A Fish Story
One of our very early ideas for this western excursion was to spend a day with a guide learning to fly-fish on one of these gorgeous Wyoming or Montana rivers. Having gotten a whole lot of hypothetical information by telephone more than a year ago, we wrote the cost of time and dollars into the grant proposal--so basically it was a done deal. My hope was that a bunch of kids, a crusty fly-fisherman, and David and I might somehow choreograph a good experience for us all.
And so we found ourselves tromping through the willows and aspens and wading through Obsidian Crik to get to the next crik, whose name I can't recall, to have a nice fly-casting lesson in the meadow. We didn't catch anything in the meadow, thank goodness. Satisfied with our potential, Mr. Richard Parks of the Parks Fly Shop (Gardiner, MT) and his colleague Wilson (oddly enough, from LaGrange, Georgia) led us into the world of the brook trout.
We liked it there. A lot. And by the afternoon's end, little sprinkles of snow notwithstanding, we called it a raging success. We think that between the 5 of us we caught around 80 trout. Some were small, to be sure, and some were heftier--but all were very fun to catch, and pretty good sports about it. At the end of the day, we decided that we'd celebrate all of our birthdays early and persuaded Mr. Parks to part with some of his rigs and a few flies and the requisite accoutrements. We became a fly-fishing family.
Upon our arrival here at Ring Lake Ranch, between the hiking and riding and canoeing, we became friends with a wonderful Vermonter named Ellen who knows the mind of the trout better than most folk. Yesterday, she took us up to Hinton Meadows (and I DO mean UP to HInton Meadows) to a little-fished stretch of Torrey Creek where once again, the brookies were happy to see us. Mia had the record for yesterday with 8 of her own. Danny and I got our share, as well. David's license had expired, so he was unable to fish (though he did "practice" just a bit) and Lara spent time helping retrieve flies from rocks and trees. All in all, it was another lovely day.
We don't know who our Nashville fishing partners will be--but if you're brave enough to take on some rookies, be thinking about a time that's convenient to introduce us to your second-favorite fishing hole! We're big fans.
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Love y 'all and miss y'all!
B and Papa
it when you get home.
I'm sure those skills are transferable and I'm always willing to learn.
I'm sure those skills are transferable and I'm always willing to learn.