About a month ago, I had the absolute pleasure of fishing one of my favorite spots in the entire world. As luck would have it, the weather cooperated too. It is a rare occurrence for me to get to fish such a beautiful place with moderate temperatures and zero wind. It was a little slice of heaven and to make things even better, I got to share it with my good buddy Waylon. He's my 4 year old German Shorthair Pointer in case you are new to this site. It could not have been a more perfect day on the water.
I hit the water with very few expectations other than the hope of catching some farm pond largemouth bass on a fly rod. As I get older, I realize more and more that if you approach a situation with little to few expectations, you will be disappointed less often. That approach allowed me to be happy with whatever was sent my way. While I didn't catch any fish over 2 pounds, I caught A BUNCH of bass in the 1 pound range. When I say A BUNCH, I mean probably 20-25 bass...and an 11 inch crappie too!
They all smashed streamers. They all came from cover. I landed over half of the takes and didn't break off a single fly. I even got to filet out some fish for the owner of the lake which made him happy and hopefully kept me in his good graces. Again, it was a perfect morning.
Days like this are few and far between for me. It seems like lately, the weather stinks or I'm too busy with other responsibilities of which, I have many right now. So when a morning like this falls in your lap, it does your soul some good to soak it up and hold onto it. Heck, just writing about this morning is putting me in a better state of mind. With that being stated, I hope you have a perfect morning soon. Wherever you are and whatever you are fishing for, I hope you have a perfect morning and/or evening sometime soon. Sometimes nature gives you what you need exactly when you need it so if you can hit the water, I think you should go for it!
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