Sunday, February 13, 2011

We're having a heatwave, A tropical heat wave

The dirty, dirty bastard that is winter is finally begining to relent.  We're having a heatwave.  Even Walter Matthau agrees. 


In order to celebrate, I double-dipped with some fly fishing and cycling--though in all honesty, the fishing was planned long before I knew the weather would be decent.

Saturday I went fly fishing.  I was hoping to get in a float on the Niangua, however, the backroads were still snow covered.  So, instead, I made my second trip to Bennett in the last month.  It didn't disappoint.  Once again, fish were rising everywhere from about 11am-noon.  Once again, a high vis parachute BWO was the fly of choice.  Once the top water action slowed, I went back to a nymphing rig that I fished deep under an indicator.  This proved to be a wise descision.  The trout gods decided to smile upon me.  I'm not sure if it was because I took a "newbie" out for his first fly fishing trip or if it was just dumb luck.  Whatever the reason, I landed the 19 inch brown below on a green sparkle dub caddis emerger fished as a dropper under a weighted nymph--my biggest trout to date.

 
Sunday afternoon the temps soared to a scorching 58 degrees according to my car thermometer.  I hit the road with 7 others and got in about two and a half hours of good, tempo road riding.  This time of the year those miles are money in the bank. 

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Supply and Demand

The "off the front" readership has been clammering in anticipation for a new post.  (dad--sorry I've been busy).  The law of supply and demand dictates that I write another post in order to keep the masses happy and avoid a Cairo-esque riot.  Because I haven't been keeping up with posting, this post is a "two-for-one."  Not be confused with this.....
                                         
(This actually is a "three-for-one"--or even a "six-for-one" if you count the bacon)

(1) Fly fishing.  Over sixty fish were brought to hand in a single day at Bennett Springs.  Probably 50 of the 60 were caught on dry flies.  The action was so fast that there was no time to even take pictures.  Fortunatly, 50% of the "readership" was in attendance.  Here is the hero of the trip.

                                                  
 
(2) Cycling.  Before "snow-maggedon," I was able to hit the road for a three hour excursion through scenic spring hill, Kansas.


Stay tuned for more delicious bacon-related blog posts.