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David, aka, "McScruff"'s Blog – July 2013 Archive (2)

FLY ROD LESSON ONE: Know When To Say When

I made a blog post earlier today about Life, Lessons and the Perspective of Big. I also got another more practical lesson on the fly rod while I was at it.

The selected spot for todays Angling Adventure was one of my favorites, an intimate place I know very well. Most of the time I have it to myself and today was no different. However, I was pretty a sure a fly rod would be a tough thing to manage there. As it turns out I was right.

I've never been real good at…

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Added by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 14, 2013 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments

Just HOW Big is BIG?

When we talk about BIG, we sometimes need a lesson in perspective. I went fishing today and got just such a lesson.

Lately, I've been planning the purchase of a float tube and sold my 10 foot Hobie kayak to fund the venture. But, the purchase was stalled and for now I'm still shore bound. Nevertheless, I got a chance to rethink my "floating" priorities on this morning's junket.

At 56k acres, Lake…

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Added by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 14, 2013 at 10:30am — 30 Comments

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