drivel

sorry....fishing blogs can get so tedious.....I don't expect that here.

oh really?

all the way live

bitchin' brown and bamboo photo courtesy of s. rath

too close for comfort

took a road trip two car caravan to sierra vista

to visit old friends of the family and play a little golf

in some presumably pleasant temperatures

brianna austin and cate playing on a dinosaur sculpture at a mcdonald's 

on the outskirts of benson

shortly afterward it started to rain

and I mean RAIN

it is nice to know that there are places where the monsoon is more than a myth

after a delicious lunch - thanks dennis debbie matt and monica!

we drove down to naco which is right smack dab on the border

you can prolly see mexico in the background of this shot

what a beautiful golf course

and what an incredibly difficult first hole

as fate would have it the course was flooded and closed

general pershing's barracks in naco

were they from the mexican/american war or the the revolucion?

I don't recall - cool historic place nevertheless

we ended up here

view from the tee box - hole #1 

mountain view g.c. at ft huachuca

an absolutely glorious goat track

I can't wait to play it again

see what I mean

twas a lovely afternoon

I never even broke a sweat though my ball striking was far from sharp

ready to wrock

this ball prolly ended up in the rough or heavy rough

of which there was plenty

a very enjoyable though long outing

arizona hot

on a miserable afternoon on the golf course

we managed to stuff four shots on a par three

while I was fighting off sure indications of heat exhaustion

my ball is on the edge of the green beside dr ej

I just can't play in this kind of heat anymore

further evidence that it sucks getting old

meanwhile we'll be playing wednesday in sierra vista

where the highs have been in the mid nineties

which is still pretty damn hot

fallout

what a great shot of brother mike at the bench

despite the poor focus

it has dynamic latency

aaah tenkara-belle

such fuckused noble pursuit

searching native dinks

a shoutout to another brother

there's a story there somewhere 

and an agenda 

I just don't know it

confluence

steve fishing matamoscas

camouflague

6ft 3pc 3wt

cattanach taper

an absolute delight to cast and fish

teaser

stuck

I should clarify - the fish is stuck

getting bent again

are the drakes done?

last year I got caught a bit short on drakes
fortunately I improvised on the vise
back in camp

this year I'll be prepared
though the hatch may be done?
we'll see

the water is very very low
gin clear and skinny

happy independence day

rocket's red glare

old school cool

I sure wouldn't mind putting a rod in that guy's hands

H & L V.

squaring off

to fuck or fight?

I really like dries w/ white calftail wings

prolly cause these old eyes ain't what they used to be

and I can see these easily enough

and they work

jeepster the pole er...the tube cap

image by s. rath - jeepster hisowndamnself

let's blood that sumbitch!