The Brave Can Also Catch Smallmouth Bass in Idaho

Link to The Brave in my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/607031796/2-pack-of-the-brave-flies-streamer-bass

Life is unpredictable to say the least.  Just when I thought I was done posting about fly fishing for smallmouth bass, I received a message from a former student of mine.  Before I get to the fly fishing part, let me describe this young man in a little more detail.  He was an amazing student when he was in 6th grade and an even better human being as an adult!  He is also an accomplished angler that has slowly crossed over from the baitcaster world into the realm of fly fishing.  He moved to Idaho after high school and earned a degree in biology from Northwest Nazarene University.  Since then, he has stayed in Idaho and has slowly caught the fly fishing bug (pun totally intended).  I sent him a few flies and recently, I sent him some Braves.

Two weeks after I sent him some flies, I had pretty much forgotten about his order.  However, when we saw my post about catching a smallmouth bass in the Ozarks on The Brave, he messaged me.  His exact words were, "Oh, that's good to know because I'm floating the Snake River this weekend."  I forced myself to wait until Sunday morning to inquire about the trip down the Snake.  He replied with some pictures and some of them contained smallmouth bass with some Braves in their mouths.  

Joy is an underused word in my lexicon.  I don't use it much, but thankfully, I've started to value the word more and I have tried to use it when it seems appropriate.  When I saw this young man's pictures, joy filled my heart.  I was happy to see that he was happy.  I smiled when I say him holding a few smallmouth bass.  I felt joy when I saw my former student holding smallmouth bass that he had caught on a fly that I had tied, and more specifically, on The Brave! I would be happy to send you some Braves as well and be overjoyed to see some pictures of you holding fish as well. 

Link to The Brave in my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/607031796/2-pack-of-the-brave-flies-streamer-bass