mark returned to work on tuesday and i moved camp to a motel in banner
elk. fished the "moose river", a catch and release stream. given the
easy access to the stream, i was surprised to have had it all to myself.
not another fisherman seen. i woke up a pair of mallards, who kept me
company for half of the day. once i figured out what the trout wanted
(parachute adams...duh!), it was as good a half day of catching as i've
had on any of the boone/banner elk area streams (except for the zoo
trout on the delayed harvest watauga).

an excellent time each day... returned home today with some more happy
memories of my times in the nc mountains...chasing the great mystery.

jeff (...and, thanks mark)