Improv
08-27-2007, 02:59 AM
I played hooky from work yesterday and I made my way to a small stream. Can I just say, WOW what a beautiful little stream. The fish were easily spooked which made for some difficult catching, but what a fantastic place.
Shortly into my trip I came across a man who was very eager to show me his catch. This guy had a net full of beautiful cutthroats. When I asked what he was using he said, “Would you believe it’s one of those Wal-Mart flies?” So I asked what it was called, he said he didn’t know the name, but it was brown with white feathers. Now, I don’t mind getting out fished – it happens a lot, but I guess my ego had a problem with a guy doing with bugs bought from the “Ma and Pa” store killers. So I thought I thought I would give a little more attention to his fishing techniques, after all what could he be doing that was so different from what I was doing. I walked up an embankment so I would be out of his view, but I could still see him quite well, I even pulled out the ole binoculars just to get a better look at this Wal-Mart special. Sure enough he did have on a size 8 bug of some kind, it looked like a Royal Coachman or a huge Humpy. However, his true secret bug was shortly reviled to me. Trailing off this big bug was about 2 feet of leader and attached to that was a bare hook. The Wal-Mart man then reached into his fanny pack and pulled out the ole’ garden tackle, and carefully threads it onto his bare hook. He looks around carefully to see if anyone is watching. When he sees that it’s safe, he cast his “artificial fly” into a deep pool. Within seconds he is landing another one of these wary cutthroats. A very satisfying smile came over my face for a few reasons. One, I knew I had phone service and the poaching hotline was on speed dial and two, It felt good knowing that Mr. Wal-Mart special “fly” fisherman was not out fishing me, he was just another redneck bait dunker braking the law.
As I was leaving, the fish cop had just got there. We talked for a while and he quietly made his way to a well-concealed spot on the mountainside, pulled out the ole’ binoculars and watch Mr. Wal-Mart use his “special fly”.
Shortly into my trip I came across a man who was very eager to show me his catch. This guy had a net full of beautiful cutthroats. When I asked what he was using he said, “Would you believe it’s one of those Wal-Mart flies?” So I asked what it was called, he said he didn’t know the name, but it was brown with white feathers. Now, I don’t mind getting out fished – it happens a lot, but I guess my ego had a problem with a guy doing with bugs bought from the “Ma and Pa” store killers. So I thought I thought I would give a little more attention to his fishing techniques, after all what could he be doing that was so different from what I was doing. I walked up an embankment so I would be out of his view, but I could still see him quite well, I even pulled out the ole binoculars just to get a better look at this Wal-Mart special. Sure enough he did have on a size 8 bug of some kind, it looked like a Royal Coachman or a huge Humpy. However, his true secret bug was shortly reviled to me. Trailing off this big bug was about 2 feet of leader and attached to that was a bare hook. The Wal-Mart man then reached into his fanny pack and pulled out the ole’ garden tackle, and carefully threads it onto his bare hook. He looks around carefully to see if anyone is watching. When he sees that it’s safe, he cast his “artificial fly” into a deep pool. Within seconds he is landing another one of these wary cutthroats. A very satisfying smile came over my face for a few reasons. One, I knew I had phone service and the poaching hotline was on speed dial and two, It felt good knowing that Mr. Wal-Mart special “fly” fisherman was not out fishing me, he was just another redneck bait dunker braking the law.
As I was leaving, the fish cop had just got there. We talked for a while and he quietly made his way to a well-concealed spot on the mountainside, pulled out the ole’ binoculars and watch Mr. Wal-Mart use his “special fly”.