"Big Dale" wrote ...
Giggle, giggle, giggle.

I love it when the damn things work. What color was the brush and
grass around the stream? The Klod Hopper was designed buy a guy from
Utah and I figured it would work better in the West due to the tan
color of the fly. Some friends and I also tie that style hopper in
yellow, chatreuse, and olive as well. I have had good luck with the
woodgrain foam hoppers around the Dallas area this year, but if I don't
water the yard this weekend, I should paint it green. We didn't even
get a shower out of Rita. I can't remember the last time it rained and
we have had more 100 degree days in September than we did in July.

Seriously guys, keep fishoing those flies. We can always tie more.

Big Dale


Considering the lack of rain we've had around here, I'm actually kind of
surprised to report that the shrubbery was in fact green. Didn't really pay
it much attention while I was up there, but it was very green, now that you
mention it.

Weather has been quite a factor in the fishing around here. If I'm not
heading up to Michigan to wander the Clay Banks area or slogging it up to
Madison, the local forest preserve lakes make for some entertaining
bass/bluegill fishing. This year, the lakes are down somewhere around 2
feet. The upside to that is plenty of casting room. Downside is that the
fish are so deep and far into the lake that it's not worth trying.

Dan