Some look at this and see bad weather ahead. The Underground’s Barbarian Hordes of fly fishermen look at it and see… BWO weather.
That's not bad weather. That's BWOs and rising trout...
It’s even possible I’ll hit this one a couple times on the Upper Sacramento (assuming the rain stays reasonable and the river doesn’t blow).
The L&T long ago gave up trying to understand the glee I feel when bad weather approaches in the fall.
It’s little wonder that fly fishermen — who go to great lengths to catch fish and then return them; drive right past big fish in pursuit of smaller remote fish; and buy thousands of dollars of fly tying gear to save a buck on a fly — are largely misunderstood among the general populace (if anyone bothers to try) .
See you on the river, Tom Chandler.
It’s about five degrees colder than I like, but then I’m not one to be choosy. Happy hunting.
Steve Z(Quote)
Here’s one barbarian en route and ready to freeze various extremities off.
Kevin(Quote)
In the interest of reader safety, I need to remind you of the huge bear problem we’re having up here, and that fishing the McCloud would
keep you off my watercertainly be safer.This has been a public service announcement.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Early November, where else could I possibly be going but the McC?
Kevin(Quote)
Sorry Tom….. was just up at McCrowded. Saw 2 cubs (in campground) late night and a BIG blacky chasing bambi and mommy up a hill inside the preserve. Made concentrating on my drift somewhat challenging.
Its almost like some blogger pissed off the bears and now they’re taking their frustration out on us fly fishers. ;-)
Loon(Quote)
Those were probably just local fishing guides. They get awful hairy this time of the year, and a couple panic about the approaching winter and try to pack on all the calories they can…
Tom Chandler(Quote)