Turkey, Big Bugs & New Houses: Which Occupied More of Your Time?

The Holidays aren’t known for their fishing friendly nature, and with guests showing up and the Trout Underground World Headquarters still not fully unpacked, this Thanksgiving wasn’t an exception.

Still — hearing reports that the dying October Caddis bite was on, I snuck out yesterday afternoon.

For apparently no good reason.

It’s tempting to roll out all the usual fly fishing excuses (full moon, unstable barometer, alien presence, bad aura), but in truth, I only fished for a couple hours, and did so in a pretty half-assed fashion. I even forgot the digital camera (and I still haven’t located my Optio W10 after the move).

Three fish took a swipe at the big dry (I fished the Cantara Tanker), but either they weren’t serious or I was slow, and the day got colder and then it was over.

And yes, it has been colder up here — the new Trout Underground World Flotation Testing Facility (a small pond in the backyard of our new house) has been icing over — almost to the point that the Wonderdog can’t break through for his drink of water.

Winter is hard on everyone.

What’s Coming at the Underground

Still, there’s more October Caddis fishing still to come, and we’re always on the lookout for the BWO hatches. With partly cloudy skies on tap for the week (possibly rain on Thursday), I’ll probably be

Plus, I’ve got a couple more book giveaways teed up, and yes, lots of interesting news about evildoers our friends Nestle and PacifiCorp.

And yes, I’m working on a couple of time-consuming projects, but I haven’t forgotten the Undergrounders. More good stuff on the way.

See you on the river, Tom Chandler.