"rw" wrote in message
m...

Think about it, C&R ROFF fishermen. Don't count fish. Quit and be
satisfied once you feel good about the outing. Enjoy the scenery. Take
some photos. That's a point where Tim is correct, I believe, but he
doesn't express it in those terms.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Well I'm one who quits once I'm satisfied. I could have caught a lot more
fish in my Alaska adventure, but the last two days of my journey, I was
satisfied with five or less a day. I believe someone in this newsgroup
mentioned, it's not the quantity and I'll have to agree with that. After
awhile, it becomes redundant. For me today, I can be happy if I caught only
two fish in a day, one to release, and one to keep for dinner.

On the last day of my adventure tour, I wanted to test my skills where I was
looking for an area unfished, where I could see the rainbow I wanted to
catch. I wadded into an area that I thought I could make a good presentation
with a dry-fly on a lightweight leader and tippet. I remember standing still
in the current for 15 minutes before I made the cast. I only wanted to make
one cast. The rainbow seemed to be large, at least in viewing. I had my
line in coils in my left hand to keep free of the current as I slowly made
my false cast, using slightly larger loops than I'm used to throwing to make
extra sure I wouldn't tangle. I made six false cast and on the seventh made
my delicate presentation forty-five feet away. Everything looked like it
was in slow motion as the fly landed ever so natural. About five seconds
later, but what seemed like eternity, the rainbow took the fly. My heart
was pounding fast knowing I needed to set the hook and take control before
losing it. Large Alaskan Leopard Rainbows you never feel you have control
until they're in the net as they will always put up a great fight. I'll
admit I over played him, but he was our dinner, all 5 1/2 pounds. I always
like to check out the fly-set on the rainbows after I bring them in and it
gives me great pleasure when they're near perfect sets. After my catch, I
packed up, brought out the folding chair, popped the last of the beer that
had been kept cold from the riverwater attached to the bottom of our boat.
My friend looked at me as if he wanted to say something, but before he did,
I told him I was done for day without ever glancing up. I think he
understood.
fwiw,
-tom