Most of the folks that I get to spend time with outdoors are a pleasure to be around and sometimes we are like old friends after only minutes. The couple I took on the lower Saint George Saturday were an absolute delight. The stripers did not cooperate at all but we were successful in capturing mackerel and watched lobstermen haul their gear up close. They were very interested in this world so different from the center of the country where they live.
Ok; it is raining hard again this morning. Today’s client thought that it might not be much fun to stand in a boat for a few hours in the pouring rain (really can’t blame him) and I was starting to get grumpy. It has turned into the Reign of Rain, summer 2009. So Argy, always the optimist, suggested that I make a list of ten good things about this summer’s weather. I am always up for a challenge so here is my list
I took the opportunity before and after my trip yesterday to do a little experimenting with the bass fishing. Normally I do not consider either largemouth or smallmouth bass to be especially fussy about what fly or lure they want but yesterday proved that wrong.