About seven years ago I built my Dad a fly rod and mailed it to him for Christmas. He has never fly fished a day in his life, but I thought it might be a way for us to do something together. Five years ago I moved here to Connecticut. My Dad has still never fly fished and I could never find time to take him.
Yesterday I took a drive to a fly shop, I had a really good time. I talked with the local fly fishers and picked up a few things. I was suprised to find out that there are 5 Wild Trout Management streams in and around the town where my Dad lives. Imagine that, five years in this state and I never knew that.
My Dad is recently retired so I knew I could catch him on the phone today. I told him about those trout streams and asked if he'd like to learn to use that rod I made for him. He said that he'd like that very much.
This afternoon I have a follow up at the surgeons office. Tomorrow I have made plans to go to my Dads place and teach him how to cast a fly rod. I don't know who is more excited, him or me, about getting out on to one of those trout streams this spring.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Re-awakening
Well here I am, day one. I'm a 40 year old married electrician. I have a wonderful wife and a pretty cool step-son. Until yesterday I had been taking that for granted and being a miserable old man. I looked outside and thought what a great day to be out fishing or hiking or anything. That's when it came to me how long it had been since I did any of that stuff.
So I started an inventory; 3 mountain bikes with 3 helmets, 3 sets of snowshoes and poles, 1 canoe with 3 life jackets and 2 sets of paddles, 10 fishing rods, 4 tackle boxes and all of my flyfishing and flytying stuff. All of the above listed inventory was covered in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs.
Years ago, before I became "responsible", I worked in a tackle shop. I sold fishing gear, taught flytying a few evenings a week, taught flyfishing basics in the spring and worked as a guide in the summers. I loved it!
This morning I tied a fly. I have a huge cast on my right hand and it took me about an hour to tie that fly, but I really enjoyed it.
I can't wait for my wife to get home. I haven't felt like that in years. I'm thinking that responsibility doesn't have to be such drudgery.
So I started an inventory; 3 mountain bikes with 3 helmets, 3 sets of snowshoes and poles, 1 canoe with 3 life jackets and 2 sets of paddles, 10 fishing rods, 4 tackle boxes and all of my flyfishing and flytying stuff. All of the above listed inventory was covered in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs.
Years ago, before I became "responsible", I worked in a tackle shop. I sold fishing gear, taught flytying a few evenings a week, taught flyfishing basics in the spring and worked as a guide in the summers. I loved it!
This morning I tied a fly. I have a huge cast on my right hand and it took me about an hour to tie that fly, but I really enjoyed it.
I can't wait for my wife to get home. I haven't felt like that in years. I'm thinking that responsibility doesn't have to be such drudgery.
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