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Friday, April 29, 2011

In The Eye Of The Shit Storm

I'm sure the very few that actually take a peek into this shit hole on occasion have noticed the lack of content around this joint. Did you think we were holdin' out on all the sick spots or maybe just rippin' so many lips we couldn't make time in our schedule to actually sit down and type out a trip report? In a perfect world I would tell you it's a combination of all of the above... unfortunately my world is far from a fairy tale. I have had several significant life changes come my way this year and while in the long run I know I'm better for it, in the now it is really puttin' a hurtin' on all of my extra curricular activities. I didn't envision that in the second year of the FLY fishing gee haw bullshit, at the end of April that I would have only had my fly down a total of two times (yes I said two).
Alright enough of that. So the whole "in the eye of the shit storm" metaphor is relevant because there is somewhat of a reprieve in the next few weeks (the eye is the calm part no?). FLY is about to storm the mountain's again to reassemble our mini circus looking, wiki hut village, formally known as Trout Camp. This year were going all out with camp fire sing songs and the hole nine. If all goes according to plan I will be making a few recon trips with the Shorthair'd Trout Pointer and hope to get a little fishing in along with some scoutin'. All I can say is that I'm in need of this trip about as much as this dump's in need of a new paint job...

J

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Passing of a Legend

Legendary FLY master Billy Pate passes away. The story via Midcurrent:

"We've received word that master saltwater fly fisher Billy Pate died early yesterday morning. Pate was a important pioneer in landing big saltwater fish on fly rods and was particularly dedicated to tarpon fishing, although billfishing was also a passion. His 1982 188-pound tarpon world record on 16-pound tippet remained unbeaten for 21 years, and he was the first person to catch a blue marlin and a black marlin on fly. He was also the first angler to catch six billfish species on a flyrod. Pate was also an ardent conservationist; he was instrumental in the creation of the $50 tarpon tag system in Florida and was a founder or board member of the Everglades Protection Association, Trout Unlimited, Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited, the Don Hawley Foundation, and the Pate Foundation.
Billy Pate partnered with legendary Florida Keys guide George Hommel in 1967 to create one of the first destination angling companies in the U.S., Worldwide Anglers, which they sold in 1995 to Bass Pro Shops. In 1976, Pate got together with Tibor Reels' Ted Juracsik to design the first readily available anti-reverse tarpon reel, a reel that later went on to help catch 225 world records. He was inducted into the IGFA Hall of Fame in 2003."

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Jamie...I told you keep your rod tip up.

Last time we went out Jamie had a few too many and well you will see....

Monday, April 11, 2011