I am one of the worlds worst bloggers...I started this blog and then fail to maintain it with stories of my successes, failures, or lessons learned.  Oh I have plenty of excuses but they are the same tired ones given by everyone else...too busy, not inspired, etc.  But the truth is closer to the fact that it probably just boils down to being too lazy!

Last year was a very interesting year for me as I metamorphosed from a fisherman to a fly fisherman.  I think I only picked up my spinning rod a half dozen times last year and that was because it was too windy to even think about casting a fly and the one night I went out to try to catch some catfish for my Mom.

In fishing terms it was really not a very successful year.  I had some early success in the spring but the summer was hot and the fish tough to find out at the lake.  This resulted in some great finds though.  I found that some portions of my local creek actually were productive in rock bass and sunnies and also a new fish to me the fallfish. 

These became one of my favorite fish to target in these hotter months as they gave a great fight and would attack the fly when almost everything else was playing it cool.

The fall/early winter also provided some nice fishing with sunnies and fallfish biting out at the lake well into December.

This winter I also took the next step in my development as a fly fisherman and took class in fly tying that met every Saturday for a couple of months.  I learned a lot in the class and met a bunch of great people.  I decided to join Trout Unlimited as a result of the local chapter sponsoring this class.

Now it's spring again and the weather has not been nearly as welcoming as last year.  Still it has been a lifesaver to get out there and try to tease the fish to take my fly and I look forward to the coming summer with great anticipation.

Tight Lines!