I was caught up on my chores, so...

[Mule Packer]

It was still early morning when I finished feeding all the animals and doing daily chores...and it was such a beautiful morning. We're expecting a storm tomorrow, so I figured why waste such a gorgeous day?

Grabbed a fly rod and my float tube and went to a little pond on the outskirts of town. Sometimes it's nice to be able to do absolutely nothing but drift a fly into some feeding trout. One of my sons who was up visiting happened to take this shot while I was totally oblivious to all the cares of the world.

 

[allthumbs]

Beautiful picture, looks very relaxing to boot.

 

[cmore]

I had more fun in my float tube than I ever did in my bass boat.

 

[model70hunter]

Nice, just nice. You'll have to start being careful, your new neighbor, Gator Farmer, will be putting fur coats on gators and raising them up north.

Here's what they look like up close;

Louisiana fisherman attempts to catch catfish, snags gator instead

 

[Fishslayer]

Nice, just nice. You'll have to start being careful, your new neighbor, Gator Farmer, will be putting fur coats on gators and raising them up north.

Float tubes are popular in our saltwater bays & whatnot... we call 'em "shark donuts."

 

[BUFF]

Float tubes are great. If I could get at the fish with a bicycle, I'd never own another boat.

 

[LittleCooner]

On days like that, everything is right with the world and you have a smile on your face when you return home. How did the trout taste for supper? Did you only use a little butter in the pan? Thanks for the photo, it is now less that 6 months before this southern red neck uses this WY fish licenses to look for a few mountain trout for the fry pan. Dang, that is a long way off, think I will get out this morning and see if I can buy a few more fly for the tackle box and think about the fat trout somewhere in the mountains of WY. Thanks for posting the photo, made my day.

 

[Salty RI]

I bought a float tube when they first came out, didn't use it much around here but used it a lot up in NH, Me and Vt.

 

[kozmic]

Dang, you look totally stressed out!

 

[Salty RI]

Dang, you look totally stressed out!

Hay a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.

 

[sooper44]

View from our dock this morning on the Rio Grande. Turtleback Mountain in background. Haven't fished in a while.

 

[mr-mom]

It looks like you are headed in the right direction Chip. A bad day fishing beats everything else. Gosh I miss the mountains since we sold our Colorado place. Oh well, got the dock rolled into the lake today. Summer ain't far off.
Dave
SWCA #2778

 

[LittleCooner]

I really did purchase some fly's for the WY trip this morning. Made the local flea market and picked up 15 new flies for $ 1. WY here I come.

 

[arjay]

My favorite fishing hole last fall

 

[DeathGrip]

There's some beautiful places on this earth.

I prefer those that offer peace and quiet.

 

[model70hunter]

My favorite fishing hole last fall

Arjay;

That is one beautiful spot. I don't see any mountains in the back ground, the clouds look lower than the trees, how high up were you? Never mind, it was pretty high, heaven as I now see it.

 

[arjay]

Arjay;



That is one beautiful spot. I don't see any mountains in the back ground, the clouds look lower than the trees, how high up were you? Never mind, it was pretty high, heaven as I now see it.

It's around 7500' in the foothills,maybe 1/2hr drive from home.Makes for a quick get away [emoji1]

 

[soFlaNative]

Beautiful. Day like that it doesn't matter but...
Catch anything?

 

[Mule Packer]

Beautiful. Day like that it doesn't matter but...
Catch anything?

Yep. It was all catch and release, but they were hitting #14 olive bead-head nymphs pretty solidly for almost two hours. You just gotta love a day like that.

Big storm came in the next day and it rained/sleeted for two days, and there was a little skiff of snow on the ground this morning. So, bottom line, the day with the fly rod was certainly a day well spent.

 

[DeathGrip]

I've never fly fished in my life.

Then again, I've caught some of the best So. Fla. has to offer.

But you've got me beat with the scenery,

Hmmm, Maybe. But I can't post pics of the scenery here w/o a ding.