The Becoming an Outdoors Woman program is designed to introduce women to the outdoors with other women. Over the years I have volunteered as an instructor several times. This time I was asked to fill last minute for an intermediate fishing class. What fun!
One of the most enjoyable parts of being a guide is guiding the same people year after year. One of the folks I enjoy fishing with every September is AJ. AJ is an excellent fly caster and ties many of the flies that I use during the season. We have fished together many years and it always feels like he was in the boat just last week even though it has been a year since we last saw each other.
Over the last few years as eagles have become common on the lakes and ponds I frequent I have learned that the loons all call when an eagle is in the air. I assumed that this was some ancient fear of predators from the air but I had never seen any sign that eagles cared even a little that loons where around. Loons being excellent divers could easily get away from an eagle so beyond being a threat to loon chicks I did not think that eagles posed any threat at all.
