fishing related art project

coming soon

just an idea I'm bashing around

pics to certainly follow

old school cool

ray smith renowned catskill angler tyer and guide

reminds me of this...  

from one place to another just like that

don't ask me how we got here

this rods at least three years old and pretty well used and abused

notice how nicely the wraps have nearly vanished

aged nicely, que no?

and here's where we got...

what I call a western grip
all day music
spalted maple w/ bellinger garrison style blued nickel silver hardware

the grip I want to use on the restoration below...

fishing in the cathedral again

drove up to the ferry again friday afternoon

arriving about an hour and a half before sunset

we forsook unpacking our shit and setting up camp

to gear up and hit the water..two quick fish 

(and two misses) had me convinced that saturday would be great

and it was - just not as many fish as I'd like

it got rather windy - not unmanageable, just inconvenient

I had some issues w/ my shit

trouble rigging up led to trouble casting

led to trouble rerigging due to trouble w/ knots etc

seemed as I spent more time getting my shit together than fishing

I just might have been hungover

if the dead soldiers littering camp and the half empty bottle of bourbon

are considered evidence

nevertheless, a fine time was had

company was good and I did end up sticking a couple fish

mudbug hooked up...

again...

nice 'bow

when we got to the parking lot we ran into a couple guys from tucson
'bug asked if they posted on a local board...

marvin ( azmandella) and (not so) fat guy alex of fatguyflyfishing
he's hooked up...

admiring a pretty little 'bow

throwing a beast mode...

all day music

very cool development

this handsome fella wandered into california from oregon

looking for love

unlikely he finds it

soon he'll prolly wander back to oregon

if he wants to find a mate

reel or imagined problems

yesterday I mentioned a piece of shit hardy reel

today I proclaim myself the piece of shit

I struggled like a baby to joint the spool to the frame

I was inept and didn't deliver the goods

same deal w/ ross san miguel two shown below...

 I've also got an ongoing recurrent problem w/ the screws on either side of the spool release button

they keep coming undone

I've just tightened the bejeezus out of them

we'll see how long it lasts

remains a got am lovely reel

lined w/ sharkskin wf 5wt 

silent operation

cross post....

another thing I hate to do 

but my brother put this up the other day and I helped him make it sing...

and shit it's about me?  of all peoples

My brother ties flies

In his study

Out in Avondale

Surrounded by books

And records.

He drinks imported

Beer after beer

Listens to Waylan Jennings

Dylan

The Stones and

The Old 97's.

He stays out of trouble

(for the most part)

And seeks perfection

In his own way.

If he ties the fly

Correctly

It might catch him a fish

Someday.

And that ain't even

The point.

not exactly up for grabs but open to offers

summer temperature + laziness = neglect

first up clean up this fucking mess

I'm seeing a ruined tent another tent some cots and other camping gear

 some folding chairs an air compressor step ladder

well shit you get the idea

the office

bench #2

bench #1

job list 

native fish enthusiasm

superb photo essay

a rare glimpse into mexico's wild mountains emphasizing geography inhabitants and culture

highly recommended quest for wild native trout

we love it

countdown

T minus thirty daze or so...

aligning with the spirit of things lately

yep p-bro throwing me the bird

why aren't you using the orange clouser?

all day long I kept asking steve

thanks buddy for not listening to my advice 

and for shootting these nice pics

the last hurrah on the agua fria

thanks for the fun

bingo

bingo

see ya!

today

getting bent

are you fucking kidding me?

lipped

third time's a charm?

yes again

dependent upon cooperative flows

we'll see...

it's on!

first curls of the season

were made this morning...

to celebrate we break the unspoken rules

simply because we can

30 years ago this summer this was a showstopper

I was there at the madhouse on mcdowell

Bruce Springsteen |MTV Music

as it remains today

30 fucking years

go figure

see ya later suckas

more to follow perhaps

holidaze

yep you guessed it

ye olde rod shoppe that wrocks is closed until further notice

bitchin' bentrod shots to follow

stay tuned