Appropriate sacrifice to the trout gods. They are pleased with your offer of blood and will reward you with great things in 2010. Seriously, though, that pic was nasty! I was explaining to my son why I never wanted him casting w/o eye protection. He can figure out why now.

So, it was your beaming smile that was the light in the eastern sky last night! Congrats to you and your whole family!

That was something that Steve Mrrz and his wife, April, pushed through. I think United Anglers was backing it as well.

And the sad part is it's still better than the waders I have

Cold? Heck, Sean, I was wearing a speedo and tanktop the day before! Gotta get you up the hill more often to thicken your blood. Great intro post and I'll see you tomorrow morning.

That whole mag is pure, unadulterated, fish *. Just incredible images. Thanks for the heads up and it's now on my 'favorites' list.

What a wonderful present! I'm sure he'll be stoked when he gets a personal best from that collection.

Happy New Year to All! It's a good day today- fishing & football!

At 5900' in the local hills, 2 inches of wet snow at 6:00am and coming down hard. Made for a crazy drive to work, but the creeks will love it.

I'll be in NZ next year for the Rugby World Cup. Apparently, I'll be bringing my flyrod now! Thanks for the awesome pics and great report. And, congrats on your wedding.

Absolutely! I look forward to meeting some of the members this next year and having quite a few adventures. Have a safe, warm and wonderful Holiday Season!

Curtis

Howdy!

Welcome aboard!

Summer time means tuna time! Yellowfin, bluefin, and the occasional dorado and yellowtail holding on kelp paddies. That's when the 30-50# rods and Avet reels come out to play on our multi-day excursions.

midger wrote:I think the actual danger to the watersheds is man and what they do to the areas, not nature, but that's just my opinion.

Considering it was probably man, via arson or carelessness, that started the fires.....