Thursday, May 7, 2009

Fish camp and caddis

Howdy folks. We're on the eve of fish camp, the annual merry get-together. This year's event promises to be memorable. I've got the fixings for wild pheasant and and wild turkey chili. Thanks to Neil Nelson for providing additional game. Should be a treat. Chris recently had a tiki bar built for the Silver summer festivities, so we're looking forward to "breaking" it in. Chris is ordering a keg of Rush River brew to set the innaugeration off right. As far as music is concerned, you never know what to expect. Chris has some new songs, and Jeff Rissman, the sometime fly fisherman, will perform a few songs written for fish camp. Ken Hanson, our spiritual advisor, will perform Little Martha for us. I plan on breaking up the music will a new essay on the anatomy of road trip, which I just completed. Geez, could you ask for anything more? (Hope the weather holds.)

Ken and Chris report the fishing on the Kinni has been excellent. Caddis have been coming off at night, so be sure to swing a march brown behind your fly as a dropper. Still haven't seen the hendricksons, but I have blind faith they will be here this sping in all their glory. They come off as the caddis pick up and the sulphurs begin to show, so be prepared to table your nymphs for awhile.

Chris and I will be back in the studio soon to report on the event, so if you can't attend or live too far away, you can live vicariously through us. If we plan well enough, we'll try to do a little video taping and post it on FWJ.

Be well all. Hope to see you on the stream soon.

joe

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