Black Hats on the River

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2009/09/09 02:16:56 (permalink)

Black Hats on the River



Black Hats on the River


A light breeze brushes against bank side tree tops
Drops of rain water fall from their leaf tips
_dimpling the smooth water below
An ant falls among the droplets
A swirl!!!
1' and 6" of 7x tippet knotted to 9 foot of 5x leader
_along with well used fly line lifts off the water
The rod tip bends and in turn
_the shallow water churns
Another fish caught
_by dry fly experience

Water splashes behind
_as the new fly rod flexes rearward
Forward, the new fly line slaps the water
_in turn an olive woolly bugger follows
It plops shy of the bank
Two friends laugh and carry on
_fishing side by side
The inexperienced short strips line
A strike is felt, rod flexes
Forth fish comes to hand
He smiles

Evening falls along the peaceful waters
Smoke takes to air from beneath black hats
River water flows as friendship shows
all is good!
       ~doubletaper

dream catcher's first trout on the new fly rod


another fine catch


just one of a few on a barking spider


my biggest on a black ant


black foam beetle lover


brook trout and a good stogie!
post edited by doubletaper - 2009/09/09 02:23:03

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    doubletaper
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/09 02:27:35 (permalink)
    hey dc, now that you caught your first smallmouth and trout on your new fly rod you should be ready for the big boys, steelhead!!!
    watch your back cast
    great feeshen with you again!!  ~dt

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    indsguiz
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/09 04:26:32 (permalink)
    DT,
    You posted this at 3am! Don't you ever sleep? LOL

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    pxatim
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/09 05:57:08 (permalink)
    Jack you replied at 4:26am  dang vampires
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    doubletaper
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/09 08:03:39 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: indsguiz

    DT,
    You posted this at 3am! Don't you ever sleep? LOL


    i have dial up at home. i started loading pictures to photobucket at 9:30. than i had to load them here.  yawn............
     
    for some reason the first time i loaded them to my story my time limit was up and i had to go through the process all over again. i was determined to get the pictures on!!  it was a little quicker the second time, i think because not too many people were using the internet. yawn..........
    post edited by doubletaper - 2009/09/09 08:06:53

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    Dream Catcher
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/10 12:37:05 (permalink)
    Thanks for putting me onto the fish bro ..... I had no expectations given my slap the stream casting techniques  but was suprised to learn even a blind squirell can find a nut every now and again LMAO...... Thanks again Jerry always enjoy wishin with ya !!!!!!!!! I do believe the 12 ft leader had alot to do with my lucky fish lottery hookups
    post edited by Dream Catcher - 2009/09/10 12:40:09
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/11 01:48:07 (permalink)
    Nice waders.
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    RE: Black Hats on the River 2009/09/12 21:43:45 (permalink)
    Nice Brookie....

    "There is a pleasure in Angling that no one knows but the Angler himself". WB
     
     


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