too little water

this is a 6'8" 2wt

digger degere ice cream parlor hole special

ready to dip and it's a sweet casting tool

once again though I'm held hostage by the weather

merry Christmas

lest we forget amongst all the festivities

the reason for the season

simplify

my current smallstream flybox

weighs next to nothing and fits easily in a pocket

more than enough for a daze fishing

jeopardy

the answer is "52"

the question is "what is the population of mexican gray wolves in arizona?"

this question has been on my mind ever since encountering this sign earlier in the fall up on the apache rez

the answer to me is an indicator of the resounding success of the reintroduction program of over a decade ago

the earth is a more magnificent place where ever these predators roam and I am grateful that arizona is one of those places

now on the bench

on the left - thomas streamer special 9'0" 7wt 3/1

right - thomas 6'8" 3wt 2/1

both these blanks have been a bit of a bother

it will be nice to get them glued up and move on to something else...

yay me!

new toy came out to play today. 

no pics for now, but they're coming...

built a support stand out of poplar and two 1/4" cork rings

7012 butt section chucked up to remove shitty grip

wherein we're wrapping again...

you've seen these pics before right?

wrong

degere ice cream parlor hole special

6'8" 2wt

tip section wrapped and ready for varnish

wow

nearly nine years a go now a buddy and I planted this thing in south mountain park

looking over east valley from the cache site

stuck it down in here if I remember correctly

ammo can cache

if I remember correctly we placed some risque items in there

I do know this cache is still going strong

and should be family friendly by now

must have been a good day