With spring breaking out (the Wonderdog was spotted laying in the sun, our equivalent of Groundhog Day, only more accurate) and the river rising due to snowmelt, our course of action was clear.

Chris Raine and I abandoned our adult responsibilities for an afternoon on Lake Siskiyou.

(See what I did there? I set you up with the river, then surprised you with the lake. I slay me.)


Chris Raine, Overexposed. Blame him–he messed with the camera

It was bright, windy, and a cold front had just moved through, so expectations were low.

Still, I was rowing Chris’ drift boat from one end of the lake to the other, so even if a boatload of fish weren’t in store, a fair amount of exercise was.

Fortunately, I’m ripped–fly fishing’s answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger–and the day was beautiful, so the slow fishing wasn’t a problem.

We ended up bringing three nice trout to the boat (given the gusting winds, that that works out to approximately 2,000 calories per trout).

I admit to hoping for a couple of smallmouth, but I guess it’s just a little early.

Solving Problems

We also got a little sun, and–with time to spare–pretty much hashed out the world’s problems (if only people would listen).

I’m talking, of course, about America’s Greatest Untapped Source of Problem Solving Genius: Fishing Trips.

There is no problem too big to be solved in the twenty minutes before the hatch begins.

How the world’s gotten this far when led by a bunch of non-fly fishing political types is beyond me (though it would explain a lot, frankly), but it’s a subject well worth exploring.

I plan to.

See you on the lake, Tom Chandler.

[tags]fly fishing, upper sac, upper sacramento river, lake siskiyou, chris raine[/tags]

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