Lake had a good lily pad end, so I was hoping for some warm-water action.</span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUky5QMq7tZ_zMd209Cchi1uHrKmIC_l_wnFK-vZvGYiYx9PppzFVcovQNUxQlQznI5JbioLYQrzj0pugRi72a2MLYHG_kAvWo9UGKBqNvfElrf-MvtD7HdAV3_o6Fxdu9_NMklqICal-GRia2D4h9RvGhmgrYi5PnD0lO7e_XuNgw0Ncus4DX3lv/s4032/PXL_20230531_131858884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUky5QMq7tZ_zMd209Cchi1uHrKmIC_l_wnFK-vZvGYiYx9PppzFVcovQNUxQlQznI5JbioLYQrzj0pugRi72a2MLYHG_kAvWo9UGKBqNvfElrf-MvtD7HdAV3_o6Fxdu9_NMklqICal-GRia2D4h9RvGhmgrYi5PnD0lO7e_XuNgw0Ncus4DX3lv/w640-h480/PXL_20230531_131858884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The report was correct and the pads are where I pointed the Pelican towards. Since it was my first time out with a purpose on the kayak I figured this would be a morning with its share of frustration. Managing the paddle, fly rod and anchor, getting in position to cast was full of a few tangles and cursing. But I eventually started to settle into a </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">rhythm</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> of sorts. It's definitely not as comfortable as my </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cumberland</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> float tube. </span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XoJEHYpvvvAxwGNj05iSBo1Fc3NAB3fL01PtOeTR_lA060jr33s4G5uWiOChKs3q94c_i71rgHT5AG57oSd4pfJ8EKDiNzDTZv0mgCGI3cbcfgXohvwMuB1m-8-AeGm_mQTQcO0pAlpB8qeDHe_bfJMa8f3d_kfuun8GlUiYCiZXDvOAyPDFO5_A/s4032/PXL_20230531_121328857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XoJEHYpvvvAxwGNj05iSBo1Fc3NAB3fL01PtOeTR_lA060jr33s4G5uWiOChKs3q94c_i71rgHT5AG57oSd4pfJ8EKDiNzDTZv0mgCGI3cbcfgXohvwMuB1m-8-AeGm_mQTQcO0pAlpB8qeDHe_bfJMa8f3d_kfuun8GlUiYCiZXDvOAyPDFO5_A/w480-h640/PXL_20230531_121328857.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It wasn't too long before fish came to hand. 3 Bass on the day, a few bluegills and one nice crappie. Had a few pickerel rushes that I pulled the fly away on in excitement. And missed quite a few hook sets while fussing with the new line management on the deck of the kayak.</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEorxmkJQclWCvQRhmIzvADtFw4rfLeZoHbceuEIDYA39b8qxDcKMCP_9jr8C-caXc_-vMsKy_xkzVEo9NVmhWSBK321BRYW2S0Pq90kLlTDfyOJTPWEwuhQEsgE-ENYA09RtwiM7A4_EF8npzNsWB9kx2LJDIR5jcFchqPq9VnZiqZ_4j5D2zt0fZ/s3264/PXL_20230531_131910718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEorxmkJQclWCvQRhmIzvADtFw4rfLeZoHbceuEIDYA39b8qxDcKMCP_9jr8C-caXc_-vMsKy_xkzVEo9NVmhWSBK321BRYW2S0Pq90kLlTDfyOJTPWEwuhQEsgE-ENYA09RtwiM7A4_EF8npzNsWB9kx2LJDIR5jcFchqPq9VnZiqZ_4j5D2zt0fZ/w640-h480/PXL_20230531_131910718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"> In review of the kayak. it functions perfectly and as hoped for. The tube is far more manageable with a fly rod. And more </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">comfortable</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. But for covering distance, the kayak wins hands-down.</span></span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwlLzw7vKIfJ5zUu93CWKASmjS_GC6-7N5o86xNJxIzQdhaAfn2I1DMAm4U02Q3mwUsEkKv0cjH3tKWTtWrwFKk3YwFiHtKEguU93muOwFre2PMM4T0gEpxhhYXaHhE2z1xS43mjN9SMLC9oWithKB7upicpKQzNVra1yUJfs89EiqdC8RxuJF6Hg/s1254/Screenshot_20230531-105530.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwlLzw7vKIfJ5zUu93CWKASmjS_GC6-7N5o86xNJxIzQdhaAfn2I1DMAm4U02Q3mwUsEkKv0cjH3tKWTtWrwFKk3YwFiHtKEguU93muOwFre2PMM4T0gEpxhhYXaHhE2z1xS43mjN9SMLC9oWithKB7upicpKQzNVra1yUJfs89EiqdC8RxuJF6Hg/w340-h400/Screenshot_20230531-105530.png" width="340" /></a></div><b>7.5" wingspan<br /></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As an addition, I was lucky enough to come across a Cecropia Giant Silkworm Moth. An uncommon and beautiful specimen as well.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">See you on the water</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-9215767975000757632023-05-06T07:31:00.001-07:002023-05-06T07:31:20.892-07:00Calm Waters for May<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfV8wL4aw5oBdfkqMfFOb0-r_6GXVajReRiBJ6oAskfFCenf8athO6gFPSW1BewLfbaRdzylhkLDr0tqfSNK2_i08JNAP3K-PrIH7Y0A7YjYxfJXUd_4v5WIdRyEv_bp0cD8m1hzzMALcq-_Q1uj9m9xO0axmW167x50DVlIhlJfp_iZneHSdG52I/s4032/PXL_20230505_235417061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfV8wL4aw5oBdfkqMfFOb0-r_6GXVajReRiBJ6oAskfFCenf8athO6gFPSW1BewLfbaRdzylhkLDr0tqfSNK2_i08JNAP3K-PrIH7Y0A7YjYxfJXUd_4v5WIdRyEv_bp0cD8m1hzzMALcq-_Q1uj9m9xO0axmW167x50DVlIhlJfp_iZneHSdG52I/w640-h480/PXL_20230505_235417061.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Waters have receded. Welcoming in May</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPIHkxL0wO18WRWKhMcNs-wzd7eOkUmKM67e3GkSZ6Nt_X4O79PP2iKotVdHwAgSXYoQbhwngpX0RWOtjZKfwo3bRLhuuq3apvjB_qPgT7cD8C1b5qHHEMtw-L8TBGCv2clO3kX7JSGmk2XLHTWvmaXDZv5ymzkWTz_ihnP0C-0jjE_fICUuj0WYq/s4032/PXL_20230505_235404970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPIHkxL0wO18WRWKhMcNs-wzd7eOkUmKM67e3GkSZ6Nt_X4O79PP2iKotVdHwAgSXYoQbhwngpX0RWOtjZKfwo3bRLhuuq3apvjB_qPgT7cD8C1b5qHHEMtw-L8TBGCv2clO3kX7JSGmk2XLHTWvmaXDZv5ymzkWTz_ihnP0C-0jjE_fICUuj0WYq/w640-h480/PXL_20230505_235404970.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are back down to just about normal levels</span></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdj9aiwFKWlz_JpFbx7rrnKSab5t58V9qgqRorxksjKljNHq_LPz69vvtp0Rru_oDx1Ze0lh6Iwr5ShJt9APLDsURcW_1oa6LaDka13e6m5wjBYq5XmOS6bsRnpWQVkkXia5PdCIjZA6MMWXVCPUN-XcEF8mp0Xq-zq3yPmXk2_aNyljW08pfo4Ki/s4032/PXL_20230505_235523675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdj9aiwFKWlz_JpFbx7rrnKSab5t58V9qgqRorxksjKljNHq_LPz69vvtp0Rru_oDx1Ze0lh6Iwr5ShJt9APLDsURcW_1oa6LaDka13e6m5wjBYq5XmOS6bsRnpWQVkkXia5PdCIjZA6MMWXVCPUN-XcEF8mp0Xq-zq3yPmXk2_aNyljW08pfo4Ki/w640-h480/PXL_20230505_235523675.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Which is a good thing since we are in such close proximity.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">See you all on the water!</span></span></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-41354044754137965392023-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:002023-05-03T12:01:19.654-07:00April Went Out Kicking!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuFcrokv85ocfoZ3C-FTy0Z6WuZVTvcIdZZL0IZr0Jcbm9DSw6AbAd7T3v0GRW34frN7-EQA12dsq2HzGBoaC9rrLMMQt6HzhjzY7Dfn0sxPdAB6InU1poy47oLe4EnOSaYc04pJIuqBmD845iAmElOm6C485d0aWhs35S2T3DnjZ0YiTpz34Ql8c/s4032/PXL_20230430_231542871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuFcrokv85ocfoZ3C-FTy0Z6WuZVTvcIdZZL0IZr0Jcbm9DSw6AbAd7T3v0GRW34frN7-EQA12dsq2HzGBoaC9rrLMMQt6HzhjzY7Dfn0sxPdAB6InU1poy47oLe4EnOSaYc04pJIuqBmD845iAmElOm6C485d0aWhs35S2T3DnjZ0YiTpz34Ql8c/w640-h480/PXL_20230430_231542871.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">April showers did their best to remind us that nature is still in charge. It went out kicking and in turn scrubbed the winters debris from the stream</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX8YwmG9TOcuYUHxi2xyqpUjUCMGjCQEY4ge9Q_HSrqPEmy_ouCpFY9By4DadNnGhcYNDEMaUdXDd9ehNGkCV0YSf1I9k6NGC7v2p5vP91vt8DSQvm6CFoNuiLvaxFICU552nxBD35OSKGYM7egL3_yUK0xAZHUCssQ8T4RUobjZCDt5I_FfeEuxz/s4032/PXL_20230430_231536846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX8YwmG9TOcuYUHxi2xyqpUjUCMGjCQEY4ge9Q_HSrqPEmy_ouCpFY9By4DadNnGhcYNDEMaUdXDd9ehNGkCV0YSf1I9k6NGC7v2p5vP91vt8DSQvm6CFoNuiLvaxFICU552nxBD35OSKGYM7egL3_yUK0xAZHUCssQ8T4RUobjZCDt5I_FfeEuxz/w640-h480/PXL_20230430_231536846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">By Sunday evening water levels were threatening and still climbing</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl3gPqVY3-qFbcnlrK9CQoscswuXOVsIGeo0nkuG9eKTvlr0kAG5zkopxKy06LtZGbAE6Za58YVdXZtmG9mVAN7XQIaaZU_ukI-8Omg-3tL6GRxf0ZX4hS4XzQB958bmWcaOWXekcYo15YrSkr0CpTH8-k9AVGy5jilKk2-f3hXQ1SQlN3Yl63kt7/s4032/IMG_20230501_075535_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl3gPqVY3-qFbcnlrK9CQoscswuXOVsIGeo0nkuG9eKTvlr0kAG5zkopxKy06LtZGbAE6Za58YVdXZtmG9mVAN7XQIaaZU_ukI-8Omg-3tL6GRxf0ZX4hS4XzQB958bmWcaOWXekcYo15YrSkr0CpTH8-k9AVGy5jilKk2-f3hXQ1SQlN3Yl63kt7/w640-h480/IMG_20230501_075535_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After a few nervous checks on the water through the night, Monday morning showed a creek that was dropping. But it wasn't done doing its work yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iaxWrpU2QTU" width="320" youtube-src-id="iaxWrpU2QTU"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>20" diameter tree 150' tall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><h3><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">While looking over the mornings destruction, a tree came down off the bank about 100 yds upstream. It was swept immediately downstream like it was nothing more than a sapling. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5holtEjK2CNShk-Pho2ajDrTRPopPMlPCKktyqpecOuj-So41mv6qgf_8gBdZr-Z9zhu2Orw8T41rZIa7vILUpBMKTbIaGF78nO6czEsSeaMLmW29epZZjlt0nal7_zatSszNkEUlRo08Ln4zfSzntH9tOJsDOHxWtaanfmKgvHsqeWVf4pyHCU7J/s4032/IMG_20230502_111908_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5holtEjK2CNShk-Pho2ajDrTRPopPMlPCKktyqpecOuj-So41mv6qgf_8gBdZr-Z9zhu2Orw8T41rZIa7vILUpBMKTbIaGF78nO6czEsSeaMLmW29epZZjlt0nal7_zatSszNkEUlRo08Ln4zfSzntH9tOJsDOHxWtaanfmKgvHsqeWVf4pyHCU7J/w640-h480/IMG_20230502_111908_02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Tuesday morning things were looking a little better and we were able to get an idea of what all had been reshaped.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR3hdOlqseFI8T9FI5hSeqPmQ3myLfAcrT2yVkO0TyvCXgGQeidjbUOU4a8gffSYIEYC4yGlcNDnqiJECh5XCaw_zx5u2h-13uZoPrTyRHjMyPgu27IskZblUe-_fzvgG-dGhX5Z2J84RPd--6TLs3q1mGIt8ape_nri4vameGPZvAIYvxrEI7QNF/s4032/IMG_20230502_111908_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR3hdOlqseFI8T9FI5hSeqPmQ3myLfAcrT2yVkO0TyvCXgGQeidjbUOU4a8gffSYIEYC4yGlcNDnqiJECh5XCaw_zx5u2h-13uZoPrTyRHjMyPgu27IskZblUe-_fzvgG-dGhX5Z2J84RPd--6TLs3q1mGIt8ape_nri4vameGPZvAIYvxrEI7QNF/w640-h480/IMG_20230502_111908_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday morning we are almost back to normal. Looks like no real negative changes, with some depth added to the run. I'll take it.</span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hope everybody rode the storm out safely.</span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">See you on the water.</span></span></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-51650716592237860612023-04-15T11:02:00.000-07:002023-04-15T11:02:16.096-07:00Claret & Ginger....And Brown.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jPHG-EXxeXuos8biRBbjWMgo7UP03S3CqvW6HzrOEAWtTwJqRYDqs63VYZla1ZH-7FQUU5UMxTrDDwE1VRR4WNaq584V8oMj7gHvvUP1qBb4Yw3sa3X6oHxX_KUNvlBuHF9Dy6_h824xRdHdzkujcGWIZ4t_pP-GRpCYjw4vDQHPIROj4tBerPvn/s4032/PXL_20230413_225303857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jPHG-EXxeXuos8biRBbjWMgo7UP03S3CqvW6HzrOEAWtTwJqRYDqs63VYZla1ZH-7FQUU5UMxTrDDwE1VRR4WNaq584V8oMj7gHvvUP1qBb4Yw3sa3X6oHxX_KUNvlBuHF9Dy6_h824xRdHdzkujcGWIZ4t_pP-GRpCYjw4vDQHPIROj4tBerPvn/w640-h480/PXL_20230413_225303857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">With an hour left of an 85 degree day, I was less </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">optimistic</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> than normal. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Expecting</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> less activity due to the abnormal heat we were experiencing. I began the night with a dual nymph rig. Tying on a Squirrels Nest Drake as my bottom fly and a C2C on a dropper 12" up.</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXJE8NfEu2cGmkdThjjJnSwLdNzk49w061UbOSMomQWZkqnNg0zb9npo0ioiZf3rGgodxJzFtYWWkZl2WI4As-n-u8RcY9em2VvdMGf-cZl7q9kK3m0KgpdTlww6EwzqvLYKt8JdtRaimfPNhaVE3ORWDSTItK5_zhBfveeN62wCuDRRqKK_E44sN/s3246/PXL_20230413_231946691.NIGHT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="3246" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXJE8NfEu2cGmkdThjjJnSwLdNzk49w061UbOSMomQWZkqnNg0zb9npo0ioiZf3rGgodxJzFtYWWkZl2WI4As-n-u8RcY9em2VvdMGf-cZl7q9kK3m0KgpdTlww6EwzqvLYKt8JdtRaimfPNhaVE3ORWDSTItK5_zhBfveeN62wCuDRRqKK_E44sN/w640-h468/PXL_20230413_231946691.NIGHT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><h3><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fish were there, but slowly to the take. They were taking both flies equally with the largest bow choosing the SND. </span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ojzv-nOR_d4gTzZFRLTSEXR1a8vbJOenQZ9P-nbejJf4qgsCYJLn0W5vE30_U8lKt2TWY4zRIyLGmROGspNh08yZZ2JmA6v5eCmL_dJIweB59oE9vBjsTh6OgeMCEqrLzVy_twUEFEIKXCizEmZiWm-8eEz6iWRmCnzVsVVCDfr0GYjAkkgmMxZ9/s4032/PXL_20230413_225157702.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ojzv-nOR_d4gTzZFRLTSEXR1a8vbJOenQZ9P-nbejJf4qgsCYJLn0W5vE30_U8lKt2TWY4zRIyLGmROGspNh08yZZ2JmA6v5eCmL_dJIweB59oE9vBjsTh6OgeMCEqrLzVy_twUEFEIKXCizEmZiWm-8eEz6iWRmCnzVsVVCDfr0GYjAkkgmMxZ9/w480-h640/PXL_20230413_225157702.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><h3><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I worked the run pretty hard and pulled a few fish for my efforts. Fairly slow as I had expected, but still a great night to be on the water. As I worked my way down to the main pool, I began to notice a number of fish working. The shadows were getting long with only about 30 minutes of prime light remaining. I drifted the nymphs through the slot where the fish were feeding with no luck. Not able to see what they were feeding on I decided to try a wet fly that I figured just may split the difference. </span></span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUswAcfxjtLkPw6YREn2wbTQZ157MZbPuxiZ6yNgeMlm8FO7uxyECezAOQIyWg52pRhxB3qXz59uL4cK5d2Ou_1hYUL9T4jCmwdwMzQr8YAhSIE1RpEwbVvUGETg_gPy118ZPiZSMsP-GvqxXkFWUT6iVOZofVRvPSNBfQs63Tj4-B49q89unv9XrO/s2152/PXL_20230415_165720184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="1878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUswAcfxjtLkPw6YREn2wbTQZ157MZbPuxiZ6yNgeMlm8FO7uxyECezAOQIyWg52pRhxB3qXz59uL4cK5d2Ou_1hYUL9T4jCmwdwMzQr8YAhSIE1RpEwbVvUGETg_gPy118ZPiZSMsP-GvqxXkFWUT6iVOZofVRvPSNBfQs63Tj4-B49q89unv9XrO/w349-h400/PXL_20230415_165720184.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><b><u>Claret and Ginger</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hook: #12 Standard Nymph</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thread: Claret Danville </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tail: Dark Barred Ginger fibers (Hen Neck)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abdomen: Claret tying thread</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Palmer: </span></span>Dark Barred Ginger (Gape Length)</div><div>Rib: Small Copper Wire</div><div>Hackle: Dark Barred Ginger (Gape Length x2)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;">Removing the indicator and clipping off the nymphs, I tied on a Claret and Ginger Wet. It is a staple in my box wherever there is a steady March Brown hatch. I fish it as a classic wet, swinging it just below the surface. My first cast produced a roll, but I was too anxious and pulled it away. My mind raced...I knew it! Taking another step downstream I cast again and was rewarded with a large roll and take. Setting the hook to 3-4 heavy head shakes and an immediate run downstream, I was along for the ride. It took the remaining light to land it, putting the finishing touch on a great night. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfFHJntPdLtuptUNqKQkf-dpqcjV-BzP856K2F-hihgNUc3eJdp00g9wvvfxXd4yLbhr0BY9nrdHkJA_Vf_fQ1FUHv1izfofUoMYUi6Ofm2NztDne6AbjHp0GWdRrp4xi6kMtRWzQYWpID8ndkGnvWhl7bhkMSW4Nlfi2QXR1ANYUYKnWOjEtpZoy/s4032/PXL_20230413_234647457~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfFHJntPdLtuptUNqKQkf-dpqcjV-BzP856K2F-hihgNUc3eJdp00g9wvvfxXd4yLbhr0BY9nrdHkJA_Vf_fQ1FUHv1izfofUoMYUi6Ofm2NztDne6AbjHp0GWdRrp4xi6kMtRWzQYWpID8ndkGnvWhl7bhkMSW4Nlfi2QXR1ANYUYKnWOjEtpZoy/w640-h480/PXL_20230413_234647457~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was a joy setting the hook on a brown of this size on a classic wet fly swing. A refreshing change of pace in the current world of Euro-Nymphs and lobbing heavy rigs.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>See you on the water!</b></span></div></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-11140687439469472482023-04-12T08:16:00.001-07:002023-04-12T08:19:05.427-07:00EASTER 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNj0BEQ7_ONeUPCm3msD4XBrH1tRD6wi0jAMlt9PdZXKhDsKv-nx5OerTNYDC7yZInEIIJrUMcUtB6fRyrIojElDtgw18k6tlX0vmKVp3BIq8a9xDUwEVc2t0UV6xxaiXNxKohYktCAB81TGCFOv_xN7SFhoF317UXIQ40hFvap0vQtV6CuNjHJno/s1814/Screenshot_20230409-124713~3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="1042" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNj0BEQ7_ONeUPCm3msD4XBrH1tRD6wi0jAMlt9PdZXKhDsKv-nx5OerTNYDC7yZInEIIJrUMcUtB6fRyrIojElDtgw18k6tlX0vmKVp3BIq8a9xDUwEVc2t0UV6xxaiXNxKohYktCAB81TGCFOv_xN7SFhoF317UXIQ40hFvap0vQtV6CuNjHJno/w368-h640/Screenshot_20230409-124713~3.png" width="368" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">My Grand-Daughter Lillian's Easter artwork captures the hatch of the day. I'm thinking a Green Weenie and Wooly-Worm should match it adequately. :)</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNx__Hwf5NglmbIw0JmSSD0ciW0fox0hdp-1qKveYV-ysoZJU_ht3Zlgg1VzelFMgiV_Nn7PFSkk_WwBox-QlJEw5wU7McIPdLnEGvdsFi_KHyPyR5JMM8C8sPraRa6At_jrJ0iyV6BZAKg8mJajXnAR5ysmPIM2g9iV60wgmYlAWf9sg1Eqngn4l/s4032/IMG_20230409_092547_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNx__Hwf5NglmbIw0JmSSD0ciW0fox0hdp-1qKveYV-ysoZJU_ht3Zlgg1VzelFMgiV_Nn7PFSkk_WwBox-QlJEw5wU7McIPdLnEGvdsFi_KHyPyR5JMM8C8sPraRa6At_jrJ0iyV6BZAKg8mJajXnAR5ysmPIM2g9iV60wgmYlAWf9sg1Eqngn4l/w640-h480/IMG_20230409_092547_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">While only 2 of my daughters were on hand this year, along with their fiances and the Grandson, we were able to have a very enjoyable holiday.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2hgEezOjo1Xy2PRA2nI3-8JwN3f7HgYnSXeba2IzEJDiB3B3tfTVHO83f2UULOYyB8AwoMq4KfJNZvYcKeV5K6LOnRhgpq21_gJxbaCu7j4Hr5GO_3Rxm-s0BnXDOhMWUZ1hUcGuIq5sBH6GaLMDFvKCiWB-DOn9rB1UjSesQsJpXKuUuH80ZEx2/s756/IMG_20230410_234215~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2hgEezOjo1Xy2PRA2nI3-8JwN3f7HgYnSXeba2IzEJDiB3B3tfTVHO83f2UULOYyB8AwoMq4KfJNZvYcKeV5K6LOnRhgpq21_gJxbaCu7j4Hr5GO_3Rxm-s0BnXDOhMWUZ1hUcGuIq5sBH6GaLMDFvKCiWB-DOn9rB1UjSesQsJpXKuUuH80ZEx2/w526-h640/IMG_20230410_234215~3.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Grandson with Pop Pop, watching the Hatches</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZFYoyJCzG5EhMVVQFRv0rwzM0KXZC3HM2t4v6LRCjJSf8KhXle8icGnWPrCv--vT8LaVfHn-kgXkAY9-VkboZTwob4ibRAdU7_3r5HB7RfRQTCZ-3uodi30pvl3efusAWDwaVM3JSsKJU-LiOWMfXrHL-1BkgOrmbkeUiWNHasmXmXMFLL-kqoER/s1769/PXL_20230408_120824468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1769" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZFYoyJCzG5EhMVVQFRv0rwzM0KXZC3HM2t4v6LRCjJSf8KhXle8icGnWPrCv--vT8LaVfHn-kgXkAY9-VkboZTwob4ibRAdU7_3r5HB7RfRQTCZ-3uodi30pvl3efusAWDwaVM3JSsKJU-LiOWMfXrHL-1BkgOrmbkeUiWNHasmXmXMFLL-kqoER/w640-h462/PXL_20230408_120824468.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">We did get some fishing in. A beautiful rainbow on a clown egg rig Sunday morning, while under the direct supervision of Brook</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvX9ZFGODQTa0EwaOlFAdmumoMFqMkWrbKlz_tdJ0m7bMhvhkE0bEpIRf9HOP4SGOCtdAoeSDmHIlFy5BU27FoqIDWBeCi2fRj-VQPXbJGzBRWpXNUCQ0hoA_r7TMHTIQrbZ1ATJgpcKRY93VnZuBH_CrDzsrN3obRjOAnWupMphi-ZagRwXwH-7w/s665/PXL_20230408_120827937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="665" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvX9ZFGODQTa0EwaOlFAdmumoMFqMkWrbKlz_tdJ0m7bMhvhkE0bEpIRf9HOP4SGOCtdAoeSDmHIlFy5BU27FoqIDWBeCi2fRj-VQPXbJGzBRWpXNUCQ0hoA_r7TMHTIQrbZ1ATJgpcKRY93VnZuBH_CrDzsrN3obRjOAnWupMphi-ZagRwXwH-7w/w640-h460/PXL_20230408_120827937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy9MnrOwMUBOFfxjf4wz5wVXVKH02knRojB82IcBC0FV0LMXCKuake42biBj9yglf3M5011hDjw5FRS2CdlT-T5aho4GvdxfqtNMCQDDPsS2HtwEqBFpa_h1NhJ45JRaSzCy43D-44oVJFgbzq_iTpBradUmtc8uiTjqRR3wNJeAoLCNjq8sJwkAv/s4032/PXL_20230409_114542779%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy9MnrOwMUBOFfxjf4wz5wVXVKH02knRojB82IcBC0FV0LMXCKuake42biBj9yglf3M5011hDjw5FRS2CdlT-T5aho4GvdxfqtNMCQDDPsS2HtwEqBFpa_h1NhJ45JRaSzCy43D-44oVJFgbzq_iTpBradUmtc8uiTjqRR3wNJeAoLCNjq8sJwkAv/w640-h480/PXL_20230409_114542779%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">It's still unclear who stole the first scoop of the apple-crisp?</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30iwGK2SbgFEW2wSM35dgwEGsKyAxxmRGQbNwMKoBVGjOOSU_IlWmB6PNUQa4IS1BpkurodDvwDzjj0IuBRz2vKtkyISN_WSyfLDYuD01vD1_7TnNpNaaz9jkOWYxiy7_lqyYrzGgE3fq6_ezM7O2XMYg0AD0iwuyBxy-MmoaryeOFt4EVl-19OSe/s1075/PXL_20230411_190231551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="849" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30iwGK2SbgFEW2wSM35dgwEGsKyAxxmRGQbNwMKoBVGjOOSU_IlWmB6PNUQa4IS1BpkurodDvwDzjj0IuBRz2vKtkyISN_WSyfLDYuD01vD1_7TnNpNaaz9jkOWYxiy7_lqyYrzGgE3fq6_ezM7O2XMYg0AD0iwuyBxy-MmoaryeOFt4EVl-19OSe/w506-h640/PXL_20230411_190231551.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">Brook probably knows the guilty party, but she's sworn to secrecy.</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO6NzvXiaQfoE4fAR5ErgY1OvVTV4URLR8PgyoCeD7pIdFOoM45Vzd9unG6gCHC39BLW6bqXCLKW7lFSybNY0VZXxeSXUOTZq5TLsjeVHXeQ4A2El1O8CsdsU29BC8vAIXxJZUOuJbGAp8DwGoq5c_M8JZUpbPs77pC036RY5E-44tipQDIC1bHfO/s1008/IMG_20230412_103121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO6NzvXiaQfoE4fAR5ErgY1OvVTV4URLR8PgyoCeD7pIdFOoM45Vzd9unG6gCHC39BLW6bqXCLKW7lFSybNY0VZXxeSXUOTZq5TLsjeVHXeQ4A2El1O8CsdsU29BC8vAIXxJZUOuJbGAp8DwGoq5c_M8JZUpbPs77pC036RY5E-44tipQDIC1bHfO/w480-h640/IMG_20230412_103121.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">All-n-All, a Great holiday. Family and a little fishing. Hoping to have the whole crew for 2024.</span></h3></div><h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />See you on the water! </span></h3></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-9429578455817396232023-04-01T17:48:00.002-07:002023-04-01T17:48:19.599-07:00PA Opening Day 2023<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwxHReMLWinI43pBHwXBhjo-xdp6C0CWHGpWkWQdLP6KvEin9k7gWWda7H0eE6U5u2jBgRRweuiKZDVsCuNS8PH-OTE976JHRJCBxp8Xn9BmN3xnSPPDBohymWdIh2pP32B5DbInuSyeXJIp1gK0vc6Z8X9DBWhLYl7KRBjE9HYvx_2JMloI68nxV/s4032/PXL_20230401_150341115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwxHReMLWinI43pBHwXBhjo-xdp6C0CWHGpWkWQdLP6KvEin9k7gWWda7H0eE6U5u2jBgRRweuiKZDVsCuNS8PH-OTE976JHRJCBxp8Xn9BmN3xnSPPDBohymWdIh2pP32B5DbInuSyeXJIp1gK0vc6Z8X9DBWhLYl7KRBjE9HYvx_2JMloI68nxV/w640-h480/PXL_20230401_150341115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></h1><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Opening Day 2023</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The morning began with questionable weather. Fortunately however, I stayed on the water throughout the rain. Despite being slow early on with most of my time spent re-rigging, fumbling with numb fingers and donating more than my fair share of flies and fluorocarbon to the tree and rock gods. Immediately following the last downpour, the skies brightened and the fish turned on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNEs-sOpU4aeo24n3ZLKEaH3Z9XdNc7XTAKobqxiRKw5Vn3wcKLROOkdg30-4fPbW1yw06T-XhHcM52vFrMp-nlRwYSpqZAusOAzvohoygUCYK8Debrvzv5MyK7UaNHVJQr7rZ6AXaRrnudHexLu80e3FFNU7Zl5Pb9JDI2_4u4n_jRbk5geR-fPJ/s3750/PXL_20230401_150351150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="2712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNEs-sOpU4aeo24n3ZLKEaH3Z9XdNc7XTAKobqxiRKw5Vn3wcKLROOkdg30-4fPbW1yw06T-XhHcM52vFrMp-nlRwYSpqZAusOAzvohoygUCYK8Debrvzv5MyK7UaNHVJQr7rZ6AXaRrnudHexLu80e3FFNU7Zl5Pb9JDI2_4u4n_jRbk5geR-fPJ/w462-h640/PXL_20230401_150351150.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I opened the season with the Livingston Glass rod, expecting nymphing throughout the day.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9DD1ZvPcYrjsn4JGoXMdFhYKec9znBLygApqCfGDukkzJlFb2Cn34IWk9w8pUynMzng7LvrAJASgGCTA3H6T4WVMf92Gy-ZxmTRBE1iwDlu15qQMvuYUENR32s39ITcr4VaEgkrFv7IrORCWQvVWKAvb0LBun9Glvw_AYoGZOKoOTdTRNwIDbWp-/s4160/DSCN0922%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9DD1ZvPcYrjsn4JGoXMdFhYKec9znBLygApqCfGDukkzJlFb2Cn34IWk9w8pUynMzng7LvrAJASgGCTA3H6T4WVMf92Gy-ZxmTRBE1iwDlu15qQMvuYUENR32s39ITcr4VaEgkrFv7IrORCWQvVWKAvb0LBun9Glvw_AYoGZOKoOTdTRNwIDbWp-/w480-h640/DSCN0922%20(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> First fish of the day was a brown that I only glimpsed briefly before 3 to 4 heavy head shakes and slow reactions allowed him to snap off my fly. Then shortly after I fumbled and grumbled at myself for not reacting fast enough while tying on a new fly, I was rewarded with a fat 18" brown. I felt a little better. </span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszMt7yaVpKHKqkdHubA_ffFQ8zoJan5gCyOrUpOX4RzpxRZQT-WDSqUaldwJaHAFvR1kNctna-BD6msgYLvs7jGBpaBtDCO4jWZ-BKWvNtSzMmYHCYUHVdfREgNqdOHncr9cVQedygybis72WU6brXokhvsFMxtOuOlgMeob8f6ichvkb_xc_FjHO/s4160/DSCN0923%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszMt7yaVpKHKqkdHubA_ffFQ8zoJan5gCyOrUpOX4RzpxRZQT-WDSqUaldwJaHAFvR1kNctna-BD6msgYLvs7jGBpaBtDCO4jWZ-BKWvNtSzMmYHCYUHVdfREgNqdOHncr9cVQedygybis72WU6brXokhvsFMxtOuOlgMeob8f6ichvkb_xc_FjHO/w640-h480/DSCN0923%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3><span style="font-size: small;">Spotting the tell-tale orange glow of a Palomino, I opted to throw something at it and after a short while was able to bump it in the nose with a C2C nymph and it took it. Pali's are either the highlight or the scourge of PA fishermen, but I will say, at 21" and ample girth, it was like playing a Steelhead. It was a blast, and I thank the glass rod for protecting my 5x tippet all the way to the net.</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwwgKwEfKR8EEyyGV0xXo-xLN4GMWhL0SwkAorKXc5S3izfYCeARSu0P_xRKf0kXMp5Dz-_Bossc8Wiwumchmc3qgupgm_WptoRR8EWnLdM2dN_E1zeMydLmo4bwz1sHeUmkLLt3WyqfBcKaaKOVOWvDWbKsG4Cm2UDxqxiCsAQDGKZqgajES-Ihb/s3874/PXL_20230401_145356222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3874" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwwgKwEfKR8EEyyGV0xXo-xLN4GMWhL0SwkAorKXc5S3izfYCeARSu0P_xRKf0kXMp5Dz-_Bossc8Wiwumchmc3qgupgm_WptoRR8EWnLdM2dN_E1zeMydLmo4bwz1sHeUmkLLt3WyqfBcKaaKOVOWvDWbKsG4Cm2UDxqxiCsAQDGKZqgajES-Ihb/w640-h452/PXL_20230401_145356222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3><span style="font-size: small;">They are pretty, even if they are crowd magnets. But it's still swimming so somebody else can have fun as well.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_AWbSLbKF0-zPkWtCf4knmdevGbJYjHSw8Iugawt0BO_KF2seHINSh9M6VFZl0hoHBUllEDvNCjNDxvv9g5qMVTuRGuAMv3XyqVELVydkJkJ9h_kNDIlrJizMYbUFuP0x_bRssynrFnijnJ9_Mhf3KIo82ejAMNFJNlnc8jP75QtpvVP4FQI-P5d/s3369/PXL_20230401_150804614.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3369" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_AWbSLbKF0-zPkWtCf4knmdevGbJYjHSw8Iugawt0BO_KF2seHINSh9M6VFZl0hoHBUllEDvNCjNDxvv9g5qMVTuRGuAMv3XyqVELVydkJkJ9h_kNDIlrJizMYbUFuP0x_bRssynrFnijnJ9_Mhf3KIo82ejAMNFJNlnc8jP75QtpvVP4FQI-P5d/w640-h478/PXL_20230401_150804614.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: small;">The morning gave up another fat brown before my bones said it was time to get out of the waders. Which was good timing because my crossing had increased in flow and if it weren't for my wading staff waiting for me I would have arrived back wet for sure. </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yl2drI3J6C-Fq_K-8TIiuz1MGO4LAD8QNT4xgEOVXj5IenfNy2LGfH48Bgusq8SQd0sf-EQAstZXVZXuHZqov1o9moj5ry1im9tzDNY9SxLRHmgGLDA2SEGNcdTPaE5hR9fzjo4c1qv5-X6AGwNFU4IrPpSl9MNph5J-Gig9_EbMJcxWxrhn9I9T/s3264/PXL_20230401_150408184.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yl2drI3J6C-Fq_K-8TIiuz1MGO4LAD8QNT4xgEOVXj5IenfNy2LGfH48Bgusq8SQd0sf-EQAstZXVZXuHZqov1o9moj5ry1im9tzDNY9SxLRHmgGLDA2SEGNcdTPaE5hR9fzjo4c1qv5-X6AGwNFU4IrPpSl9MNph5J-Gig9_EbMJcxWxrhn9I9T/s320/PXL_20230401_150408184.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3><span style="font-size: small;">Some observations. The water was clear, and even after the rains it only slightly colored up. I saw no hatch activity until just after lunch. The Early Brown Stones (Willow Fly), easily copied with a #14 2x long pattern, was more abundant than I have noticed in recent years. Which would explain why they took so well to the Squirrels Nest Drake. </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;">See you on the water</span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-40422304459780188432023-03-30T12:47:00.001-07:002023-03-31T11:01:47.161-07:00Spring Flybox Refills<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpLN0Ntd-cReIoKJ7Nf6YbV00efEl5zb1fVtaJGybnchlqlqoVKq0a5owOykUUwEQlLfRj1i1eiDcjIj94dgFKJZU6TDUP2N507GvBh1WJd3Z6C6TMTHGqMmLlWm0AgBtXov4Jm9MQdo9B0zZV99KAkdQ6RCQF2dz-6vEXNX18SVvm-AiDshXHYae/s3024/PXL_20230328_133745305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3024" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpLN0Ntd-cReIoKJ7Nf6YbV00efEl5zb1fVtaJGybnchlqlqoVKq0a5owOykUUwEQlLfRj1i1eiDcjIj94dgFKJZU6TDUP2N507GvBh1WJd3Z6C6TMTHGqMmLlWm0AgBtXov4Jm9MQdo9B0zZV99KAkdQ6RCQF2dz-6vEXNX18SVvm-AiDshXHYae/w640-h606/PXL_20230328_133745305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Refilling the Spring Boxes</h1><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">With opening day coming fast, it was time to add the winters tying to the boxes, and finish any tying needed for the beginning of the season. Restocking is a reminder as well, of that patterns earned their keep last season, and which patterns are simply squatters in your box.</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9SEJMK3qskGxwYWoDBe6EYMDKtbd3hq-OZG4QKokH4KUcvsD_HepXyndxhyp-Ex8am_bhALIpQsEGw8rAXYRIArC_mJoujAbbbk5R4yTVQXDe64xqUq1Zz0e5Yi7PwG7gSFteOhO9UR3QcUekdDrDOC-RKyeXRAzyyU51bE_ani-YVDNPgqiR9IR/s1997/LTD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="1997" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9SEJMK3qskGxwYWoDBe6EYMDKtbd3hq-OZG4QKokH4KUcvsD_HepXyndxhyp-Ex8am_bhALIpQsEGw8rAXYRIArC_mJoujAbbbk5R4yTVQXDe64xqUq1Zz0e5Yi7PwG7gSFteOhO9UR3QcUekdDrDOC-RKyeXRAzyyU51bE_ani-YVDNPgqiR9IR/w640-h590/LTD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Starting with the LTD. Bins were empty. Had a few in BWO, but none in Sulfur or March Browns left at all.</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zo6AtYU9iSjCDHDn0om2lMluAqDTIfEXhnd99hlH1rYQ7OdPtUfUn1ljuDKXbvwMKGl_gouNLIUqEzxLqHB8MmWFEm5i2543wPG8tGIfxlrsrkmwQtPRNvkkx5EoKtd13SAfw8PdTsW1H-Ru4NWKBpVIpGEQeqkzBkpI45Gg8AGIwXRuiSHEiq-r/s2320/Briar%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="2320" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zo6AtYU9iSjCDHDn0om2lMluAqDTIfEXhnd99hlH1rYQ7OdPtUfUn1ljuDKXbvwMKGl_gouNLIUqEzxLqHB8MmWFEm5i2543wPG8tGIfxlrsrkmwQtPRNvkkx5EoKtd13SAfw8PdTsW1H-Ru4NWKBpVIpGEQeqkzBkpI45Gg8AGIwXRuiSHEiq-r/w640-h576/Briar%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The Briar Creek bin was empty. As were a number of wet flies. Last year was a great year for swinging tandem wets.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqV7vea_sb2wWKMJtUXfx41KziGYROF1-z7D_2rdwyT023J3nUhR1_m1zt8GqR5OM3vekW14XhIKJIPuoPBkAr9NrzWAR2aShtnTFQxW2jXlwx_XEObCpNymL28xu8okxgsZyR0v2S22zw8rbAoTw1XIuZL6YUZ7yVZJ1xIMtd9p0Ity9jtXpGwIw/s3024/Yellow%20&%20Partridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="3024" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqV7vea_sb2wWKMJtUXfx41KziGYROF1-z7D_2rdwyT023J3nUhR1_m1zt8GqR5OM3vekW14XhIKJIPuoPBkAr9NrzWAR2aShtnTFQxW2jXlwx_XEObCpNymL28xu8okxgsZyR0v2S22zw8rbAoTw1XIuZL6YUZ7yVZJ1xIMtd9p0Ity9jtXpGwIw/w640-h628/Yellow%20&%20Partridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br />Partridge and Yellow</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NDX6Z5LELleEMz2O1wQKfAQvUvICFb5YwaG7zVWUoBhTPCI1REK1__zjzONBF9tdRhj2_-NR8Wa6xwBjhptqh52m0je7il-Rzc5xSA173T-mwBC_wUztEBAYrTNk1zazbDxbgoQvSX9cWf_isT0syUhQvEcx-aTEqaTK96vvaVr9s4aCNhNiBK88/s2408/Burgundy%20&%20Partridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NDX6Z5LELleEMz2O1wQKfAQvUvICFb5YwaG7zVWUoBhTPCI1REK1__zjzONBF9tdRhj2_-NR8Wa6xwBjhptqh52m0je7il-Rzc5xSA173T-mwBC_wUztEBAYrTNk1zazbDxbgoQvSX9cWf_isT0syUhQvEcx-aTEqaTK96vvaVr9s4aCNhNiBK88/w612-h640/Burgundy%20&%20Partridge.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"> Partridge and Burgundy</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jTJxxM1sMw871hbQBHFPcyIRQc81XVfsYupsT6J4avc11OU2cxyDCyIyUJ43N-H_LWbCtpvnc4gqxx2w6-iZAhdewdd01xuM_mY2LJVdLveI2oHPY_LjEcyM0Wa8Jw0uxOE-vd0krBaLwmT1-H51aK5H8X-W8g8cMk0dOO4oYR-nk6C_Sz63D1JN/s2550/Olive%20Woody.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="2550" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jTJxxM1sMw871hbQBHFPcyIRQc81XVfsYupsT6J4avc11OU2cxyDCyIyUJ43N-H_LWbCtpvnc4gqxx2w6-iZAhdewdd01xuM_mY2LJVdLveI2oHPY_LjEcyM0Wa8Jw0uxOE-vd0krBaLwmT1-H51aK5H8X-W8g8cMk0dOO4oYR-nk6C_Sz63D1JN/w640-h582/Olive%20Woody.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Olive Woody</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">On the Streamer side of the house, both the Little Crappie Fly and the Guinness Trout were empty. With several others down to a few ragged soldiers remaining.</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80py04fLMJfQR9to7P4Z-xc2ZV1XtQsh0fCVcRz5ayBfyxe8fb44ac5rUSOir4tMK44YVKrPmruiDrzUS9rVq6Uffw5LP8kuD02WGr4Tuzywq3HIKydhKUax8BEHhsUt8jUX9qj2Xlh6pT22HAvh7ChX39-Nx6gontwGMHiEgBntvIVY7eE8uSO_b/s3083/Little%20Crappie%20Fly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="3083" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80py04fLMJfQR9to7P4Z-xc2ZV1XtQsh0fCVcRz5ayBfyxe8fb44ac5rUSOir4tMK44YVKrPmruiDrzUS9rVq6Uffw5LP8kuD02WGr4Tuzywq3HIKydhKUax8BEHhsUt8jUX9qj2Xlh6pT22HAvh7ChX39-Nx6gontwGMHiEgBntvIVY7eE8uSO_b/w640-h570/Little%20Crappie%20Fly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Little Crappie Fly</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLb4nCJgTA_angSHj7GyFL1qiKW9t6Rgtplfe0FwtOVBoSof8NWUmAyIDAusam9xe3AHSMaTP5fB2K_41F0an8-7bXQ9wCanzH4tjquRNfzepVJZJ3CgrfnEvKg7Wy1bR4pFLstGmxHi5TMYah8EDDC2osvU_50aDoqES1WGBy_g0uG9WFtHLBoFV/s2588/Guinness%20Trout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="2588" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLb4nCJgTA_angSHj7GyFL1qiKW9t6Rgtplfe0FwtOVBoSof8NWUmAyIDAusam9xe3AHSMaTP5fB2K_41F0an8-7bXQ9wCanzH4tjquRNfzepVJZJ3CgrfnEvKg7Wy1bR4pFLstGmxHi5TMYah8EDDC2osvU_50aDoqES1WGBy_g0uG9WFtHLBoFV/w640-h634/Guinness%20Trout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Guinness Trout</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66zizJNBFNhdAfVPK7RQL9BWZRTz5eI5U8rAT9Z-G_rkVK5_x6l4DSUskb0EQEOU4bbzIDzSJZCw4OkUQWRdotLZl93kEUU0yrBjIDXQxYkUX0cDq-J-6vD3IYdgd73NEBysyoTeRnOA8I7XtwQ-hKhIcHge3btgVpTNA-eio1SUlb5Idsm0bGshb/s2730/Mohair%20Leech.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66zizJNBFNhdAfVPK7RQL9BWZRTz5eI5U8rAT9Z-G_rkVK5_x6l4DSUskb0EQEOU4bbzIDzSJZCw4OkUQWRdotLZl93kEUU0yrBjIDXQxYkUX0cDq-J-6vD3IYdgd73NEBysyoTeRnOA8I7XtwQ-hKhIcHge3btgVpTNA-eio1SUlb5Idsm0bGshb/w568-h640/Mohair%20Leech.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Mohair Leech</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VJItc0H-W_Iqdl36ryKxNqcjH2oDaZUkz4IwPr6v15KSGDOWKuh0TCSdI-WU6Yt_2vopX20eZHjT13YJHi62aZ805XdZeYYdtsg5jkmCSr5LHoxAkyEdSeRccUH11Qi4KHZYJgaT6SLDaHGfa2xFIgmfzjF5cGm8bm6z9AqbNx8r8PMA6NfczhLG/s2912/Olive%20Little%20Pine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VJItc0H-W_Iqdl36ryKxNqcjH2oDaZUkz4IwPr6v15KSGDOWKuh0TCSdI-WU6Yt_2vopX20eZHjT13YJHi62aZ805XdZeYYdtsg5jkmCSr5LHoxAkyEdSeRccUH11Qi4KHZYJgaT6SLDaHGfa2xFIgmfzjF5cGm8bm6z9AqbNx8r8PMA6NfczhLG/w538-h640/Olive%20Little%20Pine.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Olive Little Pine</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5TTvGGcGLyGbOuoVfGTuMrJJrPd9gFhqVJbaOu986rXtmiqiV6Quz1q-bDHJ2_7xDoxF24S7EBNMvhk207xbQ5NcaIBDCbCnzfL430d7jAofkUzqNLK30JZrn7UfdeUbLKcMVuMD4UQ3VYyjbf5xKIWelwRTl3wnrXPZdDRYnCVITzrtk5wcmwwm/s3209/Golden%20Retriever.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3209" data-original-width="2712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5TTvGGcGLyGbOuoVfGTuMrJJrPd9gFhqVJbaOu986rXtmiqiV6Quz1q-bDHJ2_7xDoxF24S7EBNMvhk207xbQ5NcaIBDCbCnzfL430d7jAofkUzqNLK30JZrn7UfdeUbLKcMVuMD4UQ3VYyjbf5xKIWelwRTl3wnrXPZdDRYnCVITzrtk5wcmwwm/w540-h640/Golden%20Retriever.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Golden Retriever</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">The nymph box took a hit as well. A number of patterns were dry. And many were down to a few left from winter fishing.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuGsxTls4fp5gqXTVverbewVToiXJFYTmPp4XEyZS60yJgp_O6hfb3zNmCLTILZ5Dakl43y4FED9emHizBO53QOgKvi9f2I_N9KWbAoB85xS34qyJq28MY3TEzSC80QmGBMJwR7vFoXqxjBNpMrR7KvqKOrBHwEkouO2ahC1m3ZpjAR2hkcQFL5ZW/s3024/Olive%20Emerger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="3024" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuGsxTls4fp5gqXTVverbewVToiXJFYTmPp4XEyZS60yJgp_O6hfb3zNmCLTILZ5Dakl43y4FED9emHizBO53QOgKvi9f2I_N9KWbAoB85xS34qyJq28MY3TEzSC80QmGBMJwR7vFoXqxjBNpMrR7KvqKOrBHwEkouO2ahC1m3ZpjAR2hkcQFL5ZW/w640-h586/Olive%20Emerger.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Olive Emerger</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6XkUzqVJ4fY7i2kLYD8QPmWKLpnieK8Wn32ufLhxlOc2dTkz4R1Eyj3OzAr5p7tM_mkEPyUN1jeMas1dKiYGu87SJTI5YGlddPuUtIYjX9BTc1rhyVTsQOX8Qr-SkykMNP9hxZSE2hFzPgVtIkAARneyReAAXr6hpiE_NTxXb6rc1rR0tyiEsd1p/s2933/Sexy%20Walts%20Worm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="2933" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6XkUzqVJ4fY7i2kLYD8QPmWKLpnieK8Wn32ufLhxlOc2dTkz4R1Eyj3OzAr5p7tM_mkEPyUN1jeMas1dKiYGu87SJTI5YGlddPuUtIYjX9BTc1rhyVTsQOX8Qr-SkykMNP9hxZSE2hFzPgVtIkAARneyReAAXr6hpiE_NTxXb6rc1rR0tyiEsd1p/w640-h608/Sexy%20Walts%20Worm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Sexy Walts</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ49aFJHpkNaLR_9S7xcJxP1hdm3nWWEyAVV0YPtfnX4jursSZPeGl9qBlV8lc12eFNGCSOMr9kMTinpFnK_KSV6q4tfYNHPjCd-CBcjyPlC77H0kiSXtIayKEbYpM-fMXdDXDKUxKqlZqBbQ7cdEQKuwsTxPXxpo9WgGyd5IiwNZKfBhBl3cuCnev/s2811/Amber%20Perdigon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="2657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ49aFJHpkNaLR_9S7xcJxP1hdm3nWWEyAVV0YPtfnX4jursSZPeGl9qBlV8lc12eFNGCSOMr9kMTinpFnK_KSV6q4tfYNHPjCd-CBcjyPlC77H0kiSXtIayKEbYpM-fMXdDXDKUxKqlZqBbQ7cdEQKuwsTxPXxpo9WgGyd5IiwNZKfBhBl3cuCnev/w604-h640/Amber%20Perdigon.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Amber Perdigon</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2133" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERQb55-o3GX-q_kfM-xhdf1KJG2GRu9gsqratI3lGV1j90juME4L2yqnTQue_nxZsz3wQ6cLfwvsXoCAckO6f9cIcfuLJNl5WYb1KnqVJ5V2HC5JcLFw8ZSIxT4YhIr9ge23uzddcvcmNqUvvUctmrV9YYDJT5MGDleksrzyd3_C12kNFbsgJsQoj/w640-h612/Rainbow%20Warrior.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Warrior</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5d3botiKMhzPvun0ekD1wULa5A0a--8wZeAKYfx5sIr5oFigUUVRldUy8LXrXfCrH9QuEP183jG-S2GwMvOBUWPbaXFYB4Fr_qX9zrmKLhZw6DqDSTQa6ufhfvp8SQ7ChnmU7Aq8QX-lFqjUZ6jmPzy9VMrmQJC9eUpn6lerwMeBKm4nEo8Dl5gP/s2502/Tan%20Caddis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="2379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5d3botiKMhzPvun0ekD1wULa5A0a--8wZeAKYfx5sIr5oFigUUVRldUy8LXrXfCrH9QuEP183jG-S2GwMvOBUWPbaXFYB4Fr_qX9zrmKLhZw6DqDSTQa6ufhfvp8SQ7ChnmU7Aq8QX-lFqjUZ6jmPzy9VMrmQJC9eUpn6lerwMeBKm4nEo8Dl5gP/w608-h640/Tan%20Caddis.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Tan Caddis</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Most of all is caught up, with a few new patterns I want to try yet to be tied. A few days remaining. :) The Blog should remain active moving forward, and still working on my tying video setup. It should be soon. </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br />See you on the water!</h3><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-79828912808670965432023-03-15T13:43:00.002-07:002023-03-15T13:45:39.981-07:00St Croix MOJO BASS 7wt Flyrod 1-year Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlj_b-wDi5wmAXAP0YFb5oiIFEnT56NW4V4ho1MGRlp2BfPQFFNu7dt4Tep8PmTZhXJxFgVrq2zMcG5m-Y4JPHOc93cE2Io-tsOCG342bh6gFVHNTGaeuKzr-TRoK8RUhTjWeGwkCVOao53eStbGNjEPH-dZ7AoW3EyaQjM8NkPPujIiaJwLgwLSw/s2477/PXL_20220319_204655803.MP-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2477" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlj_b-wDi5wmAXAP0YFb5oiIFEnT56NW4V4ho1MGRlp2BfPQFFNu7dt4Tep8PmTZhXJxFgVrq2zMcG5m-Y4JPHOc93cE2Io-tsOCG342bh6gFVHNTGaeuKzr-TRoK8RUhTjWeGwkCVOao53eStbGNjEPH-dZ7AoW3EyaQjM8NkPPujIiaJwLgwLSw/w640-h482/PXL_20220319_204655803.MP-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">St Croix MOJO BASS 7wt 1 Year Review</span></h1><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I picked up the Mojo Bass fly rod during Covid2 winters ago, mostly out of curiosity after seeing the commercials. It looked like it could be a decent backup to my current glass rod I favor for my tube. The surprise was, I am still fishing it a year later.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSMG-6AhluQCdredOCJi-AJcD-0fJxpjAOPAsabziYoBuEgD0CIY4xRwMUJys_PLqi88TrzeQNnxkJVD9kUpd1mngqOfvIxA4zPQLo_i5rJXR5AUqIsZNg0JyljU5DVQ_je9pBS--zMLW9Na-Fv0F9H0Fh0GLmCOxR9TWyvtUZ6yB2Ig-0q-bpp6_/s4160/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSMG-6AhluQCdredOCJi-AJcD-0fJxpjAOPAsabziYoBuEgD0CIY4xRwMUJys_PLqi88TrzeQNnxkJVD9kUpd1mngqOfvIxA4zPQLo_i5rJXR5AUqIsZNg0JyljU5DVQ_je9pBS--zMLW9Na-Fv0F9H0Fh0GLmCOxR9TWyvtUZ6yB2Ig-0q-bpp6_/w640-h480/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While 80% of my warmwater fishing is from a float tube, I was concerned that maybe the shorter 7'11" length would be an issue. It was not. This rod proved to be one of the easiest to cast that I own. And I own a few. Even with lily pads in the backcast. The length did not hamper elevation at all.</span></span></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYz4I8C41Awjj0kfl8-eLXqxLHo0estOpqjW1Oe-o_RpapoVY1_toMvX81hVZBlqIeBS7wxWiOuzF9wLZX3kp7OjDOCQG3kFDMDWPtfuhzASH9UtooxdrOT-81qqaIptGami6s0EtuxoegBWsWYy0fyregz5Lr2e8Tc7L1SII4mIBEPa_1xGCE3ZX/s4032/PXL_20220609_123819038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYz4I8C41Awjj0kfl8-eLXqxLHo0estOpqjW1Oe-o_RpapoVY1_toMvX81hVZBlqIeBS7wxWiOuzF9wLZX3kp7OjDOCQG3kFDMDWPtfuhzASH9UtooxdrOT-81qqaIptGami6s0EtuxoegBWsWYy0fyregz5Lr2e8Tc7L1SII4mIBEPa_1xGCE3ZX/w640-h480/PXL_20220609_123819038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">From #8 thru #4 foam Wogs</span></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KamOA6vI3UzmPWK1lMdeQABQpxOAW49yIDapqzLcAkUW18GpyLMZcGv4R_CWiiRr0nPfoNV0jEn2XHOlpjADN58rNqTAWBMCgxGKSnMEorfsLcDf00FL-7WfhNUE9dm75tDQmPOO4SU_W3M5x3e7L1vUDGsazCD_atKXpR-C3qrXDBJao0yVKbCC/s4032/PXL_20220609_124043803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KamOA6vI3UzmPWK1lMdeQABQpxOAW49yIDapqzLcAkUW18GpyLMZcGv4R_CWiiRr0nPfoNV0jEn2XHOlpjADN58rNqTAWBMCgxGKSnMEorfsLcDf00FL-7WfhNUE9dm75tDQmPOO4SU_W3M5x3e7L1vUDGsazCD_atKXpR-C3qrXDBJao0yVKbCC/w640-h480/PXL_20220609_124043803.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br />To average-sized #4 thru #2 Deer hair poppers, this rod handled them flawlessly.</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0yruRGuQh1W0nZRXSF-cxeQA4wE0h72-5nnhT7c7tK6fN1Xg3DchwQcaltICEkkXO1sXHRFJd7J9cvXgYYKCKPrLFvpF0hvrSw43DhMcigkqfvHoScvXQRBG9T7juRS_VfhbxU6lCvDXVP64LTHMBUop5Gl9CH6uNfQO3o2eClH1G5yP9TFP56lN/s4160/Copy%20of%20DSCN0909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0yruRGuQh1W0nZRXSF-cxeQA4wE0h72-5nnhT7c7tK6fN1Xg3DchwQcaltICEkkXO1sXHRFJd7J9cvXgYYKCKPrLFvpF0hvrSw43DhMcigkqfvHoScvXQRBG9T7juRS_VfhbxU6lCvDXVP64LTHMBUop5Gl9CH6uNfQO3o2eClH1G5yP9TFP56lN/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20DSCN0909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">It was able to load easily for short pick-up-and-drop shots to tiny holes among lily pads</span></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi928FIzB9G8C68cpsFMOLSNsTZgo9VQQZ2qGTTmpHiuuM6Nqf5q2NLgutLY8ueHrgfSwGvCS6Sq22VrubrzK1tULW8Rc_yejompnY4YeDHhv97K7VSoX279OYJTmAx7kBbZ5Vttm93XOHPsEOLTFYRaYrFWSO5iGddY9MB0xoi6bRN83810b-U_Chp/s4032/PXL_20220521_150056099.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi928FIzB9G8C68cpsFMOLSNsTZgo9VQQZ2qGTTmpHiuuM6Nqf5q2NLgutLY8ueHrgfSwGvCS6Sq22VrubrzK1tULW8Rc_yejompnY4YeDHhv97K7VSoX279OYJTmAx7kBbZ5Vttm93XOHPsEOLTFYRaYrFWSO5iGddY9MB0xoi6bRN83810b-U_Chp/w640-h480/PXL_20220521_150056099.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">And with a single back-cast, able to toss bassbugs accurately at a distance on open water.</span></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJfcI4y5er9P1NSCjQDuPDgEa4y41h_gk8VaFYsAsTWoG7Z7Dq0IvdNK-tkkGN-67MKgiuvYuOLhmqEzdFl-c3ANzNlM5LqnpS3QcmMAvaWdnhbOCyCwWF6FbQKRAai_XkXQgUELOiRVyeupu8Z_JXLufSANUIenFlMCjbLye_NZG-3hL3gYGVoRh/s3528/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220415_214558364.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3528" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJfcI4y5er9P1NSCjQDuPDgEa4y41h_gk8VaFYsAsTWoG7Z7Dq0IvdNK-tkkGN-67MKgiuvYuOLhmqEzdFl-c3ANzNlM5LqnpS3QcmMAvaWdnhbOCyCwWF6FbQKRAai_XkXQgUELOiRVyeupu8Z_JXLufSANUIenFlMCjbLye_NZG-3hL3gYGVoRh/w640-h480/Copy%20of%20PXL_20220415_214558364.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Yet it still had the finesse for pond-hopping after crappie </span></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2M5pe6vGwgiYoJPfGlfC0t8SKHXS4rSS5pzZdedIkCnaLSnjiwoDLNwWAf1cTTMw5iuQIGq6gM-L6s_4K3kzWPVpwk0LzdrJruu6T8Y6rkLnrCIJh-_i2ZcXEMRNBUd6uxPdZE6rGRxcs7c7G5bAK_JmGwWWZZjcD-ekdl9BqD2BkIWLIYSNB-C/s2682/PXL_20220423_194020862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="2011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2M5pe6vGwgiYoJPfGlfC0t8SKHXS4rSS5pzZdedIkCnaLSnjiwoDLNwWAf1cTTMw5iuQIGq6gM-L6s_4K3kzWPVpwk0LzdrJruu6T8Y6rkLnrCIJh-_i2ZcXEMRNBUd6uxPdZE6rGRxcs7c7G5bAK_JmGwWWZZjcD-ekdl9BqD2BkIWLIYSNB-C/w480-h640/PXL_20220423_194020862.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">The Mojo Bass turned out to be everything the commercials and St Croix videos said it was. And then some. An oddity these days in marketing. I found no flaws in the build out-of-the-box, and a year of hard use later the only thing that is not like-new is the floatant and algae-stained cork. The finish is extremely durable, the guides are still tight and the cork has no gaps, voids or cracking. The 7wt proved not to be finicky with lines either. It threw a Bass Pro Shop BASS taper, an Orvis Warmwater and an SA Bassbug line, all WF7F equally as well. The rod balances well in hand, is extremely accurate and very durable. It has the backbone to horse largemouths out of algae mats, yet it is soft enough to still put a nice bend on a fat bluegill. Add to that, if you pick up the rod, look it over and fish it, you would not place the price-point where it is. A great value.</span></h3><h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">It has become my go-to rod</div></span></h3><div><br /></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-66389567852171926532023-03-10T16:53:00.000-08:002023-03-10T16:53:05.970-08:00Coast-To-Coast and 30 Years<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzwO5pYfczNGf8C4E4bszcxNtiHUmTDbZRlpZrPfk_Pc0lZAf2ILK_GPUcvVvIMTBxaoUdDnJ1hBrZWJ0nqtG5LS1oZnFa8AFnuAUe4fOlTdycxI9Zoc_CHCe6l7paNwdGX6VCmivPgWEcyToh5cLrFU6FUCvr9KJuLPCoHzJQ2kMt8AroSIBAY0v/s2710/739b4c82-bd6a-43bc-9937-8805813b3fcc%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2710" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzwO5pYfczNGf8C4E4bszcxNtiHUmTDbZRlpZrPfk_Pc0lZAf2ILK_GPUcvVvIMTBxaoUdDnJ1hBrZWJ0nqtG5LS1oZnFa8AFnuAUe4fOlTdycxI9Zoc_CHCe6l7paNwdGX6VCmivPgWEcyToh5cLrFU6FUCvr9KJuLPCoHzJQ2kMt8AroSIBAY0v/w640-h506/739b4c82-bd6a-43bc-9937-8805813b3fcc%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">30 years ago in a land "Far, Far Away Donkey", there were two friends who began their float-tube history on the Chambers Creek Pothole chain, in Washington State chasing wild cutthroat on flies. </span></b> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The ugly mug in the pic chewing 'baccy would be me. The blue Cherokee in the background would be mine. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafblTUUx4osqexv8s5XsYNQtweohCy3xpK8gf3PS1v5ysLnHxNy-0TLn412csTqrwvs9GeVIJ-tXMxIds3kc4Gu-odu9ztkeXY9xDAWGBmLVG3uYwSezG8G_Pt1ULpOHULERxAJMdv8HadYtd17kkTe-wnVbw2Rq_PltFWvtNzTJTHnvGQ1VN2mYD/s1748/Copy%20of%20IMG_0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1748" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafblTUUx4osqexv8s5XsYNQtweohCy3xpK8gf3PS1v5ysLnHxNy-0TLn412csTqrwvs9GeVIJ-tXMxIds3kc4Gu-odu9ztkeXY9xDAWGBmLVG3uYwSezG8G_Pt1ULpOHULERxAJMdv8HadYtd17kkTe-wnVbw2Rq_PltFWvtNzTJTHnvGQ1VN2mYD/w640-h452/Copy%20of%20IMG_0006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This fine looking specimen of a fly fisherman is Troy. The black Bronco in the first pic would be his. If memory serves me, he's laughing because of a beaver slapping next to him? But I could be wrong.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpV30RLID30w_SqOVjudMUrq1PTVWjPQEfvEQ27pq6uME7Kl8MqRls0ZmL1w9feszvDTxFnHWbkHlAuQP8FL-H2EmiZHeQVInq3yf7W1UliZTZX1PkzATASDKp1CA78bc6LpX4hfgtyiJdG-WK71ZQAFg1qBiB_BP7FTuWt6uoHLWmENC2dXOoGTS/s2618/cdcc2700-14a4-4b1d-bf4a-576ee23da01d%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2618" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpV30RLID30w_SqOVjudMUrq1PTVWjPQEfvEQ27pq6uME7Kl8MqRls0ZmL1w9feszvDTxFnHWbkHlAuQP8FL-H2EmiZHeQVInq3yf7W1UliZTZX1PkzATASDKp1CA78bc6LpX4hfgtyiJdG-WK71ZQAFg1qBiB_BP7FTuWt6uoHLWmENC2dXOoGTS/w640-h532/cdcc2700-14a4-4b1d-bf4a-576ee23da01d%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Troy fishing the mouth of the feeder stream. We fished those potholes all year round and never once saw another car aside from ours. </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"> It was our honey hole, and we were spoiled. Little did we know at the time, we would remain lifelong friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGspNwjXbe5t4YOyEYJjjngNMDvsX7GqLeuRxkqWfkP8o7Jv725OVRbbvZqu90P1brNaba7QukN8e0_o5IAayz12QW5dYwCHIE5CPrHMl9mB2vQZz5bBrZ7X4yu2qBXjsJAtckmck7JmhLlw-X46bim8fMdFg3FdC77XN3CqiFrabn06lnGzujRRj1/s4032/PXL_20230224_163623572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGspNwjXbe5t4YOyEYJjjngNMDvsX7GqLeuRxkqWfkP8o7Jv725OVRbbvZqu90P1brNaba7QukN8e0_o5IAayz12QW5dYwCHIE5CPrHMl9mB2vQZz5bBrZ7X4yu2qBXjsJAtckmck7JmhLlw-X46bim8fMdFg3FdC77XN3CqiFrabn06lnGzujRRj1/w640-h480/PXL_20230224_163623572.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And 30yrs later I would again be getting ready for the spring thaw, tying us up boxes of warmwater bugs. Only now he's in the Great Lakes potholes and cedar bogs of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and I'm in </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pennsylvania.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmiCjlj3hb0VCIOIstyyGx0WiBXsPvziczwQPBPG6PtdV-2d9K4eWboYN6CsSFu6jDKAH3xKPq9SJZBf3graq380-O2kJTpj5hEMIPvsig-oRMEuaY8OrmlTwbGxNdrzt3uF3GbnGVnxLRq1q9IsLIkHR4DM57-qGmpn8UxzRJVidVK56cXor4fCt/s4032/PXL_20230301_041228347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmiCjlj3hb0VCIOIstyyGx0WiBXsPvziczwQPBPG6PtdV-2d9K4eWboYN6CsSFu6jDKAH3xKPq9SJZBf3graq380-O2kJTpj5hEMIPvsig-oRMEuaY8OrmlTwbGxNdrzt3uF3GbnGVnxLRq1q9IsLIkHR4DM57-qGmpn8UxzRJVidVK56cXor4fCt/w640-h480/PXL_20230301_041228347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully, these bugs can help put another smile on his face like they did 30 yrs ago. I know revisiting these pics did for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck Troy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">See you on the water!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-91884467741143688322023-01-16T06:34:00.001-08:002023-01-16T06:37:18.333-08:002023 1st Trout and Winter Flies<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kNinV5bh8mpVsiFJ60m0aNBczEEe09iqFmgAmfAowl9KFiS_7hVjQ4jQilgas0CJWfancBVTo-1pCfJ2Xtm1lQowsw_5195S0_n5osLFyBRlwEBSBZZIiH6srAU94i9A7n6U4X9wI9iRIs2KgrvTn5jMyfMF4_XpLffcI0o5mFpyycBjrKoBUR7p/s3670/DSCN0917~3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="3670" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kNinV5bh8mpVsiFJ60m0aNBczEEe09iqFmgAmfAowl9KFiS_7hVjQ4jQilgas0CJWfancBVTo-1pCfJ2Xtm1lQowsw_5195S0_n5osLFyBRlwEBSBZZIiH6srAU94i9A7n6U4X9wI9iRIs2KgrvTn5jMyfMF4_XpLffcI0o5mFpyycBjrKoBUR7p/w400-h290/DSCN0917~3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">The 1st Trout of 2023</h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">A new year has arrived and it was christened with a January Rainbow. The fly of choice was an Apricot w/blood dot McFly Foam egg. Typical of winter fishing. Nothing too big, but beautifully colored.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKPigAHE0s68BUImH0m-aZtrmlU9AKmPuvUbR0xriSOUj54kl8uHZvcsXx58xRfNNvHKMW0_kwcdJ1gKyeiVFs_u8tPAb4X-GnvLCMTijxB-gy1NTcryrw_1aqKAaE_Z8mjAn-57c9pLOKLjROjX-7h2cm-XWftc2LZwzyXshMU4N_dEC4b3kkuux/s2333/DSCN0916~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2333" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKPigAHE0s68BUImH0m-aZtrmlU9AKmPuvUbR0xriSOUj54kl8uHZvcsXx58xRfNNvHKMW0_kwcdJ1gKyeiVFs_u8tPAb4X-GnvLCMTijxB-gy1NTcryrw_1aqKAaE_Z8mjAn-57c9pLOKLjROjX-7h2cm-XWftc2LZwzyXshMU4N_dEC4b3kkuux/w400-h289/DSCN0916~2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Bringing the first fish of the year to hand is always a memorable event, especially with mild weather and perfect water conditions for January</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiQMAHOl9Eu6VG0Z5Tp_Upnd7H4_7YeI5uhowI8i9y3MdmCbwmn6udG98NCAuW3KIFouHe5dMoMblhv4SrWVCKI49AXhHe32DK80w3VBgKc3B8UXSazUSXd6GW_gWmJk2zkDC_V2PMwMqvyvMhO3rAQZUJSyzqE3B8ukbU-p_Uf2KyZ2DtwJZzG4s/s4032/PXL_20221231_210435572~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiQMAHOl9Eu6VG0Z5Tp_Upnd7H4_7YeI5uhowI8i9y3MdmCbwmn6udG98NCAuW3KIFouHe5dMoMblhv4SrWVCKI49AXhHe32DK80w3VBgKc3B8UXSazUSXd6GW_gWmJk2zkDC_V2PMwMqvyvMhO3rAQZUJSyzqE3B8ukbU-p_Uf2KyZ2DtwJZzG4s/w400-h300/PXL_20221231_210435572~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Between fishable days, the winter is time to rebuild the fly box...starting with the nymph box since those are the flies that will carry through the next few months.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bm4rH6BoXaXiE9cHNmF1QvYQ7JWcq7Wn4Wa8ZVMAOYcT5PtP-u7pWxfj2NYIH_DDnQhjEDRfaBb9qCHIcUlVlRKOgK7h_B5kq4qzrd9mYaZ_028-25c0pilNtkuaiRxCiJt0H1WD55UHFODuXSbCbpnFuXWO4POTJdR66qcKy62A_TnjPHbAz8_h/w400-h300/PXL_20230103_015241352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Re-stocking Beadheads</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzBCMDzk09xC6AHjxVuCtHsidsqeV7D_U7jbMLvW0-wnNodGoRiI4l_d9IuGzLP-sLn9qbUIuP5pRVqxo8w5MdLuRbxM1_YLK2GBdH4eXSuN5IruVfNpqA1wEiT6gTz8VMGQgZScC9N5jd3KpMuC2KOKf7J7Pnu3iPMm7uct5Rp56i19Cx8W9v-hV/s2178/PXL_20230103_015639144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="1634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzBCMDzk09xC6AHjxVuCtHsidsqeV7D_U7jbMLvW0-wnNodGoRiI4l_d9IuGzLP-sLn9qbUIuP5pRVqxo8w5MdLuRbxM1_YLK2GBdH4eXSuN5IruVfNpqA1wEiT6gTz8VMGQgZScC9N5jd3KpMuC2KOKf7J7Pnu3iPMm7uct5Rp56i19Cx8W9v-hV/w300-h400/PXL_20230103_015639144.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your winter at the bench</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">See you on the water</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgfAuzk6bI2n4TL-Jkq9cAhew40TkORyyTt048s69Gvmd-oeHTMIqWCpYDbCkuy8lS5Xg54OYeKpAkIVNFoXHh---JSn8alfdE4xY7DQmQvxDNjbtXGg-xXhpzIUjHfyz46pav5sQcnNk9uV4O7GBxctPGuDbZ1tkqefUw67gdNg9c_jAhhpAP_iw/s3264/PXL_20221231_210443209.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgfAuzk6bI2n4TL-Jkq9cAhew40TkORyyTt048s69Gvmd-oeHTMIqWCpYDbCkuy8lS5Xg54OYeKpAkIVNFoXHh---JSn8alfdE4xY7DQmQvxDNjbtXGg-xXhpzIUjHfyz46pav5sQcnNk9uV4O7GBxctPGuDbZ1tkqefUw67gdNg9c_jAhhpAP_iw/w400-h300/PXL_20221231_210443209.MP~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-30578909515075371282022-09-18T18:55:00.000-07:002022-09-18T18:55:17.048-07:00August Rainbow<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AZqBJAMGc6o" width="320" youtube-src-id="AZqBJAMGc6o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August 2022 Rainbow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fishing Creek PA</span></div><br /> <p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-33491988272960699252022-09-11T07:03:00.001-07:002022-09-11T07:04:51.741-07:00September Rain<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySz5IFMGqfbpRGInfvn6wuMMpF1PTmkRJlw0_cJnQf9WVW2bnvrpvw50P7qawp9O05tE-cyWsmuspRJ2WIKtNbSBAOYigz3B_lFOKGuVTxfC7fuPK7Qoopr4Iy1ub6C2y9YXc8FiDZujdl7B8ugqtSXu043_PCiG3u6baGxVG-TEEj530JG3dnNwY/s4032/PXL_20220910_230719712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySz5IFMGqfbpRGInfvn6wuMMpF1PTmkRJlw0_cJnQf9WVW2bnvrpvw50P7qawp9O05tE-cyWsmuspRJ2WIKtNbSBAOYigz3B_lFOKGuVTxfC7fuPK7Qoopr4Iy1ub6C2y9YXc8FiDZujdl7B8ugqtSXu043_PCiG3u6baGxVG-TEEj530JG3dnNwY/w640-h480/PXL_20220910_230719712.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As summer would have it, August and the first week of September gave us some of the lowest water we have had in awhile. Levels were easily 1/4th what is shown in the above photo.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sSCAuuyelT5RYs8_SIw4vWXoe8m673ZbdqA1xINOvuo8VpnxmvCoIiGVhXqrIUn5G6mCAjfCxpcO62fwVQSOed5FuxNpiWNRvwXvOGJDuB3YQy2P56OxcSNztgu_i--9yUImKrUrauggSunBe8AzBWDu0nvKUPKtxbpLSaTLpg6VNe3W1x5fT4RO/s4032/PXL_20220910_230709724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sSCAuuyelT5RYs8_SIw4vWXoe8m673ZbdqA1xINOvuo8VpnxmvCoIiGVhXqrIUn5G6mCAjfCxpcO62fwVQSOed5FuxNpiWNRvwXvOGJDuB3YQy2P56OxcSNztgu_i--9yUImKrUrauggSunBe8AzBWDu0nvKUPKtxbpLSaTLpg6VNe3W1x5fT4RO/w640-h480/PXL_20220910_230709724.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">But thanks to the rain gods, we now have normal flows restored. And after a few days of muddy water, things have cleared up nicely.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwoVmARy_vj8DAlY6KswZwQC9ooEZWwoP6e7d8jRj93hkaI4acnpj_Yz6OtfcSe9oPlkxfXNOCVpk0gwJPmZMZeVmewLIwdmI2aAwAEm7r8P_dICHZdSdKhrJ5QTXx-6uYpZUz4I6P4hyicpE1H33lthwlkwIJ-LZNjFx8wuJDm8UUbt-IsI1G0lx/s4032/PXL_20220910_230949516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwoVmARy_vj8DAlY6KswZwQC9ooEZWwoP6e7d8jRj93hkaI4acnpj_Yz6OtfcSe9oPlkxfXNOCVpk0gwJPmZMZeVmewLIwdmI2aAwAEm7r8P_dICHZdSdKhrJ5QTXx-6uYpZUz4I6P4hyicpE1H33lthwlkwIJ-LZNjFx8wuJDm8UUbt-IsI1G0lx/w640-h480/PXL_20220910_230949516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Since clearing up, the fly of choice has been a #14 Squirrels Nest. Prior to that the off-color water was kind to the Golden Retriever and Apricot Egg. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f1jsG0upQsI" width="320" youtube-src-id="f1jsG0upQsI"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Tying the Squirrels Nest</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hTztbLaBtq2IhDeDpu0d4Hf8mgLGXEZcahH_HKa1ff96sk8pRgfomjRjb3cr1HYBY_3yJz7oq6oH2zm7yzYbGt7AriY8fFB6xglQN1sghglQoFWg3VxFdcWJmMmxpIXGuc0UUDz6CuyJ89zHmpJ4jpT4YJhGlqFs79nZ1jt-RrMJZfLE1oYFhy-J/s4032/PXL_20220910_230519914.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hTztbLaBtq2IhDeDpu0d4Hf8mgLGXEZcahH_HKa1ff96sk8pRgfomjRjb3cr1HYBY_3yJz7oq6oH2zm7yzYbGt7AriY8fFB6xglQN1sghglQoFWg3VxFdcWJmMmxpIXGuc0UUDz6CuyJ89zHmpJ4jpT4YJhGlqFs79nZ1jt-RrMJZfLE1oYFhy-J/w640-h480/PXL_20220910_230519914.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This fat 18" bow closed out last night as the largest of a 1/2 dozen or so fish. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thankful for the rain. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">See you on the water.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-29290481365730035742022-07-13T15:05:00.001-07:002022-07-13T15:15:40.291-07:00Topwater Trifecta <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYoSwPeBQzRdfSJzDCdI5H82SbhD2XyXHSbB2VlbO56-pf-NX1Yw1U6c7WStBOUPRfYq42OzQVgkQ17D9CbKLDwnsUbaDXxxIiT4EHl-eaSfq9WQb2QE-4v5vhpmHGIiWyCv_kA_LAYsl3XVaBuFgRoGIvHR7VTVVngVAIbecSKXfadlDdrW77IwN/s3469/PXL_20220711_222955600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3469" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYoSwPeBQzRdfSJzDCdI5H82SbhD2XyXHSbB2VlbO56-pf-NX1Yw1U6c7WStBOUPRfYq42OzQVgkQ17D9CbKLDwnsUbaDXxxIiT4EHl-eaSfq9WQb2QE-4v5vhpmHGIiWyCv_kA_LAYsl3XVaBuFgRoGIvHR7VTVVngVAIbecSKXfadlDdrW77IwN/w640-h492/PXL_20220711_222955600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">An evening's walk around a pond offers up a Topwater Trifecta.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D1vQgKl3LMO1gJH7kW181spQB1piZKzzZ3cnUcZ6mBY9gGsUEadEY-ijcSUpnOwfxv-feXYWlH6HNGnkiUweaBF_tnSG2F3vn3Ben5Pa3HpKkP2Ef8wIWlvSO_CIBPDQuf33xv6a9NvaW1ybuy1Xc3MHhgeeD5gKdVXbUrjYPhIq6zB6XzSDS-6v/s3123/PXL_20220711_224821072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="3123" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D1vQgKl3LMO1gJH7kW181spQB1piZKzzZ3cnUcZ6mBY9gGsUEadEY-ijcSUpnOwfxv-feXYWlH6HNGnkiUweaBF_tnSG2F3vn3Ben5Pa3HpKkP2Ef8wIWlvSO_CIBPDQuf33xv6a9NvaW1ybuy1Xc3MHhgeeD5gKdVXbUrjYPhIq6zB6XzSDS-6v/w640-h560/PXL_20220711_224821072.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> With bass raiding beds and gills chasing anything that gets close.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAad3znz5ERkkpjOOrGOg8jFxuy2YxE5B9o4LVLZ9uTIJX7DrN1EX0SiQ1KAa6RmOPsWy-H7bxf8PNAA2Yz7LMzVjn-nMbTiBQlZ6Z3vLXFUAcqELICanTCNt_GzdnO42LjbNUA-4bc7Pgk-35khfux_HH0MKxT0jcd0JpcbITsrcrwHSLrRQN7LRg/s3486/PXL_20220711_231148585.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="3486" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAad3znz5ERkkpjOOrGOg8jFxuy2YxE5B9o4LVLZ9uTIJX7DrN1EX0SiQ1KAa6RmOPsWy-H7bxf8PNAA2Yz7LMzVjn-nMbTiBQlZ6Z3vLXFUAcqELICanTCNt_GzdnO42LjbNUA-4bc7Pgk-35khfux_HH0MKxT0jcd0JpcbITsrcrwHSLrRQN7LRg/w640-h484/PXL_20220711_231148585.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Add to that crappie rising for damselflys in the lily pads and you can have a pretty special evening.</span></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-3938957993654517552022-07-05T06:05:00.000-07:002022-07-05T06:05:13.773-07:004th of July Brown<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn_dxGCx3xWMGkqZQCZ3y3fGLnIKS8TZ4NfxGHaVpzwWDZgCmqk8uAR6FfRASzdq56DP9Q3jhyPgxoZpjDS2Y6A799JuJmJMrgKwY2j-6Zsh9ObHazCrIrrK0APvIC0wayqvgy_n39P-IHpneiEwcxLylLnI3Ukn81Mq1d50orMooEsGpscz1b1ET/s3972/DSCN0903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="3972" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn_dxGCx3xWMGkqZQCZ3y3fGLnIKS8TZ4NfxGHaVpzwWDZgCmqk8uAR6FfRASzdq56DP9Q3jhyPgxoZpjDS2Y6A799JuJmJMrgKwY2j-6Zsh9ObHazCrIrrK0APvIC0wayqvgy_n39P-IHpneiEwcxLylLnI3Ukn81Mq1d50orMooEsGpscz1b1ET/w640-h432/DSCN0903.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">20" Brown</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No fireworks or crowds, just a quiet hand release while swallows swooped in chasing Sulfurs as the sun went down.</span></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-11227075448206093512022-07-03T12:48:00.002-07:002022-08-14T09:01:42.247-07:00A Bamboo Morning<p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaT0jIZ4uOdybc_zB8w5Zjm5XF9cuoVnThQ2FXgKXJr9md_kyJshT7z1ddj_zh5WUUv-liF-tmGXFH-vEZ3bgzDSViQEHYZLhpTQuyRrbeJMc_sLAFPx6I6d_hATO4qUOxIOP8S6rp3CYwprLttABmCdA0GHz-bsLK1G9VBP5FJpbLRPku3beUAJh/s4032/PXL_20220703_191147616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaT0jIZ4uOdybc_zB8w5Zjm5XF9cuoVnThQ2FXgKXJr9md_kyJshT7z1ddj_zh5WUUv-liF-tmGXFH-vEZ3bgzDSViQEHYZLhpTQuyRrbeJMc_sLAFPx6I6d_hATO4qUOxIOP8S6rp3CYwprLttABmCdA0GHz-bsLK1G9VBP5FJpbLRPku3beUAJh/w640-h480/PXL_20220703_191147616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">This morning felt like a good time to dust off the PHY Perfectionist. With gin-clear water and hardly a breeze, A 4wt bamboo presentation seemed appropriate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlCfcJ0cGWEwCCp2uFLddDUDMz_8SYh92ZkHIl7QX07hzwztTUYojy7lhmKz8Nn5g0oTeZSmprmM09U9BSKx11e32sfKOlkdPmwUFtgWdwV0XB6O5U8RJqhkmtmyH5gOGka6sulY1AqtJDeEomX6fZ96_BIi_2lvTm6RJ7T727uzmp1mlR1zFlenX/s4032/PXL_20220703_191249686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlCfcJ0cGWEwCCp2uFLddDUDMz_8SYh92ZkHIl7QX07hzwztTUYojy7lhmKz8Nn5g0oTeZSmprmM09U9BSKx11e32sfKOlkdPmwUFtgWdwV0XB6O5U8RJqhkmtmyH5gOGka6sulY1AqtJDeEomX6fZ96_BIi_2lvTm6RJ7T727uzmp1mlR1zFlenX/w640-h480/PXL_20220703_191249686.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dave Cottengim, Lulbegrud Creek Fly Rods (Builder)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv8UuRvOLrTXaYhGcCvEG1X8juBqbNxexYUCSLZtR8GnX_tMZTrAV_8k7LfUSIg_sLVl31rYI7bzqvklBgYv5MtiWhC1rb3x6bPatiKk0QOpz1IxTSXvMoolzwMhKPFfLMUR_08T9jDbLApNx5A09TIW7llheAP2HnugrSt7FXakLuetnnMLcE0Co/s3550/DSCN0899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3550" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv8UuRvOLrTXaYhGcCvEG1X8juBqbNxexYUCSLZtR8GnX_tMZTrAV_8k7LfUSIg_sLVl31rYI7bzqvklBgYv5MtiWhC1rb3x6bPatiKk0QOpz1IxTSXvMoolzwMhKPFfLMUR_08T9jDbLApNx5A09TIW7llheAP2HnugrSt7FXakLuetnnMLcE0Co/w640-h480/DSCN0899.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the low and clear water, fish were skittish. But eventually the creek gave up a few. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyXayiliKaaHpN6qeBRhNvQbxI255uaQB2dyHZiguppHU5DZ7SB17Ons1oCL95HC_KHcYRw9CFHNB4nhJMunE_kCRsyPs76yHj3dOU8Sdf6kL3LbD2uoV9eRORA6miiN6w5Yh25ekoAIEy-9X-wjyAigNSntPPVdGRm-8YBGjAqXCDgCLl8DQYJuN/s3120/DSCN0901~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyXayiliKaaHpN6qeBRhNvQbxI255uaQB2dyHZiguppHU5DZ7SB17Ons1oCL95HC_KHcYRw9CFHNB4nhJMunE_kCRsyPs76yHj3dOU8Sdf6kL3LbD2uoV9eRORA6miiN6w5Yh25ekoAIEy-9X-wjyAigNSntPPVdGRm-8YBGjAqXCDgCLl8DQYJuN/w528-h640/DSCN0901~2.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I large brown on top took a Sulfur LTD, then broke me off after an impressive fight. A nod of the cap to him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DK3Nk5ZrXhI" width="320" youtube-src-id="DK3Nk5ZrXhI"></iframe></div>The Sulfur LTD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And this fat 16" brown finally came to hand, taking an RP Starling fished wet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6v3j7-tUlZ8" width="320" youtube-src-id="6v3j7-tUlZ8"></iframe></div>The RP Starling<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All-N-All, a great morning on the water with the bamboo.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-46246168986731784382022-07-03T12:00:00.001-07:002022-07-03T12:00:15.689-07:00Big Bow of June<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIVyTUwjuLEvnxtOlQyWf3COKncXYyzonBxM29HkE_E2OOlbKiK-oVf0_BYF2VaHYciPLBkdQt6lgTDomBXxnR2gD1CxJNk8EGqIJ06sJMg_omzREJUpMKKi_mvxczpCVpBco47quFIR4_XHS-xrELcB3KHXYMTGPcv7ZYGpH1IvVW6BU_qRGIisF/s594/IMG_20220622_202119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIVyTUwjuLEvnxtOlQyWf3COKncXYyzonBxM29HkE_E2OOlbKiK-oVf0_BYF2VaHYciPLBkdQt6lgTDomBXxnR2gD1CxJNk8EGqIJ06sJMg_omzREJUpMKKi_mvxczpCVpBco47quFIR4_XHS-xrELcB3KHXYMTGPcv7ZYGpH1IvVW6BU_qRGIisF/w476-h640/IMG_20220622_202119.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Big Bow of June</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">24" Rainbow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Orvis Far-&-Fine</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">June gave up some great fishing with nearly perfect water. Memorial day break brought this Bow to hand. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-12391612696098469082022-06-09T06:18:00.000-07:002022-06-09T06:18:08.911-07:00June Poppers<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ8ugt-2qg8KUfzQZYX0t0fTAWT1tEcoxzANMOT1O-ZG7amNwRXDITZtTaKTHS5PTqKOezdVX3vAkW46qojapWvBtGpdbFLEJKB5darxXJb8XKXYpGxjsmsL1FmNuGf71Bzmzsidhvkf7isFIOXC1gXSJP7igsvu6YIMbhygJpWjsZfp-mMHWlhbW/s4032/PXL_20220609_124043803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ8ugt-2qg8KUfzQZYX0t0fTAWT1tEcoxzANMOT1O-ZG7amNwRXDITZtTaKTHS5PTqKOezdVX3vAkW46qojapWvBtGpdbFLEJKB5darxXJb8XKXYpGxjsmsL1FmNuGf71Bzmzsidhvkf7isFIOXC1gXSJP7igsvu6YIMbhygJpWjsZfp-mMHWlhbW/w640-h480/PXL_20220609_124043803.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Summer temps bring on top-water action </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On both large and small warmwater haunts, summer signals popper time. Nearly all species on a given water will start aggressively hunting the lilies, shorelines and shallows. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDusWHzIr8UV0X_wzHKZl2Ov6OXaPD7zw2mVKiNFfNM_3_NGNNmPgphCQMoNyOFPM-erLYnP-dPdX6v4_djaivkW8Xj1NLULmy6kpmWqPtKHTADzRyrJJ8nXvJvXDWdXaP2j2u7O5ZvX8YbFhXuMktdTx8LJ2AMQBZJPyGgeaNd-KqxPVelIvwAa__/s4032/PXL_20220609_123819038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDusWHzIr8UV0X_wzHKZl2Ov6OXaPD7zw2mVKiNFfNM_3_NGNNmPgphCQMoNyOFPM-erLYnP-dPdX6v4_djaivkW8Xj1NLULmy6kpmWqPtKHTADzRyrJJ8nXvJvXDWdXaP2j2u7O5ZvX8YbFhXuMktdTx8LJ2AMQBZJPyGgeaNd-KqxPVelIvwAa__/w640-h480/PXL_20220609_123819038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Deer hair bugs and foam Wogs can provide exciting takes and great action.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ1zXXkdjA4axWv4Bl80ss_p3tVUxEgrMIz62UbYGWYOBiopb_HcQbMjcTjDNgE_JeyXvL2Unw3Pl2HkbK7TWUsl96FOELqkymnH_a8yL-Y0us0vZy6vCAPetCDNvXpG_mpwiTQ9gNPIJIBHbdKgEswJ4_Mha5eSCc65FfQWtDV3jTCxdenk7V3fc/s1977/image%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1977" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ1zXXkdjA4axWv4Bl80ss_p3tVUxEgrMIz62UbYGWYOBiopb_HcQbMjcTjDNgE_JeyXvL2Unw3Pl2HkbK7TWUsl96FOELqkymnH_a8yL-Y0us0vZy6vCAPetCDNvXpG_mpwiTQ9gNPIJIBHbdKgEswJ4_Mha5eSCc65FfQWtDV3jTCxdenk7V3fc/w640-h480/image%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Bluegill will take poppers they aren't even capable of swallowing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fKbFmRO3gwQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="fKbFmRO3gwQ"></iframe></div>Tying the Firecracker <br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsb8RdGsWk71BwLD4YyMpqZ_X5jaLFHO5yw-pLxmGMhIk70MJN-prC3Ai8DX01A5RZRv7EeA48UAorjjayHXzgLOGXLWJc3qMUsXwDJXjnkqOiXEWgJAYnkIZaMYpgUl6XffyZZnwo5PrS7_s7S4nKiqi6KtiegtCiXp8vmZwDa2KpI7Nhx6YXJGz/s4160/image%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsb8RdGsWk71BwLD4YyMpqZ_X5jaLFHO5yw-pLxmGMhIk70MJN-prC3Ai8DX01A5RZRv7EeA48UAorjjayHXzgLOGXLWJc3qMUsXwDJXjnkqOiXEWgJAYnkIZaMYpgUl6XffyZZnwo5PrS7_s7S4nKiqi6KtiegtCiXp8vmZwDa2KpI7Nhx6YXJGz/w640-h480/image%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Tubes and kayaks in the lily pads provide the perfect situation for dropping poppers in those tiny pockets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-U2FBcl3VWZwQvS6cjffSM1rGGapVPX9HdOEr5OehdYEuGYrVW7G8LNqyNN4TvZ0P1oiDlNT8JVfzBdBp6h5e1Z2r6HBSV9OGEoW2NK082j868Y-0BQiV64uF1N6xWraMfawmPElUjm2_C6sR881DcCPxVxLJNhPPKY-NmHtbNdjJfo1-Ni6uo4Q/s4160/DSCN0875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-U2FBcl3VWZwQvS6cjffSM1rGGapVPX9HdOEr5OehdYEuGYrVW7G8LNqyNN4TvZ0P1oiDlNT8JVfzBdBp6h5e1Z2r6HBSV9OGEoW2NK082j868Y-0BQiV64uF1N6xWraMfawmPElUjm2_C6sR881DcCPxVxLJNhPPKY-NmHtbNdjJfo1-Ni6uo4Q/w640-h480/DSCN0875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Top water fishing is such a visual method of fly fishing, which absorbs your focus. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walking the banks of smaller ponds and catch basins can bring nice fish to hand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubP1mjzSeShff1CqaOTRcjqbSb2CTVsmrjzSpQ1o2pwYw_8r6lUaNfeZW43qMsNoG0M5w_KTRzvxEY9nWf6iqGgLtmbN50zenbGaRz40cDFD33_a-_uHrvfowhWJSjLnd95ynCVJExDmQzr__MDPAIqPopaLgftdcHtdYjl_37LNCMc5cW5xEjrVv/s3609/DSCN0880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3609" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubP1mjzSeShff1CqaOTRcjqbSb2CTVsmrjzSpQ1o2pwYw_8r6lUaNfeZW43qMsNoG0M5w_KTRzvxEY9nWf6iqGgLtmbN50zenbGaRz40cDFD33_a-_uHrvfowhWJSjLnd95ynCVJExDmQzr__MDPAIqPopaLgftdcHtdYjl_37LNCMc5cW5xEjrVv/w640-h456/DSCN0880.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scenes such as this...water glass calm...become violent acts of nature when bass begin to look up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVPrap2RlIHZechaw9SVt0DnAxO9FIPl16rzk04h_a_k_JSdVxiwxHJ8KWcJLONyMlEdJ_tt56asTY9tn59SgE3uCB48lC7zXxml0tw6rWonR5NqlZbMvfcSEZ7dzkkdw6yqMQ7989GBzb9QGZwvjjzxnyCZJ_Dsqbct8sfchZTEXKl15WdtSdqRU/s3884/DSCN0887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3884" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVPrap2RlIHZechaw9SVt0DnAxO9FIPl16rzk04h_a_k_JSdVxiwxHJ8KWcJLONyMlEdJ_tt56asTY9tn59SgE3uCB48lC7zXxml0tw6rWonR5NqlZbMvfcSEZ7dzkkdw6yqMQ7989GBzb9QGZwvjjzxnyCZJ_Dsqbct8sfchZTEXKl15WdtSdqRU/w640-h514/DSCN0887.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Dust off the bass rod and grab a handful of poppers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you on the water!</span></div><br /> <p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-80977593513778905352022-06-04T08:54:00.001-07:002022-06-04T08:56:05.940-07:00Wading Through Memorial Day<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB2M4RW5x8tr0BKL0AU2DaKyciFUDDNyrxn3OXhPcgIg4muTne1JY2-SzoAlJovdt1sfg3W_FmIZXUhQQh3h7DHX0cog6KvbY1O-dKooZeOX7xRZ5aL85x8E4ko0V0Nt3CiTkAYo9Og0h1ErycR9fEap_2TVr3APbER6wjydpyBsaDU58PgqamxA2/s4032/PXL_20220530_004325165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB2M4RW5x8tr0BKL0AU2DaKyciFUDDNyrxn3OXhPcgIg4muTne1JY2-SzoAlJovdt1sfg3W_FmIZXUhQQh3h7DHX0cog6KvbY1O-dKooZeOX7xRZ5aL85x8E4ko0V0Nt3CiTkAYo9Og0h1ErycR9fEap_2TVr3APbER6wjydpyBsaDU58PgqamxA2/w480-h640/PXL_20220530_004325165.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Flag, Trout & Heat</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With gobblers shutting down & heat going up, the water was a welcome respite. Fortunately the fish felt like playing along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa076XDtRe_YFySaPNbD0lNFlRwTHSW39jeYgvRYoNqz89xYCSquCN3alLgKAwSzWJ6GbManq6XW94j1n27ftA8-UGtmeDoW0Qh-I8K0xyqnx4_20H5JgL_MgvB_XkM6cyD059cClfE03SKKapeNeuTfcOEKy142Nq_Ze406WkQVwDGJvsX8MGaSl/s3157/DSCN0867%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="3157" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa076XDtRe_YFySaPNbD0lNFlRwTHSW39jeYgvRYoNqz89xYCSquCN3alLgKAwSzWJ6GbManq6XW94j1n27ftA8-UGtmeDoW0Qh-I8K0xyqnx4_20H5JgL_MgvB_XkM6cyD059cClfE03SKKapeNeuTfcOEKy142Nq_Ze406WkQVwDGJvsX8MGaSl/w640-h480/DSCN0867%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The C2C nymph carried most of the weekend bringing a few nice fish to hand. Along with a few nearly too large to land that promptly taught me what happens when I make a mistake.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yKkdlksRbXU" width="320" youtube-src-id="yKkdlksRbXU"></iframe></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tying the C2C Nymph</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRBt1SUkEg9KFuAgIOvH1PzotrRsSol-xs7CJc2bhkc9d2j8WqPbtP4Il5IdkaLgFSjLWv_0N4E1Fn8jd-45iDyqgVt2ebdUlJ04kZAKkA5stc9PgHHPxWcuJhH_iZNVmw4p3Ky7WAvc-fdMa48cpv-hT_EArBohjfEFUpHzmvh8KFDIACtXBBir/s1600/DSCN0853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRBt1SUkEg9KFuAgIOvH1PzotrRsSol-xs7CJc2bhkc9d2j8WqPbtP4Il5IdkaLgFSjLWv_0N4E1Fn8jd-45iDyqgVt2ebdUlJ04kZAKkA5stc9PgHHPxWcuJhH_iZNVmw4p3Ky7WAvc-fdMa48cpv-hT_EArBohjfEFUpHzmvh8KFDIACtXBBir/w640-h480/DSCN0853.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mostly Browns on the weekend with a few Rainbow mixed in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftW30vDJodqNXNsJayOXfKyMiFWwxycB7P3CR1B9eE9BDd7B4MOUdPgDWeVkzQEsRdzscvL_5fCePd2Bfi5xHQSYA_e8Xvp_hw59tdN29uClwkaql9XzUx56vxt6fQ-DCXqXuzhxQujt7bs40l3T3sXNw7y2KR_dQwFbNxEDG4zksSC6SK3aNFfIz/s1836/PXL_20220531_185950092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1836" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftW30vDJodqNXNsJayOXfKyMiFWwxycB7P3CR1B9eE9BDd7B4MOUdPgDWeVkzQEsRdzscvL_5fCePd2Bfi5xHQSYA_e8Xvp_hw59tdN29uClwkaql9XzUx56vxt6fQ-DCXqXuzhxQujt7bs40l3T3sXNw7y2KR_dQwFbNxEDG4zksSC6SK3aNFfIz/w640-h510/PXL_20220531_185950092.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hatches were to be had as well, but surface action was tough to find. The 3M Midge fished in the surface film made the difference.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JkcDTie-DfKZhhYPR3g3th8jdyPX_NzAKHa2PZm9NQr6Ugg0xsEFxEgNFDGSSpsEsUIFlTsg86z6BKMQHYoizG2obvj4srB_xNWSTRasUTu-L4ai_PpQBJjahXOcCBJzwevTFtRD-cKXGE0HbukZsQ6PhKFO2vVKOSi-EtqUmnJS6c2tRlDhNGqu/s1600/DSCN0863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JkcDTie-DfKZhhYPR3g3th8jdyPX_NzAKHa2PZm9NQr6Ugg0xsEFxEgNFDGSSpsEsUIFlTsg86z6BKMQHYoizG2obvj4srB_xNWSTRasUTu-L4ai_PpQBJjahXOcCBJzwevTFtRD-cKXGE0HbukZsQ6PhKFO2vVKOSi-EtqUmnJS6c2tRlDhNGqu/w640-h480/DSCN0863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_IApbkPI5sg" width="320" youtube-src-id="_IApbkPI5sg"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tying the 3M Midge</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9vkzjBaKaqIqWYvzA9DBwo6cp8ikYDFMJXYQJXKvZ_PrLkB_QGcenHa_0GtCv2gtF8bUxcsbA0NFoxPJ_VRRd_9vd5JKJ3nyyABoC_rdk2ZcPj2cQdXvJJwSVbn2cHurlu0buAuasbdLkMNA2QmDUS35zxLTG-7yic65KuGresnJLv4of-GznmaV/s1600/DSCN0860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9vkzjBaKaqIqWYvzA9DBwo6cp8ikYDFMJXYQJXKvZ_PrLkB_QGcenHa_0GtCv2gtF8bUxcsbA0NFoxPJ_VRRd_9vd5JKJ3nyyABoC_rdk2ZcPj2cQdXvJJwSVbn2cHurlu0buAuasbdLkMNA2QmDUS35zxLTG-7yic65KuGresnJLv4of-GznmaV/w640-h480/DSCN0860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a good weekend. Hope all had a good holiday as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you on the water.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div></div>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-17284656993217506662022-05-02T11:56:00.003-07:002022-05-02T13:26:14.839-07:00The Many Shades of Gills<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaBIVDYVnsXpEd2bgicGAM61oyfJe8vSG1SJFSdrD1WPyQR_ChoUdl6gdmCKSLUGzlyA58-tvzsBVvozYQjQvNyyRfJCH2WsrgYJKuj7dvsBqVi0sHS1bCo5k4UZPm1CfcpHDT_30OtSUBrNptjINXHk4lI9h2-Tiw_V7jLM7URdpVvapDFCJz3US/s2682/PXL_20220423_194020862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="2011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaBIVDYVnsXpEd2bgicGAM61oyfJe8vSG1SJFSdrD1WPyQR_ChoUdl6gdmCKSLUGzlyA58-tvzsBVvozYQjQvNyyRfJCH2WsrgYJKuj7dvsBqVi0sHS1bCo5k4UZPm1CfcpHDT_30OtSUBrNptjINXHk4lI9h2-Tiw_V7jLM7URdpVvapDFCJz3US/w480-h640/PXL_20220423_194020862.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The common Bluegill...the best friend to every young angler is the most targeted warm-water fish. Easy to entice on average and usually found within easy reach of a bank angler with bobber and worm.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yet for a short time in the spring, there are those of us who search for the spawning bulls as they grow shoulders and become painted in some of the most brilliant colors found in nature. The largest of fish in a given water, they require accurate casts in the tightest of lily pad lies. But put your fly in the correct place, and it will strike like a 5lb bass on a frog.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqNF2O3cpWayzpwaZ0MA90_rnH-xXhmWFP08ZFFca8Oer7Ehf0iURy4GvQngP0MCG5q2wsF8IM0jUQ89mFx_A-KW34nwmTzBC5nC-x54iZ6Ph1RfC-GNLqjOpQbj5E4wrye4QxOgTGXO08kkUXRU26NfkWdytN75fAPzhOE4VAOP1BqkRbkjtlZ80/s3407/PXL_20220430_181021787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3407" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqNF2O3cpWayzpwaZ0MA90_rnH-xXhmWFP08ZFFca8Oer7Ehf0iURy4GvQngP0MCG5q2wsF8IM0jUQ89mFx_A-KW34nwmTzBC5nC-x54iZ6Ph1RfC-GNLqjOpQbj5E4wrye4QxOgTGXO08kkUXRU26NfkWdytN75fAPzhOE4VAOP1BqkRbkjtlZ80/w640-h506/PXL_20220430_181021787.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Each fish is different, wearing their own painting for the spring event.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Some are breasted in yellow gold with moss green lateral lines and turquoise gill plates.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLIULUrR6qjCeFqm99oa4hI6WHeS8MXBzcoqBBaEZKmnrw1D71iV2qt42sqq0tomyX03j6Y3YZxsLp9Ifrjr_8Yp4smY3F9hfoYAKo2L3-RGxCw-BklDD2s2OrjWGp14sSa0TpMZ0PxGF_2GgbH79nXHvKcgS3TdU_Lk-28XgCb6b47Ci6lIoq8u1/s3312/PXL_20220423_202126187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3312" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLIULUrR6qjCeFqm99oa4hI6WHeS8MXBzcoqBBaEZKmnrw1D71iV2qt42sqq0tomyX03j6Y3YZxsLp9Ifrjr_8Yp4smY3F9hfoYAKo2L3-RGxCw-BklDD2s2OrjWGp14sSa0TpMZ0PxGF_2GgbH79nXHvKcgS3TdU_Lk-28XgCb6b47Ci6lIoq8u1/w640-h528/PXL_20220423_202126187.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Others are solid gold a mossy-back appearance resembling a small-mouth.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdEwdkwGARvbQ41KK4P1gm4xPeggfVS_E2-uE7Lt0vwBA8oy_0CTccvtaf-gsxLhz6Sx4l2NnQNbr22q5T4ybfvDXRbwY0COG48zf4fJBsSd-zN7vtF9bBrS_oVgAmfczN5Px6DXpEhQJr8IykhcvAhVTXZq--pn-UwDgsLmAFHrClw58B4Dkuaod/s4032/PXL_20220416_215543813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdEwdkwGARvbQ41KK4P1gm4xPeggfVS_E2-uE7Lt0vwBA8oy_0CTccvtaf-gsxLhz6Sx4l2NnQNbr22q5T4ybfvDXRbwY0COG48zf4fJBsSd-zN7vtF9bBrS_oVgAmfczN5Px6DXpEhQJr8IykhcvAhVTXZq--pn-UwDgsLmAFHrClw58B4Dkuaod/w640-h480/PXL_20220416_215543813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazing blood-red breasted with turquoise and red gill plates</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj9LzY2GhzoB6r8-tFTdxWkbBNOuyvH8o5rI8CrXh3v3XVTO8EHqk03MJNwCkoPVfm1m8q5UblXozvKXgmsK_fYaiO6eHfci6oZNzgiPwDGmwYQB6nhwP310YbFXlpV3Br0Tf-ccdpKMOEKlcuSaQAxf_b3dmmJZc-EuF569aWufBKhXS5-fcGgpH/s3908/PXL_20220430_184520724.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="3908" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj9LzY2GhzoB6r8-tFTdxWkbBNOuyvH8o5rI8CrXh3v3XVTO8EHqk03MJNwCkoPVfm1m8q5UblXozvKXgmsK_fYaiO6eHfci6oZNzgiPwDGmwYQB6nhwP310YbFXlpV3Br0Tf-ccdpKMOEKlcuSaQAxf_b3dmmJZc-EuF569aWufBKhXS5-fcGgpH/w640-h450/PXL_20220430_184520724.MP.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorites are the pink breasted fish with pearl hued sides.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsDgEt8LInEsMamTCMlYa6MVfFNi3No16hmNtD_KLdLwLwdpMTl-lUPJmMsXmqfokvmYRDyqmfZ7FqXBof5bPHoETwiY1FTQAOnJyoJk89AWpmJuituYj16o06-9P5UFJw_FxeNAlz9YpzzDjQQofa9zSLAWJhTvAbuDhlKimBi84BChqlq4f_L7l/s3671/PXL_20220501_172802496.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3671" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsDgEt8LInEsMamTCMlYa6MVfFNi3No16hmNtD_KLdLwLwdpMTl-lUPJmMsXmqfokvmYRDyqmfZ7FqXBof5bPHoETwiY1FTQAOnJyoJk89AWpmJuituYj16o06-9P5UFJw_FxeNAlz9YpzzDjQQofa9zSLAWJhTvAbuDhlKimBi84BChqlq4f_L7l/w640-h478/PXL_20220501_172802496.MP.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My personal favorite is the copper-breasted bulls. Each spring this variety accounts for my largest fish. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Try counting the colors on this heavy fish.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjgVK2jeVxoYtV_pxIaa_r2s13WhRjhKBbSb16yAWmD3y5X9ycB5vFB9-QnZHiNxpED6zsJmR5Ne7rqbRyrMB7B_QH3fNNAiJImUXTi0BhfazOxEol_MacZ4iuMeDSZVEnbcxSZI8eNk6zqUxJmXLZgNNVr_nt3fQuaZSa_h5XEBshDlHq022PExT/s2477/PXL_20220319_204655803.MP-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2477" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjgVK2jeVxoYtV_pxIaa_r2s13WhRjhKBbSb16yAWmD3y5X9ycB5vFB9-QnZHiNxpED6zsJmR5Ne7rqbRyrMB7B_QH3fNNAiJImUXTi0BhfazOxEol_MacZ4iuMeDSZVEnbcxSZI8eNk6zqUxJmXLZgNNVr_nt3fQuaZSa_h5XEBshDlHq022PExT/w640-h482/PXL_20220319_204655803.MP-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pound-for-pound the hardest fighting fish. A fish colored for spring with aggression enough to feed on flies they are not even capable of swallowing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are to me, the spring gobbler of warm water fly fishing.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you on the water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-72648135993322715052022-04-18T11:53:00.004-07:002022-04-18T11:55:16.203-07:00Easter Colors<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tYD1TYDsjDx1IHlgD1HFDC8e9YDcJmNBiy1NAresZLRYMz7bpf6ad7nc-fCBCLZF1VYGHoEeFBfUqXWeJ2pmlEKz3Dn26SxkcD6RTvgptv9ybCrTjvXFB2JKss-hEGWI6eKulhl3GDZwbWn-Af90YhdKNawP8GhxFwpXJelMgmRHk4L1R8F9GcKY/s3571/PXL_20220416_215639158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="3571" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tYD1TYDsjDx1IHlgD1HFDC8e9YDcJmNBiy1NAresZLRYMz7bpf6ad7nc-fCBCLZF1VYGHoEeFBfUqXWeJ2pmlEKz3Dn26SxkcD6RTvgptv9ybCrTjvXFB2JKss-hEGWI6eKulhl3GDZwbWn-Af90YhdKNawP8GhxFwpXJelMgmRHk4L1R8F9GcKY/w640-h440/PXL_20220416_215639158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Easter Colors"</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">New Jersey Gills</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>With a chance to get on the water in the float tube Easter weekend, the gills did not disappoint. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0uaj93Sm1oJ176MGX2AAuPnXJL8ckmKlbXWFcCLAZ7XcTqacyfk_dQ-XkuLcIILIDomFK3Pdls6uDWwhGndphChIA0EaPWz3cClA2bn1sc3nGQrnfwMUi2uj8WGuwX1tJTcIE5sB9u4OLzx6Nlm5MJiMY2XnOcnO1md8ZR3PAyn70ZvUJFzfYTbm/s4032/PXL_20220416_215543813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0uaj93Sm1oJ176MGX2AAuPnXJL8ckmKlbXWFcCLAZ7XcTqacyfk_dQ-XkuLcIILIDomFK3Pdls6uDWwhGndphChIA0EaPWz3cClA2bn1sc3nGQrnfwMUi2uj8WGuwX1tJTcIE5sB9u4OLzx6Nlm5MJiMY2XnOcnO1md8ZR3PAyn70ZvUJFzfYTbm/w640-h480/PXL_20220416_215543813.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fish were willing to look up and if pressed with accurate casts the bulls were aggressive enough to move.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkySmbjKOsWb5VC5HqpxMRSV2sk3W51dLh6vygfBYpaigSuWjNotvyMIQB91xjVfw14SNwd1vptPdIPEJI66WUaRNYaDe1P6a82q1qMx_sR6B4HqpPo5CNwh5exCQW733pcD71NCmLJXfffpx7-G_e6PSb5JlCh_BcL09juIorXa3-Q_ovdQyiLw9/s4032/PXL_20220416_222121917.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkySmbjKOsWb5VC5HqpxMRSV2sk3W51dLh6vygfBYpaigSuWjNotvyMIQB91xjVfw14SNwd1vptPdIPEJI66WUaRNYaDe1P6a82q1qMx_sR6B4HqpPo5CNwh5exCQW733pcD71NCmLJXfffpx7-G_e6PSb5JlCh_BcL09juIorXa3-Q_ovdQyiLw9/w640-h480/PXL_20220416_222121917.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><p style="text-align: center;">A couple dozen fish came to hand showing off a myriad of colors.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwAPL5jYCDuON-dksaTssKjP2Odeo_kyBvmGJex2tR-WEf8tHM6IgQQ0I_LBGR0nJNjq7sm4kLG_mPrwZMmlLlQwsn96hf95hH3EFZJ347Ob08GP--dWi7jsrN-LoOebfACQthoGnpa3Kus78_rkcJ54z9eWdwI-rpcRimJvKGbZmUAX0aAYMCHuq/s3588/PXL_20220416_221121295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3588" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwAPL5jYCDuON-dksaTssKjP2Odeo_kyBvmGJex2tR-WEf8tHM6IgQQ0I_LBGR0nJNjq7sm4kLG_mPrwZMmlLlQwsn96hf95hH3EFZJ347Ob08GP--dWi7jsrN-LoOebfACQthoGnpa3Kus78_rkcJ54z9eWdwI-rpcRimJvKGbZmUAX0aAYMCHuq/w640-h516/PXL_20220416_221121295.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Few small fish with colors ranging from brilliant Oranges and Reds, to Silvers, pearls and bright blues.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-SNknB5Gj8kUeVQgo--YaXtU9K-GjUjf9OfKXhW4oJrAEi__6haXKYByQ-pEeOIaJV3VbnoBYhJ1Fsg02QP0MX6faOELK94eUvJBAzG65VM_T_l_6csDjTQsOwn-mJS1J5gJH5CjE41Wfox-7UsgvTN1_8ytcf_7eH7oTr3WElxH2rv4cVE7la3K/s4032/PXL_20220416_221531121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-SNknB5Gj8kUeVQgo--YaXtU9K-GjUjf9OfKXhW4oJrAEi__6haXKYByQ-pEeOIaJV3VbnoBYhJ1Fsg02QP0MX6faOELK94eUvJBAzG65VM_T_l_6csDjTQsOwn-mJS1J5gJH5CjE41Wfox-7UsgvTN1_8ytcf_7eH7oTr3WElxH2rv4cVE7la3K/w640-h480/PXL_20220416_221531121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a great few hours in the tube tossing the FBC with the Mojo Bass St Croix.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2_axTaLsQKHYV_aD4zZvMmClN4Q4w6MLhr9hDupdydU891csOhjs6xAqZTcNZETDVnbGlcshO5Qqs0GOuSWq75P5zQeIrPymaJCCsbSrXb2EhRP521DgwqAZX3ZOkF13g33jxQXAhFdQ-bBb1IyucUwFWJntwH5eiYOr68mRGKAiEv2xoKFv8rHd/s320/PXL_20220412_210246869.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-49978593958505616082022-04-17T12:16:00.001-07:002022-04-17T12:16:17.575-07:00Spring Gold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa-TKKBei-hX9yEyBsMOU2ZNIrVKi9W80xv0zgHkaB4WocPXf5-SWHXk685irxGcJK1O2jSUFlwudPMIne5KZrZU-nEUo0i-N_HvoNo2j6Xw1CJw41nRhfmyNzK672XweHE-fX9jFkdSTVKkbb6ySSzKUYWVnSQdzrGTluh7iNWL-oCd0pw1z-Mt3/s863/IMG_20220412_223358~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="647" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa-TKKBei-hX9yEyBsMOU2ZNIrVKi9W80xv0zgHkaB4WocPXf5-SWHXk685irxGcJK1O2jSUFlwudPMIne5KZrZU-nEUo0i-N_HvoNo2j6Xw1CJw41nRhfmyNzK672XweHE-fX9jFkdSTVKkbb6ySSzKUYWVnSQdzrGTluh7iNWL-oCd0pw1z-Mt3/w480-h640/IMG_20220412_223358~2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Nicest Brown to round out the Opening Day trip</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>After 10 days of sporadic weather and water conditions, the trip gave up a nice 21" Brown. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6ViqhUPki5oiFkyugfJ0VyTz5wSxJorUOZzuJoRPgICJyoarVz0qimUfsRLFcNC0B4QH1THEVk6Hz6Wxxensv__I3Xwyb_DzXVdg8emwnzJ18hKXJ-a9hECeaKhQoJPktJsrmJHGkYpacfNSke7gF4TvMyzJG6nzqo5-CDzEtnRvThhK9L5Y_vta/s1600/IMG_20220412_222950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6ViqhUPki5oiFkyugfJ0VyTz5wSxJorUOZzuJoRPgICJyoarVz0qimUfsRLFcNC0B4QH1THEVk6Hz6Wxxensv__I3Xwyb_DzXVdg8emwnzJ18hKXJ-a9hECeaKhQoJPktJsrmJHGkYpacfNSke7gF4TvMyzJG6nzqo5-CDzEtnRvThhK9L5Y_vta/w480-h640/IMG_20220412_222950.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>The last fish of the trip was the best. Buttery Gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xUCGcS6uGTwmS4mdpKiWliip2Rxry98CsnQTnsUxPg12OBRaDEpNeuLtFVUwAIvKQlx8BikawQmS6kJVwGBlIqNAdfUn5Hwy3HP5YqmOE_Y-etHPwgU2-wiiuq4r-KZam01GU9pD6fZKa5CgYxlOCMZGaSql_Hbi1k9POP3r6XUERaP9QxWwNUUy/s1280/IMG_20220412_222929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xUCGcS6uGTwmS4mdpKiWliip2Rxry98CsnQTnsUxPg12OBRaDEpNeuLtFVUwAIvKQlx8BikawQmS6kJVwGBlIqNAdfUn5Hwy3HP5YqmOE_Y-etHPwgU2-wiiuq4r-KZam01GU9pD6fZKa5CgYxlOCMZGaSql_Hbi1k9POP3r6XUERaP9QxWwNUUy/w480-h640/IMG_20220412_222929.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After a short reviving, a clean release</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXPcklf7PcDVaFq39X-waXtw9b2dP2gcVMZXcLHar5FIEbJ9FChBR3nU2uQgfrVrYE0aY18HaLeBkDD5Zx6zeQCt5_afjeX8MXjbGvqoltEtZIqQTz1s-1ht5cbXDR2hPJifqY0GPxmBkTi8Iae2yKz4GT5xAVelmxmwNTPLdL8ReuBRe13DC5FnE/s1280/IMG_20220412_222957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXPcklf7PcDVaFq39X-waXtw9b2dP2gcVMZXcLHar5FIEbJ9FChBR3nU2uQgfrVrYE0aY18HaLeBkDD5Zx6zeQCt5_afjeX8MXjbGvqoltEtZIqQTz1s-1ht5cbXDR2hPJifqY0GPxmBkTi8Iae2yKz4GT5xAVelmxmwNTPLdL8ReuBRe13DC5FnE/w480-h640/IMG_20220412_222957.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully we shall meet again</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19YV2FCFYt2cPLiCaggb0QskjQUiKdPKBLjJeFYdJ-GXjbnqhlCwuRyovgHKGTq1uxPSgg7jTRZ1UvCMBIzN0pnSBPk3i2UmvF5_RETfMMx90kOCT2fqsuqvszn15vbjNJQWX_8FFmxrUhs116DehFSF6joJNsdZqfqJCGM3RTu_SDyoBNnzK7iEc/s875/IMG_20220412_222917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19YV2FCFYt2cPLiCaggb0QskjQUiKdPKBLjJeFYdJ-GXjbnqhlCwuRyovgHKGTq1uxPSgg7jTRZ1UvCMBIzN0pnSBPk3i2UmvF5_RETfMMx90kOCT2fqsuqvszn15vbjNJQWX_8FFmxrUhs116DehFSF6joJNsdZqfqJCGM3RTu_SDyoBNnzK7iEc/w480-h640/IMG_20220412_222917.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A well-earned release after a great fight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you all have a great season. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you on the water.<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></div> <p></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-76297473696414372152022-04-06T18:42:00.000-07:002022-04-06T18:42:55.001-07:00Opening Week 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOgL5D5AfvOD_vxca6PxGKNntGjg4TEmLlnw0cyCqUveTuoTV9aTfWYTaixhGjpYIiaq46huQmJQ6EtNs2Ra1Wl5pOjtl45vX0BC7iCmayGga1ss5T2UUz0tMtreulJkVcekrm2G2KPBajWzLh78yb4mqEc0lFw-RM0eGJd84xc6BRZfIohEuZjkR/s2219/2022%20Rainbow%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2219" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOgL5D5AfvOD_vxca6PxGKNntGjg4TEmLlnw0cyCqUveTuoTV9aTfWYTaixhGjpYIiaq46huQmJQ6EtNs2Ra1Wl5pOjtl45vX0BC7iCmayGga1ss5T2UUz0tMtreulJkVcekrm2G2KPBajWzLh78yb4mqEc0lFw-RM0eGJd84xc6BRZfIohEuZjkR/w640-h456/2022%20Rainbow%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Opening week 2022 </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Opening day began with normal early spring weather. On-and-off light rain and temps in the upper 50's, with fish not too sure if it's warm enough to feed yet and #16 Dun Caddis coming off with each break in the clouds. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArQQa3xLZTtwOUL54cnM65OKY8sgZQiuFT72Odnk0y1Nz7EHNCbnabKlApCbXb2PVJVxps_9k5T8X_v5AapFOD8c5h5X9rHDZnvGnev8GIZGJc6fn8nn4kGVXzhqD1OyPyMLkKreubjZl6JhvoCHptsTnxMeu9MtqpJBp6-3U-Km0TtWLZRTo55Sa/s4160/2022%20Creek%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArQQa3xLZTtwOUL54cnM65OKY8sgZQiuFT72Odnk0y1Nz7EHNCbnabKlApCbXb2PVJVxps_9k5T8X_v5AapFOD8c5h5X9rHDZnvGnev8GIZGJc6fn8nn4kGVXzhqD1OyPyMLkKreubjZl6JhvoCHptsTnxMeu9MtqpJBp6-3U-Km0TtWLZRTo55Sa/w640-h480/2022%20Creek%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The fish came to hand, but not without pounding a lot of water. Most came to the C2C Nymph, with a few willing to take the Little Crappie Fly and one taking the RP Starling.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6v3j7-tUlZ8" width="320" youtube-src-id="6v3j7-tUlZ8"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">RP Starling</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/huBZsTs8ui0" width="320" youtube-src-id="huBZsTs8ui0"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Crappie Fly</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNIAuL_lLldeiJxpmhVadmoNzq_iBOSdVbppFNnR2XeNt-PFH7M3gkqzF8MpwInaIphjHShdJdMVjPxWFYqqIT2rSM-63Y-DFE0Ygd8HVcnqb_oFtwhyMuZHrbt5g6iOQU9QVY47KG9McOun1KWYy0n281IgDb38zqRxWPw_DXQasi2gEdodpy0le-=s2929" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="2929" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNIAuL_lLldeiJxpmhVadmoNzq_iBOSdVbppFNnR2XeNt-PFH7M3gkqzF8MpwInaIphjHShdJdMVjPxWFYqqIT2rSM-63Y-DFE0Ygd8HVcnqb_oFtwhyMuZHrbt5g6iOQU9QVY47KG9McOun1KWYy0n281IgDb38zqRxWPw_DXQasi2gEdodpy0le-=w640-h525" width="640" /></a></h1><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Thaw of '22</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring of 2022 has arrived, and the first opportunity to get a tube on the water along with it. Another 1st was christening a new warmwater rod, a St Croix 7wt Mojo Bass Fly rod. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPkWCwc3zITg8aw0zXFJ-XVjnxAVa59v7P0tvj8-H9PT7XyYfXTGLX4McQRrItHduJ8Dmy7c3-Z9U0o16FrowrZrH52A2PfyVlCTZRlxsGRpRc2H1fOJoT3G-e0cmljY170vnC_RC0bGrAQc8sor-0H4iGjG8LCyrdiJuJBW3OhDD36oNobl1T1nW=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPkWCwc3zITg8aw0zXFJ-XVjnxAVa59v7P0tvj8-H9PT7XyYfXTGLX4McQRrItHduJ8Dmy7c3-Z9U0o16FrowrZrH52A2PfyVlCTZRlxsGRpRc2H1fOJoT3G-e0cmljY170vnC_RC0bGrAQc8sor-0H4iGjG8LCyrdiJuJBW3OhDD36oNobl1T1nW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tying on a Foam Butt Caddis, the Gills were there in the shallows and looking up. All larger fish, which told me they were pairing up on beds.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NSyYDIk9njk" width="320" youtube-src-id="NSyYDIk9njk"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Foam Butt Caddis</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7eta9x1Swglug5JWShgsXvfnKdsnvzZYJvVpsnluWp43A8yD3y7S2-oMLEcd-OgeJqXhMxPk4deEHWJ8pdPZCRxllGJQ0T4ZY9gOfE19LOwBEi9btY2FkcqKii18cEmjTDl6ayjTkpe3F3rRnq9nSTSdTy79On2sJALfSszZFSYTqDhooEKKI3QY=s3488" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="3488" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7eta9x1Swglug5JWShgsXvfnKdsnvzZYJvVpsnluWp43A8yD3y7S2-oMLEcd-OgeJqXhMxPk4deEHWJ8pdPZCRxllGJQ0T4ZY9gOfE19LOwBEi9btY2FkcqKii18cEmjTDl6ayjTkpe3F3rRnq9nSTSdTy79On2sJALfSszZFSYTqDhooEKKI3QY=w640-h484" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Bulls were beginning to show color, but not in full spawn yet. My guess is another week or so yet to go. </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The chance to get on water was welcome sign of spring. And so far, I am very pleased with the Mojo Bass Fly rod as well. It picks up off the water with ease and is a real cannon shooting line. Yet plays fish more like glass. Looking forward to more time with it for certain. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My best and see you on the water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400449651207853721.post-20376371054601581522021-09-27T06:55:00.001-07:002021-09-27T06:56:27.696-07:00Livingston Glass 8' 6wt "Part Deux"<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoEhHCsfEHwo6C2TfgLZpN-54YIbFEaT1W1ZFlac9YjgawfuWyWsNxgbh3KpfBkb7fAq5IrqfZRZC23SICwypf_fG3GGx5E5DVv0vnPmSHVBfibEQcLySBJAixbG26eAaG_IcI_aoEjg/s2048/PXL_20210926_220539236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoEhHCsfEHwo6C2TfgLZpN-54YIbFEaT1W1ZFlac9YjgawfuWyWsNxgbh3KpfBkb7fAq5IrqfZRZC23SICwypf_fG3GGx5E5DVv0vnPmSHVBfibEQcLySBJAixbG26eAaG_IcI_aoEjg/w640-h450/PXL_20210926_220539236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Livingston Glass "Part Deux"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the initial time on the water, which was brief, I was able to get back on the water for a full afternoon with the new rod. The water was running a bit high from recent rains, but clear. Crossing below the pool was a bit sketchy, but with a staff I was able to cross and get back dry. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUr53OLEEldk7k_AYxMvYR3HzizW6SXM-oAYUAiIVpF-MhZjuC-5GajX1sj-pzSGApCzhP8mx7IQcI-MtAbWsG1FbVbYJ0iTxPD6uhUZ8rYOvE6RVR4iIQ1Vcfa00dkFbOgMxWhkyzCk/s2048/PXL_20210926_214633647.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUr53OLEEldk7k_AYxMvYR3HzizW6SXM-oAYUAiIVpF-MhZjuC-5GajX1sj-pzSGApCzhP8mx7IQcI-MtAbWsG1FbVbYJ0iTxPD6uhUZ8rYOvE6RVR4iIQ1Vcfa00dkFbOgMxWhkyzCk/w640-h480/PXL_20210926_214633647.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the flow being up a bit heavier rig was needed to get down to the bottom, so the day would be even better to evaluate the rod.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99d6oHF8G51_V062Jk6oiAEN0Wgqe_vGy2VEaVDQWe5oRsrVLVTSlrQooP3Ck4wGDDFsW6SnkFVaZWZsIOR_hRu8H_brrkgFg3XyQSiQJq7c16YMYgVEFqBNtRSV8jkeHd_Q9JS00Na8/s2048/PXL_20210926_214653473.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99d6oHF8G51_V062Jk6oiAEN0Wgqe_vGy2VEaVDQWe5oRsrVLVTSlrQooP3Ck4wGDDFsW6SnkFVaZWZsIOR_hRu8H_brrkgFg3XyQSiQJq7c16YMYgVEFqBNtRSV8jkeHd_Q9JS00Na8/w640-h480/PXL_20210926_214653473.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fish were hungry and willing to cooperate for the sake of the rod tests, which helped greatly towards my efforts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTk_Yvf1WatCIH2QeEBGcaevW3UBe_JXqE0mmxmt3rnoBW31qhBm5ZdjvVrRhbvNvwpK4d2_a2h-SKw8PzCqPRubHmThb2xwu_wDAnAv9w83RjBVkXboCTmUr8uTNYEdOTgpyolaXWyE/s2048/DSCN0815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTk_Yvf1WatCIH2QeEBGcaevW3UBe_JXqE0mmxmt3rnoBW31qhBm5ZdjvVrRhbvNvwpK4d2_a2h-SKw8PzCqPRubHmThb2xwu_wDAnAv9w83RjBVkXboCTmUr8uTNYEdOTgpyolaXWyE/w640-h480/DSCN0815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqZ8qT1pLHfU-fMwwKQoJOQZFretuTJCU78mlkzn7Lnlzu-NNtsXgq08bQUuzzrLUtkIbEHVVc8qHmXzJa-O-gt2j_nGbV1ov7E4plVhkbAmvePUVfZza0ocIgkIF7zX58mxRFcZPTkQ/s2048/PXL_20210926_213350710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="2048" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqZ8qT1pLHfU-fMwwKQoJOQZFretuTJCU78mlkzn7Lnlzu-NNtsXgq08bQUuzzrLUtkIbEHVVc8qHmXzJa-O-gt2j_nGbV1ov7E4plVhkbAmvePUVfZza0ocIgkIF7zX58mxRFcZPTkQ/w640-h524/PXL_20210926_213350710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rod begs for distance, but loads quickly. It handled the #14 Heavy bead-head, AB shot and 1/2" Corq indicato</span><span style="font-size: large;">r like it wasn't even there.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO7kwbxLomRcBmBsif5o3_mHXoRwJstvXMJjrAOmWogA4CWJK6RHmfDFknF48Kw55-P5i29fzNFusnBjQozaVlw59OlSzzLizdCdO8RxxmCtzYqwYjuKyhqqrG7HBB8yhWfiplXlgGiM/s2048/PXL_20210926_213539746.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO7kwbxLomRcBmBsif5o3_mHXoRwJstvXMJjrAOmWogA4CWJK6RHmfDFknF48Kw55-P5i29fzNFusnBjQozaVlw59OlSzzLizdCdO8RxxmCtzYqwYjuKyhqqrG7HBB8yhWfiplXlgGiM/w640-h400/PXL_20210926_213539746.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day offered up 6-7 fish, with one nice 18" Bow, and a 20+ Brown that "released itself" in my attempt to net it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjS4Lo-Lr2IWyFUTtu4FFwj-7UqdCTNEUnBQjnfzktEUjVz6DLSOSNeGnnSynE_3JntDjMu6MkeWjkAqVdkpPxipt-4f0UrDo9KKZjALcX3gR-i2i_f4z5S0EjHof9kmEPmnEWEgCPxo/s2048/PXL_20210926_220530938.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjS4Lo-Lr2IWyFUTtu4FFwj-7UqdCTNEUnBQjnfzktEUjVz6DLSOSNeGnnSynE_3JntDjMu6MkeWjkAqVdkpPxipt-4f0UrDo9KKZjALcX3gR-i2i_f4z5S0EjHof9kmEPmnEWEgCPxo/w640-h480/PXL_20210926_220530938.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What I found was that my initial impressions were spot-on. This rod will easily move to the top of my rods. Casting very similar to my Far-and-Fine which is a personal favorite, yet it handles heavy nymph rigs better when needed. It roll-casts like a dream and will throw a hopper just about as far as you want to. All while protecting tippets and playing fish like only glass can.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>RalphsFlyBoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.com0