My Grab Bag
I keep a duffle bag, packed with fishing gear, just for those times when I'm wanting to leave the house on a last minute's decision to go fishing. No, it's not one of those high priced, designer label, fishing bags like you see from FishPond or Simms. It's just a $20 duffle with the standard fishing stuff I keep within it (fit for any stream) for my home waters:
- Hip waders (cheap, $40 kind)
- Lightweight wading shoes
- Wading staff
- Socks (extra dry socks)
- Water proof socks
- Sling pack full of fly boxes, floatant, nippers, hemostats, bug spray, leaders.
- Landing net (small)
The only thing I need to add to the grab bag is a rod/reel chosen for which stream I'm planning to fish that day. I've been using this system for a couple of decades. And, it's a solution to make sure I have everything I need for those last minute decisions to hit the road for a day of fly fishing. Just grab the bag and go!
Now, there can be a downside to these "on the whim" trips...and that is the conditions of the stream environment, you didn't bother to research, can be a total disaster in view of catching any trout. Especially during monsoon season. It took me driving to three different streams before I found water flows low enough, and clear enough, to float a dry fly. Yeah, I totally got skunked this day *%#@!*&%$. But at least I was outdoors and fishing:)
Some random photos below of a fabulous day...without one trout hitting my fly! It's a good life, sitting on the tailgate, sipping an ice cold beer at the end of the day. With no fish *&%^$#@*&$*
Yikes! It just occurred to me that my last two trips have been stinkers!!! That doesn't usually happen to me. I need my favorite mountain creeks to open up soon to net some leetle fellers....or I might take up hiking, bird watching, and plein-air painting.
Gear: Winston TMF 8' 4wt rod; Hardy Perfect reel; Rio LightLine WF4F.
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