John Juracek, an angler, writer and photographer I greatly respect, wrote a
nice piece on the value of observation in the latest Blue Ribbon Flies
catalog


I quote a short bit that caught my eye and made it gleam with a smile

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"Observation as in simply taking a few minutes to study the water you're
about to fish in an effort to learn what's happening. It's amazing how
much success this basic tactic leads to, yet I almost never see anglers
anywhere other than on the Henry's Fork spend even a brief moment watching
the water before they wade in and begin casting."

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Although the whole essay contains valuable advice that would help most
anglers, MY reason for quoting this short passage is the fact that the HFork
RxR Ranch is my most beloved water .... and this little snippet hints at
just how demanding a mistress she can be ... she seems to noticably improve
the approach of those anglers that wish to briefly stroke her lovely
Rainbows



Thanks John, for the smile