"Always Faithful"

Today was a special trip, me and my son took his cousin (my nephew) out for a taste of flyfishing. Trent has always been curious about it and has always enjoyed spinner fishing for trout. What made today special is that Trent will be leaving for service in the United States Marine Corps and we felt what better way to send him off than have a mans day out on the stream and give him a memory he can reflect on. I know all about those memories and how they can keep you going as I too served my country and often found myself reflecting on home. We also wanted to show Trent some of what this beautiful country has to offer, the freedoms and land we love, enjoy and what he will be protecting. I want to thank Trent for stepping up and doing this for all of us, I am proud of him and will keep him in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you all do too, for all of our Troops. Semper Fidelis - "Always Faithful".

Ps. Trent, when the going gets tough, just remember.. YeeeeHaaaw!..lol You know what I mean :) and I promise not to send any Bra's or Panty Hose's in your care packages to Paris Isle..hmmm :)

Check out that tail!

Love when they don't know when I'm in the woodline!

My favorite shot of Trent!

Aron (My son) and Trent

John - Aron - Trent

Aron working a very stubborn Brown

                                   

                                    This video has only sentimental value to the three in it
                                     and yes.. we don't deny our Good Ole Boy side!

Confluence of Friendship

Visited the Davidson River over the holiday and had a blast. I was able to net a total of five and for me on this river, is a good day. Fish here are educated, stubborn and only let you catch them when their bored (My thoughts). It's labeled as one of Trout Unlimited top 100 streams and boasts some of the biggest PIGS around. Weather was warmer than usual and the water level down and that only added to the difficulty level for the day. Decided it was time for Leasa to try her skills at a more educated fish so I asked her to come along. Later in the day she netted a nice Brown off an Elk Hair Caddis. Her first trip to this kind of river and she got one, awesome job! She is learning fast. Took some time out to visit downtown Brevard NC where the White Squirrel Festival was in full swing. I was fortunate to meet up with Jeff Dyke (Local Waters) and his friend from Venturepax who reside in Cincinnati Ohio and I have spoken to for a couple years via Twitter. Jeff is a great guy and I hope on his next trip we can spend some more stream time together.   Had a blast, couple brews, took some pics and thought I would share... Cheers, John.