I’m just waiting for Older Bro to finish his conference call before we both pile into the Brown Bomber and head out to fish a little.
Sure, I haven’t caught up with the posts from last weekend’s fishing trip, but unlike yesterday — where the wind blew hard enough to make the house move — today is calm and cloudy.
At this point in the spring, a little warmth would probably do the fishing wonders, but this year, wishing for sunshine and 70 degree days is like wishing for Heidi Klum to show up at my door carrying pizza and beer; it could happen, but it hasn’t yet, and all indicators suggest it probably won’t anytime soon.
It’s the usual small stream raid, though with a few differences.
In addition to the 8′ 4wt Superfine Touch I’ve been testing, I waxed the ferrules on my old Phillipson Premium 8′ 5wt (varnished) rod that I keep not sending out to get the ferrules tightened.
I mean, you know.
What the hell.
Older Bro brought his 8’9″ 4wt Temple Fork Finesse rod — which is awfully nice given the price — but I may talk him into fishing the Superfine Touch.
Another opinion is always helpful, and for some reason, I’ve got a burr under my saddle to fish the Phillipson.
Looks like the call is ending. And I’ll let you know if we run into Heidi on the stream.
See you on the road, Tom Chandler.
A post is absolutely worthless that mentions Heidi Klum without pics of Heidi Klum.
Dave N(Quote)
Phillipson? And Hedi? With beer and pizza all in the same post? Is it a dark beer? Can I put a few squeezes of the bacon gel on the pizza and wash it down with a Pig’s Ass Porter while Hedi “waxes my ferrules”?
Man I hope the flows come down enough to fish I’m getting loopy!
WT Bash(Quote)
I’m glad somebody noticed my almost-supernatural ability to weave pointless supermodel references into my posts.
It’s a gift, but one that’s not widely rewarded in today’s warped society.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
The Pigs Ass Porter compliments bacon gel with eggs over easy with Spam. Its been raining so much in Shasta county that Ive been experimenting with some new age recipes. Apparently , Fish are off the menu.
Punahele(Quote)
Shasta Vortex Crystal Stew? I think they’re still catchable, but they’re not particularly easy. When this cold snap fired up a couple days ago, everybody I talked to said the fishing on their favorite stretch of water slowed down immediately (Upper Sac, Lower Sac, Siskiyou, etc).
We need some heat, and we need it fast.
Tom Chandler(Quote)